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 …
Charlie Jumps Ship
We lost one of our crew members. Charlie, the three legged Snowshoe Siamese cat.Pam got Charlie when we lived in upstate New York. He was a stray, living under someone’s porch. He’s a big cat and the neighbors were afraid to pick him …
Captain’s log:12-8-11
OK, sorry about that last post. But seriously , weatherwise it doesn’t get much better. It does get a little chilly though. This is a picture of us toughing it out on the dock last night.Keep in mind that as I write this …
Captain’s log:12-8-11
OK, sorry about that last post. But seriously , weatherwise it doesn’t get much better. It does get a little chilly though. This is a picture of us toughing it out on the dock last night.Keep in mind that as I write this …
Adventures Ahoy!
Since the weather hasbeen so gray and gloomy (with the low pressure “troughing” over Antiguacontinuing to persist and linger) we’ve been doing what we can to get off theboat and have fun! As a result, just about every day, we’ve had a newadvent…
All the way across Okeechobee…
And this is the only pic we got?IphoneographyNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Hail Storm, Again!
More rain and strong winds!
We certainly don’t have tropical heat to complain about any longer! And I really don’t miss it. What I do miss is the dry weather we were lucky enough to have had during our July in Turkey and …
Dec. 8, 2011
Sluggish internet connection prevents posting pictures today. They will follow when we move the boat!
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Replacing An Alternator
The tachometer for Drift Away’s starboard engine stopped working on our run into Annapolis. While changing fuel filters, I had noticed that a copper tab with wires connected to it at the 11 o’clock position had snapped off the alternator and was …
WE’RE IN THE MONEY, HONEY (OR AT LEAST LOOKING AT IT)
RIVIERA BEACH TO LAKE SYLVIA IN FORT LAUDERDALE WEDNESDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 42 NM ANCHORED AT LAKE SYLVIA IN FT. LAUDERDALE MM 1064.5 SUNRISE AT RIVIERA BEACH: 6:55 AM SUNSET AT RIVIERA BEACH: 5:27 PMHIGH: 82 LOW: 66With the sun still contempl…
