Month: May 2021

Hola amigo’s! I thought we would quickly check in. We spent just finished spending a little over a week in La Paz which was primarily focused on work. Our batteries were getting tired, so we swapped out our AGM batteries for Lithium Ion Phosphate (LifePo4) batteries on the boat. What a huge difference this makes!!

From my perspective, the primary problem any lead acid battery has for a cruising boat is that they want to be fully charged and the battery charging slows WAY down when they are over 85% full. No problem in a car where you run the alternator for hours. On a boat, where we run things like refrigeration all day and night and sometimes have cloudy days. This means the batteries don’t always get charged which shortens their life. The beauty of lithium batteries is that they don’t care, and as a matter of fact prefer not to be fully charged. This means we can basically live off solar except while on anchor and not have to worry about power. We even have enough to run the watermaker (36 gal/hr) off solar as long as we plan it appropriately. It’s a big difference! If you’re worrying about safety, there are multiple lithium technologies, and LifePo4 is safe. I could actually put a bullet through the pack and it wouldn’t catch fire.

We are currently making our way north. As always, the Sea of Cortez is known for motoring from windy anchorage to windy anchorage…

Hola Amigos!

In case we aren’t connected on Instagram or Facebook, I wanted to let you know that we’ve created an online photo gallery to share with all of you! I am able to upload full resolution photos and you’re able to download your favorites in full resolution- for free. How cool is that?! If you’ve been following this blog you know I’m a photo geek and this gallery allows me to display the photos in an easy to share/beautiful way.

https://sarahbowlin.smugmug.com/

There are printing options if you find something you can’t live without. The cost of printing is set by the photo labs so if it’s not in your ball park you can always download the image and print where it suits you best. Downloading the image is simple- just look to the left of your screen and click the icon.

If you’re looking to print on Canvas I’d recommend getting yourself a deal on https://www.canvasondemand.com/products/canvas-prints/ and printing through their website. I’ve used them a couple of times and have been very happy with their finished product.

If you’re a photography geek like me, you’ll be excited to see that theres an option to view the camera settings I used to get the shot.

I’ll be adding photos to the gallery as we have access to the internet, so be sure to stay tuned! If you do end up printing any of the photos I’d love to hear about it and see the finished product. Take a look around and let me know which is your favorite gallery.

In other news, Perspective is about to set sail from La Paz and head north to Loreto. Brad has been busy adding a life changing/powerful upgrade to our boat and with any luck he will be sharing with you soon. Until then…Stay safe out there and be kind to one another! Cheers!

Hola Amigos! Perspective is on her way back to the Sea of Cortez for the summer and we are about 1/2 of the way across the sea, coming from Puerto Vallarta and inbound to La Paz.

We left on Weds, 5/13 at about 10 am knowing that the forecast for wind was low and was forecast to continue being low for at least a week. While we would normally wait this out, we are subject to the bane of every sailor… A SCHEDULE! I know, that sounds terrible but I’m sure we will suffer through and survive… We have just been motoring all but 45 minutes across the sea and expect that to continue. At least motoring makes for good fishing…

We are super excited to be on the move again as we have lots of fun plans for the summer with family, friends, wildlife and nature. Speaking of wildlife, we just caught this little beauty. He’s a juvenile yellow fin tuna which will provide 4-5 meals for Sarah and I (maybe some for Sydney too). It’s only the second yellow fin we’ve caught during our cruising time down in Mexico, the last in October of 2017. Can’t wait to sear a bit on the BBQ tonight!

Best wishes to all, hug your loved ones tightly, and be kind to each other.