Wax on Wax Off
One of the things we wanted to get done while Pale Moon was out of the water was to wax and buff the hull, sides and stern. This project is much easier to accomplish with her out of the water. If we waited to wax and buff when she was in the water we would […]
43/4/2011 NEW RIVER, FORT LAUDERDALE
DAY FIVE FOR DANFRIDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NMInstead of dissipating in force, the wind just keeps blowing stronger and stronger. Even in the narrow New River we are feeling its intensity. Sure glad we are not waiting to make the crossing to or…
Marathon, FL – 3/4/11
This morning I started thinking of our options about having to leave Sombrero Resort since our slip had been reserved beginning today for the weekend along with 3 condo apartments. I checked with the harbor master to make sure he had not gotten a cance…
Big Majors Spot Revisited
Friday, March 4, 2011, Day 159. We had a causal morning. The wind continued to to be brisk in the 20 to 25 knot range from the eastern quadrant. Before we left Black Point, Linda and Cory (Live Wire II) contacted us on the VHF. They are just a lit…
March 2 – 4
The captains' meeting was held at 6 a.m. to determine if weather was good enough to head to the Bahamas. Rob asked my opinion prior to the meeting, and my vote was “no, it's going to be too rough out there.” We were the only ones staying b…
Still playing with pictures…
Went out this evening and shot a lot of pics at slow shutter speeds in low light. Usually a drive-by photographer, I’ve never shot this way before. It’s lot of trouble carrying around a tripod and tinkering with all the buttons and knobs on the camera….
Amber Fort part 2
The Fort had its own temple and Linda, our guide, and I went inside though it was quite crowded and hard to see what was happening in the chamber in the front of the room. Before going in we had to remove shoes and belts to avoid bringing leather into …
North Palm Beach Marina, North Palm Beach, Florida
On the airboat ride in Everglades City, pelican riding on the front of the airboat.Our picnic lunch at the beach in MarathonMarlene and I on the bow of Dream Fever watching the sunset at No Name Harbour High Spirits with Miami in the backgroundWayne an…
New Providence and a new outlook
Winning the mental battles
You may recall that in my last couple of entries, I’ve opened up my heart a little and spoke about some mental battles I was having with regard to boating. I’m happy to report that the last 12 days or so has been so wonderful…
