Change of Watch aboard Starr

News Flash: Change of Watch aboard Starr
1 April 2011
Preparations aboard Starr for her voyage to Honolulu are in full swing. Unfortunately,  we have to make bit of a startling announcement: Don decided to not take this trip with Starr, but inste…

West End, Roatan

We have been here for 1 month on the large boat mooring which consists of a nylon loop connected to chain, connected to a large 3′ square block of concrete connected by a second chain to a screw in the bottom.  When the wind gets above 15k, we flo…

Starr

Change of Watch aboard Starr

News Flash: Change of Watch aboard Starr
1 April 2011
Preparations aboard Starr for her voyage to Honolulu are in full swing. Unfortunately,  we have to make bit of a startling announcement: Don decided to not take this trip with Starr, but inste…

Outback Crab Shack, St. Augustine, Florida

The Korner Storeand the roosterA little alligator near our dock, he sat very still on this log, guess he hoped he blended into the background well enough that we couldn’t see him. The only movement was the occasional blinkThis turtle was one of many we…

Seas 2 Day

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Our AGLCA Burgee.Happy Birthday, Jonathan! Well, we received our radio and prescriptions today and so now we are ready to go! The current plan is to leave here tomorrow morning and head to Biscayne Bay to wait for our weather window. John even had tim…

West End, Roatan

We have been here for 1 month on the large boat mooring which consists of a nylon loop connected to chain, connected to a large 3′ square block of concrete connected by a second chain to a screw in the bottom.  When the wind gets above 15k, we flo…

Leaving the DR

After all the excitement yesterday with the lockdown of the public pier, we were grateful to be back aboard in the evening, let me tell you! We relaxed over a fabulous dinner, feasting on the whole snapper we’d gotten at the market that morning. R…

Back North…

On Thursday 3-17 I left La Cruz for the short run north to Chacala.  My plan was to get to San Blas on Monday after spending a few days in Chacala. This was the place that Ronelle, Alex and K.V had enjoyed so much over New Years golidays.That afte…

March 25-28, 2011 Hilton Head, SC

  At 8am we left the docks of Savannah when the current was still with us.  This river has a very strong current (at 3+ knots) and even though we don’t have very far to go, we left early to utilize the tide/current.  –    We enjoyed our stay in Savannah with all its history […]

Ouch!!!!!

With the price of fuel spiking up to as high as $5.64 gal on the water in Miami, Florida, it’s no wonder there’s so much chatter about not boating as much this summer season. For those planning on long cruises or embarking on the Great Loop I have a couple of thoughts on how to […]