It begun simply enough: We'd been in the marina for a long time and wanted a change of scenery, despite the daily heat. I also wanted to...

To no one's surprise, this coastal desert is really hot in the middle of the summer. I know the rest of the world has been suffering...

I first posted this on the Nordhavn Dreamers' site https://groups.io/g/NordhavnDreamers/topic/cruising_speed/107118270 I hope friends and...

With 8 days to make the approximately 150 miles journey, we were not in a big hurry. We divided the trip in 4 stops with the first being...

Since we're spending a lot of time at anchor we're making full use of our water maker. Every day, as the generator auto-starts, I'll run...

We couldn't get a reservation for marina La Paz, and with Di's trip coming up soon, we didn't want to risk things. So we made a...

Checking the eclipse path, I realized we would be in a very good spot, with the moon forecast to cover up to 91% of the sun. I made a...

After slowly making our way down the Coast from Alaska down to the Sea of Cortez, we're now done with long passages. At least for the...

The channel into La Paz is wide and well marked with buoys, though they are in a slightly different position from the charts. I assume...

A little corner of paradise. We left Ensenada de los Muertos early, before the daily breeze had time to come up. Soon Algonquin, a...

This time no adventure when making our way up from Cabo Frailes: I had timed our departure with good weather, leaving early to avoid most...

I had planned the short leg from San Jose to Cabo Pulmo to arrive mid afternoon, in time for Princess' second walk of the day. Windy was...

Leaving Magdalena Bay brought mixed feelings. A sense of excitement for the new adventures ahead, combined with a heavier heart of...

I recently wrote a forum entry for the Nordhavn Dreamers' site (https://groups.io/g/NordhavnDreamers) describing a day on Enfin at anchor...

We left Ensenada late on a Sunday morning, after having topped off our fuel tanks with another 80 gallons. It is the first time I bring...

We've been in Ensenada for over 2 months now, and have just pushed our departure back a few days, maybe a couple of weeks to finalize...

On a small boat like Enfin, making best use of existing volumes is very important. The "guest" cabin, my cabin, is a perfect illustration...

Life is real easy here. The marina is superb, our slip is closest to the restaurant, pools and Jacuzzis, and the marina crew is very...

Starting from Chula Vista, at the Southern end of San Diego bay made for a long passage to Ensenada. We left just before day break,...

The second half of Southern California started with a very easy short trip from Long Beach to Newport Beach, a few hours in calm weather....