11/3/11 Thursday Our hopes to be the only boat leaving Demopolis today were squelched when I looked outside at 6am and saw lights on in 3 other boats! Shortly after one of them made a call to the lock and was told to head on dow…
Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-11-06 09:43:00
ITALY SEPT. 12TH & 13TH – CHECK ONE MORE THING OFF OUR BUCKET LIST! For at least the last five years we have talked about revisiting Italy, (for Deb it has been 30 years and for Rick more like 40). Of, course, we crammed way too ma…
Le reve report 2011-11-06 09:08:00
Good news from Yacht works.The Nanni (our get home engine) took on water through the exhaust. Apparently when it was installed the air lock was not high enough and sea water found its way in through the exhaust and ended up in the oil pan. this caused …
Friday November 4, 2011 Leaving Santa Rosalia
When we left Salinas on the 22nd, we fished our way down to Isla Danzante and Honeymoon Cove. No fish, but a pleasant trip. The 23rd we spent the day giving the boat a thorough cleaning in preparation for the arrival of our guests on the 25th. Then l…
Friday November 4, 2011 Leaving Santa Rosalia
When we left Salinas on the 22nd, we fished our way down to Isla Danzante and Honeymoon Cove. No fish, but a pleasant trip. The 23rd we spent the day giving the boat a thorough cleaning in preparation for the arrival of our guests on the 25th. Then l…
Bundaberg Rum Factory
When you grow a lot of sugar, you have a lot of waste product – molasses to be exact. And, as the sign on the roof at the Bundaberg Rum Factory says, “When life smothers you with molasses, make rum.”Since 1888, Bundaberg Distilling Company has been tur…
Grand Cayman Island
We had a great trip North to the Islands. The first 3 days the weather was pretty darn nice, the last day was really choppy – but okay (Julie may not agree).
On day 2 a US Navy Warship pulled up within a mile of us and hailed us …
EB and Brian Visit New Caledonia
EB and BrianEric’s oldest daughter, Elizabeth (EB), and her husband, Brian, came to New Caledonia for a three week visit. We spent most of the time exploring the bays and islands south of Noumea where we discovered the red clay mountains of Prony Bay…
It’s a Green Pumpkin Charlie Brown
At Easter I couldn’t find white eggs for coloring so we had some funky colors when we dyed brown eggs. Now it’s Halloween in New Caledonia and our Jack-o-latern is GREEN! Pretty cool!Vampiress Ann, Caballero Bear and Ballarina EricWe had planned …
Stuck in Paradise
River Dunes Marina is an ActiveCaptain sponsor. I originally contacted JC, the Marina Manager, about this time last year when we were looking for a place to stop because I had been seeing the amazing reviews they always received. He urged us to come an…
