Stories of our life at sea
Cook Islands, Tonga, Minerva Reef, Aotearoa/New Zealand August – November 2024Written by Alene and Bruce in Vanuatu & New Caledonia — Aug-Oct 2026 Many think we live a carefree life — sailing wherever and whenever we please. However, where we go … Continued
New Zealand has a lot of good boatyards and boat services. However, like every other place in the world, some are not top-notch. We’ve created this review hoping it will help other cruisers increase their chances of receiving the excellent service they seek… and avoid experiences like ours.
French Polynesia: Marquesas, Tuamotus & Societies May 2023 – August 2024Written by Alene (mostly) & Bruce in French Polynesia, Niue & Tonga — Aug/Sept 2024 Foreign boats can stay in French Polynesia for two years before they must leave the country … Continued
French Polynesia: Marquesas & Tuamotus April 2022 – May 2023Written by Alene (ADR) in French Polynesia — June 2024 Who is Mumfy? That’s the name I created for my mother when I was six or seven, and that’s what I still … Continued
Mexico November 2018 – April 2022Written by Bruce & Alene in French Polynesia — October & November 2022 Primero y lo más importante, queremos darle nuestro más sincero agradecimiento a la gente y al gobierno de México por su calorosa hospitalidad … Continued
California January – November 2018Written by Bruce & Alene in French Polynesia — August 2022 with love,BB & ADR Do Good
The North Pacific, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, British Columbia,Washington, Oregon, & California June – December 2017 Written by Bruce in the Islas Revillagigedo, Mexico, & California — April through June 2021 A Part of Life It’s impossible to live without encountering … Continued
<< Chapter 1 – Our Return to Japan | < Chapter 2 – Through the Seto Naikai The West Coast If you want to sail across the North Pacific, it’s important to get the timing right. Leave too early — … Continued
< Chapter 1 – Our Return to Japan | Chapter 3 – The West Coast > Westward through the Seto Naikai Since our chosen route would take us along the west coast of Japan, we needed to backtrack 250 miles … Continued
Japan! (2017) March – June 2017 Written in Baja California, Mexico, October – December 2020 Chapter 1 – Chapter 2 – Chapter 3 If you haven’t read Migrations 27 — the initial installment of our time in Japan — you … Continued