This is M/V Ocean Energy. She is 175 feet long. She is just one of many fuel ships serving the Bahamas. What may be unique about this tanker is how they refuel land-based petroleum sites. We spotted this…
Kiwi Friends Come to Ski in Utah
With forlorn looks, we waved good-bye to the Taylors who are heading back to New Zealand after a fabulous ski vacation in the US. Even though the snow gods have yet to bless us with the usual big dumps of the white stuff in Utah, we managed to ski four…
Friday, January 13. 2012
Well, today is Friday the 13th. It seemed just like yesterday to me, nothing spooky happening. John completed his wiring job up on the bridge. I read a whole book today called “Heaven is for Real”. We had Happy Hour on our back deck with Norm and S…
Man-O-War Cay
Since returning to the islands the weather has been fair winds and pleasant temperatures. Quite delightful.As a result we have been able to be out and about either on Seabright or our dinghy which we named “One Winghy Dinghy”We decided to make the trek…
Moving Again
We left Palm Coast this morning and Pete made sure we had the appropriate cannon salute for our departure. We are glad to be moving but sad to be leaving our friends at PC Marina. The staff there are the best. As y’all know we are doing a mini trip …
Moving from Downtown San Francisco to Jack London Square in Oakland
As we mentioned in an earlier post, we docked Kosmos at South Beach Harbor Marina. We loved being in the heart of downtown. We could walk to many great restaurants and attractions. The marina entrance was steps from public transit that … Continue reading →
Happy Birthday To Our Blog!
We started our blog exactly one year ago today. Pam and I had purchased this old trawler some months before as a liveaboard. We had some pretty interesting things happen to us, and as winter was upon us and I was looking for something to ke…
Road Trip
Thursday was a day of living dangerously. It all started on Tuesday when Sharon and I made an inquiry for a car rental. Long Island (Bahamas) is about 75 miles long, and no more than a couple of miles at its widest …
FIRST POST FOR 2012
We’re enjoying the summer back in New Zealand, especially meeting up with family and friends, and will arrive back in Marmaris on 31 March.Envoy is still in our minds though as we renew insurances, and source spare parts. Most importantly we ordered …
Warm Winter Thoughts……
January 12, 2012Can you believe it? It’s January 2012 already. Since I last updated you on our progress, I have finished the Flybridge enclosure and Tom has finished refurbishing the salon doors. Skinny Dippin’ is looking quite spiffy. We have had…
