We raised the anchor and left Pitts Bayou at 8 AM , Wind was light from the North it had switched from the South over night and turned the boat 180 degrees, end for end, no problem. We passed by the paper mill and the downtown marina and out to St Andr…
Landfall: Staniel Cay, Exumas
We spent two nights in Staniel Cay Yacht Club, at the marina, rather than anchored out by Big Major’s. We’re feeling a bit decadent for ourselves, being in another marina so soon after all our anchoring out, but we enjoyed it. We bypassed Georgetow…
Seven Vakas Begin Historic Voyage by Bear Bloomquist
These are VakasA Vaka is an ancient Maori canoe with two hulls. They are 22 meters long and hold 16 people. There are 7 vakas and 2 support boats beginning a historic voyage. Their path is: NZ – Fakarava – Hawaii – San Fransisco – San Diego. They start…
April 14 – Tarpon Springs, FL
Day 39 – Work DayThe Landing Tarpon SpringsNothing to report on today…all we did was work! We worked on the brightwork…which is the exterior wood on our boat. I think it must be called that because is it so…BRIGHT when you work in t…
He’s just sayin…
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Days 19 and 20 – Rabbit Island to Ocean Springs and Dauphin Island
We left Rabbit Island and arrived at Ocean Springs, Mississippi about 4:00 PM. It's not much of a marina as it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina but we rode our bikes to the main street of the old town and it is very charming and quaint. We ra…
Thursday, 4/14/11
N 32′ 49. 72′/W 79′ 46. 52′ — Graham Creek Anchorage –This a.m. upon waking up, Luke let me know his finger (he slammed in the door on Tuesday as we were leaving Savannah) was throbbing all night long. Luke never complains about anything; so we knew we had to stop long enough to seek medical […]
Kilkenny Marina, Kilkenny Creek, Georgia
We decided to leave Jekyll Creek this morning; it was a beautiful day and just too nice not to travel. This next stretch involved crossing several sounds or open areas to the Atlantic, and it seemed wise to travel that section on a day with little…
A day in New Orleans
Jackson SquareStreets of New OrleansFrench marketCafe Du MondRiverwalk SculptureTook the cab into New Orleans and spent the day wondering around the french quarter, bourbon street and the waterfront. Had lunch at the Acme Oyster House, saw the market a…
A day in New Orleans
Jackson SquareStreets of New OrleansFrench marketCafe Du MondRiverwalk SculptureTook the cab into New Orleans and spent the day wondering around the french quarter, bourbon street and the waterfront. Had lunch at the Acme Oyster House, saw the market a…
