We have been hanging out in the Whitsunday Islands with our guests Kurt and Desiree and their two boys. These islands are a charter boat paradise with many close in islands and anchorages for vacationing boaters. …
Akaroa – Part 2
Many of the small towns and cities we have visited have simply wonderful museums detailing their local history. They do not require all day commitments – typically one to two hours. Akaroa was no exception and had one of the … Continue read…
Stuart, Fl to Washington, DC: 4/3/12 – 5/6/12
Washington, DC will be our home for the month of May. We arrived at Gangplank Marina just steps from all that DC has to offer after a mostly uneventful but quick cruise north. Staci successfully completed the car tango and flew back to the boat in Stuart. We turned in the rental she used to get from [Read More…]
Next Year’s Project
A pile of junk boats perhaps? No way. We have a sailing pram in a runabout on top of an Abaco dinghy. That runabout is a prime candidate for restoration. Sometime. It sits out behind the shop at Tomato Paste, a one man restoration shop at Hope Town. Who knows when the restoration will start. […]
Bye, Bye, Bahamas!
The winds continued to blow for two more days after Ryan left. The rain did let up which allowed us to walk downtown and to the grocery store. The store was much like any supermarket in the U.S. with a good selection of the things we needed. Downtown, …
190 Miles on a Jetski?
Today’s blog will be short, but interesting. As I was walking up the dock yesterday morning, I passed this fella sitting on his jetski. We don’t usually see jetskis at the marina. There were a few other jetskis there as we…
Beaufort, North Carolina – 5th Annual Boatbuilding Face-off…
Yesterday was a bright, clear sunny day and hubby and I had to make a choice of what to do for the day. There is always something going on at the Crystal Coast in North Carolina. Among other things happening in the area, there was a big air show at Che…
#9 Off the Inside Passage to Bella Coola Again
On Sunday, with the Canadian forecasters again worked up over the weather, we decided to avoid the high coastal winds and waves by moving inland. The Seeker crew wanted to visit Bella Coola and so we set sail, aka fired up the engines, and turned eastw…
#9 Off the Inside Passage to Bella Coola Again
On Sunday, with the Canadian forecasters again worked up over the weather, we decided to avoid the high coastal winds and waves by moving inland. The Seeker crew wanted to visit Bella Coola and so we set sail, aka fired up the engines, and turned eastw…
Day One Leaving Longboat Key
We enjoyed our first day on the vessel as we departed Longboat Key Marina after 2 1/2 years. Crew is Kevin Hopper and Ed Daniel. Ed is a college buddy and experienced boater. Wife, Debbie is bonding with our grandchild Ella…
