The Great Mango Run – Costa Rica from Papagayo to Golfito
After Gus and Lyle left for home, Rebecca and I decided to rent a car and see the country. Cars here are expensive: one week for a small Korean car was $215, but with taxes and insurance…
Captain’s Log February 21 to April 14, 2011
Captain’s Log February 21 to April 14, 2011
The Great Mango Run – Costa Rica from Papagayo to Golfito
After Gus and Lyle left for home, Rebecca and I decided to rent a car and see the country. Cars here are expensive: one week for a small Korean car was $215, but with taxes and insurance…
Dingy Debacle on the way to Staniel Cay
Today headed to Staniel Cay, it was a short day of about 6 hours. 15 minutes after our departure we got swamped by a mega yacht; we checked “Little Girl” to make sure she hadn’t been swamped too and she was GONE! Panic …
Spanish Wells
Busy Nassau Harbor
We departed the hustle & bustle of Nassau on Good Friday morning, headed for Spanish Wells. We considered making a run for Lynyard Cay in the Abacos, but winds were predicted out of the ENE and bui…
Ospery Marina and Grill in Myrtle Beach SC FYI Fuel $3.61
Short trip today just 30 miles to Myrtle Beach. Today was the first day we traveled in the rain, how nice to have canvas! The people at this marina are super friendly and the price is really good as well. We got a pumpout, had lunch i…
Testing, testing, testing……
Just a wee post about some of my excitement. I follow several knitting blogs. A favourite is French Press Knits, a young mother from Michigan, who is also a designer. I offered to be a test knitter for her and I am currently working on my first assi…
Palm Coast, FL to Portsmouth, VA: 04/09/11 – 04/22/11
We are in Portsmouth, VA waiting for the wind to clock around to the south before heading up the Chesapeake to Solomons. Our trip up from Florida was quick and blessed by pretty decent early Spring weather. From Palm Coast, we went to Fernandina, FL and tied up at the town docks. As we approached [Read More…]
April 21 – Manasota, FL
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…
