Sunday April 10, 2011
Can you believe that I cannot sit in the back seat of a car yet experiencing weightlessness was not a problem what-so-ever. It was a hoot.
Linda and I spent the whole day here and enjoyed it immensely. It is very well…
NASA – The Kennedy Space Center
April 10 – Tarpon Springs, FL
Day 35 – Swimming with ManateesThe Landing at Tarpon SpringsWhat a great day. We drove over to Crystal River and took a VIP Swim with the Manatees Tour. It was just the two of us and one other couple. It’s getting late in the season for manatees t…
4/10/2011 TRAVELING INSIDE TO ST. AUGUSTINE AND MOORING IN SALT RUN
4/10/2011 TRAVELING INSIDE TO ST. AUGUSTINE AND MOORING IN SALT RUNSUNDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 56 NM ANCHORED AT: SALT RUN JUST EAST OF ST. AUGUSTINE PROPERICW MILE MARKER: 776.6SUNRISE: 7:04 SUNSET: 7:46HIGH: 86 LOW: 61TODAY’S BRIDGES:1. …
Dania Beach, FL – 4/10/11 & 4/11/11
I am combining today and tomorrow in this blog since we will be leaving before I get a chance to submit one for tomorrow. I went to Harbour Towne Marina this morning with Skip, Barb and Huen to get a final pump out before they go home. Skip & Barb …
Getting Mauled By My Own Dogs
Saturday was a nice day for sitting outside. I had finished cleaning up the storage bins under the helm in the flybridge of many years worth of clutter and debris and was celebrating with a couple of victory beers on the foredeck. It was su…
Thoughts on Night Watches
Not my usual travelogue entry, but days blend into night aboard on long passages, and one gets to thinking…Notes while on watch — 0200 am, 11 April 2011It’s truly the middle of the night…2 a.m. I’m on watch until dawn, just enjoying the solitu…
Spring Cruise 2011 – Getting ready!
Planning the 2011 Spring Cruise!!!Today we are sitting in the salon looking at charts planning our next big cruise!! We have a week to cruise with. We’re currently in Carolina Beach. Our old marina neighbors are having a party the weekend that we‘d…
Back in NZed
Just a quick note to let you all know that we are back on the boat in Auckland and getting ready to launch to Fiji after Easter. Much work has been done on the boat in recent months and she’s in good shape for the season. Our plan is to spend a couple …
Happy Birthday to Douglas, an Aries Too
Photo: Great Bridge, VA (See Norfolk album for more photos) (Continued…)
En route to the Exumas!
The cruising life lends itself to its own rhthyms. No alarm clocks but the sun, and we were up at a leisurely 7:00. It feels so good to let the body dictate when to awake! After our usual pre-cruise engine room checks and other preparations to batten t…
