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HeyReader,

This might surprise you, but once again we are hauled out at Cabrales boatyard after just three weeks of cruising around the northern Sea of Cortez. Yes, our cruising season on the boat was SUPER SHORT this spring for a variety of reasons:

• The impending heat
• The fact that we just got new mountain bikes in the fall that we are very excited to go ride
• We have tons of family and friends to see
• The lack of exercise on a sailboat is hard

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While traveling on the sailboat in Baja is beautiful and remote, it comes with its own set of challenges.

In some anchorages, the bugs were so intense that I couldn't even go on deck. This was very hard for me, as I like to sit out there for morning coffee, exercise outside, and enjoy the views.

And check out these views!!! The islands in the northern Sea are over 100 miles from cell signal, and you really feel like you're in the middle of nowhere, or even on a different planet.

After months of intense exercise, including biking and running in Puerto Penasco, the amount of sitting I did on the boat was hard. Yes, we did paddleboard, but I really need "land" exercise. This would have required going further south, where there are more hiking trails and long beaches for jogging, but with the impending heat, we decided to just leave instead and go north to cooler climates in our campervan.

The good news is this: after all the hard work Tom did on the boat's hull...it IS faster, at least one to two knots. That is an incredible achievement, and we're looking forward to sailing more next fall.

If you want more details about what sailing life is like, my writer Elena Manighetti wrote up an amazing article about what she wished she knew before moving aboard. I can relate to everything she wrote here:

​19 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Lived on My Sailboat Full-Time​ Before moving onto a sailboat in 2017, I watched countless YouTube videos and read as many books as possible. It was a significant change, so I wanted to prepare as best as possible for the realities of the boat life. Looking at all that material was insightful. I had a good idea of what living on a boat full-time would be like, but there were many things I hadn’t figured out or fully understood. Read More Here

What are you up to this weekend?

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