ON THE HARD

We were hauled out of the water last Monday and here it is 1 week later and we are still on the hard. For all you landlubbers that means the boat is no longer in the water but blocked up on land.

To the naked eye everything looked okay. After the m…

ON THE HARD

We were hauled out of the water last Monday and here it is 1 week later and we are still on the hard. For all you landlubbers that means the boat is no longer in the water but blocked up on land. To the naked eye everything looked okay. After the mecha…

DR to T&C: Magical Mystery Tour!

We awoke to our lovely environs here at the Puerto Bahia Samana marina at the Bannister, and were happy to be secure in our slip. It’s always nice to wake up knowing the boat is tucked in safely when the weather is kicking up; the cabin is warm and the…

DR to T&C: Magical Mystery Tour!

We awoke to our lovely environs here at the Puerto Bahia Samana marina at the Bannister, and were happy to be secure in our slip. It’s always nice to wake up knowing the boat is tucked in safely when the weather is kicking up; the cabin is warm and the…

Boat Renaming Ceremony

If you’re a long time follower of this blog, you might recall that Pam and I scoffed at having a ceremony to appease Neptune when we applied the name Drift Away to our boat’s transom.  We encountered problem after problem when we began our voyage …

All the Rage

All the Rage (Continued…)

Bahamas!

Our last day in Marathon was highlighted by a marvelous Easter party hosted by the marina.  They had a big breakfast buffet set up, and while we feasted the staff hid hundreds of plastic easter eggs and several special golden eggs.  They gave…

Happy Easter from Australia

Happy Easter Everybody, and especially Cassie and Georgia. We just had a month of “Family time” in March, they won’t mind so much that we are away over this important holiday (maybe!).   It was seriously nice to be in Calgary for March. The wea…

Happy Easter from Australia

Happy Easter Everybody, and especially Cassie and Georgia. We just had a month of “Family time” in March, they won’t mind so much that we are away over this important holiday (maybe!).   It was seriously nice to be in Calgary for March. The wea…

Electronic Updates

We wonder how five months has gone by. Electronics have been just one piece. We are all put back together: thank you Brian and Troy of Celtic Marine Electronics. And Alex for his Lugger CPU diagnosis. (Continued…)