Thanksgiving 2011

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Carol and I (yes I know how to blog too, Carol just does such a good job) enjoyed a relaxing day today. Carol prepared a meal fit for a king with all the trimmings for a thanksgiving feast. The boat smelled really goo…

The never ending story

Well after 7 days of glueing. patching and cleaning the hard bottom dingy that I purchased lasted year for $100.00 . We arrived in Marathon and the bottom had let louse. It was full of water. So thank god I keeped the old one. Well with …

America’s Cup Racing in San Diego

We were invited to attend an event centered around America’s Cup Racing on Sunday, November 20th. It took place at the Navy Pier in downtown San Diego, in a tent that was set up next to the Midway Museum. In … Continue reading

11/23/2011 STAYING PUT IN MOREHEAD CITY TO WEATHER OUT THE STORM

WEDNESDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NM DOCKED AT: PORTSIDE MARINA IN MOREHEAD CITY, NC ($1.22 /FT W/P OVERALL) THE SECOND NIGHT WAS DISCOUNTED AND THEY HAVE A FREE WASHER AND DRYER TOO SUNRISE: 6:49 AM IN MOREHEAD CITY, NC    &nb…

Happy Thanksgiving

To all our friends and family, we hope you all have a safe, fun, and delicious Turkey Day.Personally, I want this turkey… Nirvana Thanksgiving! Then call 911. Can you imagine the crust on this thing… mmmmmm……..Today we’re tied up at Legacy Harb…

Sarasota

On our trip ‘north’ from Ft Myers, we concluded that there are some interesting looking cruising grounds that we need to visit. We also concluded that the inside, protected route has really skinny water in a lot of places. A better plan appears to …

The Maritime Republic Of Eastport

I had posted earlier that Drift Away is now in Annapolis.   That is not quite correct.  We are in the Maritime Republic of Eastport, and independent micro-nation.  The bridge over Spa Creek that connects Eastport and Annapolis was c…

In Fairhope, AL Until 11-25-11

Date             November 21-25, 2011Day              146-150 Departure     No travel                                          Arrival          Eastern Shore Marine, Fairhope, AL  …

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Today was a pretty busy day for John.  He first worked on the toilet and was successful in attaching the hoses.  Hip hip hooray! Shortly after finishing with the toilet, Al arrived to work on the air conditioner.  It turned out to be a f…

Happy Thanksgiving

 
 

From the crew at SetSail and Dashew Offshore we wish all of you a happy Thanksgiving.
Post script: the soaring machine above is a Cathartes aura, lovely to watch in the air, but we’re not sure how it would g o with cranberry sauce and stu…