Anchored between Ft Walton and Pensacola

Well it did not start out to well today, but ended in a lovely anchorage spot. Decided to go outside cruising from Panama City to Destin instead of using the intracoastal. It was foggy, rough(at least to me) and I was green and not a happy camper by th…

Living Light photo

Spring break on Living Light!

It’s been a fun couple of days! We have been relaxing on the boat since Tuesday the 5th so on board about 5 days. We alternated between anchoring out, exploring the local section of the river, hanging out at the marina, and generally just enjoying our time together

No Injuries

     When your car has a breakdown, you can pull off to the side of the road.  When your boat has a breakdown, you probably can drop anchor where you are and start repairs.  When your airplane has a breakdown, you can usua…

Marathon, FL to Palm Coast, FL: 03/06/11 – 04/08/11

We’re in Palm Coast, Fl in one of our favorite marinas and making our way north for the summer. Our last couple of weeks in Marathon involved visiting the usual haunts for one last time: Burdine’s, Sunset Grill,  Banana Bay for the weekly Krogen Breakfast (please, never again!), Hideaway, Franks, etc.  We also spent time [Read More…]

Waterfowl love Catalina Sailboats

There’s a little Catalina 22 sailboat docked at the yacht club just astern of Drift Away.   It seems to be a favorite perch for a local Osprey.   He shows up at dusk, which makes taking photos difficult, even with my camera’s anti-s…

"Road Trip"………

The cliffhanger from the past blog entry is solved.  Joe never made it to the “Dancing With the Stars” debut.  He had a very ligitimate excuse: “ooops”.With all the formal events behind us, it was time for a “ROAD TRIP”!!  We boarde…

Report From Onboard Jenny

Friday, April 08, 2011 9:30:49 AMLocation: Charleston SCLatitude is 32 degrees 46.903 minutes north.Longitude is 79 degrees 57.463 minutes west.No recent weather observation is available. Wednesday afternoon we loaded Jenny up with a full belly of f…

Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-04-08 08:44:00

Day 225    Rivers Edge Marina,St. Augustine, FL  MM 777Thursday, April 7, 2011 Yacht under construction along the ICW Long dock Long dock from home to boat Low tide at this marinaCareful where you ancho…

Launched and headed to Texas

Chris launched us about 9:45am this morning in Panama City Florida.  Chip didn’t work in Garmin, but they are sending us an update for our model early next week. We have the one for here to New Orleans so we will be fine with the GPS until then. A…

Launched and headed to Texas

Chris launched us about 9:45am this morning in Panama City Florida.  Chip didn’t work in Garmin, but they are sending us an update for our model early next week. We have the one for here to New Orleans so we will be fine with the GPS until then. A…