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Pangas moored in the tidewaters behind the small village of Pixvae                   We had been communicating with Omar, an employee in the Port Captain’s office at Puerto Armuelles, on What’s App so extensively that we felt he was a good friend before we even met. Our check in process turned out to be an interesting immersive cultural experience in itself. To begin, we were scheduled to arrive during Holy Week. We learned that Holy Week in mostly Catholic Costa Rica and Pan

View from Valle Escondido Ecolodge in Monteverde, Costa Rica We’ve heard two tones when people report on visits to Costa Rica. Those who...

We recently calculated that we have spent 388 nights at anchor, so we thought it would be interesting to reflect on what makes a good...

Although we loved Banderas Bay, we were anxious to make our way further south, after reading about crystal clear warm waters and miles...

Southern California held lots of opportunity to visit with relatives and take a nice trip down memory lane for me.  I was born in...

Highlights on the West Coast of Vancouver Island By Brett Hunt   As we planned our trip over to the west side of Vancouver Island, most...

By Guest Author Ryan Baumbusch Just last week, I had the opportunity to join my family on a sailing adventure aboard the Beagle Spirit,...

We have spent the past 3 weeks adventuring around the beautiful San Juan Islands.  We sat out two big 24 hour blows in the sheltered...