Wednesday and Thursday; April 13 and 14, 2011

Wednesday (Coquina Yacht Club to South Harbour Village Marina, NC):  Left about 08:30 and stopped 1 mile down the waterway at Crickett Cove Marina at Mile 345.0.  They have the cheapest fuel in this area; Gas $3.70 and Diesel $3.65.  We …

Savannah City Dock, Savannah, Georgia

Wow! We’ve returned to civilization. Much of yesterday and this morning were spent going through very lonely areas on the ICW, nothing in sight but marsh, with some trees in the distant background. Cell phone coverage was spotty at best. Then we came p…

New Orleans-Day two

AquariumRiding the streetcarStreetcar driverWe went back into the city for the day since we couldn’t cruise and bad weather was coming. Took a cab into the city and had them drop us off at the beginning of the the streetcar route uptown. We rode it all…

New Orleans-Day two

AquariumRiding the streetcarStreetcar driverWe went back into the city for the day since we couldn’t cruise and bad weather was coming. Took a cab into the city and had them drop us off at the beginning of the the streetcar route uptown. We rode it all…

Cambridge Cay

 

 

He’s sitting at the cockpit table

Our short cruise from Staniel Cay to Cambridge Cay took just over two hours. Conditions were ideal, light and variable winds, sunny skies. As we left Staniel and turned to head north, …

Burbank Book Festival on May 7

Christi will be taking part in the Burbank Book Festival on May 7, 2011, from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public. It will feature over 100 authors, have kids activities, and mini-workshops for aspiring writers. If you are in the area, come by to meet her and […]

Pristine Turkey Water

Sans Souci is in the Med!

Great news reported from Ken Williams. His trawler, Sans Souci, made it to the Med aboard the freighter it has been traveling aboard. Sans Souci is a Nordhavn 68 trawler. Great News! Check out the shot of the beautiful blue Turkish water!

Great Loop Date: 3.24.2011 – Racing into Miami Marine Stadium…

Day #223 (Wednesday):  3341.0 total miles (71 miles)Port #77: Miami Marine Stadium; Virginia Key,FL(Today’s route is the dark blue line…yes, the chart makers are trying to confuse you again!)Dawn over Lignumvitae Key was absolutel…

Istanbul

  Our flights to Istanbul were smooth and almost on time.  The food was the best airline food ever.  We were picked up at the airport with no problem and spent the first night in the NAZ Wooden House hotel parts of which dated back to th…

Great Loop Date 03.22.2011: Lignumvitae is A Mouthful…

Day #222 (Tuesday): 3270.0 total miles (46.9 miles)Port #76: Lignumvitae Key State Park; Shell Key, FL(Our route today is the bright red line…the chart makers added a few extra blue lines to make this confusing!)OB’s anxious crew finally go…