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Monterey, an extended stay
We came to Monterey to stay for about a week and thoroughly explore and enjoy it. We ended up staying three weeks. Not by choice, but due to personal health issues. Despite being forced to explore Monterey's terrible health system, we still found an opportunity to sample a lot of sights and experiences in and around the town.
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Making it all on our own
Our arrival to San Francisco Bay marked a transition - our dedicated crew, Drew and Steve, were leaving us and we were about to continue the journey on our own.
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Looking through a weather window
After we celebrated, slept, and recovered from our first 2-night passage to Newport, the spirits got higher and we felt we are ready to go out and face the ocean again. But then we came to the startling realization of the main problem of our overall strategy.
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Ocean sailing
After taking a few days to cover Straight of Juan de Fuca, we rounded the Cape Flattery and turned south. We entered the Pacific Ocean and started our ocean sailing.
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Cutting the lines
We cut the lines that tied us to the docks on Sunday, August 29th, and left the Port Townsend on our journey south. Ola did the cutting. It was a day we will for sure remember.
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Life in transition
In two short months we transitioned from a family of three, living in a suburb house, going to work and school and living what is essentially described as "normal life", to the two of us living on a boat, with no house and no car, and both our kids half a continent away.
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Qué vendrá ‘s Internet Setup
Having a simple to use and reliable network connection onboard has been high on our list. The number of interconnected devices seems always to be growing and we wanted to make sure that the navigational and boat data can transit between them. We also wanted to have a simple way to provide internet access to all onboard computers, phones, and…
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Watermaker Installation
Qué vendrá came with already installed Spectra 150 MPC watermaker. The watermaker is installed in the aft cabin (port side) under the bunk. Originally, it has been of unknown working quality, but we managed to get it started and working. The below document describes a few remaining challenges remaining with the installation and how we are tackling them. This is…
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An uphill travel
The day finally came – all that was to be stowed away was stowed away, the systems tried and checked, all ready to go. Our hired captain (John) and the crew (Bones) flew in on Saturday 5/23 and together we wrapped up the last few things. The most important was the installation of the AIS system, to help us avoid…
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Sorting the stuff out
In May the COVID situation seemed to get reasonably under control for me to take some courage and fly down to LAX and stay on the boat. The flight was actually an interesting experience in itself – the airport was eerily empty, no travelers, minimal staff, no lines, everything closed, yet the planes flying. There were about 20 people on…
