The Difference a Year Makes…..Last St. Patrick’s Day we spent in Key West where the party lasted about four days – we experienced (and participated in) a non-stop green, beer-drinking, pong-playing, corned beef eating, music loving binge. This year,…
Lake Dora Canal
It’s Saturday morning on Lake Eustis. The local boat ramp is busy with jet skis, runabouts and some fishermen. The serious bass boats are mostly already out on the lakes. We are to take our skiff through the Lake Dora Canal to, of course, Lake Dora. There we will enjoy the hospitality of the Classic […]
Before the St. John’s River
We enjoyed our short stay in Ft. Pierce with its great Saturday Farmers’ Market, its pet friendly parks and meeting up with the homeless guy we used to chat with. His favorite line, “I may be homeless but I’m not stupid” poured from his lips agai…
Dania Beach, FL – 3/18/11 & 3/19/11
Friday – 3/18/11Another lazy day in paradise. I did call a Cummins repairman to come take a look at my starboard tach which is not working and as a result it affects the engine synchronize function. Haven’t heard back yet when he will be coming so I …
Mar. 19 – Greetings from Mississippi
Day 13 – Ocean Springs, MSOcean Springs Small Craft HarborWe were joined in our anchorage last night by two sailboats. One was the Peregrin that we have been traveling with the last four days. We waited until 9:00 before we lifted the anchor, and…
3/19/2011 NEW RIVER, FORT LAUDERDALE AND GADDING ABOUT ON THE ALGONQUIN
SATURDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NMSUNRISE: 7:26 SUNSET: 7:31HIGH: 79 LOW: 63Dan started off the morning applying t…
March 2011 – Spring Break Trip to Lake Charles, LA
Saturday, March 19th – M/V Sweet Pea and Last Trade decided to head all the way home in the fog! Sailboats stayed at GYB and will head home on Sunday, March 20th. Another great adventure with M/V Last Trade. Thanks to everyone who travelled with us. Th…
Now it’s starting
This is my nearly instant $100 work bench. Not even $100 actually probably closer to $85. The bases are standard steel shelving units from Lowes that I got on sale for $58.
Spring? It Must Be Time For More Projects!
Finished the salon table. Yes, Travis and Maggie, this pic is for you; it’s another result from Parks SuperGlaze. What I can tell you from this learning curve is that it took two tries and it is NOT perfect. The bar we did first was easy – no problems,…
Update on the Engel Cooler FYI
Back in Feb. we broke down and purchased the Engel 123 cooler. We said we would update to let everyone know if it lived up to the hype of ” keeps ice for 8 days”. Though a very nice cooler well built etc. it keeps ice for 4 days just 1…
