by sailingwithbloom | Dec 31, 2016 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats, Living Aboard
After three nights in Bahia Santa Maria, a 3-day weather window opened up to continue our journey south. The only other anchorage between Bahia Santa Maria Cabo San Lucas is Magdalena Bay, which was about 20 nautical miles away. Mag Bay has the option of getting fuel...
by sailingwithbloom | Nov 18, 2016 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats, Land Adventures, Living Aboard
Initially, we were going to do a night sail from San Diego to Ensenada. It is about 60 nautical miles and with the days shortening and the recent time change for daylight savings time, we knew it would be impossible to do the entire trip during the daylight hours. So,...
by sailingwithbloom | Nov 4, 2016 | Families on Boats, Living Aboard, Living in Small Spaces, Sailing California, Sailing the Pacific Coast
We left Avalon Harbour at sunset on Oct 28th for a night sail into San Diego. We planned it this way as it was about 62 nautical miles and we wanted to arrive during the daylight hours. Apparently, San Diego has a huge pocket of kelp that accumulates at the entrance...
by sailingwithbloom | Oct 15, 2016 | Living Aboard, Sailing, Sailing California, Sailing the Pacific Coast, Uncategorized
We got up early and set sail from Alamitos Bay to Avalon Bay on Santa Catalina Island. It was about 25 nautical miles and was an absolutely beautiful day to be on the water. We managed to get some and sail part of the trip as well- how about that!? We were greeted by...
by sailingwithbloom | Oct 10, 2016 | Families on Boats, Living Aboard, Sailing, Sailing California, Sailing the Pacific Coast
With our sights set on Ventura, we set sail in the late morning for the 22 nautical mile journey over to Port San Luis. Without enough wind to sail, we motored the whole way- luckily having a nice dolphin sighting along the way. Approaching Ventura, even with calm...
by sailingwithbloom | Aug 29, 2016 | Boat Gadgets, Living Aboard, Minimalism, Offshore Preparations
In order to be ‘off the dock’ for a few days, we typically turn our fridge off and put a block of ice in it to save on power consumption. Our fridge is by far our biggest power consumer, as we do not have a freezer. So, it was decided to put some solar...
