If you are running a Windows computer you may have encountered crazy mouse syndrome. This occurs when the computer thinks the GPS signal is a serial mouse. Here is how we have dealt with this in the past:
Turn off the GPS t o stop the uncontrolled mouse activity.
Got to START.
Open CONTROL PANEL
Choose the SYSTEM option.
Select […]
We departed Baytowne at 8:20 it was overcast with a light breeze from the Southeast. We traveled along Choctawhatchee Bay to Ft Myers the along the waterway between the barrier Islands and the mainland. We saw no commercial traffic and only a few pleas…
Today we joined a small tour to Ephesus and it was actually astounding! Ancient Greek and Roman ruins from like 600 B.C. You couldn’t help but be amazed. The perfect weather and blue skies against the ancient stone column…
As a public service to all those wayward Americans who may stumble into New Zealand, I offer some assistance in understanding the Kiwi language. “What?” you say. Don’t they speak English? Well… not really. After …
One of the pieces of equipment on our to do list is a generator. We much prefer to anchor out when cruising and at times we can get weathered in for days. During those extended stays we still like coffee in the morning, still have the need to recharge …
Elizabeth City Choppy ride on the Abermarle Departing Alligator River Marina N 35′ 54.333′/W 76′ 13.467′ Free dock @ Elizabeth City, NC Last town in NC Left Alligator River Marina in Columbia, NC at 7:30 a.m. Gray skies but Alligator R. calm at 14 knots from North. But, out in the Albermarle Sound the wind […]
April 12th I was boarding my boat with an armload of supplies. I had been using a half-full 5 gallon oil pail as a dock step. Well, the pail chose that moment to tip over and down I went on the concrete dock.I broke 4 ribs and will be out of commission…
A huge repair facility along the intra coastalMiles of marsh along the route today.Left Beaufort this morning, had planned to anchor about half way between Beaufort and Charleston but the weather forecast called for storms so decided to make it a long …
Bad news, the dock master’s contact didn’t have the part. So, we won’t be getting the pump that way. Tomorrow morning we are leaving the marina and moving just outside to anchor because it’s too expensive to keep staying here. We will wait for the weat…
We arrived in Highborne Cay today and what a beautiful island. We made a special trip here to see the island because we just finished a book called “Life on a Rock” by Kate Albury. Kate and her husband Peter left their life in Nassau in…
