Why the name Jeannie? (Continued…)
Doing TLC
Our stay and all the hustle and bustle in Ft. Lauderdale came to an end this week. My parents had just left to return home, when Benno removed a couple of mast brackets and the antenna arch from the pilothouse roof. Then he worked on the logistics of…
Lone Sentinel
Modern technology is marvelous. We can find out almost anything we want by tapping on a keyboard even detailed info on our current weather. However, the old fashioned-stick-one’s-head-out-the-window method still has its place. Maybe there’s a nice sunrise and just maybe we would get to enjoy it with neighbors. In this case, a great blue […]
Stone Statues to the marina by foot
Randal has been working days on end rewiring and moving wires in the saloon ceiling to make way for the stove pipe for our diesel heating stove. It isn’t a cooking stove; just one that can heat the boat more efficiently than the reverse AC heat…
Being A Tourist in Charleston
Face it. The ugly truth is that part of cruising is being a tourist. That means going to touristy places and taking photos of touristy things. Pam and I pursuaded Rod and Patti, our friends who have been here for the past month …
Green Heights Park, Ilgaz and Moon and Sixpence Gastro Pub with Heidi
Today is sunny but blustery. Blustery means there is a medium wind. Two days ago there was a howling wind which we’d had for days so blustery is ok. I have two loads of laundry blow-drying in the sun and wind. Later I̵…
Thursday. February 2, 2012
This morning, bright and early, John took our van to the Chrysler dealership to be worked on. We had a stack of recalls we had been collecting, our air conditioner wasn’t blowing cold air, and our check engine light was on. He dropped the car off at …
FPB 64 Get Home Trials
And now for something different. We are pleased to report that FPB-1, Avatar, has just finished her first day of testing with the swim platform extension and get-home engine. The lovely clean release above is at eight knots with the little Yanmar pushing her along. The first day’s results are in shallow water, with moderate […]
A Wood Stork in Titusville
Walking back to the boat the other day in downtown Titusville, Florida, (a town that serves nearby Cape Canaveral), Nancy and I were watching some egrets and ibises on the far side of a small pond at the edge of a handsome public park. Then, nearly i…
A broom and a bird rescue
Aspen was filling the water tanks this morning, and noticed that there was something splashing in the water. She kept looking at it and saw that it was a baby bird! She hopped into the dingy with a broom as a paddle (the dink does have paddles, but she…
