Sorry gang, but I am having computer and Internet problems. I’ll update the blog once they are fixed. Truth be told, not much has been happening.
Day 165 – Gloucester, VA
Today is Wednesday, September 7th and we are currently at the York River Yacht Haven on the York River having arrived Monday afternoon about 2:30 just ahead of a huge storm! We had just tied up and carried everything below when it hit. I would have…
Sept. 6 – Kent Narrows, MD
Day 172 – Waiting on WeatherPiney Narrows Yacht CenterI kind of hate to mention our weather when so much of our home state of Texas needs rain and cooler weather. The stories and pictures we are seeing are heart breaking. The east coast is drowning whi…
Those darn sailboaters…
Police: Boater defecates in squad car: wavy.comNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Chesterfield Reef
Chesterfield Reef is a big V-shaped reef, right in the middle of precisely nowhere. Being almost exactly half way between Vanuatu and Bundaberg, it made a convenient spot to break up the trip. It tapers out to about 8 miles across at the top, an…
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
The saga continues…. This morning we got word that the fabricator of the tank has halted work on it because of the insurance surveyor. Apparently, he told the fabricator that the tank has to be Coast Guard certified and left a stack of papers full …
Grand Haven, MI to Saugatuck, MI
Date September 6, 2011Day 70Departure Grand Isle Marina, MI 9:50 amArrival Saugatuck Yacht Service, MI 1:30 pmMiles 28.9 Cumulative 1465….
Grand Haven, MI to Saugatuck, MI
Date September 6, 2011Day 70Departure Grand Isle Marina, MI 9:50 amArrival Saugatuck Yacht Service 1:30 pmMiles 28.9 Cumulative 1465.2NOT…
Busy Weekend
I couldn’t stay away. Watching from the boat as the Blue Angels practiced Thursday and Friday compelled N and I to visit the airshow at Patuxent Naval Air Base on Saturday to see it all up close – and it was terrific. A parade of different aircraft f…
#54 Reflections … A Year Later
Today, we’re going through stuff. Our house sold in early summer and fortunately the buyers wanted most of the contents, all except personal things. We’re sorting into three piles: necessities, memorabilia and garage sale. Not surprisingly, the only “necessities” remaining from a fully furnished home all fit neatly in one box and a hang up bag each. No regrets, that’s just the way it is. The reality of a plan we put into motion three and half years ago is now taking its true, although somew…
