And now we are 4….

Yup, a new member of Crew Istaboa will be coming aboard soon.For Mel’s birthday, she dug her heels in and insisted we have another critter. Radar and I resisted for as long a we could, but she was relentless and as usual… she won. Muddy Waters o…

Alive & Well

Alive and Well (Continued…)

The World Through the Eyes of a Dog

In a previous blog, I mentioned a Christmas card I received from a mentally disabled person.  It said “Blessed are those who see the world through the eyes of a child”.  That was about 40 years ago, but I never forgot it.  It came back t…

Motor Home South Australia Part 5

8 Our day starts off gently; cellar doors do not open until 10:00am, so we have a leisurely breakfast and conduct all of our internet business before heading out. We love the fact that we have good and reliable internet coverage for 99.9% of Australia…

Motor Home South Australia Part 4

6 Wine Tour Day! Woo Hoo! Darn, they only open at 10:00 am, what will we do with ourselves until then? This is actually a really great way to see the country side. We set off with map in hand and a handheld GPS unit to back it up to find our first Cel…

01/27/2012 FUERTE DE SAN FELIPE

01/27/2012 OCEAN WORLD MARINA, DOMINICAN REPUBLICFRIDAY0 NMDOCKED AT OCEAN WORLD MARINA NEAR PUERTO PLATA $1.26/FT/DAY FOR <7DAYS, .45/KWA, .20/GAL SUNRISE AT PUERTO PLATA: 7:20 AMSUNSET AT PUERTO PLATA: 6:32 PM After another night of rain this morn…

The Next FPB – A Breath Of Fresh Air

When you start to consider powerboat (stinkpot) systems, virtually every decision revolves around air conditioning. Air conditioning holds you hostage. High heat loads from large windows and poor-to-nonexistent shading, coupled with a lack of ventilation, force you to fit large compressors, which means a big genset. Since you cannot do without the genset, you need […]

Owen Alexander Agajanian (Nander #2)

Uncle MarkUncle MichaelAbout a week later the countdown began for my first grandchild , and on Dec.13th he arrived!!!! After a while I regained the use of my legs and emotions. Alex and Kaitlyn had produced my grandson, Owen. I’m sure every grandparent…

Friday, January 27, 2012

I hope you can see that the wallpaper has a basketweave pattern on it.This goes from the wall that the door is on (port side), all the way around to the wall that the door is on (starboard side). We have been collecting recall notices for our van for …

Owen Alexander Agajanian (Nander #2)

Uncle MarkUncle MichaelAbout a week later the countdown began for my first grandchild , and on Dec.13th he arrived!!!! After a while I regained the use of my legs and emotions. Alex and Kaitlyn had produced my grandson, Owen. I’m sure every grandparent…