It was six o’clock in the morning and the sun had just risen. Mom, Dad, and I were taken to shore by Peter in his dingy. We said goodbye to our boat Emily Grace which was rafted next to Peter’s boat Lovina. Once ashore, we took a taxi from Crater Bay t…
Boston Waterworks Museum
Visiting my growing up friends
Hi Guys,
Randal and I spent four days with Martha and Jessica in Brookline and then moved on to spend the weekend with friends Harriet and Dick and Bruce and Jean and Ilene and Bill. I’ll write about our vi…
October 20, 2012, Columbus Marina, MS
10-18-2012 Friday: We got an early start again; 07:00. It was cool, about 60 degrees, and hazy but it turned into a beautiful, sunny day with the high in the 80’s. We only had 3 miles to go for our first lock; Fulton Lock, we went down 30′. Sh…
On The Road Again
It’s Saturday, October 20 and we are back and finally in cruising mode. For several days and continuing right up through early this morning, the weather forecasts have continually changed and we kept delaying the start of our trip south from Solomons …
The Boat is Back
We had a horrible drive to Antioch last night with just horrendous traffic. We finally arrived as it was getting dark and gave the mechanics a call. David from GYST met us at the boat and went over what they’d done and their recommendations for further…
Columbus Marina, Columbus MS
(Tuesday Oct 16 – Dist: 59.6 mi; Locks: 4; LWT: 20 mins; TTT: 7:40 hrs)
It was a very long day again but pleasant enough. Leaving Midway in the morning were 4 boats including a 22′ sailboat with a 8 HP outboard. It could only do about 5 …
Big Fuses
“BIG FUSES” or RF SURGE PROTECTIONPanama CityOctober 20, 2012With my captain away, I have nothing better to do than catching up on my writing. Yes, I’m way behind, still reeling from the havoc of the lightning strike. What have we le…
Got tired of tripping over sh*t
so added a little organization to the boat shed.Just happened to be on sale yesterday at Crappy Tire so I snapped it up. I added the shut off valve and the pressure regulator that I had left over from other projects.My Jeep has developed a case of “Dea…
Pic O’ the Day
Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Well…
I started off yesterday by getting up early. This week’s assignment at digital-photography-school.com is “night landscape”. I had practiced the night before by shooting dock 12 off the stern of Drift Away in low light. Not bad.S…
