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Turning Thirty in Aserradores, Nicaragua

Turning Thirty in Aserradores, Nicaragua

There are two things that I remember vividly from our arrival in Nicaragua. First, the tiny tree swallows fluttered along with the boat as we made our way down the long, narrow estuary. They landed on our rails and lines and chirped, chirped, chirped. Second, it was cool. The air hasn’t felt cool in many months, and Philippe and I reveled in it. We hoped it would always be cool, which was not the case, but we did have a…

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“Christmas” in Zihua

“Christmas” in Zihua

We arrived in Zihuatanejo anchorage in the early afternoon and dropped our hook near the outer edge. There were probably 20 boats in the anchorage when we first arrived. We took Untethered right to town, and literally met Alfonso and his friends before even reaching land. Our guide book describes them an “enterprising group of locals”. Essentially, they play cards and consume substances at the beach all day, but when you bring your dinghy into shore one of them runs…

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Two more months behind us, 3 more months to go

Two more months behind us, 3 more months to go

I can’t believe how quickly time is flying by. The past two months have been a whirlwind of work travel, wedding preparations, and boat projects. I spent about half of May on the road – first in the UK for work, then in Nashville for a friend’s bachelorette party, then in New Orleans for my own bachelorette party. In June, Philippe and I spent back-to-back weekends enjoying the weddings of friends, and in between we spent a week on the East…

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A (non-lyical) Ode to Unsightly

A (non-lyical) Ode to Unsightly

What’s better than a boat? Two boats of course! Untangled came with a little sailing dinghy upside-down on the fore-deck. Halfway between a rowboat and a sailboat the poor thing was equal parts identity crisis and longstanding neglect. The former owners were surprised I was even considering keeping her.  We named her Unsightly, for visible reasons, and incidentally established the naming convention of any boats we’ll own henceforth. Later in this post you’ll meet Unsteady, you can guess the pattern. A sailboat…

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