Guess what I’m doing? No, BESIDES blogging… YES, sanding. Still working on the edges with 80 grit. Will we ever be done prepping? At this point, I think the answer is “no”. Sigh.
Stuck in Ensenada Waiting for Good Weather
Wave height predictions for the northern Baja coast for Christmas week from Buoyweather.com. We’re still in Ensenada, waiting for a weather window so we can head south. Our original plan was to leave December 8th, then there was a family health scar…
The Plain Bay Gang
We had left Plain Bay about 10 days prior to our return to the bay on the 16th of this month. During those ten days, we anchored over at Black Point Settlement for a few days before heading north to Pipe Creek to do so…
Happy Holidays To All And Have A Great 2012
We hope all of our friends and readers have a happy Holiday season on this day after the end of the world. After several years, we’re happy to be celebrating the Holidays in the Florida Keys once again.Happy Holidays And A Prosperous New YearFrom Chuc…
Pic O’ the Day
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Gertie the Cat
Many of you have been asking after Gertie, the last remaining vestige of the feline persuasion on Drift Away. She’d been going steadily downhill for quite some time. She had difficulty breathing, struggling for each breath she took, her si…
Another Boat Yard
On Tuesday we were towed by my cheapest and best investment: Tow Boat US to Cable Marine in Fort Lauderadale. The after cooler started to leak – well, spray, not leak after I broke a bolt the day before leaving for the Bahamas.The after cooler was…
The End Is ….
Here!So in a few hours (Unless you’re in Australia and it’s already happened.) we’ll find out if we’ve made it through yet another Apocalypse. Good article from Smithsonian Magazine Ten Notable Apocalypses That (Obviously) Didn’t HappenY2K was …
Headed South – Morro Bay to Santa Barbara
[I am deeply apologetic for all the time I left you in Morro Bay. Our life got very busy and my mind just couldn’t put pen to paper. ] Morro Rock, Morro Bay, CA We spent five days in Morro Bay (9/17-9/23). I love it when weather keeps us somewhere fun. When we are in […]
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from Texas and the crew of The Pearl. 2012 was a great cruising season for us. We enjoyed spending part of the season cruising with friends and made a lot more along the way. We enjoyed the spring working on boat projects at Atlan…
