Company has left and things are settling back into the normal groove; which is nice.Found this interesting little music streaming site. Check it out Stereo Mood Music for any occasion if you like their rather obscure playlist.Anyway… here’s a p…
Southern Hospitality
A stately home in Charleston, where we are until Thursday when Rick, Cheryl, and I fly home. I’m trying to finish this blog before Brian arrives here from Columbia, the capital, which is 90 minutes away in the center of the state. Therefore, I’m going …
3/21/2011 ANCHORING NEAR FLAGLER MONUMENT ISLAND JUST SOUTH OF THE VENETIAN CAUSEWAY
MONDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 16 NMSUNRISE: 7:24 SUNSET: 7:32HIGH: 80 LOW: 69After a peaceful night on the hook, interrupted only by a…
Exploring St. Kitt’s
We walked about downtown Basseterre this morning, checking out the older town area around the Circus with the intention of going to Stone Walls, a highly recommended cafe, for lunch. However, it was Tuesday, and we discovered that Stone Walls is closed…
Black Point Settlement Again
All of the Selenes left Black Point (except Escapade) to find a different shelter from the expected big blow for the next few days. We raised and secured the dinghy so that we could move quickly if necessary. Susan and Jerry (Ho Hum) stopped by to discuss the best cuts to use to get to George Town…
Kawau Island
Kawau Island is another island in the Hauraki Gulf. The island is named after the Māori word for the shag (cormorant) bird. Copper was mined on the island after discovery in the 1842, in the first years of European ownership. With importe…
Testing Iron Lady In An Onshore Gale
News awaited that the long spell of pleasant New Zealand weather had finally broken down and strong gale to storm force winds with heavy rain were forecast, exactly what we had asked Circa Marine to arrange. As you can see from the lead photo, these new seas, onshore in angle and so reflected back, were steep and confused. A perfect day for testing.
Day at Marina Jack
We spent the day at the Marina today, the weater was fine. I rented a car from Enterprise they didn’t have one till 11:00 . After lunch I went to a local hospital to have my Coumadin blood thinner requirement tested I have to do it every month so …
Monday, March 21, 2011
Sue doing her Edith Ann impersonation. If you are too young to know who Edith Ann is, ask your mother.John had ordered 2 batteries from Norm and Sue’s friend Dan. He brought them home from work with him and then Norm helped John get them on the boat …
Mar. 21 – Shopping, Relaxing, and Visiting
Day 15 – Ocean Springs, MSOcean Springs Small Craft HarborWhen you start cruising you begin to find out it’s a small world. We had a visit this morning from Tom McIlwain, a friend of Lanny’s, our dock mate from home. While talking to hi…
