Yesterday was Chinese New Year, beginning the year of the Snake. This holiday is celebrated around the world and I have participated in several countries. It started in the morning on my run when I saw a procession of pickup trucks packed with drumm…
New Year and a Birthday
The Biblical Snowstorm
There is something very wrong with this picture….and this one…I keep asking myself why 2 intelligent people with a gorgeous boat in Florida are dealing with this??????Since slogging through the snow on my treacherous ride home today (it took slight…
The Biblical Snowstorm
There is something very wrong with this picture….and this one…I keep asking myself why 2 intelligent people with a gorgeous boat in Florida are dealing with this??????Since slogging through the snow on my treacherous ride home today (it took slight…
Feb. 8 – Pearlz
Ashley MarinaOne of our favorite places to go in Charleston is Pearlz, they have a nice happy hour with lots of fresh oysters, shrimp and fish. I don’t enjoy oysters, but Stan thinks they’re very good. From the amount of raw oysters they serve…th…
White Out
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Heating a Boat
Drift Away has reverse cycle A/C. It cools in the summer and heats in the winter, and does a respectable job at it.Last summer here in Georgia, though, the air conditioning could barely keep up. if it was 95 degrees outside, it would be 85 …
Today’s Pic
Memories of Dock BirdNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Memphis Downtown
NOLA / Southern Yacht Club
I generally stick to boating topics but I wanted to mention our trip last weekend to New Orleans. It seems a lot of people think New Orleans is still devastated by Katrina and the BP spill. New Orleans is doing fine and the oyster beds are thriving! We…
Gulf Side Of The Florida Keys
Marathon, Florida was our home base for 10 years. We have sailed between Marathon and Miami many times. But we always traveled along Hawks Channel because of our 6-foot draft and the reports of how shallow the waters on the Gulf side of the Keys are. O…
Visa Run
The circumventing the law can create a tidy business opportunity. The US tax laws are the prime example, so confusing and convoluted that it takes accountants and lawyers to weed through. The immigration laws in many countries do the same. In Thailand…
