December 2011Well our trip south is behind us, and we are on the West Coast enjoying our family for the holidays.Our journey south was a little rougher this year. We had a lot of wind and rain and were held up on several occasions waiting for the weath…
Points Unknown
Long before we departed South Beach, FL on the 17th of November, we were dealing with the wind. It was not a big issue as we traveled down the ICW in October or our travels south in Florida. The wind did delay our d…
Good times with The Robertson’s
We had a couple of fun days with John and Vicki Robertson. They joined us in La Paz and we attempted to anchor out. Unfortunately the seas didn’t cooperate and we turned around and went back in to the marina. Hopeful for calmer seas in the future… &n…
Dolphins on the bow
These dolphins surfed in our wake and played at the bow for over an hour as we cruised back to the marina. They are amazing! You can see as they push off on the bulbous bow, it’s unbelievable how they glide along the bow.
Los Islotes
Swimming with the Los Islotes Sea lions. Los Islotes is located .5 miles off the NW tip of Isla Partida. We snorkeled with the sea lions. As you can see this big male bull was not happy with Bill. The bark and carry on when you get to close. We anchore…
What Next
Will when thing start going wrong they just continue and continue. Tuesday moring my computer decided that it had enough and stopped working, will of to the repair shop. While waiting you my computor to be repaired, my phone decideds that it has …
12/08/2011 REUNITING AND ANCHORING WITH S/V /WHISPER
LAKE SYLVIA, FT. LAUDERDALE TO PARK POINT ANCHORAGE THURSDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 16 NM ANCHORED AT PARK POINT ANCHORAGE JUST NORTH OF BAKERS HAULOVER INLET MM 1080 TURN NW INTO ENTRANCE 75’ N OF RED 6A SUNRISE IN FT LALUDERDALE: 6:55 AM …
Back in Stuart again
We left Moore Haven at first light, heading east. Knowing is was going to be a long day for a slow boat we didn’t doddle. As we pulled into Moore Haven lock it looked like the water hyacinths had taken over the lock chamber, but we’re used to that from…
Happy hoildays from Marsh Harbor
This past weekend was the Marsh Harbor Christmas Festival. This was a locally big event that many families and folks on the Cay came out in force to help kick off the holiday season in true Bahamian style. Tasty food with lots of conch and local favori…
MAKING OUR WAY UP THE TENNESSEE RIVER TO CHATTANOOGA
After leaving Florence, we took advantage of some reasonable weather to anchor out for a couple of nights. There was rain in the forecast, but it was not expected to get that cold.
It usually works as follows: the weather will be …
