The day after our guests, the Crowders, departed on July 18, Marcia and I also left Sitka. We didn’t go far though. Last year we thoroughly enjoyed the leisurely times we spent cruising the Ketchikan region while waiting for our buddy boat for the se…
The important thing about being an idiot is knowing it
I’m fairly handy at projects. I’ve done many over the years, both on my houses and, of course, my boats. Drift Away is a project boat, so I’ve got plenty to do. One of the things that project experience has taught me is that I’m an id…
Boom Swing – Mark 2
While in Pittsburgh, I picked up a ski tow rope as a modification to our “tree limb” boom swing. The Mark 2 version is much more befitting a lady (Iron Lady that is). The tow rope handle is much easier … Continue reading →
Harbortown
Harbortown Marina Cape Canaveral (Continued…)
Tuesday, July 26,2011
As you can tell, I have been remiss in writing the blog since we left to come home to visit. We arrived at Gina’s (our daughter) house on Friday morning. We got to see half of our grandchildren on Friday. Jeff (our son) called Friday night and said hi…
Humpbacks Come Calling
As promised, we have a short but sweet video to share of our recent visit by a pod of humpback whales.
Over the last six years we have been looked over by many pods of whales. If we turn off the electronics and shut down the engines our visitors will swim around and under us, checking […]
July 25 – Yorktown, VA
Day 129 – Colonial WilliamsburgRiverwalk LandingThe National Park service runs a free Historic Triangle Shuttle between Yorktown, Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown. It runs through a beautiful wooded area, giving you a view of the James and York Rive…
Oriental, NC – 7/24/11
Weather and wind kept us in the marina today. Still have strong winds predicted for tomorrow as well so it looks like Wednesday will see us leaving here. The marina is very nice and pretty cheap at $1 per foot and the courtesy van is also one of the b…
No We’re Not Lost!
7/18/11 Monday Had a nice thunderstorm last night that knocked the power out at the marina for an hour. Right on Que our inverter kicked in and kept our refrigeration going.Plans for today were to go as far as Burleigh Falls loc…
Scrimshaw Beginnings
We have a request to show Dee in her scrimshaw class. So here she is. Long ago I learned that, when photographing anyone who does manual labor or a craft of any sort, go for the hands. The hands will tell a story.
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