Looking west, out our window and over the rooftops of our neighbors, a storm was building in Arkansas, heading across the Mississippi, in our direction. What appeared to be a funnel cloud turned out to be just a shadow. Still, it got our attention.A pr…
Final email about Nisyros
Yasas
This is the final email about Nisyros. We’re really enjoying Ios too. I was told today Ios stands for Irish Over Seas as there are lots of Irish here and lots of Irish pubs in town. I took myself for a walk uo up up to …
FPB 78 Dream Machine – Deck and Dinghy Integration, Anchoring, and Winches
Deck Gear, Docking, Anchoring, and Dinghy Handling Gear: We have adopted much of the deck gear concept that has been developed for the FPB 97, and added a few refinements to the package. One of these is a wider anchoring sprit. We often find ourselves threading snubber or spring lines through the fairlead at the […]
#2013-19 Pretty Sitka
We’re up early and out of Appleton Cove by 6:30 as we need to be at Sergis Narrows for 9 am slack current on our way to the old Russian capitol, Sitka. Of course so does every other boat transiting Peril Strait. As we approach the Narrows, which is a m…
Heading South
A few days ago we were in Bond Sound. Jerry woke up that morning early. Before breakfast he went to check the prawn trap and did a little fishing. By the time he returned to the boat, about 7:30 a.m., he was really cold. The sky was still grey with…
5 June 0000 UTC Report
Present position:07 deg 14.9′ N 166 deg 4.9′ E (Continued…)
Northward Bound
We are heading north to Puget Sound. The weather conditions are fantastic and Anna Mae is loaded and ready to head out across The Columbia River Bar. We will travel through the night and arrive at Neah Bay in the morning. Just a quick trip to have some…
Hanging Around Home
Since we’ve been home we’ve had a mixed bag of weather. Typical for the Midwest. 80 one day and 60 the next. Clear then torrential rains. And so it goes.We lucked out with the weather for Grandson Drew’s High School graduation and had a great day.GramP…
Hanging Around Home
Since we’ve been home we’ve had a mixed bag of weather. Typical for the Midwest. 80 one day and 60 the next. Clear then torrential rains. And so it goes.We lucked out with the weather for Grandson Drew’s High School graduation and had a great day.GramP…
More Memphis Thangs
It was an excellent afternoon for taking pictures. There’s something special about the late afternoon light that paints the buildings in downtown Memphis as the sun is shining it’s last beams. Maybe it’s the far angle of reflection off the river… don…
