Hand Model

Bridget was a pretty good sport about being a hand model for the completed test knitting. I’ll take this set home to Kingston and get the new babies at home to really model them. It is super windy here today, coming from the North. We went out for l…

Complete Set

The test knitting complete (View Post…)

Solomons – this journey’s end

It was 96° yesterday and nary a breeze – since when is it August in Maryland? For the first time ever, we ran the generator (and air conditioning) all night, otherwise, it would have been stifling. On our cruise today, we crossed the mouth of the Poto…

Whale of a Day

I mentioned in my last post that I was way behind. I am still completing posts for the Yasawas and we are way the heck gone from there near Taveuni. The other day was just so special that I decided … Continue reading →

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…