(Wed April 13 – Dist: 48.6 mi; Avg Speed: 7.8 mph; TTT: 6:10 hrs)
We needed a couple of extra days in Titusville to do some mundane tasks like laundry and getting the boat bottom cleaned. I was pleased, especially after hearing that another boa…
April 13 – Tarpon Springs, FL
Day 38- Exercise and ExploringThe Landing at Tarpon SpringsWe decided today we would get a little exercise and visit a near by town. We took the Pinellas Trail to Dunedin. The Pinellas Trail is a recreation trail that runs from Tarpon Springs to S…
Monday and Tuesday; April 11 and 12, 2011
Monday (Bull Creek anchorage to Coquina Yacht Club, SC): It was a foggy morning but it lifted by 08:00 so we pulled anchor and were on our way. We saw several more eagles nest with babies; this must be a popular spot for eagles; just beauti…
Apalachicola to Pitts Bayou, near Panama City
We took on 60 gallons of diesel today, we didn’t really need to but we were parked right next to the fuel pump so figured we would fill up while it was easy. The wind was calm but picked up some during the day,We left at 10:15 AM the first h…
Yippee
Our loading time is 11 am this morning. We are the first boat to be loaded which is good because that means we’ll be loaded some time today. Three other boats are to be loaded after us and I really hope they get everyone on bec…
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Today we went for a dinghy ride to explore more of the island and surrounding waters. Then we went swimming again. We are having a great time here in Bimini, but, as long as the weather is as good as predicted, we are going to leave here tomorrow. We a…
Wednesday, 4/13/11
N 32′ 46. 210′/W 080′ 03. 730′–We departed early at 7:30 a.m. from Beaufort, SC and had sunny weather, smooth as silk waters, winds were 12 knots from the North. With the exception of some strong currents as one creek or river crossed another, we had a very pleasant ride today. We noticed less marsh land, more […]
Jekyll Harbour Marina, Jekyll Island, Georgia
The gold burgee flying proudly from FinallyWe are in Georgia!! Seems like we have been in Florida for so long, but we left Florida just after we pulled away from Fernandina Beach this morning. We went through the Cumberland Sound, very calm seas so no …
Exploring Cannes, France
Christi awoke at 0130, wide awake and full of energy. And she had naively thought she didn’t have any jet lag! Ha! She was wide awake most of the night, falling asleep near dawn. Today, Eric’s meetings didn’t start until noon, so we were able to sleep until about 1000 before getting up. We both awoke […]
Empuria Brava – over winter
Although my lack of correspondence may suggest that Mad Sunday has been abandoned for the past 5 months, nothing could be further from the truth. It is true that she has been (more or less) resting up over the winter in the very pleasant surround…
