Ortega River Yacht Club, Jacksonville, Florida

In front, the Roosevelt Highway bridge, behind it, the railway bridge just going up. A train has just gone through. This is one view from our marina.Hot and humid today, apparently much warmer than the normal for here at this time of year. Went to Lake…

Prometheus inserted it.

This one’s for my dad really, as you may remember he donated us a piece of family history in the shape of a tortoise wood stove some time ago… I just got back from another push-it weekend at the boat, during which we had a successful test firing of…

Summer 2010 and Fast Forward to Present!!

Summer of 2010 We arrived back to Northwest Creek the first of May after a month at Carolina Beach. We immediately fell into a groove of little projects and days cruising the Neuse River. From the marina, we were an hour from New Bern, two hours from …

What Do You Think?

     Do you remember the song that had the lyrics “My future is so bright I gotta wear shades”, well this entry is not about Sharon’s sunglasses but her  suntan.  This is Sharon’s first “full body” suntan.  When we…

1st Day Rockport to Matagorda, TX

We’ve begun our adventure ….. leaving Key Allegro Marina at 0742 Saturday, March 26, 2011 with a party cloudy day and winds 12-15 knots. A long day, 9 hours, but no problems and we saw some nice scenery. We decided on passing at a anchorage at Army H…

Summer Plans

You can tell Spring has arrived to the PNW.  Days are longer, grass is growing and the rain is warmer.  Everywhere you look people are starting on outdoor chores. Our cruising plans begin with a departure the last week of April or the first …

The Neighborhood

We even have the White Picket fence to keep the child contained.  (Continued…)

Our House, In the Middle of the Street

Yup this is home sweet home. We are meeting some of our neighbors, yesterday there was a great Aloha party for the cruisers at the marina and anchorage. The food was very good. Tim & Gina zipped by on their way home from church this afternoon to ask…

Rock Sound

Saturday, March 26, 2011, Day 181. As we were leaving Half Moon Bay, another Holland America cruise ship, the New Amsterdam, arrived. Virtually every cruising boat there was headed north with us to Rock Sound, which turned out to be a very pleasant a…

Bridget goes Ashore

Bridget is getting more comfortable goin’ ashore and seems almost smiley riding in the bow. (View Post…)