Leaving Savusavu

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We didn’t want to leave Savusavu without doing at least a couple of dives. Unfortunately, heavy rains day after day had kept us out of the water around our normal haunts, and I wasn’t sure it’d be better anywhere else, but we decided to go out and try diving Natewa … Read More

Crunch Time

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Ali reminded me today that not everyone is a sailor, and most people probably don’t even understand what we’re doing right now, or why we are so busy preparing to go sailing. When we sail away from Puerto Vallarta, we’ll be heading southwest about 3,000 miles to the island of … Read More

El Estor—The Store

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Moved over to the appropriately named town of El Estor—The Store—where we anchored as close to shore as we could and I jumped off to paddleboard in to a little restaurant and then go off shopping for carb cleaner (dinghy), gas engine oil (new generator), and transmission oil. I got … Read More

Hemingway

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If you’ve never owned a boat you might not understand just how great a feeling washing your boat while at anchor is. If you have, then you know the immense difference between having salt on every surface, and a freshwater cleanse. The single best upgrade to a boat has to … Read More

So Much Water

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Highbourne Cay is a pretty typical Bahamas cay. Incredibly clear water, beautiful beach, and nothing else. There is a fancy marina resort around the corner where the giant yachts tie up, and the rest of us can get fuel and dump garbage for five bucks a bag (pro tip: bring … Read More

Thanksgiving

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Just in time for Christmas. Lowe managed to hold on to all of his teeth until they came out naturally—seems to imply that he is just better than his sister at protecting his face when he wipes out. We went down to New Smyrna Beach for the big kite festival. … Read More