If we are staying in one spot for too long, we feel like we are growing roots there. This is now a reality with Diesel Duck, because her antifouling paint has pretty much stopped working what little there is left of it. So when the wind changed direct…
Electrical problem solved
After disconnecting all batterys, and load testing them I found the bow thruster battery was bad and was draining the house batterys.Off to Napa store for a new battery. I can now run the inverter all night without killing the battery.Had a great day y…
DOG MODEL
I seem to be able to keep my self entertained like nobody’s business. While knitting on my cowl I decided Danny might like to model it. I think its her colour. What d’ya think. She seems a bit unsure. Turtle is to the right looking on. (Conti…
Making preparations… for the New Year and Next Adventure
Crew Istaboa has not put any plans in stone as of yet and we probably won’t. We enjoy being a bit fickle about our cruising objectives. Freedom’s just another word for not sticking to plans. (sorry Kris)But, we’ve been busy making preparations for a mo…
Remnants of 2011
We do love our life cycles particularly those we conjure up out of nowhere. What’s so special about resetting a calendar? Does it have more import than the sun bouncing off the bottom a couple days ago or than messing with clocks and our biorhythms back early November? Not at all but we insist on […]
Routines
Since I’m in town, Kiley and Jackie asked if I’d mind the critters while they went to dinner at friends in the country. Since Jackie has to work New Years this outting would be their New Years celebration and they wanted to stay over since drinking w…
And The Weather Window Is Stuck Shut
We should have gone yesterday. The high winds never happened, at least in Annapolis, and the sea buoy I checked down the bay only showed a few gusts to 17 MPH. This is the NOAA forecast as of this morning…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FR…
Fishing Trip
Fish
Family Time
We’ve had a fabulous week, having family time! We’ve had Karyn’s sister Kiki and her husband Peter aboard with us, sharing and experiencing what cruising is like firsthand. We’ve worked and played, repeating a few of the things we did with Ally…
Family Time
We’ve had a fabulous week, having family time! We’ve had Karyn’ssister Kiki and her husband Peter aboard with us, sharing and experiencing whatcruising is like firsthand. We’ve worked and played, repeating a few of the thingswe did with Ally: w…
