Yep, it’s snow. All over everything. So, for you Loopers and Cruisers down in Florida, the Bahamas, the Windward Islands, and other warm climes, these photos are for you. Go ahead, laugh.
Prices in Paradise
Randal and I went to Male yesterday to buy additional fenders for the boat and some cheese and frozen chicken.
Small frozen chicken was 1200 grams (2.6 lbs) and cheddar cheese 250 grams (1/2 lb) was 108 rufiyaa ($8.43 !!!) in one shop.…
Settling down – 166 to 172 – Riviera Beach to Stuart, FL
At noon on Wednesday, we concluded our maintenance work with the installation of the Clarion amplifier and proceeded north on the ICW to Jupiter.The 13.4 mile two hour run up the ICW was, as usual, slow, uneventful and scenic with many&n…
Day in Sarasota
In the morning we walked over to the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens a very nice place with large grounds. There are lots of tropical plants: trees flowers, fruit trees and even vegerables and herbs.We spent about an hour there came back a…
St. Augustine Municipal Marina, St. Augustine, Florida
The International Speedway Bridge in Daytona BeachMurals on the International Speedway Bridge supports in Daytona BeachAnother beautiful travel day, warm and sunny with a light breeze. We have been so lucky with weather. Started out by passing und…
Longboat Key
The anchor held and we stayed put all night. We tugged further north on the ICW toward Tampa Bay. The weather was sunny, winds were light 6 knots out of the Northwest. The Florida waterways are very well marked. We saw a loggerhead turtle, a Loon, and our first Manatee since we left CT.
A Month in Islamorada – Plantation Yacht Harbor Marina
Having a rental car for the month while we were in Islamorada gave us a lot more options than we had last year.We were able to do a little more sightseeing…The Catamaran Nationals right in Founder’s ParkWindley Key Geological ParkCoral Foss…
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Norm came to our boat this morning to help John fix an exhaust leak and to connect the isolator. The exhaust leak was relatively easy to repair. The isolator, not so much. After a few phone calls, they decided that the isolator is not compatible with o…
Black Point
Tuesday dawned with some relief from the winds which had moderated overnight. We made a dinghy run to Staniel to top off the dinghy fuel and fill the spare tank ($5.45/gal) and drop off the trash, then returned to the boat and got underway for Black Po…
Heading North
We were already beginning to meet other cruisers who were heading north to complete their own Great Loop Cruises, which made us realize that it was time to begin ours as well. So, we left lovely Boca Chita Key and pointed the bow of the Docker’s Inn north.
