Adios Portobelo

September 29, 2012 Portobelo, PanamaNo offense to Christopher Columbus, who is said to have discovered Portobelo Bay in 1502, but it’s about time we left this splendid spot and got on with our travels.  Just three months after limping into …

Clifton, Tennessee

  Perched above the Tennessee River at mile marker 158 sits the historic town of Clifton, Tennessee.  With a few homes hanging on the cliffs above the Tennessee River, the historic part of the town juts out toward the west.  Last night the only grocery store in town burned to the ground!  The Dollar General […]

Shooting Pamela

Yesterday, as you probably assumed, was  a Jekyll Island beach day.  It was forecast to be 90 degrees in Brunswick, but it’s much cooler on the beach what with the sea breeze and all. I’ve been struggling with photographing people.  Oh s…

Still Heading North, or is it South?

9/20/12 Thursday     It’s time to leave Rock Hall but not before sharing a couple more pictures from the past evening. Chesapeake Bay Bridge at DuskRock Hall Landing SunsetUpon completion of a few housekeeping chores we slipped…

Still Heading North, or is it South?

9/20/12 Thursday     It’s time to leave Rock Hall but not before sharing a couple more pictures from the past evening. Chesapeake Bay Bridge at DuskRock Hall Landing SunsetUpon completion of a few housekeeping chores we slipped…

Keith’s First Six Months

Today’s post is on Keith. He is now 6 ½ months old. He is doing great and thriving in every way. However, he isn’t an easy baby, so we haven’t had any time or energy for writing blog posts. Developmentally, … Continue reading

Cancel Today’s Swimming Lessons

     After 8 glorious days on the Waccamaw River at Butler Island, we slowly made our way south to Cumberland Island, another one of our favorite ICW stops.  As with previous stops, we have made numerous hikes through the live …

Ambrym

We are moving right along on our speed tour of the Shepherd group of islands of Northern Vanuatu, as the real goal of this cruise is the Solomon Islands. After two nights in Epi we moved on to Ambrym Island … Continue reading

Pebble Isle Marina

Abandoned bridge to “no where” which we have seen a number of times. They are usually railroad bridges. Pebble Isle Marina No, we didn’t get to Cuba today.  Thunderstorms rumbled across western Tennessee, so we opted to go into Pebble Isle marina early.  The nice thing about moving south is the more south you get, […]

We cross our wake – Sheboygan to Chicago

Today we crossed our wake, which is the official moment of completing the Great Loop.  Here are the details of the final journey.We awoke Wednesday morning to an unusual sight, five flags, four at rest in calm winds and one outstretched.  Loo…