Cocoa Village, FL – 5/16/11

Monday Morning at 8:56 a.m. the final liftoff of the shuttle Endeavour happened. Our position at Cocoa Village Marina was approximately 10 miles from the launch pad and provided a very neat place to observe it.By the time we saw this the roar of the li…

Turgut Carpet Showroom and Views of Marmaris

  We are enjoying lazy time for now, just taking the motorbike and exploring down the road or going to town for short rides and a few chores.  And checking the Red Sox scores first thing in the morning isn’t so awful anymore.  Go S…

Food for the flies – Day 226 – Beaufort to Charleston, SC

Kodi and I made the 66 mile run on the ICW from Beaufort to Charleston on Sunday.  The day was perfect; sunny with light winds from the south.We departed at 7:47 and continued north on the Beaufort River enjoying the benefit of a rising tide.&nbsp…

Tidewater Yacht Marina, Portsmouth, Virginia

Gloria and I got up early this morning to take the ferry across to Norfolk to meet with Audrey Stehle, a lady who is very knowledgeable about the Chesapeake. Audrey spent an hour with us going over good places to visit.We did get into the AGLC ship’s s…

Raining in Wrangell

Finished the epoxy coats today (under the keel and the deck dings).  Started raining mid-day which made the process a bit more complicated as the boat is outside on the concrete, rather than under cover in the boatshed.  (Continued…)

Still at Sunset Bay

Which is not bad at all…iphone HDR pic; from our back door.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

Distant Island to Charleston SC

We said our good-byes to our gracious hosts, Chuck & Claria heading to Charleston to meet up with my former dept. manager, Chris and his wonderful wife, Bev which we haven’t seen in 3 years since we left home.

After talking with Chuck, Greg decide…

#46 Seattle

We made it!  You can’t imagine the feeling as we approached Cape Flattery at dusk and the beautiful tree covered mountains came into view.  For the first time the sun was setting behind us as we entered the Strait of Juan De Fuca.  We …

#46 Seattle

We made it!  You can’t imagine the feeling as we approached Cape Flattery at dusk and the beautiful tree covered mountains came into view.  For the first time the sun was setting behind us as we entered the Strait of Juan De Fuca.  We …

Monday, May 16, 2011

Mother and Baby Manatee This is the first time on this trip that we were on the top side of the drawbridge.Claude, Yvette, John, and Carol at Carrabba’s Me and my friend Captain MorganWe had to take the car back this morning. Boo hoo! But, we got our …