OMG! I’m Finally Aboard!

So, at VERY long last, I’ve been reunited with my beloved Serenity!The alarm chirped at 3:30 am on Wednesday, November 28th.  Most normal people would groan at this indecent intrusion in the virtual middle of the night.  Not yours truly. &nbs…

Paducah, KY to Mobile, AL

November
28, 2012

And away we
go, down the Tenn-Tom to Mobile.  We have
been here before, in 2009 when we were Loopers, but it’s just not the same.

First thing
we heard as we entered the Cumberland River was a recreational boat…

Beyond what we expected

We decided to take the sea and land tour to Cumberland Island GA today that the National Parks Service offers.  We heard that there were wild horses, ruins and a mansion that we would visit.  On the ferry ride out we got to view a Nuclear Sub with escorts heading to sea.  One we got … Continue reading »

Travels of YOUNG AMERICA 2012-11-29 17:22:00

November
28, 2012

And away we
go, down the Tenn-Tom to Mobile.  We have
been here before, in 2009 when we were Loopers, but it’s just not the same.

First thing
we heard as we entered the Cumberland River was a recreation…

Travels of YOUNG AMERICA 2012-11-29 17:22:00

November
28, 2012

And away we
go, down the Tenn-Tom to Mobile.  We have
been here before, in 2009 when we were Loopers, but it’s just not the same.

First thing
we heard as we entered the Cumberland River was a recreation…

ENVOY’S END OF SEASON TECHNICAL ISSUES – PART 1

We are home in Auckland, New Zealand, for the northern hemisphere winter, while Envoy is in Greece’s Lefkas marina.There is so much technical activity at the end of a season’s cruising that I’m only going to mention specific problems or items of in…

ENVOY’S END OF SEASON TECHNICAL ISSUES – PART 1

We are home in Auckland, New Zealand, for the northern hemisphere winter, while Envoy is in Greece’s Lefkas marina.There is so much technical activity at the end of a season’s cruising that I’m only going to mention specific problems or items of in…

Things aren't All Baaaaaaaaaad

Yesterday my sister and I went to The One Of A Kind Show in Toronto. It was incredible. There were amazing artisans there. Some serious upscale talent was in every nook of the Energy Building. I scored that sweet little felted sheep broach that I wil…

Sojourner “Jumps” the Gulf of Mexico!!

On the day after Captain Donald joined us in Carrabelle, all the predictions and predictors indicated an “increasingly smooth” ride for those “jumping” across the Gulf of Mexico from the Panhandle to Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, or St. Petersburg on Florida’s west coast. We tried as best we could to take our time in preparing for […]

Yacht aground

We saw this on the way back from Bembridge the other day.It looks like the green yacht had gone aground, on a falling tide, and the RYA boat had stopped by to assist.There was not much I could do in Arctic Rose, as I’d not be able to get close enough t…