The clock on the wall above the mounted Amberjack shows 9:36, I cringe because I know it’s the AM and I’m still drinking, not just drunk, but still drinking shots of whatever’s in front of me. When I stand up the whole bar starts spinning, but I hold o…
MVGUMBO 2013-04-02 19:25:00
Day 3 Friday March 29 Cat Island mile 67 to Dauphin Is. Marina mile 128.61 miles today.When we woke up this morning skies were clear. As I started to raise the anchor a heavy fog bank rolled in, visibility was almost 0 so, we had to…
Soğanlı Valley
Merhaba,
This is part one of our visit to Soğanlı Valley. I’ve read blogs offering different explanations for the meaning of Soğanlı. One says it mean onions (it does) which was then supposed to have caused a sultan…
Adventures of Skinny Dippin’ 2013-04-02 17:37:00
April 2 2013Hello all Skinny Dippin’ fans!! I am way past time for an update!! Winter has been long and cold….dreary and gray…and wet. The more I looked forward to Spring, the further away it was seeming! It looks li…
Adventures of Skinny Dippin’ 2013-04-02 17:37:00
April 2 2013Hello all Skinny Dippin’ fans!! I am way past time for an update!! Winter has been long and cold….dreary and gray…and wet. The more I looked forward to Spring, the further away it was seeming! It looks li…
April 1 – The Pink House
Ashley MarinaI have readers who have told me they enjoy reading about the history we learn along our adventure…this blog entry is for those readers. There’s an endless supply of history to learn in Charleston. Last week my friend and I wandered thr…
The Adventure Continues – Building an Outer Reef 63
A funny thing happened as we cruised along the Georgian Bay in August of last year. I got a call from Mike Schlichtig from Outer Reef saying that the 63 CPMY that we had tried to buy in 2011 was up for sale. While it did not make sense to pu…
Still waiting
Still waiting in Anacortes. The stuffing box is fine with a drip every 3 seconds. So that is good to go. BUT the part for the davit that we have been waiting for still has not arrived. It is expected this morning. So hopefully by noon we will be c…
PROGRESS WITH ENVOY
It’s been showery and chilly here with daytime temps under 20dC, but we’re snug aboard Envoy on the hardstand. With Envoy’s cover on it’s a bit like living in a cave, but yesterday we removed the cover, so we now have natural light and can see …
Standing Still
This morning at 5:30, we made an executive decision to stay put for the day. It was 31 degrees when we got up and it is supposed to be very cold overnight again. Each day after that it is SUPPOSED to get warmer and warmer. So, we thou…
