After the crew rebellion, we put in to Natadola with its Intercontinental Resort. It was pool, beach and spa time for all concerned courtesy of a huge approaching 1020 millibar high with very strong southerlies for the next few days. … Continue r…
Weaving Through Rocks!
Wednesday 7/27/11 First business of the day was fuel and a pumpout before leaving Queen’s Cove Marina. We only managed to get one item of the two done since the fuel pump started to smoke when they turned it on. Guess it’s even …
Low Tide
Warren Island: one of Maine’s little gems. It’s a island state park without any regular transportation to and from. So boaters like ourselves pick up a park mooring and dinghy in to a nice dock. Campers often come over with loaded down canoes. Their camp sites come with more than an adequate supply of firewood […]
Silver (Coho) Salmon on the grill
Ummmm. This was good. (View Post…)
Mirror effect – close up
Here is a close up of the mirror effect. When you turn a photo on its side, like this, you can sometimes see all kinds of neat images, like faces and warriors. (View Post…)
Slipping
Here is a quick clip showing LJ on her way down the slip, and back into the drink. No sudden dramatic drop or anything.That’s John you can see pacing up and down, itching to get at the controls.
Into the wind
At this moment we are at about 30,000 feet on our way to Fort Lauderdale, hoping to get on a little plane tomorrow that will take us to the Exumas and Compass. The weather seems to be deteriorating, but who knows. That’s what I thought last year when I…
July 28 – 29, 2011
Evan is Teaching Ella How to Put on a Worm for FishingElla and Evan Practicing – Of Course We Did Not Let Them Go FarGetting Ready to Kayak Around the Island – I Followed in the DinghyLets Burn Some Energy – Evan you Swim to Shore – Did not WorkColonel…
Aug. 2 – Washington, DC
Day 137 – Capital TourGangplank MarinaOur first stop today was the Unites States Capital. What a beautiful place…it really is on a hill and the landscaping is wonderful. While we waited for our tour time we looked around the visitor center and exhibi…
Happiness is a new chair?
Drift Away has two helm stations, one on the main level and one on the flybridge (the roof for my non-boating friends). I intend to steer from the main level where I’m out of the sun and weather. Pamela wants to drive the boat from the flyb…
