Our first stop this morning was the Smithsonian Castle…it is the information center for all the Smithsonian museums and galleries there are about twenty properties, including the National Zoo. We went to the American History and Natural History Museu…
Aug 1st Midland tomorrow Frying Pan Island and Henry’s Fish Camp
We took a walk into town took some photos of the murals the town is most known for, had lunch at a Deli and returned to do laundry. Yesterday we ran into Carol and Rich at the marina (Salt n Sand) and they came over for cocktails they are pl…
Norfolk, VA – 8/1/11
Road trip …..We picked up our rental SUV early this morning and headed for the Outer Banks of NC since neither of our boat guests have ever seen them. It was a trip of 160 miles down through Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Cape Hatteras and Ocracoke.To get to…
Cyprus Passage from Marmaris July 30 to August 1, 2011
We’re in a different part of the Mediterranean, Karpaz Gate Marina. The nearest town is Yenierenkoy. Not sure what to call North Cyprus though Cyprus is an independent country. There is a "green line" that d…
End of
Lady Jane is now sold, for scrap. The deal was done yesterday.On the plus side, the combination of the sheer size of her and the current high price of scrap steel means I do at least walk away with some cash, less that I’d have liked but not a complete…
A letter to our trawler, Living Light
This week, Thursday actually, will be our 12 month anniversary from when we purchased our Monk 36. I have learned a lot, she has taught us a lot, and she has made me a profoundly better boater. On top of that, she has been a true blessing to our fami…
A letter to our trawler, Living Light
This week, Thursday actually, will be our 12 month anniversary from when we purchased our Monk 36. I have learned a lot, she has taught us a lot, and she has made me a profoundly better boater. On top of that, she has been a true blessing to our fami…
Delta Photos
making bacon! Tiki J and Ada Helen leaving Willow Berm to anchor out at Threeriver Reach while we head to Oxbow for one nightThe Mokelumne swing bridge (Hwy 12) opening for Steve and us as we head up the Mokelumne to Georgiana Slough to Oxbow Marina.&n…
UBNT Directional WiFi Antenna
In our never ending quest for Internet connectivity we continue to add tools. This is a UBNT high gain directional antenna. It is mounted on our old FollowMeTV single axis tracker. Keith Smith from Towndock.net in Oriental, NC first introduced us to this unit.
As long as it is pointed in roughly the right direction it […]
July 30 and 31, 2011; Saturday and Sunday
Saturday, Port Washington, WI, to Kenosha, WI, Southport Marina: We had about an 8 hour day and we got going by 07:30. This was another beautiful day with Lake Michigan almost as smooth as glass. We really could not have asked fo…
