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s/v Reach

birds of the US & Bahamas

birds of the Caribbean

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birds of South America

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s/v Reach 2008-2018

s/v Reach

birds of the US & Bahamas

birds of the Caribbean

birds of Central America

birds of South America

butterflies/moths

travel photography

Map

Lightroom Albums

s/v Reach 2008-2018

Folder: photo galleries

birds of the US & Bahamas

birds of the Caribbean

birds of Central America

birds of South America

butterflies/moths

travel photography

Map

Lightroom Albums

s/v Reach 2008-2018

Birds of the Caribbean

Graduated to bird listing…

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We finally got around to adding a water catchment system after many years living on the Dolphin. Simple, but it works right into the tank

Our 30 gal/hr watermaker has never had an issue and we just replaced the membranes preventatively... but you

Reach/Kaya reunion in Baja MX last week 🤗 We decided 6 years is too long!

Lizz invited us to her BDay celebration, so now was the time to fly to Baja since we’re not planning to sail there. We had such a blast catching up with her and Char

Quick snorkel today before it got too rough 🤿

These little balloonfish always swim right over to say hola! 😆

#balloonfish #cutie #seaofcortez #baja #mexico

New boat bling from Brazil to replace Reach's turnbuckles ✨

Even though the old ones appeared in good shape, they were original and ready for a preventative replacement. Overall a straightforward swap with mechanical fittings on our 14mm shrouds.

The beauty of cast iron to make seared salmon with perfectly crispy skin. 🍳

After a quick salt dry brine, my other little trick is to sprinkle a small amount of sugar on the skin before searing skin down first. You can't taste sweetness whatsoever,

We found a perfect spot on the arch to add a rack for our new liferaft. ⛵️

#liferaft #lalizasisoliferafts #aluminumarch #sailcatamaran #colón #panama

Ready to launch ⛵️

#cleanboat #compoundandwax #antifouling #bottompaint #ecofleet530 #haulout #colón #panama

Yard time again ⛵️😅

We’re back on the hard for a bottom job. Sanding is not a favorite so we hired some helpers.

Then Mark will do the antifouling and we’ll start off the next leg of our travels with fresh bottom paint.

#boatyard #h

Playa diablo 🏝️

#beachfix #blueskies #playadiablo #fortsherman #colón #panama

We always had a weather station on our Manta cat, yet hadn’t found a solid product since then that we wanted to invest in.

Although not perfect (who wants a 48 hr rain count?), we added an Acu Rite Iris station this week. It’s nice to h

It's the little things... ☕️

#cappuchino #sundaymorning #milkfrother #simplethings #boatlife #colón #panama

I came across a tayra this morning (weasel family)!! 🤩

Maybe I caught it with its hand in the honey jar, based on all of the bees at first. It was trying its best to growl and be intimidating (to some effect), but then decided I wasn't anything to

Slowly but surely, stocking Reach back up for times when the grocery store access is not so convenient. ⛵️

Mostly replenishing staples like pasta, rice & beans... plus Mark will have a least a few pies in his future. 🥧😂

#provisioning #staples

This morning was unusually clear with a brilliant blue sky as I set out for my bird walk. 💙

By the time I returned, the cumulous clouds had set back in as the typical tropical sky... and by afternoon they released their rain for a boat wash. 🌦️

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Always looking for something new to make with eggplant! 🍆

This eggplant chili with beans and lentils recipe is a keeper and makes for great leftovers. 😋

#eggplant #eggplantchili #vegetarian #cookingonaboat #boatgalley #colón #panama

Got my exercise yesterday scrubbing the decks! Reach was sooo green, but always cleans up nicely ✨

#cleanboat #scrubbingthedeck #boatwash #shelterbaymarina #colón #panama