We currently have the boat at our old marina, all the better to knock out a couple of projects. We’re having a little canvas work done by Keith McElroy, refinishing the sole (aka floor) and doing some work on the shower floor where water was seeping in…
Santapaws
Tiger visited with Santapaws today
Gulf Stream Post Script
After sending off the post last night, the sea state became even more contumacious. For the first time in 6000 hours of cruising with Wind Horse we found it advantageous to slow down – a lot – from 1800 rpm to 1500 and a boat speed of eight knots or less.Although the wind never blew […]
Bad Rap
A common occurrence when fellow cruisers find out that our homeport is in Maine is some comment like, “I hear it’s so beautiful up there but I’m afraid to go because…”, followed by one or more of the same complaints.The bottom is rock, not sand…
Treasures From The Past
Anyone who drove down the Overseas Highway through the FL Keys in the nineties passed by the big purple building on the south side in Marathon – “Frankie’s Silverado Saloon”. You didn’t have to be a country music fan to have the best time ever with your flip-flops on! I came across this poster rolled … Continue reading »
Richards Bay and Durban to East London
Richards Bay was nice and we had a berth at the Tuzi Gazi marina. The docks were a little rickety but better than the Zulu Yacht club. Free water and Electric made it more desirable. We ran two air conditioners on warm days and had un…
Richards Bay and Durban to East London
Richards Bay was nice and we had a berth at the Tuzi Gazi marina. The docks were a little rickety but better than the Zulu Yacht club. Free water and Electric made it more desirable. We ran two air conditioners on warm days and had un…
Pic O’ the Day
Albert King Mural on a wall in an alley.Downtown MemphisNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Memphis Downtown
Giving Away A Daughter
It happens to most fathers with daughters, I guess, but it’s never happened to me before. It’s going to happen to me today.Becky was one of those girls who dated a lot of different guys. I remember quite distinctly her first date. She…
Southbound through South Carolina
We’ve been so busy either heading south or visiting places and friends that the blog has fallen behind. In reality we’re much farther south, but we saw and did so many things along the way that it’s worth sharing.
After the weather finally settle…
