The Danish sailing vessel, Ing, was taken by pirates February 24th. There are 4 adults and 3 teens on board. We had often seen Ing along our way.
Marble Crafts Palace
My sister wanted a “mini Taj Mahal” so our next stop wa…
Marble Crafts Palace
Houma to Boomtown Casino
We got off to a windy start today it has also been overcast and drizzled a bit around noon.There was quite a bit of traffic on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and we met about 15 tows on the way here. Near Lafitte Louisiana there is a huge construction …
Rose Island (Nassau)
Mystic Moon & Maerin
We had a restful night at the Berry Islands Club moorings, the pups got a walkabout in the morning before we left, and we dropped the mooring at 0815 and headed for New Providence. Since we had s…
Palm Beach Yacht Centre, Palm Beach, Florida
A container ship being loaded at Port EvergladesIt was quite windy when we woke up this morning, we discussed whether it was a good day to travel. In the end, we decided to go since the whole day was in the protected intercoastal waterway, and we’re gl…
Fort Lauderdale to Riviera Beach City Marina
(Friday Feb 25 – Dist: 51.7 mi; Avg Speed: 6.8 mph; TTT: 8:15 hrs)
Family
On the way to New Bern we drove the more southern route so that we would not run into weather in the Okla. City area. From our land base home Hale Center, Texas we drove through the Dallas area, through Shreveport, La. Driving through the big state of Texas is a full days drive. Sometimes […]
Poster Child
Every fall there is a huge gathering of marine professionals at what is called IBEX. IBEX stands for International BoatBuilders’ Exposition & Conference and it is the largest technical marine event in the world. Every major vendor of marine items is there. Along with thousands of items to check out, there is an extensive array of […]
Saturday, February 26, 2011
We walked to Edison and Fords winter homes and museum this afternoon. About half way there I realized I did not have my camera; it was too hot to turn back so I decided to try using my telephone for pictures. T…
Marathon, FL – 2/27/11 (day 30)
This morning we took the dinghy about 3 miles to the mouth of the harbor to Marathon Marina to have a brunch with several other boaters on Darel & Sue’s boat, Present Moment. Sue fixed a yummy spread of waffles, blueberries, strawberries, whipped c…
2-27-2011 NEW RIVER, FORT LAUDERDALE
ROBERT ARRIVESSUNDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NMAs we lazed around, drinking our morning coffee and watching Sunday Morning, energetic runners raced past the Quest. The kids were trailing the adults but working just as hard and having way more fun….
