Ruby Slipper

What we're reading

Linda — Just finished Waiting for Snow in Havana by Carlos Eire. A terrific read about a young upper class boy in Cuba (pre- & post revolution). Also, The Help by Kathryn Stockett, eye-opening tale of African-American maids & the white families they …

Tiger Cruise

What a wonderful trip we had with Lieutenant Junior Grade Lauren Mililci on th Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, a 278 foot ship. Lauren invited us to accompany her from San Diego to Seattle the end of February. It was a proposal that we couldn’t resist. …

Chinook

Bahia Los Frailes

Anchorage at Bahia Los Frailes (View Post…)

Windhorse

FPB 64-3 Video #3 – More Play In A Gale

While the Arizona Wildcats were thrashing Duke in basketball, we were out in the remnants of another New Zealand gale with Iron Lady. For company there were eighteen visitors from around the world (three parties of six). It had been blowing from the east for two days, so as you might imagine, the combination of […]

Another Day Fishing

Good day fishing about 20 fish, cooked them up for supper. My new friends Donald and Susan left Wednesday heading to Fr. Pearce to have there boat Old Sam hauled for the summer. Good luck you both. I was just given a warning for the local police for ri…

Safe Harbour in Spanish Cay

(Thurs March 24 – Dist: 22.7 mi; Avg Speed: 7.3 mph; TTT: 3:00 hrs)

The 5 Amigos broke camp and started heading for another anchorage called Great Sale.  The wind was up a little and was shifting around the clock as it often does here in this pa…

Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions (Continued…)

Gin Anyone

Gin anyone? (Continued…)

3/24/2011 FISHING WITH MIKE AND BRENT

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBERT!THURSDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 42SUNRISE: 7:21 SUNSET: 7:33HIGH: 89 LOW: 65Fishing today!!! Mike and Brent were anxious to get out on Quest and have a try at fishing so we pulled out of Dinner Key Marina and headed for the hi…

Manatees from Istaboa

Manatees

Those cute cuddly teddy bears of our southern waterways. All us boater types enjoy gawking at them as they unassertively paddle around the marinas and estuaries down here in Florida. But, few know that they can be quite humorous as shown in the youtube below.