Happy Mothers Day

To my Mom, Thanks for being my Mom and best friend!Love, Deb

End of Fog

One more stop for our merry chase of the fog: Hyatt Lane with its iconic trees, iconic because the trees have been photographed twenty scazillion times from pretty much the same perspective. So I offer my version with soft background fog in a Black & White conversion with soft coffee color. And as my workshop parting shot an […]

ENVOY’S “SHAKEDOWN” CRUISE

Envoy is currently at Paxos Island just south of Corfu.Med summer is now settling in with daytime temps in the mid 20s, sunny skies, light winds up to 15 knots and smooth seas. The sea is still a chilly 21dC, but we’re swimming daily.We spent our las…

May 11 – Charleston, SC

Ashley MarinaMother’s Day came early to The Pearl. The kids ordered flowers that were delivered to the boat this morning. They are beautiful and add so much color to the salon. We made reservations for lunch at Magnolias for today since we…

Today’s Pic

There’s several.The Streets of MemphisYep, it’s time to start thinking about our return to the boat and the next trip. Subdued excitement mixed with a tad of apprehension seems to be the emotional indicator that signals it’s about time to go to float.&…

Well, that didn’t go as planned

But I got it done. All by myself. That wasn’t smart. I figure this was a 3 person job.11 yards of 33 oz fiberglass is a bugger to wet out. It takes a good 10 mins for the epoxy to soak it through. It was only about 60 degs F in the shed today. Another …

Chevy and the Crazed Cat, and Final Maintenance

We took the dogs off the boat yesterday morning for their potty break.  We had just gotten down to the end of our long long dock when a snarling crazed cat came charging at the dogs.  Ruby was spellbound and froze.  Olivia was curious un…

Chevy and the Crazed Cat, and Final Maintenance

We took the dogs off the boat yesterday morning for their potty break.  We had just gotten down to the end of our long long dock when a snarling crazed cat came charging at the dogs.  Ruby was spellbound and froze.  Olivia was curious un…

Safely Unloaded in Victoria, BC!

Yesterday was a big day – we watched the EUROGRACHT – the 450′ freighter carrying our boat and only home ADVENTURES arrive in Victoria harbor.  Interestingly, Jim’s dad happened to be on a cruise ship that just happened to be in Victoria for a …

#2013-10 Off the Dock to Rescue Bay

We paid our yard bill (a bargain at $168 for Loren’s time) and moorage fee telling the acting dock master that there’s a good chance we would be back if our engine overheats again. It took about 15 minutes of motoring to get the engine up to normal&nbs…