Vacation Video: Cuban Christmas

My brother and his girl Chantal just got back from a holiday trip. They spent a week between Varadero and Havana, Cuba.

While we didn't spend the holidays together, since we had our own road trip to take care of, it's great to see that they got up to something special like this.

Katy and I plan to sail to Cuba in the near future, although we may head to the southern coast instead of the northern. It was going to be our next sailing trip this spring, but we've decided on a five month trip to Belize and Guatemala instead. 

Enjoy Ryan's video of their Cuban holiday.

Short Film: Home Ground

This short film explores a world, weather and landscape that looks like the exact opposite of where we are. Press play and enjoy the beautiful landscapes between Iceland and Greenland, which somehow makes you want to go get cold and explore the north.

Film Description

'Home Ground' is a short anthropological film exploring how two very different, but geographically close, cultures relate to one another within a striking and vast natural landscape.

Featuring Siggi the Icelandic sailor and Dines the Greenlandic hunter.

Credits

An independent film by James Aiken
Cello by Midori Jaeger
Sound design and composition Jacob Smith
Titles Studio Beuro
Filmed aboard Aurora Arktika

The Mayan Riviera Through Tom Nugent's Lens

It's been awhile since these were shot. March, 2014. They were taken before we left to buy our boat, before we took off for almost six months, and before we got back to working seven days a week on our own businesses again.

The photos were taken during a week stretch with two of our closest friends, Tom and Mel. They are as true blue as it gets, and it sure would be nice if the world was an even smaller place and we'd get to see them all the time, or at least more often.

You can take a look at Tom Nugent's more professional photo portfolio on his site here and keep up to date with his photography on Facebook.

Photos from Tulum, Playan del Carmen and at Sea in the Mayan Riviera

A Few Polaroids by Mel Christianson

Mark Sollors Takes Care of Winter

This is not boat related, and it certainly isn't tropical, but whenever a friend of ours gets up to something like this, I just want the whole world to see it... or at least all six of you here.

What you have here is original Jr. Manboy, and now Handsome Manboy, Mark Sollors going to work on the entire season of winter.

They say, "Winter is coming," but don't worry, Mark just took care of it for you.