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, …
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…
Great Loop Date 03.09.2011: Marathon Again…
Day #209 – 221 (Ash Wednesday): 3223.1 total miles (26.1 miles)Port #75: Sombrero Dockside Marina; Marathon, FL(This trip is the GREEN line on the chart)OB hoisted anchor after one night’s stay in Newfound Harbor as planned. A brisk win…
Who Drained the Pool?
Tuesday 4/12/11 With our mission complete at Jekyll Island we decided to continue our journey. Only problem was the forecasted thunderstorms that were to move through in the morning. After waiting for the rain it finally came but not with t…
Old North State
There is no other way to put it than we are on the move. With time running out on our Great Loop adventure we are buckled down and forging North. I must say when we first left Florida we felt sad as we looked around and saw less and less bo…
