“For the Benefit of the World”, the proud motto of the Panama Canal, bears some truth, especially for international maritime trade and recreational cruising. Completed in 1914, Panama Canal…
I always loved “Panama” by Van Halen and what better song to play when approaching Panama City on a rainy late August morning? While we were singing along, rocking around…
Our second visit to Costa Rica offered everything we were hoping for - and more than we expected. It was a wild, 12-hour ride from Nicaragua to Costa Rica;…
It seems like an eternity since our last travel update. We left Mexico far behind, visited Nicaragua, and have now been cruising in Costa Rica for the last eight weeks. But…
Banderas Bay: the most southern location during our first cruising season in Mexico - now the starting point for our exploration of remaining Pacific Mexico. We were treated to a…
Time has come and gone! A few months have passed since our last travel update from onboard Fortitude X. We had left Topolobampo on our way to San Carlos where we…
Fortitude X is on the move! We bid farewell to Canada on August 3rd, leaving Causeway Marina in downtown Victoria to cross the Strait of Juan de Fuca in moderate…
That’s right; after two years in the making, we made it official on May 31st. Born German, we are grateful for our upbringing and the opportunities provided by our families.…
Life on the boat that is.
Stepping on board Fortitude X after five months felt somewhat strange and at the same time so familiar. After a 40 hours odyssey we…
