We left Placencia, Belize after a few pleasant days for Roatan on 2-16. The weather was great for the passage and even though we dragged a line, we were not successful catching any fish. Our destination was Coxen Hole, Roatan, the harbor that had the easiest entry in the dark with the fewest possible reefs to avoid and we had the anchor down at 7:30 that night. Anchoring was a challange as the harbor is very deep and shallows quickly as you get closer to land. Using the radar we crept to an …
Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras
Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras
We left Placencia, Belize after a few pleasant days for Roatan on 2-16. The weather was great for the passage and even though we dragged a line, we were not successful catching any fish. Our destination was Coxen Hole, Roatan, the harbor th…
Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras
We left Placencia, Belize after a few pleasant days for Roatan on 2-16. The weather was great for the passage and even though we dragged a line, we were not successful catching any fish. Our destination was Coxen Hole, Roatan, the harbor th…
YAAAAAAH!!
Today was boat project day. Pam is still in Texas for her son’s graduation from Air Force Basic Military Training. She called last night, and eventually asked what my plans were for Saturday.”Maybe I’ll take the electric motor off the hoist…
Mar. 12 – No Internet Service
I have limited cell service for my phone and no service on my laptop so I will have to update the blog later. We are in a beautiful anchorage. Very quiet and peaceful.
TSUNAMI!!!!!
La Cruz is NOT a hurricane holeBusted up marina slipsAnchorage at La Cruz..23 knots of wind during surgeI woke up early on 3-11 , slammed some sub-standard coffee and checked the news via the internet. UH OH!!. I read about the quake in Japan , turned …
March 2-8, 2011 (Titusville and Daytona Beach, FL)
A little Florida History: The early pioneers in Florida were called “Crackers” and this term is still used for Floridians whose families trace back to the original settlers. Some historians believe it was from the cattle industry that began in this state 500 years ago. These ranchers had a unique way of […]
Good Morning Jacksonville!
We left St Augustine yesterday for a 6 hour travel day to Jacksonville it was BRRRRRRrrrrr! Hopefully it was the LAST day we will have to endure traveling without any enclosure. The wind was in our faces all day. But we made it,…
South Beach, FL – 3/11/11
Our last full day in South Beach so we decided to take the South Beach Local again and go to the ocean. As we were leaving the yacht club we noticed the weather forecaster hanging around. According to his forecast … should be a nice day. As we were…
Dora Mac Departing Cochin
Ruth and I will be departing the marina here at Cochin this afternoon, Saturday the 12th, at 3:00 PM local time. At six knots this would put us in Male at 8:00 AM Tuesday the 15th.
I will start sending noon reports tomorrow. The seas are predicted to b…
