We are getting used to sitting in the dark; gives us time to reflect on the day. We are adjusting our schedule and trying to get everything done before 19:30 when we turn the generator off. The nights here are very quiet.We took the dinghy out&nb…
Painting the Windlass
I love Spring and warm sunny days, especially on the weekend. Of course, that also means boat projects and the “honey do” list. I imagine that honey do lists are a bit different for live aboards than for dirt dwellers. I’l…
Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-03-19 13:51:00
KIDS AND GRANDKIDS FIX – AKA – Smith Clan goes wild in the Keys!!! Couldn’t ask for a better group of boating enthusiasts than our recent guests. They have been on Broulee before in the BVI’s and we were a little nervous about the cooler tem…
Update
Since our last blog, we had a change in plans and decided not to head south. We’re enjoying this area too much to leave! We did, however, head home for a couple of weeks to visit with family and friends and to get caught up on life back there. (…
San Miguel de Allende
Traveling from Huatulco in the south all the way to San Miguel in central Mexico didn’t make a lot of sense, in retrospect. It took a couple of short flights to get there; we could have made the trip by bus back when our boat had been near Manzanilll…
The Kids Are All Right
One of the most common questions we receive about life onboard is, “How do the dogs like the boat?” Two big dogs on a boat can certainly be a challenge at times, but trust us, these kids are just fine on the boat. Dyna is happiest laying on the st…
Stopping in Vero Beach Florida
We have arrived at Vero Beach Florida, and it looks like a great place to stop for awhile. We have been traveling for a year and have covered almost 6,000 miles by boat and 2,000 by car. We are at Grand Harbor, Loggerhead Marina and will stay for at le…
March 14-18, 2011 St. John’s River, FL
March 14. Last night (March 13) we anchored on Murphy Creek off of the St. Johns River. It was a nicely protected anchorage and very quiet. A few small fishing skiffs came through and waved. Artie wanted to take a swim off the back of the boat; oh no… he no sooner said that […]
Kennedy Space Center
March 17th Trip to Kennedy Space Center with Wayne and Ruth. Since we now have a car, it is possible to take trips to those places in Florida we missed on our original Loop trip. When we left Ft. Pierce last year we were in such a big hurry to get to N…
3/18/2011 NEW RIVER, FORT LAUDERDALE AND STILL WORKING ON BRIGHTWORK
FRIDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NMSUNRISE: 7:27 SUNSET: 7:30HIGH: 80 LOW: 71First thing this morning Dan was out applying the first coat of varnish to the brightwork. He wanted to get started before the temperatures heated things up too much. The p…
