Woke up this morning to lightning, rain and high winds thies went on for a couple of hours. About 9:30 it started clearing up so we got the boat ready and headed out to the Caloosahatchee River which runs from the Gulf up into Lake Okeechobee. Ft Myers…
The St. John’s River
Cruising the St. John’s River is a side trip recommended by many for viewing old Florida and its wildlife. That sounded good to us so we left St. Augustine and traveled to Jacksonville, the first big city on the St. John’s River, about eighteen miles o…
Mar. 28 – Fort Walton Beach, FL
Day 22 – Beautiful BeachThe Boat Marina & BoatyardWe rented a car this morning and ran a few earns. Stan had things he needed to get from West Marine and Lowes, and we needed a few groceries so we went to Wal-Mart. They seem to have b…
Monday, March 28, 2011
John and I went exploring in our dinghy again this morning. We hadn’t gotten very far when we were pulled over by the water patrol. Our dinghy registration numbers and seal are on Plexiglas panels and used to hang on the front sides of the dink. Well, …
Training (and relaxing) in the Exumas
The Freedman family has been busy over the last 3 weeks or so, learning a lot about operating our trawler, and getting to know one of the most wonderful cruising grounds in the world — the Exuma islands of the Bahamas. Truly, I don’t think I could hav…
A Little Further North
The dock lines are free and we are back in the Wetsundays again. After 3 1/2 months, 2 cyclones and 2 trips away from Opal Lady we left the marina last Thursday with friend, Graeme aboard. Very fitting that the man who wrote the song A Little Further N…
Fleming Island Marina, Orange Park, Florida
Weather forecast for today was thunderstorms and winds. Calm this morning, so we left to travel about 13 miles to this marina. Uneventful trip, cloudy but calm. Went by a military facility, watched several huge aircraft taking off over the boat a…
Monday, 3/28/11
Fort Myers – Caloosahatchee River– We had to delay our departure today for two reasons. At the time of departure from Ft. Myers, we saw lightening off to the west in the. So we started counting…1 – 1,000, 2 – 1,000, 3 – 1,000. It was almost on top of us. So we quick closed up the hatches and port holes […]
Cleaning Rails
We have been putting off the project of cleaning the rails where the side curtains are hung. These side curtains on the Upper Helm are a great wind block and are good for a little privacy when sitting out in the evenings or afternoons. We took the curtains into the shop to have then seams […]
A moment for pause – Day 178 – Stuart, FL
Readers will recall that we had dinner with Dick and Kathy Hoffman at Prime One Twelve, a lovely restaurant in South Beach during the Miami Boat Show. A fun filled evening that included taking our photo next to a bad-boy …
