On the Road AGAIN!!

   After getting all of our problems fixed, we finally got underway and started our trip south for real.         We traveled from Great Bridge, VA to Broad Creek, which is right at the beginning of the …

On the Road AGAIN!!

   After getting all of our problems fixed, we finally got underway and started our trip south for real.         We traveled from Great Bridge, VA to Broad Creek, which is right at the beginning of the …

Trying to Understand Dogs

We live on a boat.  We have three fairly large dogs.  Stupid.  I know.I’d never owned a dog until Ruby came into our lives three years ago.  I’d spent 59 years without a dog, and now I had not only a dog, but a pit bull to boot. &nb…

Hi again from kingston

It,s my last entry from St Mary’s. It makes me feel so happy! When I get home I am planning on sorting my therapies and equipment out. Jennifer will keep me going and I’ll try to sneak in a relaxing break.  (Continued…)

STORMY WEATHER AT CORFU ISLAND

Our cruising season is over, all is well, and Envoy is now safely in Lefkas marina for the winter.We leave here for New Zealand on 19 October, but the season isn’t finished for the Blog, which still has quite a bit of catching up to do.This year we

STORMY WEATHER AT CORFU ISLAND

Our cruising season is over, all is well, and Envoy is now safely in Lefkas marina for the winter.We leave here for New Zealand on 19 October, but the season isn’t finished for the Blog, which still has quite a bit of catching up to do.This year we

Oct. 10 – Southport, NC

Fishy Fishy Café We finally got a full sunny day, what a welcomed event. Both our days were uneventfully. Stan had another long day on the water, but his timing was perfect for the two bridges that he needed to have opened. He arrived jus…

Pic O’ the Day 10.11.12

Lunch in a lockSomewhere on the Tennessee RiverNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

FPB 97-1 And FPB 64-9 Framing Starts, FPB 64-6 Almost Ready To Launch, And Other Exciting Details

The Circa team is hard at work on the initial stages of FPB 97-1 fabrication, and we are starting to receive some photos of the process. The photo above shows the floors (frames) and tank top for a section of the hull. This sub assembly is upside down on the building jig. The by now […]

The Upper Inland Waterways 1: Lake Michigan to the Big Muddy

After our Lake Michigan adventure, we spent some time at the Hammond (IN) Marina.  That’s the place best known to cruisers as the stop where the transient docks are closer to the Casino than to the marina office! But the casino had no $5.00 Blackjack tables (remember, Carolyn bets only $20.00), so we spent even […]