Its our 2 year Cruising Anniversary

Hard to believe its been 2 years since we left our home port of Westport Mass. what an adventure we have had, the places we have been and people we have met along the way has been nothing less than incredible.  SweetPea has traveled…

Stormy Weather

 We’d love to have our friends and family ashore believe that every day onboard is sunny and warm. But some days are just overcast and raw. That has been the case the past few days. We left Solomons with a small craft advisory on the bay so we dec…

Thanks Be To DOGS

We celebrated a lovely Canadian Thanksgiving. Bridget enjoyed some same company. Natasha and Jonas came from Montreal with their dogs Ruffus and Oden. After a few minutes getting to know each other Bridget welcomed the weekend company. On Sunday we…

Oct. 8 – Oriental, NC

Oriental Free DockToday was a better travel day for me, but not for Stan. Once he left the channel and made his way into the Pamlico Sound and Neuse River he had a very rough ride, with winds mostly on his beam. Stan told me it was the roughest day he …

Pic O’ the Day 10.9.12

Happy HourA twofer today Marsh Harbour, Abaco, BahamasNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

I Need Help With A Name

I’ve been prattling on and on about cruising and photography, among other things.  I follow and read many cruising blogs.  The ones that ramble on and on about going out to lunch just aren’t too interesting to me.  The ones that relate a…

Some More Launch Photos

Here’s a bunch more pics from the launch. Again, a big thank you Casey and his CS Marine crew for doing such a fine job with the lift. Thanks also to Laurie for taking all these cool shots while we were busy running around. She weighed in at a trim 42….

Relocating The House Batteries

The next big project will be the installation of an inboard generator. The engine compartment of a Marine Trader 34 is not known to be the roomiest, so a few modifications are needed to make space available. The most logical placement choice is a shelf…

Some More Launch Photos

Here’s a bunch more pics from the launch. Again, a big thank you Casey and his CS Marine crew for doing such a fine job with the lift. Thanks also to Laurie for taking all these cool shots while we were busy running around. She weighed in at a trim 42….

Monday, October 8, 2012

We were home last week in Cincinnati to visit.  We spent time with our children and grandchildren.  We visited our parents.  I had lunch with my sisters. We attended movie night at Lighthouse Point Yacht Club (our home port).  We ha…