Category Archives: cruising

We are back in Mexico–back in Ensenada. Yesterday, we walked across the border at San Diego and then drove to Ensenada. It’s one of the few times we have retraced our steps on this trip. It feels good to be in a familiar place. Of course, I enjoy exploring new places but somehow this timeContinue reading “Back in Mexico”

Cambria is on her way to Mexico! Loading went well. Yacht Express’ crew were great. It was a slick and efficient operation. We were the last to load, squeezed between a brand-new powerboat and a newly painted catamaran. Yes, I did feel pressured to not be the one to put the first scratch on eitherContinue reading “Loading Day”

I came across this article where the author rode onboard Yacht Express from Florida to Tahiti. It gives interesting details about the ship and a glimpse into what life is like onboard. feature image: kees torn, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

We experienced an Australian Christmas this year. What does that mean? Swimming and beach time Christmas morning and no turkey for dinner but lamb and lots of prawns. Michael and Fiona, friends from our Beijing days, invited us to spend the holiday with them and their extended family. It was great! Their house is situatedContinue reading “Christmas Down Under”

Sharlene and I have always been planners. I guess you could say, we’re goal-setters. We’ve had life goals and career goals. At work, we’ve had team goals and individual goals. I have read a lot about goal setting and techniques to help one achieve them. I have set short-term goals, medium-range goals and long-term goals.Continue reading “Decisions Decisions: Plans Are Afoot”

It takes some planning before we leave on a passage. There’s food to buy, weather models to check, government paperwork to complete and of course route planning. One thing I like about passages is, once we’re away from shore, there’s not much to run into. There are other boats and the odd reef but it’sContinue reading “Vanuatu: Mines”

We made it to Brisbane! We’ve enjoyed a week exploring the city. We splashed out and booked ourselves into a marina for the week which is unusual for us. Usually, if we book into a marina it’s because we have boat jobs to do. This time, we just did it for the convenience. I don’tContinue reading “Brisbane”

We’ve been surprised by how shallow the waters are off Australia’s east coast. Our introduction to it was the last 40 nautical miles of our passage from Vanuatu. As we made our way into Hervey Bay we crossed from water that was several thousand meters deep to less than 45. Combined with NW winds, itContinue reading “It’s Shallow Here and It’s a Drag”