01/02/2012 MY FAVORITE, COMPASS CAYMONDAY13 NMDOCKED AT COMPASS CAY SUNRISE IN THE EXUMAS: 6: 49 AM SUNSET IN THE EXUMAS: 5:30 PM By 8:30 we were all decked out in our snorkel garb and ready to take advantage of the morning’s low tide to access the T…
Bali-Ubud Crafts and Monkeys
Bali was so different from the rest of Indonesia that it could easily be its own country. It has by far the most vibrant economy we have seen in Indonesia, and a very different, predominantly Hindu, culture. Fields were cultivated instead…
NEW YEARS DAY 2012
01/01/2012 ROBERT AND STEFFI JOIN USSUNDAY13 NMANCHORED AT BIG MAJORS SPOT SUNRISE IN THE EXUMAS: 6: 49 AM SUNSET IN THE EXUMAS: 5:30 PM We heard the most bizarre radio call on this New Years Day morning. It seems that the tender for M/V Hope had turne…
Never ending…
It seems the care and maintenance of a boat is never ending…Yesterday, I kept hearing the bilge pump kicking on and would say to Mel that I need go down into the engine room and tighten the shaft log to stop the drip. My thinking was the cold might h…
Last Morning with my BFFs
This is my last day in Kingston. I will be off on the Via at 2:38 to Ottawa this afternoon. I will spend tonight with my youngest daughter and I fly out of YOW at 7:25 a.m. tomorrow, provided the nice people (bastards) at Customs let me through. I h…
Overcoming My Drug Problem
Yesterday’s blog entry was a rant about Walgreen’s lousy service. I take several prescription drugs for age related ailments, and I thought I had it handled with the power of the internet and by dealing with a nationwide company. I was wron…
Stump Removal
The large tree in front of my home was cut down before Christmas. The City came by today to remove the stump. It was a fascinating piece of equipment to watch. There is now just a flat barren spot where the tree used to be. Those boys left things …
Memphis Horns earn a Grammy
Lifetime achievement awardCongratulations fellas Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Cruising and Prescription Drugs
Warning- rant to follow.Like many people my age, I take several prescription drugs for various ailments related to getting older. This presents a problem to those of us who are cruising. I thought I had it covered by filling them at Walgree…
This and that
A special congratulations to my pals at the Roanoke County Public Library and the grand opening of the new South County Library. Wish I could have been there. Libraries are priceless, but a library with a coffee shop, doubly priceles…
