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…
NASA Causeway Anchorage
Here we are already for the big launch – the Coast Guard is on the radio announcing security exclusion zones, all the sheriff’s boats are out zoomin’ around, we’re anchored at the perfect watching spot, we have our binoculars at the ready, the co…
Getting ready
Only a little over 4 weeks and we will be back on the boat.Our intent is to go from Germany to the Aegean Sea via the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers to the Black sea to Istanbul. From their we will go through the Sea of Marmara which connects to the Ae…
Cruising Southeast Alaska: Margerie Glacier
When we awoke at Russell Island after our
first day in Glacier Bay, AIS showed
the pocket cruise ship Safari
Explorer anchored out of sight at the north end of the island. They left
about 5…
Life’s2Short 2011-05-07 08:03:00
Crooked Island, Panama City & PensacolaLate Friday afternoon, April 29th, we dinghied over to walk on the beach after the wind finally settled down some. Then we watched the sun as it disappeared below the horizon.Todd had fun “stalki…
