A dismal rainy day – somewhat unusual in the islands, I think, since most rain comes in short showers rather than all-day-long affairs. We each managed to work out on the bike trainer in the early a.m. before the rains started in earnest though! Happ…
Monday, March 14, 2011
We left our anchorage on the Okeechobee Waterway around 09:30 and only had about 5 hours to go to Vero Beach, FL. At 10:00 we entered the ICW and started Phase 10 of our journey. The last few days we didn’t see any dolphins but a…
Incredible swarms of fish caused by Japanese tsunami?
While surfing around this morning, I came across this story.Interesting. The shores of Acapulco’s beaches were this weekend teeming with masses of fish packed so tightly they looked like an oil slick from above.Thousands of sardines, anchovies, strip…
History, family and nautical – Day 163 to 165 – Delray Beach to North Palm Beach, FL
On Sunday, we visited with my first cousins Harriet and Harry at their home in Boynton Beach. We were joined by Harriet’s sister, Myrna (also my first cousin) and her husband, Kenny, her daughter, Nancy and her husband Fred and David, her so…
Turquoise Everywhere
March 11, 2011Thompson Bay, Long Island, Bahamas23°21.16 N – 75°07.81 WHow many shades of turquoise are they? Since we’ve entered the shallows south of Little Exuma Island and leading into Long Island, all we’ve seen is turquoise; more or…
Sunday, March 13 Another successful Gulf Crossing
Sunset at Dog IslandAn exposed home on stilts on the islandWe had a beautiful crossing. Left Clearwater Marina at 3:30 PM on Saturday and arrived at Dog Island at noon on Sunday. During the night we watched 3 movies on DVD using our computer.
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March 2, 2011 At the southernmost tip of the Bahamas lies a chain of keys (“Cays”) so rugged and with so little protection from the elements that few boats venture to cruise the area. Along these sixty miles of wild beauty, boaters must be t…
March 11 At Clearwater, FL ready to cross the Gulf
Pirates again! We stopped at Clearwater City Marina for the night before crossing the Gulf.
March 9, Sarasota
Donna and Wayne (Dottie’s sister and her husband), and their friends, Harold and Roberta came to the boat so we took them for a ride.Coming back into “Marina Jack’s” at SarasotakThis is a beautiful 26 foot high statue entitled “Unconditional Surrender…
March 8 We decided to head north up the west coast of Florida
Waiting for a swing bridge to open for usSince we lost a month in Cape Coral, we decided to begin our long journey back home, instead of going down to the Florida Keys. We’d like to be home by April 15th. We topped the fuel tanks at Burnt S…
