Before we left for Ft. Meyers, we took another trip to Key West. As you recall, we forgot our camera the last time and we remembered it this time. We met Frank and Bonnie. We traveled with Frank on his brothers boat (Woody and Judy) w…
Temperamental Charleston
Since we’ve been here the weather has seemed to change every time we turn around. One day it’s warm and sunny, the next cold and blustery. Each morning as we pull on clothes to go to the dog park we debate how many layers to put on – or not.A few da…
#40 Passage To La Paz
The trip from Puerto Vallarta to La Paz is about 370 nautical miles depending on the route. That works out to about 50 hours underway. Every engine start is taken seriously, but when it involves multiple overnights, even more factors come i…
Japan Tsunami- Emily Grace is Safe
We were just finishing up our math lesson 2 hours ago when the captain noticed swirling brown water around the boat. Several of the boats were swinging randomly on their anchors here in Kawau Island and I even had the crew come out and look around at …
Islamorada Time
Went back to KW for the Conch Fest where Karen displayed her Jewelry. Met up with Jon & Renee for a few hours at the show. Then we spent the night at our friends house in KW and back to the boat in Islamorada about a 2 hour drive. T…
Earthquake in Japan
I woke up to a call from Julie's brother this morning telling us that there was an earthquake in Japan and that there was a tsunami warning out for the West Coast. We tuned into all the morning VHF net discussions which didn't provid…
Mar. 11 – Greetings from Louisiana
Day 5 – Lake Charles areaCalcasieu River – AnchorageIt was a beautiful day on the water…blue sky, nice temperature and no wind. We enjoyed a gorgeous sunrise, did a few chores on the boat and then headed out around 7:45. There was a lot o…
Back home and then a Tsunami……
In late Feburary, feeling a bit homesick and needing to pick up some boat parts back in the states, I flew home on Feb. 22 for 2 weeks.Wow, culture shock!!. It was cold and rainy when I got home. I hadn’t realized how much I had gotten used to the warm…
Where have we been?
Where have we been? Well since our last post in December we’ve had a very busy couple of months. We made it as far south as the New River in Fort Lauderdale, where we welcomed in the New Year with Ted and Nancy ,who are aboard their vessel A…
Adderly Plantation Ruins
Another fascinating shore excursion on Long Island. The Adderly Plantation was started in the late 1700’s by loyalists from the Carolinas. It had a few years of prosperity until the slavery was abolished in 1834. Following …
