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Why budget? Isn’t it boring?
Why budget and why it’s not boring at all! First off, let me start by saying that I hate boring life, boring people, and doing boring stuff. So, why do I choose to write about something seemingly so dull as budgeting? Contrary to popular belief, knowing your...
How to generate passive income
This post is a continuation of my previous post. If you haven’t read it, please go here: https://sailingmarisha.com/?p=686 In this post, I am describing my ways of generating passive income. First of all, I would like to start with a so-called disclaimer. Investing...
How to keep your sailing dream afloat?
Sailing is not easy… Is it true? Well, actually it’s not that difficult. Starting is easy but to be able to keep sailing you have to have several things aligned. 1. You have to be healthy. Sailing is physically demanding and if you are sick, it would be very very...
Passage from Huahine, French Polynesia to Vava’u, Tonga
So, on the morning of 15th of May I finally left Huahine to Vava'u, Tonga (after talking about it for two weeks or so). The weather was beautiful, fresh winds expected all the way to Bora Bora turning to strong winds after that. Anyway, I decided to pass through...
Preparations for leaving to Tonga
Well, as they say you make plans - God laughs at you :). The same happened here. I was keen on visiting Suwarrow, a small beautiful atoll northwest of here but apparently for the time being it's restricted and I cannot sail to it. So, I had to change my initial...
Spending an year in French Polynesia
Well, this might as well be the best motto for my stay here!Big shopping before the departure!We started in the beginning of April from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was a beautiful day and we expected one nice and easy journey. We almost got it...At the second or...
Working on my anchor windlass motor
I worked (hard) on my windlass motor today. And as I was sweating a lot, I came out on the deck to rest and voilà - this is what I saw ;)! So, not so bad after all. Anyway, no picture of the motor itself.
Aruba – the happy island!
Here, the question is who has prettier legs - me or the flamingo?Even the dogs are happy here (or at least - lazy).No need of a description - just handsome!Another beautiful creature :).One of the endless beaches in Aruba...Your truly on his old but faithful...
Curacao – so colourful!
The houses in Curacao are so beautiful, I believe they have something to do with the Dutch conquerors.They even have infinity pools - so romantic :).And in the night everything's so quiet...
Bonnaire – just on time!
Funny story with this sailing. A friend of mine suggested that she wanted to celebrate her birthday on ABC Islands and at that time I was at Guadeloupe. The she gathered a nice crew and I decided to sail to Bonaire. It was a bit rough sail, 3 days and a half and I...
