Mar. 7 – Departure Day

Day 1 – Matagorda, TXMatagorda Harbor MarinaWe chose this day to leave because we like the numbers….3/7/11.  Three for the three decades we have been married and the holy trinity, seven eleven…the date of our wedding, add the numbers togethe…

Mar 5-6 – Saying Goodbye

We spent the weekend loading the boat with the last of our personal items and saying goodbye to family and friends.Christian and Lillian came by on Saturday to look at the boat.  We had a great visit on the boat and then went out for lunch.  …

Just Believe Nordhavn

Williams Visit Part 2

Sunday morning we went over to the La Cruz marina for brunch at the La Cruz Yacht Club and then went shopping L at the market there. After shopping we headed back to the boat, took out the seadogs and then left for the Malecon (beach boardwa…

Just Believe Nordhavn

Williams Visit Part 1

My sister, Joyce, and her husband, Steve, visited us this week from Georgia.  We had a great time here in Nuevo Vallarta and Puerto Vallarta. The day after they arrived, we took off for La Cruz and Punta de Mita with plans to anchor at …

September Song 2011-03-07 10:40:00

Having way to much fun at the Keys Fisheries Tiki BarI had to drive this wild and crazy bunch back from the Keys Fisheries. What great friends to help us welcome Ron and Rena to Marathon.It’s great to be back on the water again after our winter stay in…

Spanish Cay

(Sunday March 6 – Dist: 98.7 mi; Avg Speed: 10.8 mph; TTT: 9:00 hrs)

Our flotilla of 8 boats left Old Bahama Bay at the break of day in order to complete the 100 mile leg that we had agreed upon.  This decision was mainly brought about by the na…

Diesel Duck

Oh No!!

Trolling for fish is fun and quite often we are successful in hauling in a good catch. A week ago, while coming back to the San Blas islands from a shopping trip at the El Rey supermarket in Sabanitas, Benno lost our lure, a “Blue Bomber” and the …

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That’s interesting…

The Madgeburg Water Bridge in GermanyNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

3/6/2011 NEW RIVER, FORT LAUDERDALE AND THE ART FAIR

SUNDAYTOTOAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NMFort Lauderdale’s version of “Art-In-The-Park” occurred this weekend on Las Olas Blvd. and we did our part. We poked our heads into the numerous booths along the blocked off street and saw many beautiful pie…

Commander Radford

Commander Radford (Continued…)