Little Cunning Plan

Where were you during Total Eclipse 2024? If this becomes a favorite conversation starter at future cocktail parties, we’re finally going to be part of the popular crowd who has a cool answer. ...

https://littlecunningplan.com/the-day-the-sun-went-away/

Trigger warning: arachnid photo at the very bottom. Large arachnid. Very large. Leaving Bahia Madgalena was not easy. I was feeling totally in the groove there and there was so much more to explo...

https://littlecunningplan.com/galapagos-man-and-his-friend/

I’m not sure how to say this, but we are still in Bahia Magdalena. After my last post I know alert readers will be assuming that this is because of all the beautiful rocks. This time, though, y...

https://littlecunningplan.com/galapagos-man-is-that-you/

  It’s been HOW LONG since I posted to this blog? While I freely admit that I have always had a rather sketchy relationship with time, out here on the wild seas the weeks absolutely fly by wit...

https://littlecunningplan.com/ancient-lands/

We’ve been cruising down the outside of the Baja via Vizcaíno Bay; a stretch of water whose reputation precedes it. Local winds higher than predicted? Check. Local winds lower than predicted? ...

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Melissa’s brow furrowed. “What do you mean we don’t have the power?  We’ve been motoring all day long.  Surely the batteries are charged now!” Sadly, Melissa’s brow spent much of Se...

https://littlecunningplan.com/lurching-towards-lithium/

“What are you doing in that freezer?”, I asked, trying failing to keep my tone neutral. “I saw you had ice in your drink the other night and I want some ice!”  Michael is rummaging aroun...

https://littlecunningplan.com/at-risk-of-sloth/

Yesterday we left San Diego to finally get into Mexico through the port at Ensenada. Today, we are in San Diego sitting at anchor at La Playa. Without an anchoring permit. Oh well.  Breathing a ...

https://littlecunningplan.com/the-rule-of-four/

Based on the fact that Thanksgiving is barely over, I imagine your thoughts have turned to the obvious question: What should I give the cruisers on my holiday gift giving list? Don’t worry, cap...

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That’s right. We’re still here. After anchoring at Cat Harbor for, what, a week? Longer?, we moved on and found this sweet anchorage at Goat Harbor on the other side of the island. We have ha...

https://littlecunningplan.com/catalina-island-rocks/