We were launched on Wednesday, departed Wayfarer’s this morning. Since I need to do a quick trip to CA next week we decided to finally visit New Bern. This evening finds on the hook, Goose Creek, just outside of New Bern. Really beautiful spot with 9-1…
What a great Looper convention!!! Floyd and I volunteered to
What a great Looper convention!!! Floyd and I volunteered to help with set up for the registration…our effort to get to know some of the in crowd. Can't say that worked but we sure did. That first afternoon Jim and Elaine (who drove down from Lon…
What’s Next?
I wish I was referring to what’s our next cruising destination. But no, “what’s next” to be repaired!! Sigh. So when we picked the boat up from the mechanic the other day, the person who’d done the work wasn’t there (it WAS a Saturday so no complaints…
Sometimes
I was able to go visit Kari and her family in the Marquette, Mi area. Justin is with the Air Force and they will be stationed there at least for the next three years. When I left to come back home to NC the temperature in Mi. was 23 degrees…. and they are not really […]
The Grand Exodus Has Begun
Many boats are leaving Brunswick Landing Marina. Two left dock 13 today, and three are leaving tomorrow. Most of the folks who spent the hurricane season here are heading for the Keys or Bahamas. This makes room for the northern snow…
Life in the Slow Lane 2012-11-02 05:56:00
“Rockport, TX”
Pheriche to Lukla
10/28/2012The overnight snow left a light blanket over the trail as we headed further downhill, with our final destination for the day the monastery of Tengboche, situated on a ridge at an elevation of 3880 meters with views of Mount Everest. Along th…
Lobuche to Gorek Shep and Everest Base Camp
10/26/2012The trip from Lobuche to Gorek Shep and the Yeti Lodge was very cold and we were glad for the down jackets. We arrived under sunny skies before noon, and after lunch began the hike to Everest Base Camp at an elevation of 5364 meters. It was…
THURSDAY 11/01/2012 CHARLESTON TO BEAUFORT, SC
55 NMThis morning we found our washer was on the fritz so we took a little time to use the nice facilities at the Mega Dock before heading south on the waterways of South Carolina.It was a day of twisting through the windy rivers and gazing over the lo…
WEDNESDAY 10/30/2102 MINIM CREEK TO CHARLESTON
48 NMBRRRRR! Man, it was chilly last night! We even dragged out the extra blankets for some extra warmth. Dan started up the generator this morning so we could turn on the heat but that was short lived. A hose clamp rotted throu…
