March 29-30. We’re off again, alone (you, me and Magoo) leaving the dock at 8:30am. It’s cloudy and we’re looking at a rainy week, so progress is questionable. There’s some stretches without marinas; we’ll just take it one day at a time. Today our destination is Beaufort, SC, a place we have not been […]
March 29-30, 2011 Beaufort, SC
April 1 through 5 -Friday through Tuesday
April 1-Friday-Isle of Hope Marina to Savannah Bend Marina, GA: We just had a short ways to go today. Said good-bye to John and Sue and got to Savannah by 11:00. Got fuel at Savannah Bend Marina as they had a real good price; $3.89/ga…
Scott and Mary Flanders… Voyage of Egret
Saw this on Trawlerblogs…Some of you may recall from an earlier post; we had lunch with Scott and thoroughly enjoyed his stories and wisdom regarding circumnavigation in a small power boat. He’s a very nice gentleman.Below is a Youtube video of Scott…
Half-a-job Seb.
Oughta make my Mark smile, seeing as that’s what he was so fond of calling me during the cabin construction, and proof that sometimes I definitely do do things by halves, even if it’s only by necessity.So I just worked a six and a half day week, fi…
Stuart FL
(Monday April 4 – Dist: 38.0 mi; Avg Speed: 8.3 mph; TTT: 4:25 hrs)
Greg Norman’s place on Jupiter Island. Our travels from Riviera Beach to Stuart on the ICW took us by numerous homes of the rich and famous. Fortunately for us Rick a frie…
4/4/2011 FRIENDS IN LAKE WORTH, NORTH PALM BEACH
MONDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 15 NM ANCHORED AT: NORTH LAKE WORTH IN NORTH PALM BEACH &n…
Going Back To The Test Bed
We are headed back to our test bed, getting Wind Horse back into action. There are a series of trials to run with NAIAD stabilizer guru Vic Kuzmovich, to tie down a few things for the FPB 112 (it is nice to have a 2/3rds scale model!). And bit of rest is […]
Hong Kong 2011
I realize there’s been no blog update since we left Wrangell AK Feb 26, pre-surgery 2 March and departure for Hong Kong 22Mar. A combination of not very convenient internet accessibility and one hand typing. Sorry for that (Continued…)
April 4 – Carrabelle, FL
Day 29 – Cleaning & LaundryC Quarters MarinaYou can’t get away from the everyday chores of life even when you’re cruising. Clothes still need to be washed, bathrooms (heads) still need to be cleaned and houses (in this case boat) still need to be…
Great Loop Date 02.07.2011: Cayo Hueso…Pueblo Caliente!
Day #179 – 207 (Monday): 3165.3 total miles (50.4 miles)Port #73: Conch Harbor Marina; Key West, FL*Just a reminder: You can click on the pictures to make them bigger…and click on them again to make them even bigger. To go back to the blo…
