Sometimes the fish.A fisherman off Panama was battling a huge black marlin when the battle took a turn for the worse. The fish sank the boat.Or as Marlin Magazine put it on its Facebook post, “Marlin Wins!”Not all the details are in, but apparently th…
You are What You Eat (cont)
Anz (Dutch woman on neighboring sailboat) and I walked to the daily local market in Andros. Piles of avocados, plantains, yucca, cilantro, hot and sweet peppers, onions, tomatoes, squash, and chickens. If you live here chances are good that you don’t…
Pelicans and Sunsets
Two of my favorite things are pelicans and sunsets. Tuesday’s sunset was a very nice one, so I had my camera out to shoot it. Along came pelicans looking for their dinner. Perfect.
Today’s Pic
Compass Cay’s Lone RoosterNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Memphis Downtown
Wednesday,. January 30, 2013
It’s been a couple of weeks since I have written. There really isn’t much to tell. We were supposed to have visitors from home last weekend, but because of illness, they had to beg off. We were sad that we didn’t have visitors, but we…
Wednesday,. January 30, 2013
It’s been a couple of weeks since I have written. There really isn’t much to tell. We were supposed to have visitors from home last weekend, but because of illness, they had to beg off. We were sad that we didn’t have visitors, but we…
ALL ABOUT SEACOCKS – PART 2
Continued from last Blog posting.Polymer composite seacocksPolymer composite is another reliable material for the manufacture of seacocks, such as those produced by New Zealand-owned Tru-Design Plastics (TDP). These are sometimes referred to as “Mara…
ALL ABOUT SEACOCKS – PART 2
Continued from last Blog posting.Polymer composite seacocksPolymer composite is another reliable material for the manufacture of seacocks, such as those produced by New Zealand-owned Tru-Design Plastics (TDP). These are sometimes referred to as “Mara…
Roy Young – the Little Richard of England
Going through our old video tapes, yes tapes, I found this treasure of Mr. Roy Young playing my piano at a little party we had aboard a friend’s boat in Ashbridges Bay Toronto, back in 1991. My friend who owned the boat, a nice ol wooden Trojan, told me he had invited a pretty special … Continue reading »
Rain All Day in January!
As those of us who live in Ontario know, it rained most all day in Bobcaygeon today and now we have a hellish freeze-up to look forward to. As a cruiser and a liveaboard boater, I have been watching the weather patterns for the last 30 years and I can tell you, things are changing. … Continue reading »
