September Song 2011-03-22 07:40:00

Julia, that’s not Joe!Di, is that Phil Specter your dancing with? How did he get out of jail?Joe, that’s not Julia!And this is definitely not Stephanie! I guess we will blame it on the full moon.

September Song 2011-03-22 07:39:00

Steve demonstrating how three people dance together. Is that what you were really demonstrating Steve?Phil Specter joined in the fun. I thought you were in jail Phil!Our “piano man” who played for us and played with us till way too late into the night.

September Song 2011-03-22 07:39:00

How do boob pictures always end up on my camera? At least this one is of a guy. Honest, I didn’t take this one.Julia and Joan being serenaded by the singer in the band.

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Nothing new to report

Company has left and things are settling back into the normal groove; which is nice.Found this interesting little music streaming site. Check it out Stereo Mood Music for any occasion if you like their rather obscure playlist.Anyway…  here’s a p…

Breaking Away

Southern Hospitality

A stately home in Charleston, where we are until Thursday when Rick, Cheryl, and I fly home. I’m trying to finish this blog before Brian arrives here from Columbia, the capital, which is 90 minutes away in the center of the state. Therefore, I’m going …

3/21/2011 ANCHORING NEAR FLAGLER MONUMENT ISLAND JUST SOUTH OF THE VENETIAN CAUSEWAY

MONDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 16 NMSUNRISE: 7:24      SUNSET: 7:32HIGH: 80               LOW: 69After a peaceful night on the hook, interrupted only by a…

Exploring St. Kitt’s

We walked about downtown Basseterre this morning, checking out the older town area around the Circus with the intention of going to Stone Walls, a highly recommended cafe, for lunch. However, it was Tuesday, and we discovered that Stone Walls is closed…

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Black Point Settlement Again

All of the Selenes left Black Point (except Escapade) to find a different shelter from the expected big blow for the next few days. We raised and secured the dinghy so that we could move quickly if necessary. Susan and Jerry (Ho Hum) stopped by to discuss the best cuts to use to get to George Town…

Kawau Island

Kawau Island is another island in the Hauraki Gulf.  The island is named after the Māori word for the shag (cormorant) bird. Copper was mined on the island after discovery in the 1842, in the first years of European ownership. With importe…

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Testing Iron Lady In An Onshore Gale

News awaited that the long spell of pleasant New Zealand weather had finally broken down and strong gale to storm force winds with heavy rain were forecast, exactly what we had asked Circa Marine to arrange. As you can see from the lead photo, these new seas, onshore in angle and so reflected back, were steep and confused. A perfect day for testing.