Bahìa Tortugas, Baja Sur
Christiana We arrived in Bahìa Tortugas (Turtle Bay) on Wednesday morning. We anchored, got ship shape, ate breakfast burritos, and went to bed! The passage was our first multi-day–4 days and…
Carnival de Ensenada, ‘Historia y Alegría’
We extended our stay in Cruiseport Marina, Ensenada, by 4 weeks to attend carnival. This was our first ever carnival. It was tamer than what we’ve seen on YouTube and…
one month in mexico
Today, 12 Feb 2023 is the one month anniversary of our arrival in Mexico and becoming international cruisers! For me, Christiana, this marks the longest continuous stint outside the USA.…
wrapped, 2022
“Thanks to our memories, we have what we have called experience.” Aristotle* I debated following the (trite?) tradition of summarizing the year. It glosses over so many highs and lows…
morro bay = projects
Before I dive into the project talk, I’d like to say that I ADORE MORRO BAY! To the point of it being on my list of places to return to…
mont to morro
About two weeks ago, we did another passage. We left the 5 million barking sea lions on Monterey for the foggy Morro Bay, which is filled with adorable otters. It’s…
our first passage
In true Mark and Christiana style, our first passage involved jumping into the middle of the pool. Not wading in, not the complete deep end. But that 4.5′ zone where…
under & out
We did a thing! On Labor Day, we went out under the Golden Gate Bridge, to the lighthouse, and then back into the Bay. This was our first trip out…
what’s been going on?
a lot. the end. Just kidding! It has been a busy, productive April, May, June, July, and August. MACH 5 looks like a cruising boat now! Mark and me (Christiana)…
a greenhorn, that’s me!
Hardly anything on the haul-out to-do list was a task that I (Christiana) could do on my own. I still feel overwhelmed (and over-helmed) when sailing MACH 5. I’m unskilled…