Arrived yesterday for a few days. Ruby Slipper is tied up dockside next to a really cool Tiki Bar. Wonderful meeting up with more military retirees & active duty types at this fabulous “find” of a marina. No big boats here – sail boats with tall masts…
September Song 2011-03-28 09:23:00
The hanger-oner group. We hate to see a good party end.This guy, not part of our group, catching fly’s and ZZZZZ’sNo, he’s not dead. We could tell because he was still breathing. (VERY LOUDLY!)We thought this would be a good time for a photo opp. He di…
Living Aboard with Pets
It was April of 2010 when we moved from our small apartment in Stamford, Connecticut to Drift Away, our 46 foot Cheoy Lee Trawler. By we, I mean Pam and I, Charlie the three legged Snowshoe Siamese cat, Smudge the old lady cat, and Ruby the young pit bull mix puppy. Yes, we considered naming our boat “the Ark”.
March 28th
Progress seems so slow to us – more construction photos added
Dania Beach, FL – 3/27/11
This morning at the designated time of 10:15 a.m. the competitors (Ricki & Ken) presented their biscuits & gravy dishes for the invitees to judge. Skip & Barb, Huen, Ken and Ricki & I sampled each dish and they tasted so similar that w…
3/27/2100 DINNER KEY MARINA AND SAM DROPS TO 16 SEED VICKTOR TROICKI
SUNDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NMSUNRISE: 7:18 SUNSET: 7:35HIGH: 89 LOW: 71This morning Dan and I walked to the village for breakfast than wandered around, stopping to explore the Barnacle Historic State Park. After passing through the tropical ha…
Diving and the Blues!
We made a few more dives today, wanting to explore some different sites and look for more lobster. We found the former, never saw the latter! Unfortunately, the weather was kicking up a bit, so the rough water prevented us from going too far …
Sunday, 3/27/11
Legacy Harbour Marina, Fort Myers, Fl N26’38.600′/W 081′ 52.500′ It has been a long day cruising south from Venice to Fort Myers. We left at 8:45 a.m. & arrived at 4:00 p.m. We’ve passed under seven bridges and passed thru several bays. We saw winds from 10-25 knots coming from the south right at us. The […]
Sanibel Marina Sunday
The weather was nice today, kind of warm but with a good breeze. In the morning I replaced the depth markers on the anchor chain the old ones were getting tattered so off they went. It is good to know how much chain is being let out to put out&nbs…
Sunday, March 27, 2011
No words needed! Norm and Sue ahead of us in the creek. The creek we explored.We took our dinghies exploring again this morning. We found a dinghy dock and a park on a piece of county property. The facility looks brand new. It isn’t far from where we …
