CAMPING ONE-POT PAD THAI ½ package of rice noodles 2 tablespoons of peanut butter 1 packet soy sauce sriracha sauce 1 cup mixed chopped vegetables - bell peppers, asparagus, brussel sprouts or kale ½ cup protein - shrimp, diced chicken, smoked salmon, or tofu In a pot over a camping stove or campfire bring 12 ounces of water to a boil. Remove from heat, add rice noodles, and let sit 10 minutes. Dispose of most of the water, leaving about 4 ounces. Stir in peanut butter then add soy sauce and a healthy squeeze of sriracha to desired taste. Add raw vegetables and protein, heat through and serve.

SKILLET CHICKEN AND ACORN SQUASH 2 tablespoons avocado or coconut oil 6 chicken drumsticks 2 medium acorn squash 3 cups arugula 6 chicken drumsticks 2 medium acorn squash 3 cups arugula 1 lemon salt and pepper Place 1 tablespoon oil on the skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Add the chicken drumsticks and cook for about 10 minutes on each side. While the chicken is cooking, slice or cube the acorn squash. When the chicken is about 80% cooked through, set aside, and add another tablespoon of oil to the skillet. Cook the squash for about 5 minutes, flipping halfway through. Add the chicken back into the skillet and season to taste. Place a lid on the skillet and cook for 15 minutes or until the chicken is completely cooked. Add in the arugula and squeeze lemon over the entire dish.

FOR SALE: Hallberg-Rassy 46 1996 - Mahina Tiare III Details: www.mahina.com/boat Email: hr46@mahina.com Proven Offshore Cruising Yacht Recent $150,000 refit included new teak deck, engine, shaft, Flexofold prop, electronics, autopilot, fridge & freezer, $11,000 Port Townsend Sails mainsail, rigging, windlass, chain, and Ultra anchor. Price: US $299,000 Auckland, NZ, $349,000 Golfito or Florida, $375,000 Victoria or Seattle. Sorry, we're not able do a walk-through video at the moment.

Here's a great easy cake that goes well with any occasion. SULTANA CAKE 2 ½ cups flour 2 ¼ cups sultanas, raisins, and dried cranberries 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup butter - softened 3 eggs 2 teaspoon almond extract 1 teaspoon baking powder Boil sultanas in water, then simmer 7 minutes, strain, add butter and almond extract, then cool. Beat sugar and eggs together. Sift flour and baking powder into sultanas, add to eggs. Bake 75 minutes at 300°F. Keeps for 1 month wrapped wax paper then newspaper. music: www.bensound.com

A flavorful hearty combination of lentils, brown rice and barley cooked in the pressure cooker. Note the following recipe is for half the amount I show in the video. MIDDLE EASTERN LENTIL STEW 3 cups water ½ cup lentils ½ cup brown tice ½ cup barley ½ cup raisins or currants ½ cup mint - chopped 2 onions - chopped 2 garlic cloves - chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 teaspoon cumin 2 t sugar ½ teaspoon cardamom salt and pepper Sauté onions and garlic, add remaining ingredients except raisins, mint and salt and pepper. Pressure cook 15 minutes or simmer 40 minutes. Add raisins and mint, season to taste. music: bensound.com

A sunny evening kayak to Henry Island for a salmon lentil dinner and sultana cake. Video recipes are on our channel. music: www.bensound.com

John Neal and Amanda Swan Neal welcome you to join them aboard the Garcia Exploration 45 that they'll be conducting five 9-12 day ocean sail-training expeditions in the Pacific Northwest. Their goal is to provide you with the opportunity to become totally competent in all aspects of operating, navigating and maintaining a modern cruising vessel.

John Neal chats with Gary Hall about how his Allures 45, Illimite, has performed and his future cruising plans. www.garysboat.blogspot.com. Gary crossed the North Pacific with us in 2014 read the expedition log here: http://www.mahina.com/leg14/4.html

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General Manager Brent Snow announces marina opening and services.

We welcome you to join us for a one of our seven day comprehensive ocean sail-training expedition from Bellingham, WA out into the North Pacific and back. www.mahina.com or call us 360.378.7344.

We're off on an evening kayak from Roche Harbor to Posey Island for a campfire curry.

Amanda describes how to create a foolproof kimchi with cabbage.

John chats about the current super cruising boats for sale from previous boat selection consultation clients. www.mahina.com/boatsforsale

Margot introduces her galley aboard Favignana sharing insights into galley life aboard a sailboat. Article and recipes at 48 North with link coming soon.

John Neal and Pete Mc Gonagle catch up after 8 months.

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Our bags are packed and ready to go.

John and Amanda Neal introduce Mahina Expeditions and their services to cruising sailors

Roxy helming Mahina Tiare a Hallberg-Rassy 46 on passage from New Zealand to Tahiti. We currently have the trysail up as we've hit winds up to 50 knots. Leg 1 2012. Check out our current action at www.mahina.com