Captain’s Log April 14 to May 12, 2011
The Great Mango Run –
Pacific Panama, the Canal Transit, the San Blas Islands, run to Jamaica
April 14: We left Golfito, Costa Rica at 5:30 AM and cruised for about 10 hours down the coast to Isla Pari…
Captain’s Log April 14 to May12, 2011
Diver Mike
Diver Mike just came by to check our bottom. It looks good, the zinc is fine but our rudder and prop have lots of barnacles. Which isn’t a surprise since every time Al put the RPMs closer to 2000 we got a vibration. We gave Mike the go ahead to work …
May 13 – 15, 2011 – Spring Fling
Josh and I were both really busy with the first Spring Fling event. Beware – when you retire, limit the volunteer work so you don’t end up busier and more committed than when you were working! Agreeing to help out can become overwhelming i…
Edinburgh
We spent our last couple of days in Scotland with Callum and Katelyn, we toured Edinburgh Castle and walked up to Arthurs seat. We had so much fun! We will miss you both… This last picture is The Student Union where Katelyn works.
We are in Alyana Turkey
Having a wonderful time with the Bocks’ on Saltydawg. We had a wonderful Turkish bath yesterday, a steam, scrub and a message! It was very relaxing… We went to the market today and ate Turkish pita for lunch ( Turkish pizza) cooked in a wood fired br…
The gen set has arrived!
At last our new generator made it to the Shelter Bay Marina and is sitting now on Diesel Duck’s aft deck. (Continued…)
Alligator River Marina, Alligator River, North Carolina
Left Dowry Creek Marina at 8 this morning, beautiful calm morning. We travelled up the last couple of miles of the Pungo River, then entered the Alligator River-Pungo River Canal for the next few hours. This canal is just a fairly narrow channel with t…
May 12 – Key West, FL
Day 67 – Moving OnKey West City MarinaWe finally left Marathon after eight days…we had fun, but it felt nice to move on. Our trip to Key West was smooth and uneventful. Just the way I like it.After getting things secured and the AC turned on, we he…
