Oso Blanco is aboard a ship bound for New Orleans, having departed Brisbane about a month ago. It’s not what you would consider a cruise ship, but I am hoping she is enjoying her 9000 mile passage with someone else doing all the w…
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
We made the trip home for Thanksgiving and stayed for two weeks. We spent the first week at Jeff and Susan’s house and the second week at Gina and Jim’s house. It seemed that every house had lots of germs, but we escaped unscathed. It…
WordPress & Weaver II Theme
Years ago, when I started to blog, I decided that WordPress was the platform for me after discussing it with my “geeky” son. Thanks, TK. While WordPress.com is easier, I wanted the flexibility that hosting my own site would give … Con…
Treasure Island, FL
(Saturday Nov 24 – Dist: 18.5 mi; Temp: 78 F; TTT: 2:20 hrs)
Time for a mini vacation and the Treasure Island Tennis and Yacht Club is the perfect place. The Olympic size swimming pool was heated to 84 degrees and had lounges …
Treasure Island, FL
(Saturday Nov 24 – Dist: 18.5 mi; Temp: 78 F; TTT: 2:20 hrs)
Time for a mini vacation and the Treasure Island Tennis and Yacht Club is the perfect place. The Olympic size swimming pool was heated to 84 degrees and had lounges …
Stuart FL
We had another easy overnighter from Jacksonville to Ft. Pierce. Got into Ft. Pierce on the 27th of November about 17:00 and dropped anchor. In the morning we had swung far enough around that the keel was in the mud, used the thruster to pivot the boat…
Stuart FL
We had another easy overnighter from Jacksonville to Ft. Pierce. Got into Ft. Pierce on the 27th of November about 17:00 and dropped anchor. In the morning we had swung far enough around that the keel was in the mud, used the thruster to pivot the boat…
Winterizing
Taking advantage of 12º C overnight temps (yes, twelve celsius), this morning we are doing the winter lay-up chores: main and generator lubeoil & filter change, primary fuel separators and winterizing the heat exchangers’ raw-water sides. Dropping to 0º C by the end of the day and colder days are in the forecast….
We Have a New Record!
The score was Gertie 4, Olivia 4, and Chevy and Ruby 3. That would be the number of times each has been in the drink. Olivia has set the bar higher, making it 5 for her.We had taken the dogs to the beach, and had arrived back at the marina…
Pic O’ the Day
I’ve been waiting forever for you to get back.(we took the trash to the end of the dock)Bahia Mar, Ft Lauderdale,FLNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Memphis Downtown
