Today is Wednesday, October 19th and we're back on Queen Kathleen after a great two weeks in Ireland. We left here on Saturday, October 2nd spending the night in NYC and then met our daughter, Sherrie, at the Newark airport for the trip to Irelan…
It’s Too Wavey To Work
I woke up early this morning to the sound of the pitter patter of rain starting to fall on the deck. The forecast today is for heavy rain and lots of wind. I walked upstairs to find this.Gertie has been getting off the boat at night a…
That’s a lotta boats
(From Huffington Post)Nearly 2,000 boats made their way through the waters of the Gulf of Trieste in an attempt to win the 43rd annual Barcolana Regatta on Oct. 9. Dubbed the largest single-start regatta in the world, the Regatta attracts thousan…
To Paint Or Not To Paint That Is The Question
We love the visually textured finish of bare aluminum. The way light plays on the surface presents an ever changing canvas, never boring, always something a little different, elegant in an understated way. But if you are new to the look it can take a while to fall in love with the appearance (it is much easier […]
Provincetown, MA
We arrived home in Roanoke late afternoon and I’m still sorting through the debris from our trip. What had seemed like a logical packing plan eventually deteriorated into a daily hunt for clean underwear, vitamin pills, and breakfast…
Captain’s log:10-18-11 (captain’s B-Day)
It’s the captain’s B-Day as you probably heard… He subtley mentioned it last blog. So this is Moka , the dog, filling in so he can have the night off. You want to talk about politically correct? I just overheard …
Captain’s log:10-18-11 (captain’s B-Day)
It’s the captain’s B-Day as you probably heard… He subtley mentioned it last blog. So this is Moka , the dog, filling in so he can have the night off. You want to talk about politically correct? I just overheard …
Doing nothing and Loving it!
October 18 2011Sometimes, you just have to slow down, forget the projects, and toss off the dock lines. We’ve been so immersed in this project or that for the past two months, that I was feeling the need to just stay home and stay in bed. But this pa…
Doing nothing and Loving it!
October 18 2011Sometimes, you just have to slow down, forget the projects, and toss off the dock lines. We’ve been so immersed in this project or that for the past two months, that I was feeling the need to just stay home and stay in bed. But this pa…
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
We are currently docked between these two bridges in JacksonvilleLast night’s sunset. We were able to get in touch with our friend Jim McGowan here in Jacksonville. He and his wife Anita did the Great Loop about ten years ago and settled in the Jacks…
