Dirty Laundry

Photo credit – Ken & Cindy, S/V Meant To Be     The dinghy, the backbone of the cruising world.  Once you drop the hook for the mothership, the dinghy becomes your runabout.  In the above photo, Sharon and I are return…

A Walk In The Woods

I just finished reading a great book by Bill Bryson called A Walk in the Woods.  It was recommended by an old (very old) friend and fellow blogger Bob whose blog is one of only two non-boating blogs I follow – Rensselaer Plateau Life. While recove…

Holidays 2012

Isla AmponLas Perlas, PanamaContadora BeachHappy Holidays to all…. while the civilized world is rushing for the last of holiday shopping and already thinking of parties and reveling for the New Year, we lead quite a different life, absolutely alone a…

Pic O’ the Day

Yesterday’s Sunsetdone with iPhoneNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Memphis Downtown

More Exploration Of The Middle Keys

After a couple of fun days anchored at Little Crawl Key, it was time to return to Boot Key Harbor. We had made a commitment to give a presentation to cruisers at the Tiki Hut located at the City Marina so we pulled up the anchor and…

Scott & Ruth’s Dingy Adventures

With Esperanza tied up to the dock in the Boatyard while waiting for her precious “parts”, we venture out on Dingy rides as much as possible. Today we went in the opposite direction from our favored Southport Raw Bar, and crossed the Bay to another Can…

Scott & Ruth’s Dingy Adventures

With Esperanza tied up to the dock in the Boatyard while waiting for her precious “parts”, we venture out on Dingy rides as much as possible. Today we went in the opposite direction from our favored Southport Raw Bar, and crossed the Bay to another Can…

Tree Beacon – Red On Right…..

Monkey Saves Puppy

Here is a bizarre bit of news coming out of the pipeline explosion in Nanjing, China that killed 13 people and injured 300, and no it is not the news that 4 people were arrested – it is this remarkable photo of monkey grabbing a puppy dog and runnin…

Phase II

Phase II (Continued…)