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Sailing the Sea of Cortez: Chubasco Prediction & Preparation

Sailing the Sea of Cortez: Chubasco Prediction & Preparation

by sailingwithbloom | Jan 26, 2018 | Cruising in Mexico, Storm Preparation

During the summer in the Sea of Cortez, it is not only excruciatingly hot- there are Chubascos to worry about. A Chubasco is a suddenly-occurring, localized storm that brings thunder, lots of lightning, very strong winds and often lots of rain as well. Winds can...
Sailing the Sea of Cortez: Puerto Escondido to Santa Rosalia

Sailing the Sea of Cortez: Puerto Escondido to Santa Rosalia

by sailingwithbloom | Jan 1, 2018 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats, Sailing

We headed out from Puerto Escondido and started our way North on July 17th, 2017. We got some sailing in and headed to Puerto Ballandra, on Isla Carmen. We first anchored in the Northern area of the bay but decided to move into the southern bay due to quite a bit of...
Sailing the Sea of Cortez: La Paz to Puerto Escondido

Sailing the Sea of Cortez: La Paz to Puerto Escondido

by sailingwithbloom | Aug 26, 2017 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats, Sailing

We planned to leave La Paz in mid-June, but we had a couple of things come up that delayed us some. We discovered that our muffler had some corrosion in it which had created pinholes causing it to leak. No bueno. So, we either needed to order a new one from the USA...
Getting Internet on a Boat! The Cruiser’s WiFi Dilemna – UPDATED 2017

Getting Internet on a Boat! The Cruiser’s WiFi Dilemna – UPDATED 2017

by sailingwithbloom | Aug 1, 2017 | Boat Gadgets, Internet Access Onboard

UPDATE 2017: We have been using this internet boosting setup for over a year now and have sailed down from Victoria, through the Gulf Islands, Puget Sound and down the West Coast of the U.S.A, the Baja and up into the Sea of Cortez. We have been extremely happy with...
Laundry Without a Machine

Laundry Without a Machine

by sailingwithbloom | Jul 29, 2017 | Boat Projects & Chores, Families on Boats, Living in Small Spaces

When away from a dock and laundry facilities for some time, the family laundry pile begins to grow…. Luckily while in the Sea of Cortez, we aren’t wearing a ton of clothing (mostly swimsuits!), so it takes quite a few days to fill our laundry bag. Once...
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