WInd Horse – Ready, WIlling, And Able

We are happy to report Wind Horse is well rested after sitting in one location the last four months. Her systems are all operational, at least to the extent we can discern tied to a dock.

We have tested pumps, air conditioning, fridge and freezers, winches, genset, and engines. The only glitch was with the Kabola […]

On to New Orleans

Package arrived late at the farm Tuesday so we decided to move on to New Orleans since the weather would be decent tomorrow to cruise the Mississippi sound. Will have it shipped to marina there. Figures the one day I needed something my regular driver …

On to New Orleans

Package arrived late at the farm Tuesday so we decided to move on to New Orleans since the weather would be decent tomorrow to cruise the Mississippi sound. Will have it shipped to marina there. Figures the one day I needed something my regular driver …

Exploring Nice, France

Continued from yesterday… After passing the airport, the bus took a road paralleling the ocean. Christi noticed that the farther east the bus went, the older the buildings on the other side of the street were starting to look, like they dated back to the 19th and then 18th centuries. Many were ornate, and many were […]

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

This morning, Norm, Sue. and I toured the Dolphin House. Ashley Saunders built this house by himself with scraps of things he found on the island over a period of 28 years, and he’s still working on it. It is structurally very sturdy and quite attracti…

Black Point revisited

We arrived at Black Point just before 1530, our second visit. Our weather continues to hold in a favorable pattern, with light winds, and calm conditions, very warm days in the mid 80s and water temps in the low 80s. We have not experienced a frontal …

Flooring it.

Here’s the results of another fairly exhausted Saturday at Ms Ann. I’ve been meaning to put this little raised floor in the forward accommodation down for, like, ages. It’s made from leftovers of the fat pine T&G that went into the bedroom as…

M/V Enticer

       This is M/V Enticer of Beaufort, SC.  We spotted this beauty on the Calibogue Sound in South Carolina.  She is a 1939 85 foot Trumpy Design built by Mathis Yacht.  If you have an extra 3.3 million lay…

Interesting pics

And these from the french photographer Michel Rajkovic… A bit spooky, yet stunning.More of his collection here >>>> Michel Rajkovic’s GalleryAnd these>>>> Dramatic Waters of IcelandAs for us? Notta… Just cleaning up Rocky Po…

Chugging Home on Steriods!

We’ve been chugging home – Steriod Style! After departing Partick AFB’s Manatee Cove Marina at the end of March we did “touch & go’s” at Rockhouse Creek (one of our ICW favorite anchorages), St. Augustine, Fernandina Beach, Georgia (1 brief leg only),…