POSITION UPDATE – FLORENCE, ALABAMA

As you know, we broke down the day before Thanksgiving.  We got out of the yard yesterday, December 2.  The total time for repairs was only 4 days. The pricetag could have been worse.  Well, there you go.  We are done with that epis…

Monday Moanin'

Monday Moanin’ (Continued…)

12/04/2011 MANATEE! MANATEE!

 ANCHORAGE AT PINE ISLAND TO NEW SMYRNA ANCHORAGE SUNDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 71 NM ANCHORED JUST BEFORE THE NEW SMYRNA BRIDGE ABOUT MM 844 SUNRISE AT PINE ISLAND: 7:06 AM SUNSET AT NEW SMYRNA ANCHORAGE: 5:26 PMHIGH: 75 LOW: 58This morning

Underwater Indonesia…so far

Here is a sampling of what we have seen under those calm Indonesian seas so far.  We are now in Labuan Bajo filling the galley so we can explore the Rincon and Komodo Islands for a couple of weeks.  We were told that we will see the best divi…

Panama City, FL to White City, Fl

Date             December 4, 2011Day              159 Departure      Panama City Marina, Panama City, FL 9:00 am                               Arrival           White City,  FL (Free Dock) 2:…

Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-12-04 17:39:00

OK LET’S GET ER DONE – SEPT. 21 – 23RD – FLORENCE.  It was our last stop on the trip, and now that we have figured out most of the transportation systems, we decided to drop our car off at the airport and enjoy Florence via bus, train, walkin…

Washing Machines & Ventilation

One of the downsides to having your washer/dryer all-in-one unit under your bed is that when the vent connection develops a leak, the steam escapes under your bed and can potentially create mold issues. The upside is that you notice it very quickly, be…

Customs and Courtesies

With the weathercontinuing to be dismal, we used the relatively calm seas to make the crossingto Antigua. We left with first light (what light there was, at dawn on such agray and gloomy day) and made our way from Nevis through the northeasterly4’-6

Hopetown, Elbow Cay

The other day we had a let up in the winds and dropped our dinghy ( which is named One Winghy Dinghy) and ran across the Sea of Abaco to Hopetown on Elbow Cay;  trip of just under 7nm one way. A good day with a light chop on 1-2 rollers at the cen…

Railto ~ Redux

We fired off some Iphone pics yesterday that didn’t do this place justice. This marina is really pretty and unlike any marina we’ve ever tied up to before.So we took a little walkabout to experience Rialto. Many have told us that the place was beautifu…