We walked about downtown Basseterre this morning, checking out the older town area around the Circus with the intention of going to Stone Walls, a highly recommended cafe, for lunch. However, it was Tuesday, and we discovered that Stone Walls is closed…
Black Point Settlement Again
All of the Selenes left Black Point (except Escapade) to find a different shelter from the expected big blow for the next few days. We raised and secured the dinghy so that we could move quickly if necessary. Susan and Jerry (Ho Hum) stopped by to discuss the best cuts to use to get to George Town…
Kawau Island
Kawau Island is another island in the Hauraki Gulf. The island is named after the Māori word for the shag (cormorant) bird. Copper was mined on the island after discovery in the 1842, in the first years of European ownership. With importe…
Testing Iron Lady In An Onshore Gale
News awaited that the long spell of pleasant New Zealand weather had finally broken down and strong gale to storm force winds with heavy rain were forecast, exactly what we had asked Circa Marine to arrange. As you can see from the lead photo, these new seas, onshore in angle and so reflected back, were steep and confused. A perfect day for testing.
Day at Marina Jack
We spent the day at the Marina today, the weater was fine. I rented a car from Enterprise they didn’t have one till 11:00 . After lunch I went to a local hospital to have my Coumadin blood thinner requirement tested I have to do it every month so …
Monday, March 21, 2011
Sue doing her Edith Ann impersonation. If you are too young to know who Edith Ann is, ask your mother.John had ordered 2 batteries from Norm and Sue’s friend Dan. He brought them home from work with him and then Norm helped John get them on the boat …
Mar. 21 – Shopping, Relaxing, and Visiting
Day 15 – Ocean Springs, MSOcean Springs Small Craft HarborWhen you start cruising you begin to find out it’s a small world. We had a visit this morning from Tom McIlwain, a friend of Lanny’s, our dock mate from home. While talking to hi…
Family time in Canada
Oak, Margaret and ShirleyOak, Margaret, Shirley and EricFour generations of Bloomquists gathered in Vancouver this weekend for some good old fashion family time. Great-grandma “Boo” flew in from Minneapolis for the weekend where she didn’t let a little…
Skiing Whistler
Eric with his daughter, MargaretNo views were to be seen at Whistler/Blackcomb but that meant snow, snow, snow! We had three days of fresh powder skiing in the mountains where we rented a condo right on the slopes for easy access.The Whistler ski resor…
Our First Big CRUISE!! April 2010
I’m going to be brief with the updates to bring us to present day! Before the big cruise, we did all the typical projects to make the boat ours. New fabric, new name, new mattress. We spent endless hours cleaning and shining and changin…
