Family Archives | Sailing Rua Hatu

May 12, 2024May 11, 2024

Watch out, the family is here!

In February we welcomed both my dad and Nic’s family for a relaxing beach vacation in Puerto Rico. We rented a house and a mini van and spent two weeks visiting nearby towns along the west and south coast, exploring flavorful restaurants and bakeries, and hiking verdant trails to gorgeous beaches and stunning waterfalls. This post contains photos taken by family members as well. Thanks for making and sharing such great memories!

November 17, 2023November 10, 2023

Worlds Apart – Summer 2023 in Europe

While Nic was staying in Turtle Cay working on Rua Hatu and the dinghy as well as looking after the pets, I departed Panama for a summer trip to Europe to visit friends and family in Germany and Croatia.

April 4, 2023September 3, 2023

Boat life in the Gulf of Panama

It’s been a while since our last post and I want to give an update on our time in Panama. Nic is working on the new hard dinghy and hard dodger, family comes to visit, and we prepare for our future travels down the Pacific Coast to Chile.

December 16, 2022September 3, 2023

Thanksgiving Travel

While Janine and the pets hold down the fort on Rua Hatu at anchor in Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce Costa Rica, I headed out on a cross country, cross continent journey to visit my family in California for Thanksgiving. This was also a re-supply mission and involved returning with over 100 lbs of goodies.

March 11, 2022April 12, 2022

Current journeys and future travel plans

I just returned from three weeks in Europe visiting family and friends in both Germany and Croatia. This trip included my usual stops in Munich, Cres, and Buzet with day trips to various other places. Leaving balmy warm Mexico for chilly Europe took some getting used to but I was fortunately didn’t experience the usually persistent Bura wind conditions while in Cres, this kept the temperatures mild. Nice enough even to go for a boat ride.