Sultanahmet Square
Tulips are blooming in Sultanahmet Square.
I said I wanted cooler weather. I’m wearing a turtleneck, a wool sweater, my Sox hoodie and my heavy foul weather rain jacket. But the sun was shining and the cold felt good.&…
Istanbul Sites
Tuesday, 4/19/11
N 35′ 05.200′/W 076′ 36.200′ Campbell Creek on the “hook” Left Casper’s Marina at 7:20 a.m. Sunny, calm, 7.5 knots wind from the south. The first thing we saw on the horizon through the binoculars while looking for our first marker, was a large cross on a sand cliff which read: “Jesus Saves”. We went […]
Exploring Grasse, France
When we originally scheduled this trip, Friday and Saturday were Eric’s day off to sightsee. Sadly, at a relatively late date, his company decided to send him to Luxembourg for a meeting. He was up at 0430 and out the door at 0515 for the airport. Christi got up with him and took him to […]
Company from the West
Friday 4/15/11 Boating at it’s finest. A beautiful day for our short ride to Isle of Hope Marina for our next stop to meet friends from home and pick up 2 new batteries for our inverter. That’s when the phone rang. It was the marina on the …
Travel Day 2
Today was another great day with exception of the winds picking up. They were so strong that my ears began to ache and I decided if I was going to stay on the fly bridge I should put cotton balls in my ears to alleviate the discomfort. …
I say, I say, hold on folks. Sarasota may not be it…………….
It was a short 4.5-hour cruise up the GICW (Gulf Intracoastal Waterway) to St Petersburg, FL. Our first stop was to Salt Creek Marina for some preventive maintenance requiring Tide Hiker to be lifted out of the water. So after Tide Hike…
April 19 – St. Petersburg, FL
Day 44 – Site Seeing St. Petersburg Municipal MarinaFirst thing this morning we took the St. Petersburg Trolley around the downtown loop to get an idea of where things were. The driver pointed out places of interest, such as the Vinoy Hotel, The Sal…
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 – Costa Baja, La Paz
When we left Puerto Escondido, we were headed north to Santa Rosalia which we had loved last year. The first day out we did not run far, only to Isla Coronado, because I wanted to stay in phone and internet range through the night. We were on the SW …
Pre-flight inspection needed more often!
After years of pre-flights on helicopters, I am now going to due a “phase” inspection once every six months. I found a water line dripping after inspecting and filling my batteries. Would not have sunk the boat, but…
Amazing Ocracoke
Our adventure on the M/V Ruby Slipper was one that entailed doing many things for the first time. It would have been too easy “doing the ICW” the same old way. So we made a concerted effort to get out of our comfort zone & the last week really epitom…
