Day 46 – Life is WonderfulEnglewood Beach – AnchorageWe cruised through some beautiful areas today…beautiful water and homes, manatees and lots of dolphins. We saw manatees two or three times, but I couldn’t get a good picture. The people who have th…
The end of our week in Charleston and on to Georgetown SC
A sunrise in Charleston in the background is the Yorktown aircraft carrier.This is one of the boats celebrating the blessing of the fleet that took place in Mount Pleasant across the way.This is one of our dock mates at the Charleston Maritime Center,&…
A Mauri Farewell
New Zealand is not cheap. Even though it has only cost us about 73 cents to buy a Kiwi dollar, we have found the cost of most things to be at least as expensive as in the old US of A. But it remains a value based on the friendliness of th…
Crazy Mouse Syndrome and How To Fix It
If you are running a Windows computer you may have encountered crazy mouse syndrome. This occurs when the computer thinks the GPS signal is a serial mouse. Here is how we have dealt with this in the past:
Turn off the GPS t o stop the uncontrolled mouse activity.
Got to START.
Open CONTROL PANEL
Choose the SYSTEM option.
Select […]
Baytowne to Pensacola Beach
We departed Baytowne at 8:20 it was overcast with a light breeze from the Southeast. We traveled along Choctawhatchee Bay to Ft Myers the along the waterway between the barrier Islands and the mainland. We saw no commercial traffic and only a few pleas…
Chora Church
Today we joined a small tour to Ephesus and it was actually astounding! Ancient Greek and Roman ruins from like 600 B.C. You couldn’t help but be amazed. The perfect weather and blue skies against the ancient stone column…
Understanding Kiwi
As a public service to all those wayward Americans who may stumble into New Zealand, I offer some assistance in understanding the Kiwi language. “What?” you say. Don’t they speak English? Well… not really. After …
Extended Use Tank For A Honda Generator In 4 Easy Steps
One of the pieces of equipment on our to do list is a generator. We much prefer to anchor out when cruising and at times we can get weathered in for days. During those extended stays we still like coffee in the morning, still have the need to recharge …
Thursday, 4/21/11
Elizabeth City Choppy ride on the Abermarle Departing Alligator River Marina N 35′ 54.333′/W 76′ 13.467′ Free dock @ Elizabeth City, NC Last town in NC Left Alligator River Marina in Columbia, NC at 7:30 a.m. Gray skies but Alligator R. calm at 14 knots from North. But, out in the Albermarle Sound the wind […]
ribs
April 12th I was boarding my boat with an armload of supplies. I had been using a half-full 5 gallon oil pail as a dock step. Well, the pail chose that moment to tip over and down I went on the concrete dock.I broke 4 ribs and will be out of commission…
