Speaking of the Weather

Well, well, well, happy holidays! A tad early, but we havereceived the apparently usual gift of the Christmas Trade Winds! Yes, the windsare picking up as a cold front is dissipating and stalling out, bringing winds….right before we have family to ar…

Sad News…

Just received an email from Ken Williams passing on the bad news.The Nordhavn 62 Grey Pearl has burned in Phuket, Thailand. From Grey Pearl’s blog.It is with such a heavy heart that I write this last and final blog of the good ship Grey Pearl. …

Key West Moment: Pre wash, Panini and Poultry

Bet you never did your laundry in this type of establishment.  The front is a Cuban restaurant, and the back is an open-air laundromat.  We sat in wicker chairs watching the world go by, eating an incredibly delicious pork panini, reading the NY Times, and shooing away the chickens as the washing machines did their […]

Long Beach Bon Voyage Party

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December 17, 2011Pimp My NordhavnBy Barbara LippertYou may have heard of the MTV reality series called Pimp My Ride, a show where viewers receive complete customized overhauls of their dilapidated cars with features such as hydraulics and personalized …

Whatcha doin?

We have been busy now that we have settled into our winter season in the Keys, with fun with cruising friends, Decorating September Song for Christmas, boat parades, doctor’s check ups, pigging out on Stone crab claws, playing with the dogs on the beac…

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We love Key West.Santa with a boa.Our bartender and Santa’s helper. OH Santa! Fun night and great music by the Massacoustics at our friend’s bar in Key West, The Smokin’ Tuna. We’re smoking it, and it’s legal.

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Phred, I think you have had too many margaritas.This poor dog was so embarrassed.Elvis Santa. “you have a merry little Christmas” I guess you had to be there. A Key West Christmas tree.

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It’s hard to keep the elves in the North Pole. Can you blame them!Tom and Linda, sharing a stone crab claw at the Keys Fisheries.We try not to think about all those poor crabs that gave their claws for us. Crabbers take one claw and throw them back. No…

September Song 2011-12-19 17:30:00

Dockside Bar and Grill here at our Marina is alive and well. You just never know, so I always have the camera ready. She was celebrating her birthday at Dockside. She decided to show us part of her birthday suit. Sorry guys, I had to change a couple of…