DeLand, FL – 6/3/11

After a very peaceful night on Murphy’s Creek, we got up and was faced with …A beautiful sight on the water. You really have to look close to see where the land ends and the water begins. There were all kinds of sounds last night from frogs croaking,…

Making tracks to Norfolk – Days 243 to 245 – Beaufort, NC to Norfolk, VA

We departed Beaufort Tuesday (6/1) after five wonderful days and headed north on the ICW to Oriental,North Carolina.  A short but very hot trip of only 27 very slow miles. (The good news is we only burned 13.2 gallons.)  The tempera…

Delaware City, DE….C & D Canal

The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was built in 1829. The Canal connects the Chesapeake Bay to the Delaware Bay. The Canal is 14 miles long.The C & D Canal bridges are charming. Some are highways, but most are for train traffic.When we arrived at De…

FRIDAY MAY 27TH TO THE 31ST, 2011

BOSTONDid he ever return, 
                        No he never returned 
          …

Delaware City Marina, Delaware City, Delaware

An  historic building here in Delaware City; it used to be a hotel with living quarters for the owners attached, not sure if that accounts for the different shape of the building.The marina here is great, provided breakfast for the boaters this mo…

Friday, June 3, 2011

We got the car this morning and ran errands. Each one of us had a list and we thought we had found everything on the list, but I forgot one thing on my list. Oh, well, there’s always tomorrow. Sue and I are going to the mall to walk in the morning and …

Lafuka

Reviewing our trip (at least what I have done posts for), we initially cleared out of Suva and headed for Beqa Island slightly south of Viti Levu. From there it was on to Denerau/Nadi to pick up some parts that … Continue reading →

BIG NEWS!!

We have two new FRESHWATER HEADS on order!!  I am so excited. I am so tired of the nasty smell from the old saltwater heads!  YEA!  It sounds like we can get Matt’s friend Brian to help us install them.  He said he cannot get that s…

THURSDAY MAY 26TH

On the Loop again. Well, at least trying. The Oddysea needed to have some engine work done. So by hook or by crook we were bound and determined to make it to Winter Harbor by Friday morning of the 27th in order to speak to the mechanics before they lef…

Idyll Time Spring Launch: 2011

After several delays, IT is finally back in the water and resting snugly in her slip at Grand Haven, Michigan. Jeff and Sebastian made the trip solo from Chattanooga to get IT ready for our 2011 cruising season. Due to Nate’s injury, I stayed home with the birds for this trip giving Nate some extra […]