Ruth and I arrived safely at the Male, Maldives check in anchorage Tuesday March 15th at 7:50 AM after a calm passage.
04 10.13N
73 29.70E
Dora Mac Arrived Safely
Engine room and exhaust trunk insulation
Finished a few little leftover insulation panels in the fwd main cabin. Now we have moved on to the exhaust trunk and engine room. I have been accumulating quite a big pile of equipment for the engine room and, since access will be more difficult once …
KEY WEST, OH MY GOD!
This morning we rented a car with Norm and Sue and went to Key West. We had so much fun. First, we had lunch at Willie T’s. They had a guitar player there who was quite good. It was hard to tear ourselves away to explore further. Next, we took a “Conch…
Blue Water Bay to Pearl Bayou
The weather was fine as we left Blue Water Bay marina it is always a nice spot to spend a day or two it is family owned and the people are very accomodating the loaner car is a big plus too.We headed across the Chocktawhatchee Bay for close t…
Loggerhead Vero Beach, Florida
Our last day at Vero Beach. Eddie took us this morning to get groceries; it will be our last chance to get them with a car for a while. Came back and did some odd jobs around the boat; Wayne finished filling his new dock box, we are quite excited about…
3/14/11 Marathon Key, Fl N24’70.824′/W081’08.472′
Well, we finally got moving northward this morning at 10am. We said goodbye to all the friends we’ve made at Key West and at lst Baptist Church in Big Coppitt Key. We also said good bye to our RV friends, Sam and Ann who served working at the church all winter. We had Chris our Navy […]
What’s up for 2011?
After 3 months of great skiing and visiting family and friends in Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, and Vancouver, we are starting to shift gears and think about returning to Oso Blanco in Auckland. Oso has had a lot of scheduled maintenance sinc…
[KensBlog] Departing Hong Kong
Greetings all!
I am very proud to announce that Sans Souci is now aboard a freighter. It has departed Hong Kong, and on is now on its way to Turkey.
Before I speak of about my boat though, I need to acknowledge events in Japan. As most of you know,…
Bear Earns a Yellow Belt – Round Two
For the second time in his life, Bear tested and qualified for a yellow belt in Shotokan karate. The first time was over a year ago in Mexico and this time was in Salt Lake City. Bear really worked hard to show his sensei (teacher) he could relearn the…
Mar. 14 – Play and Relaxation
Day 8 – Avery Island, LABayou Petite AnesWe spent the day on Avery Island. The weather report called for 60% chance of rain, but so far the day has been wonderful. In fact it’s been a beautiful spring day and we enjoyed seeing the sites.&…
