The rebuilt transmission arrived at 11:15 this morning. Strike up the band! When the transmission was removed from the boat last week, the two mechanics had one heck of a time getting it off of the boat. The marina …
Atlantis Part 2
The kids are here! Last Saturday, our son Charlie, his girlfriend Alex, and friend Andrew and his girlfriend Blaire (TCU Spring break). arrived at the Nassau airport. We were there with the largest car we could rent, a 5-person SUV…
Just Another Day in Paradise
Yesterday was a routine day. There was a wonderful sunrise, as usual. I love sunrises, although I have to admit that now that I don’t have to get up for work, I miss many of them.I spent much of the day touching up the message board I’m cre…
Hope Town , Elbow Cay how truly lucky we are
Hope Town is reminiscent of Old Cape Cod with its simple little homes build very similar to the cottages of the Cape small and fictional buildings with simple straight lines. Though the cottages of the cape are typically shingled&n…
Home from Pet Sitting
Tour de Pets Over (Continued…)
Karen & Esa Visit
With Karen & Esa we travel throughout the northern Exumas, snorkeling, beaching, shelling and just having a good time. I’ll post some great photos when I get a better connection.
Wheelhouse console finished
It’s been a busy couple of weeks at work but I’ve managed to squeeze in some good boat building time (a few hours here and there) to get the wheelhouse console finished up. I am taking this particular part of the boat to a finished stage because this w…
Ramping Up For Testing Aboard Wind Horse
We are back in Beaufort, NC, and aboard the good ship Wind Horse for a few days of testing, some of which by necessity must be done underway and some at anchor. We are gradually lighting up systems that have been mothballed since December. So far, everything is working fine. In the testing to come […]
Whangaroa
Whangaroa is one of those “must go” places on the North Island and is also a convenient place to wait for a weather window for the leap around North Cape, Cape Reinga and down the Tasman to the Marlborough Sounds. … Continue reading &…
Adios, win some, loose some…
Well, for about a nano second I got excited to see the POD’S as they were leaving us today. Until I turned around and realized that my husband had more stuff he had stashed in the POD then I realized. This is … Continue reading »
