Farewell to Mary and Rick

Merhaba,
   Our pals Mary and Rick sailed off Friday morning and since then my walks have been quite lonely.  Their friendship meant a lot and was one reason we really enjoyed being here at the marina.  We could always count on them…

Maybe I should be shooting a Canon

Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Memphis Downtown

Toy Tools

Picked up a 6″ RO pneumatic sander today. I had one but couldn’t find the hook & loop discs to fit it. Anywho, I realized after about 2 mins of using the new sander I’ve been working with Toy Tools my entire life! This lil’ beauty (well not really …

Art

Last night, amidst the sprinkles of rain and the sound of distant  thunder, we ventured out to grab a bite at a local Italian restaurant before walking down Main for Art Night.In Memphis, the last Friday of every month is Art night. Local artists …

April 27 – Charleston, SC

Ashley MarinaWe only have a few more weeks in Charleston, so we are trying to go to different restaurants and do a few different things before we leave. Earlier in the week we went to Fuel’s Cantina for lunch, it’s located in an old ga…

Drift Away is Haunted

I don’t have any other explanation.Awhile back, I found this mangled quarter on the floor.I don’t know where it came from, or why it’s beat up so badly.  But this isn’t the strange part.We’ve been packing up our things and hauling them to our stor…

Today’s Pic

Sings the bluesNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Memphis Downtown

Hittite Day 1 Part 3; Lunch, the Sphinx Gate, a Hittite dam, and the Çorum Museum

Merhaba,
    Yesterday afternoon DoraMac was moved forward along the dock to accommodate the “stage” being set up for an evening performance.  I can’t tell you what or why about the performance, only that it was very VERY loud…

Once more under the salon floor…

OK so we didn’t get out of here yet… Yesterday we took on very close to 4800 liters of diesel fuel (approximately 1200 US gallons for the metrically-challenged), I helped Ray’s guy Rollie finish up in the engine room bilge, then took a nap preparato…

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Friday April 27, 2013Quietwater Beach Anchorage Santa Rosa Island   to Palafox Marina Pensacola 10 miles today.We had a rough  night at the anchor last night, the north wind incerased just after dark and shifted around to the East which …