On The Road Again

     It seems like an eternity since our last blog entry.  Since that entry, we have been very busy with more boat work.  Like we don’t get enough of that!  One of the major projects was the installation of a watermak…

Palmetto Moon 2011-05-31 10:30:00

On Monday, May 2, we left Marina Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, SC and headed north arriving at Sailcraft Service in Oriental on Wednesday, May 4. Yes, we traveled 180 miles in three long days and the captain was thrilled to be back at the helm! Jim wan…

Palmetto Moon 2011-05-31 10:15:00

On Wednesday, May 25, Jim drove to the condo to attend his grandson’s high school graduation. Su shopped and lunched with Brenda who drove over from Morehead City Su toured Tryon Palace, shown above, which was the North Carolina government house, buil…

Been busy…

… enjoying the islands and not blogging about it.So… now I will try and catch up.With the WIFI project wrapped up as good as it gets (which is quite fast), we treated the guests at Compass Cay to a Smokey Dawg BBQ feast.Seems everyone had a great t…

Strenuous

Here is the Strenuous.She came by on Saturday, on her way to the public slip just opposite me.I must say, although she looks somewhat of a project, her engine sounded fine. More than I can say for poor Lilagina next to me, who’s engine no longer runs d…

What a great weekend.

In my previous blog, I made the comment that our three day Memorial Day weekend would be busy but that we’d get a few boat projects done, like cleaning the teak deck and sealing them with Thompson’s Water Seal.   Yeah, that didn’t happen.&nbs…

St. Augustine, FL – 5/30/11

Memorial Day found Ricki & I ready to just hang around the boat and do little chores since we have had all the sun and heat that we wanted for the past couple days touring the town. In our job jar for today was to catch up laundry and inventory all…

Nippers….NIPPERS!

Nippers is the most famous beach bar in all the Islands. Our first stop is Grabbers Sunset Beach Bar, where you park your family car (tender) at the beach and have your first taste of Guana Cay. After a couple of rum drinks to make sure you don’t de-hy…

September Song 2011-05-31 03:51:00

Brittany, on the old tractor, pointing to the playpen for adults. NIPPERS!They’re not kidding!Almost there!It’s a good thing this sign is here, or we may have. It’s a long hot walk up the hill to Nippers.

September Song 2011-05-31 03:50:00

It’s mandatory to have a drink in your hand in the pool at Nippers.The view of the lower deck from the upper deck overlooking the Atlantic.Jesse, enjoying a Cuban cigar.This is kinda like kissing the blarney stone. Nancy leaning over to give the Nipper…