Well, we finally got moving northward this morning at 10am. We said goodbye to all the friends we’ve made at Key West and at lst Baptist Church in Big Coppitt Key. We also said good bye to our RV friends, Sam and Ann who served working at the church all winter. We had Chris our Navy […]![]()
3/14/11 Marathon Key, Fl N24’70.824′/W081’08.472′
What’s up for 2011?
After 3 months of great skiing and visiting family and friends in Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, and Vancouver, we are starting to shift gears and think about returning to Oso Blanco in Auckland. Oso has had a lot of scheduled maintenance sinc…
[KensBlog] Departing Hong Kong
Greetings all!
I am very proud to announce that Sans Souci is now aboard a freighter. It has departed Hong Kong, and on is now on its way to Turkey.
Before I speak of about my boat though, I need to acknowledge events in Japan. As most of you know,…
Bear Earns a Yellow Belt – Round Two
For the second time in his life, Bear tested and qualified for a yellow belt in Shotokan karate. The first time was over a year ago in Mexico and this time was in Salt Lake City. Bear really worked hard to show his sensei (teacher) he could relearn the…
Mar. 14 – Play and Relaxation
Day 8 – Avery Island, LABayou Petite AnesWe spent the day on Avery Island. The weather report called for 60% chance of rain, but so far the day has been wonderful. In fact it’s been a beautiful spring day and we enjoyed seeing the sites.&…
Best Friend Helicopter Skiing
Friends since grade school, Eric and his best friend, Rich Howe, have dreamed of going helicopter skiing together for more than twenty years. That dream was finally realized a few weeks ago when the two of them flew with Powderbird Heli-guides in the W…
Tsunami Impact in NZ
Many people have emailed us wanting to know what impact the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunamis have had on our in New Zealand. Bottom line: we were unaffected.NZ’s earthquake was on south island, new Christchurch. Oso Blanco is in Auckland which…
The Fishing Trip
Hello everyone, we went out Sunday and fished about 5 miles out near the reef, and its was a great day except it was a little windy, so we had the “rock and roll” but everyone faired well. So after a day of fishing came the social and the BBQ, with eve…

Southern Banderas Bay
Wanted to post some pictures we took as we cruised the southern part of Banderas Bay yeaterday. Also there are pictures of Julie and our neighbors (Mike and Arlene Shannon from San Diego) on their way armed with margaritas and wine to look f…
Marsh Harbour
(Thurs March 10 – Dist: 27.1 mi; Avg Speed: 9.1 mph; TTT: 3:00 hrs)
Mangoe’s Marina, Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco Island, Bahamas
This is a nice little marina with the best ever dockmaster. Ray is a young guy, super friendily and responsi…
