We left Sarasota early so we could spend a few more days with my brother Ron and his family. If you remember from a previous blog, we had to leave early to head to Sarasota because of weather and only had Saturday and Sunday to spend with Ron and Rena …
September Song 2011-03-26 04:17:00
Almost hooked this one.Most of our trip back to Marathon was flat calm. What a beautiful trip back.The water and the sky were so blue it was hard to tell where the water ended and the sky began.Godiva, enjoying the trip back to Marathon on the front deck.
September Song 2011-03-26 04:16:00
Ben, ready to captain September Song.Rhonda and Nancy, one of our cruising friends. Nancy, Jay, Rhonda, and Bill. Bill and Rhonda now have a second set of parents.
September Song 2011-03-26 04:16:00
The lovely Katie. She left Thursday for New York to sing in Carnegie Hall.Four beautiful ladies. Who is that guy who snuck into the picture. Oh, that’s my brother Ron.Do you think we had a good time at Dockside? Well Ya!I love this picture.
September Song 2011-03-26 04:15:00
Fun on the dance floor at Dockside, the bar at our marina.Usually it’s after dinner drinks. This is after party at Dockside drinks on the fly bridge of September Song. Bill dancing with Jan. It was her Birthday.This is how our fuel comes. Needed to top…
September Song 2011-03-26 04:14:00
Two of the best looking ladies at Sparky’s Landing.Some of the family on the courtesy cart at Castaways Bar and Grill.No. It’s not snowing in Marathon. I think it’s time to clean my camera.
Half Moon Bay, Little San Salvator
Friday, March 25, 2011, Day 180. Little San Salvator is owned by Holland America Lines and used as a destination/playground for their cruse ship guests. The water is very deep (hundreds of feet) within a couple of hundred yards of the beach, which ma…
Heading North, once again….
I’m sad to report that we’ve gone as far south as we will this spring, unfortunately….we have happy family obligations (a wedding in early June) that bring us back, and so we will use the upcoming summer to complete boat work that we’re contemp…
Friday, 3/25/11
N 27′ 46. 350′/W 082′ 38. 000 –St. Petersburg, Florida. We departed Tampa at 10:00 a.m. with the help of another one of Ballou’s neighbors, Derek. He was nice enough to delay his fishing trip a few minutes to help us put the bikes up on top of LESSER LIGHT. In a moment, we were on […]
The Journey Begins
Wish them luck: Queen Kathleen begins her Great Loop Journey. After years of planning and preparation we’re casting off the lines in the morning. Mike has been working on getting the dinghy situated most of the day and now feels like it’s as good as it’s going to get.
