Imagine you’ve just dropped anchor in an expansive and beautiful cove perhaps a half-mile across. Aptly named Horseshoe Bend, it’s really a wide, sharp turn in a river that looks much like it might have 100 years ago or more. The cove, like the river…
Happy Mother’s Day!
“Father, daughter, down by the waterShells sink, dreams float,life’s good on our boat…”~Jimmy Buffett: “Delany Talks to Statues”Gratitude, gratitude, gratitude for a fabulous weekend! Ally came home to visit after five months away at colle…
Cam & Meg Arrive
Not sure without looking at the log book and you probably don’t care anyway but Sylvianne & I cruised around, hooked up with other “Krogenites” and whoever we met, then Cam & Meg arrived in George Town. We had a really great time. M…
Exumas update
Been away from reliable WiFi. Can’t afford to do this from the Sat Phone. So where were we?? Ah, yes, the Keir’s visit. We dropped Jim & Nettie (Jeanette) at the “Airport” on Staniel Cay, really just a good ashphalt strip. E…
Lady’s Island and Beautiful Beaufort
5/5 – It was chilly this morning as we pulled away from the Thunderbolt Marina. Linda had on a long-sleeved shirt and long pants and Gerry had on a light jacket. We kept the flybridge closed for most of the day. It was in the 60’s, but with a north w…
Lady’s Island and Beautiful Beaufort
5/5 – It was chilly this morning as we pulled away from the Thunderbolt Marina. Linda had on a long-sleeved shirt and long pants and Gerry had on a light jacket. We kept the flybridge closed for most of the day. It was in the 60’s, but with a north w…
Days 42-43 – Venice, FL to Ft. Myers
We left Crow's Nest Marina about 6:45 AM as we knew we'd have a long day ahead of us. It was a good day – lots of beautiful scenery but HEAVY boat traffic coming into Ft. Myers. It was like a freeway for boats – unbelievable! The only …
Day 5
It’s mid morning on Monday May 9 and we have less than 200 nm to go! Since our rugged day, we have had 2 days and 3 nights of near perfect conditions. Today, the winds are up a bit to 18 – 22 kts and have moved a bit forw…
Friday and Saturday, May 6 & 7, 2011
Dozier’s Regatta Point Marina to Solomons, MD, Calvert Marina, Friday: The weather looked good and by 06:45 we were finally on our way after 4 days. The waves were not too bad for most of the day. We started across the …
Disney World
I am spending the day in Orlando Florida at my annual International Reading Association Conference. I did not spend it, as the title suggest, at Disney World. Instead, I spent it in my room reading a wonderful draft of a dissertation by one of my stu…
