Sven, my buddy who installed my electronics, used a fancy dancy terminal block. I couldn’t figure out how to get the AIS data cable wires inserted in the holes so the AIS data would display and overlay on the Simrad NSS12 chartplotter. Fina…
BLACK FRIDAY – not so black
Cathy and I had a blast on Black Friday. Al dropped us off around the corner from the marina at the Shopping Plaza and he went to West Marine and came back to the boat to do man jobs. Cathy and I browsed for hours and did our part for the economy. W…

Wizard from Deadliest Catch
I missed posting this earlier because work got in the way – but Dennis Lawrence of Kadey-Krogen Yachts sent in this photo of Wizard from Deadliest Catch cruising by the Kadey-Krogen offices. Very cool, Dennis. Thanks for the photo!

The Unexpected Circumnavigation, Part 2 Released
Just in time for the holidays Eric and Christi Grab of Kosmos have released Part 2 of their awesome book, The Unexpected Circumnavigation. I have a copy and it is my de-facto read for long plane trips to far off places. I highly recommend it.
I’ve been bad!
I’ve been a bad boy! I have been a little lax about blogging this last couple of weeks. It’s not that we haven’t been doing lots of fun things, but it just seems that I lose track of time, and alot of the time I forget the camera. We had a great time i…
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Rosie’s granddaughter. She entertained us with a magic show and a Thanksgiving dance.Rosie’s daughter and proud mom. A rare picture of Jay without food in his free hand.
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Julia and her sister Rosie. Two special ladies. It was all sooo good!
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Our favorite bartender Shawnie. Wahoo’s closed, but we tracked her down at Sailors Return. She loves to squeeze Joe’s limes.Thanksgiving at Rosie’s. She went all out to make it special for us. From the look on Joe’s face, he’s up to something. pul…
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Surfs up at Cocoa Beach.Can’t go to the Cocoa Pier without a stop at the Tiki Bar out at the end.Joe, are you on the wagon? Pier Bums.
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Flower for the ladies sir???It’s a long walk to the end of the Cocoa pier. Need to keep hydrated!
