Today was maintenance day. The morning started with Ron doing the 12kw genset oil change, oil filter change, and impeller change. We also changed out the impellers on the main engines, as they were due per our maintenance schedule….although, as Murphy’s Law would have it, the old impellers looked great and Ron was kicking himself for having changed them too soon. Yes, it’s a boat…! I know it doesn’t sound like much work, but it’s never a 5-minute job! The real mystery is how can engine manufacturers place impeller pumps so that there is never quite enough clearance whatsoever to pull out the old impeller and insert the new? Do they not realize that the impellers need to be changed regularly?
Charlie and Jimmy’s Visit to JB Part 1
Spring Break 2011!! Spring Break has hit Puerto Vallarta in full force. Charlie and his friend, Jimmy Koch from St. Michael’s now at St. Mary’s in San Antonio), arrived in Puerto Vallarta on Monday afternoon. After a …
Gulf Crossing Apalachicola to Tarpon Springs
We left Apalachicola as planned at 2:30 pm we crossed Apalachicola bay and out to the Gulf through Government Cut just South of Apalachicola. Apalachicola Bay was quite choppy as was the Gulf for the first few hours but around sunset it calmed down a g…
Cocoa Village Marina, Cocoa, Florida
Nancy and Eddie’s new car A space capsule, hard to believe that it actually held two or three astronautsSpace Shuttle Endeavour on the launchpad being made ready for the April 19th launch We had to try the Space Dots ice cream, which is appar…
St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah – WILD!!
Here are Rick, Cheryl and I at the HUGE city party in Savannah. It was a coincidence that we happened to arrive here the day before St. Pat’s Day, not knowing the city is famous for its wild celebration and completely closes down (even the schools)!! W…
Thursday, 3/17/11
Naples, Florida N 26′ 08 450′/W 081′ 47. 483′ We departed Everglades City, FL this morning at 0900 hours. This was an interesting dockage. We were tied to a long dock right in front of the Rod and Gun Club which had a full restaurant view right across from our dock space. We noticed the […]
Additional response from friends to 3/11
Additional response from friends to 3/11:
(Please note recommendation for donations to relief effort below in red)
From a friend in Kobe, who checked our boat immediately after the earthquake/tsunami:
“Thank you very much for your kind email.
In K…
Mar. 17 – Getting Ready for the Mississippi River
Day 11 – Harvey, LABoomtown CasinoIt was a beautiful day on the water…although the banks of the river were very ugly in most of the area we were in today. Industry everywhere. We are just a few miles away from the Mississippi River.&nb…
HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!
Stained glass window at Annette’s.Nancy and Sue clowning around. Are you feeling a little green today? Have you eaten your corned beef and cabbage? Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you! I can’t decide if it’s being retired or being a boater that makes ever…
