Yellowstone to Jackson

This post covers the late afternoon of Friday, May 14, 2010 — Day 21: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming to Jackson, Wyoming. You can read about the activities we did in the morning here and the activities we did in the early afternoon here.  … Continue reading

Phew,

What a relief to have that stinky job behind us.  It’s not a good thing when the holding tank is registering full.  Finally resolved why we weren’t able to pump out when the poop man came each week.  Now, 200 gallons later, we are empty; no longer full of crap.  BTW, no wonder the poor guy has such a lousy disposition.  Could you imagine his job every day?…

Goats and Boats

Time and Tides wait for no one and that was true for our departure from Hopetown for the pleasant run to Man-o-War. A bit more forgiving as the high tide was at 8:30am.While our arrival at Man-o-War was timed to a high tide,  the entrance is narro…

We are Bahama Bound!

Abaco is the sailing capital of the world.Abaco is the third most populous islandBahamas Yachtman’s dream! Tomorrow morning weather permitting, we will head east over to the Bahamas.  The boat is stocked and sitting lower in the water, we wil…

Cross Florida Barge Canal Photos

Yes, I forgot to bring my camera to take pics of the unfinished Cross Florida Barge Canal on Tuesday, so Wednesday we decided to retrace our steps with a camera.  The canal was over 25% completed when construction was halted in 1969, forty-th…

Home Sweet Home

We Have an Abode (Continued…)

# 41 February 2012 Marathon and Key West, FL

I know I say this every month but it seems that our time here is more than flying.  When we’re in the Keys we think that family and friends feel we’ve just “dropped out”.  We’ve infrequently been in contact with them so the…

Palmetto Moon 2012-02-29 13:23:00

Our February routine followed the one set in January: Su and Sue continued their Wednesday schedule of lunch/shopping/dinner with trips to Vero Beach, historic downtown Melbourne, and Sebastian. Jim and Su continued celebrating sundown with cocktails a…

Palmetto Moon 2012-02-29 13:15:00

On Sunday, February 19, Su and her sister, Jane, toured Heathcote Botanical Gardens in Fort Pierce. It is home to the largest public tropical bonsai collection in the United States, featuring 100 bonsai trees on permanent display. All appeared to be w…

Palmetto Moon 2012-02-29 13:11:00

They were all incredibly gorgeous, so another picture had to be included.