The day before we left the US Joe’s hot water heater started leaking. Joe found one at West Marine, he took the tender over from the anchorage to No Name Harbor where a willing Young lady delivered it, and Joe and I installed it when we got to Nassau. …
Finally, LED practically dead
This is, most likely, the last post I’ll make on the LED’s progress.The LED has been reduced to a tiny pinprick of light, even after bypassing the resistor.So that’s the end of that particular experiment.Who would have thought that that light would hav…
Church Street Door
I can think of no image that speaks to the quiet elegance of Charleston’s neighborhoods more than this door wreath, one of two for this house. Nothing suggests the allure of Charleston’s streets early in the morning than the gentle light we see here. Everything comes with a price. This morning light is fleeting at […]
4/17/2011 ISLE OF PALMS TO GEORGETOWN, SC
SUNDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 47 NM DOCKED AT: HARBORWALK MARINAICW MILE MARKER: 1.1 NORTH OF 403SUNRISE: 6:48 SUNSET: 7:48HIGH: 71 &nb…
Boat projects
Why is it that all the boat projects get done during the last couple weeks before heading north (when you had several months prior)? Must be all the partying…Anyway, we’re in Stuart to get the boat compounded, polished, and waxed. One of the better…
To the Chesapeake and Beyond
It was an early start as we pushed out of Norfolk. The sun has been cresting over the horizon a bit earlier each day and with another patch of heavy winds coming in we need all the daylight we can get. As we made our way up Hampton Roads, w…
The Things You Do For LOVE
Its Al’s 61st birthday today, at 10.18 its over 86 in the boat and 82 out side and i have the oven on for his birthday dessert. Key Lime Pie. After it comes out we will go ashore, sign out bikes, ride to Publix for the rest of the ingredients for his…
FV Aquila
We moor most of the time at Bell
Harbor Marina in downtown Seattle. About a third of the marina's slips are available
for monthly moorage over the winter, and the remainder are for tra…
April 17 – Caladesi Island, FL
Day 42 – Beautiful Relaxing DayCaladesi State Park MarinaWe didn’t decide until we got up this morning if we were leaving or staying another day. It is very close quarters in this marina…most of the slips are for smaller boat. The boats across …
Istanbul hotels
Today we went to the Grand Bazar with Linda and Michael and it reminded me of both "the Pottery Factory" in Williamsburg, Gongbei in Zhuhai and Filene’s Basement so you get the idea. Except there were fewer bargains to be had…
