My Mom & me in 1945 It’s Mothers Day and I recently read this and thought that I would pass it along. At 3 yrs “Mommy, I love you”. At 10 yrs “Mom whatever. At 16 yrs “My Mom is so annoying.” At 18 yrs “I w…
Beaufort City Docks, Beaufort, North Carolina
Very busy day today. Jay and Laurie took us to West Marine and another marine surplus store, and to the grocery store, Harris Teeter, a very nice store. We also went to a farm where they sell fresh vegetables and fruit. We had planned to buy strawberri…
On the Move Again
After a month at Charleston, taking care of mechanical issues, plus going back to Columbia for Doctors’ and dentist appointments and condo issues, we finally threw off the lines at Charleston City Marina on Wednesday, May 4th, headed for Georgetown, SC…
Catch-up Blog Posting
Today is May 7, 2011. It just happens to be Betsy’s birthday. We are creating a catch-up blog to catch-up everyone from the time we purchased our new boat, the Rick ‘N Roll III until today. We purchased the boat in New Bern on December 9, 2010. We left…
Saturday, May 7, 2011
The morning was spent doing ironing for me and washing the boat with fresh water instead of salt water for John. Then I worked some more on my quilt. The top is sewn together now. The border is all that is left to do. I spent the afternoon swimming. T…
May 6 – Marathon, FL
Day 61 – Key WestSombrero MarinaWe took the Lower Key Bus to Key West this morning. We took it all the way to the southern most point of the continental US. From there we walked towards the main section of town enjoying the old architecture, neat shops…
Jamestown and Yorktown
John Smith is usually what comes to my mind when I think of Jamestown, Va. Jamestown allowed the English to establish a colony in North America. We saw the 1600s church tower, and go inside the Memorial Church. The most interesting sights of the day were looking at what the archeologist were digging and viewing […]
Delray Harbor Marina – Delray Beach, FL – 5/6/11
We left Dania Beach Marina (finally) after being there for 55 days about 8:15 a.m. on a low tide so we could clear the fixed 18 foot bridge. We left with More $tuff and picked up Lucky One at the Dania Beach canal and headed north thru Port Everglades….
Green Turtle Cay
Saturday, May 7, 2011, Day 223. We dinghied Laurie and Brandy ashore for their flight to return home to Seattle. It was wonderful to be with them, and we hope Brandy’s cold goes away soon. We returned to Escapade, brought the dinghy on board, did …
Great Loop Date 03.24.2011: Bridges, Bridges, Everywhere Bridges…
Day #224 (Thursday): 3375.4 total miles (34.4 miles)Port #78: Hall of Fame Marina; Ft. Lauderdale, FLThe crews on N II Wishin and OB were up at sunrise. Our long journey the day before made for a shorter day as we headed to our final destina…
