Tiger got his last dinghy ride of the season as we played “tug assist” for the 100 foot EncorE while she put into her winter slip. There is also a video up on our Youtube channel, http://www.youtube.com/cruisingdog
Cars and Cruisers
I did it again. In our rush to get out the door and to the car show in Darien, I left my camera behind. I thought of it halfway there. Sigh.We won a top 40 trophy, out of 126 cars. No big deal really, but the Thunderbird is an …
Blogging from Android
Well it took me a bit to figure it out but maybe………………
Entertainment at the Wilkerson Bridge
We celebrated daylight savings time by letting it trick us into a very long cruising day, about 80 statute miles in 10 ½ hours. We had an easy day and despite increasing winds in the afternoon, we moved along without feeling the effects, had no probl…
11/03/2012 – Saturday – Gulf Shores play day
We all decided to sleep in and do a little cleaning up in the morning. Mike’s sister Donna came to spend the weekend with them and by mid-morning we got our dinghies down to do some exploring during the afternoon. At 11:30 we all headed …
Nov. 2 – Lavaca Bay
Lavaca Bay and the smaller bays and bayous around Port Lavaca are where our love for boating began. For Stan it was small fishing boats in the beginning…anything to get him out on the water by his home. As a grade schooler he would set trotlines befo…
SATURDAY 11/03/2012 ANOTHER DAY AT THUNDERBOLT MARINA
THE MIGHTY EIGHT AIR FORCE MUSEUMWe awoke to a stunning morning. The marina’s dockhand delivered Krispy Kreme donuts and the daily newspaper right to our Quest. Kind of a nice touch! We finished up our chores at Quest, lunched at Tubby’s Tank…
Pic O’ the Day
Oops…This pic has been around for a while… Check out the guy holding on for dear life at the stern boarding gate.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Making Tracks
Pulling out of Top Rack at 6:45 amWe finally pulled out of Portsmouth Wednesday afternoon. Don’t get me wrong we love Portsmouth but unfortunately we had a “schedule” – a very bad word to use on a boat. We were willing to miss the various dates for saf…
Joe’s Bayou Anchorage, Destin FL
(Saturday Nov. 3 – Dist: 53.5 mi; Temp: 78 F; TTT: 7:15 hrs)
They say bad luck comes in threes, well after the incident and little sleep overnight, my port engine would not crank over. Fortunately the starboard engine fired up and I was able to …
