The sun that was smiling on us last week decided to go into hiding for a week or so. Sometimes at the beginning Spring we get so anxious for warmer weather that the 40 degree and 50 degree weather feels as if winter is getting ready to set in again. A few days ago in […]
Afternoon Walk Around New Bern, NC
Taylor Outfall Bayou to Bow Tie Marina
The wind came up during the night as a cold front pushed through and we hesitated to leave however made the decision to go for it. We left at about 7:30 AM and just crossed Sabine Lake which was quite windy but not as bad as we anticipated. We’d like…
Offatts Bayou to Taylor Outfall Bayou
We left Offatts Bayou near Moody Gardens early but then had to wait at least an hour for the Galveston Railroad Bridge to lift which set us back. It was another long day and we anchored out in Taylor Outfall Bayou which is next to the Big Bayou Wildli…
3/29/2011 DINNER KEY MARINA: HUMID AND HOT
TUESDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NMSUNRISE: 7:16 SUNSET: 7:36HIGH: 85 LOW: 69Hot and humid here today! A dredging barge pulled up just…
Minestrone Anyone
Minestrone Anyone. (Continued…)
Feed Me!
Day two at Custom Propeller Systems: A great day to watch our props from day one get their first finishing. We learned all sorts of things most important the proper name of the company. The shop has been Ellis Propeller forever. John Rose has owned it for quite some time so many refer to it […]
Passage to….Santa Bárbara de Samaná, Dominican Republic!
We were up early and off the dock at St. Croix Marina by 0600…en route north, to either Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic, we weren’t exactly which. After looking at the weather and different stopping options, we decided to follow the southern co…
Pumps
As I contemplated once again the perennial question “Why is there always a pump breaking?” I finally decided to do a casual count of the pumps onboard KJ. When we finished a top-of-the-head rough survey, the number we came up with?29.No wonder it seems…
Legacy Harbor, Tuesday
It was cloudy this morning, it looked like rain for a while but it never did materialize. About 9 AM I took a walk to tropical Hardware, a good store about a mile away, I needed some parts for the dinghy.Later I went to the Municipal Marina w…
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Last night we had a pretty good storm. High winds and heavy rain all night long. We are anchored near Key Largo and worried that the anchor might not hold. We were fortunate that the anchor held and the wind and rain did no damage. Sleeping was a bit d…
