It would have been okay with me if we skipped today altogether. I was awake almost all night last night because of my back. In the morning, I called my family doctor’s office and was told to go to the ER. We arrived at 8:50 A.M. After X-rays and a …
Visit from Heidi and Kalle
Hi Everyone,
I want you to meet two really nice very interesting people. Heidi and Kalle Trautmann….
Ru
It was serendipity and some left-over reference skills that led me to Heidi Trautmann’s website. Heidi is an a…
Umbria, Tuscany & the Pontine Islands
1st January 2012
Arriving at Ponza we found the place all but deserted. The town looked quite “down-at-heel” in its winter garb, devoid of tourists and activity to disguise the shabbiness. The landscape, however, was beautiful and the o…
Umbria, Tuscany & the Pontine Islands
1st January 2012
Arriving at Ponza we found the place all but deserted. The town looked quite “down-at-heel” in its winter garb, devoid of tourists and activity to disguise the shabbiness. The landscape, however, was beautiful and the o…
Umbria, Tuscany & the Pontine Islands
1st January 2012
Arriving at Ponza we found the place all but deserted. The town looked quite “down-at-heel” in its winter garb, devoid of tourists and activity to disguise the shabbiness. The landscape, however, was beautiful and the o…
Mooloolaba to Gold Coast
Well it is finally time to finish off 2011, since we’ve been home to Calgary and are now back and it is 2012. Man! Where does the time go? O.K. so it’s Nov/11 and we were heading into Mooloolaba Marina, this is an in between spot after exiting …
Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2012-01-10 12:33:00
1,719 MILES IN 2 1/2 DAYS – once we made the decision to go there was no stopping us. We called River Forest Yacht Center and told them to get her ready to go in! After a holiday season of unusually mild temps (and practically no …
CA Academy of Sciences and Japanese Tea Garden, San Fran, CA
Another fun thing that Christi did one day while Eric was at work was to go to the California Academy of Sciences and Japanese Tea Garden, both located in Golden Gate Park (the park is located close to the northwest … Continue reading →
Uniform Of The Day
Sharon has decided that her new occupation is a professional beachcomber. In addition to her being Big Run’s Navigator, Chef, Junior Mechanic and Apprentice First Class Seaman, she has taken on the responsibility of…
Wiring and a few other projects
A few recent projects… After successfully test running the engine (in jury rigged form), I set about to run all the wiring between the engine and the wheelhouse, including the control/gauge panel in the engine room. This was rather involved as it als…
