DriftAway

YAAAAAAH!!

Today was boat project day.  Pam is still in Texas for her son’s graduation from Air Force Basic Military Training.  She called last night, and eventually asked what my plans were for Saturday.”Maybe I’ll take the electric motor off the hoist…

Mar. 12 – No Internet Service

I have limited cell service for my phone and no service on my laptop so I will have to update the blog later. We are in a beautiful anchorage. Very quiet and peaceful.

TSUNAMI!!!!!

La Cruz is NOT a hurricane holeBusted up marina slipsAnchorage at La Cruz..23 knots of wind during surgeI woke up early on 3-11 , slammed some sub-standard coffee and checked the news via the internet. UH OH!!. I read about the quake in Japan , turned …

March 2-8, 2011 (Titusville and Daytona Beach, FL)

      A little Florida History:  The early pioneers in Florida were called “Crackers” and this term is still used for Floridians whose families trace back to the original settlers.  Some historians believe it was from the cattle industry that began in this state 500 years ago.  These ranchers had a unique way of […]

Good Morning Jacksonville!

We left St Augustine yesterday for a 6 hour travel day to Jacksonville it was BRRRRRRrrrrr!  Hopefully it was the LAST day we will have to endure traveling without any enclosure.   The wind was in our faces all day.  But we made it,…

Quest at Sea

South Beach, FL – 3/11/11

Our last full day in South Beach so we decided to take the South Beach Local again and go to the ocean. As we were leaving the yacht club we noticed the weather forecaster hanging around. According to his forecast … should be a nice day. As we were…

Dora Mac Departing Cochin

Ruth and I will be departing the marina here at Cochin this afternoon, Saturday the 12th, at 3:00 PM local time. At six knots this would put us in Male at 8:00 AM Tuesday the 15th.
I will start sending noon reports tomorrow. The seas are predicted to b…

Windhorse

Prince William Sound, Alaska

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Windhorse

Prince WIlliam Sound, Alaska

Prince WIlliam Sound, in southwest Alaska, is one of those places you just have to visit.

It is ruggedly beautiful,

has abundant wild life on land,

and in the sea,

with hardy, outgoing residents. The town of Cordova, reachable only by plane or ferry, is a delight and we were fortunate to be there during the Copper River salmon […]

Good Bye Maratrhon–Hello Florida’s East Coast

Challenging marine facilities but still had a major attraction for boatersWe had originally planned to stay two weeks in Marathon, decided on staying two more weeks and, because of high winds, ended up staying another week–five weeks of perfect weathe…