How do we avoid the dangerous debris from the 3/11 Tsunami?
March 17, 2011
Starr is in Ashiya in the inland sea next to Kobe, and was not impacted by the Tsunami. Our plan has been, and still is, to return to Ashiya at the end of this month, finish fue…
Dangerous Debris
Life in Japan after 3/11
Life in Japan after 3/11
March 17, 2010
When the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11, Don and I were in Seattle waiting for the birth of our first grandchild. During our year in Japan we have made many friends, and shortly after the qua…
Mar. 16 – Fuel, Food & Exercise
Day 9 – Houma, LAHouma City DocksWe ran into a traffic jam on the ICW this morning leaving Morgan City. You have to check into Berwick Traffic control as I call it when you get close to Morgan City. They keep track of all boat traffic in th…
Brief Summary of the early life of Skinny Dippin’
So, Tom and I purchased her on July 17th 2009. We have spent the last 20 years traveling the Caribbean two or three times per year, only visiting the same hotel twice. One of our last trips left us thinking that there has to be a…
Emotions Abound
Emotions Abound (Continued…)
George Town
From Elizabeth IslandMach 16, 2011Sandollar Beach, George Town, Exuma (Bahamas)23°30.85 N – 75°44.87 WRight on the Tropic of Cancer… and you would think it’s warm and toasty. But nooooo… it’s been cold and windy since we got here, a b…
Patent Pending
So everybody wants to know what it’s like to be full time cruisers. Here’s a little insight – we get up in the morning when we want to, then, an hour or two later we may eat breakfast. After breakfast we think about…
Waiheke Island
Our next stop after conquering the Coromandel was Waiheke Island. This island is just offshore from Auckland and offered many protected bays from every wind direction. The island has several well known wineries and we hiked among them and stopped eve…
Shark Attack
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The shark attacked my line so I grabbed him. It was a very interesting fight; I had a hard time keeping the tip of the rod out of the water. It was powerful. It was also the largest fish of the day although Ji…
Leaving Apalachicola
Weather and forecast look good for the crossing so we are off at 2:30 should be in Tarpon Springs mid afternoon tomorrow (Thursday)Steve
