Boat moored near us during the storm. The water was so rough, the mooring ball was under water. John, me, Cindy, and Jerry Cindy and JerryWe began the day with breakfast with Cindy and Jerry, Mary and Steve, and Norm and Sue. After we finished eating…
Loggerhead Vero Beach Resort and Marina, Vero Beach, Florida
Big storm this morning. It rained some during the night, then was calm this morning with big clouds building. Mid-morning the winds hit, then it started to rain hard. We were very glad we were tied to a secure dock in a protected harbour. By noon it se…
Mar. 10 – Busy Day
Day 4 – Port Arthur, TXTaylor Bayou – AnchorageWell we can’t say we have been bored lately. The winds picked up last night and we had to move the boat to a more secure location. Of course this was after we had showered and were ready …
Whitianga and the Coromandel Peninsula
We were glad the kind NZ folks aboard Evening Star had offered us their mooring right off the Whitianga Harbour. Whitianga is a nice town and we enjoyed strolling through the shops and sipping over-priced coffee. We did some provisioning in the store…
Julie’s New Pet
Not sure how the seadogs are going to deal with Julie’s new pet. We found a collar and a litter box for it at Walmart and let it sleep in the forward stateroom. Still trying to find the right pet food for it or to get the seadogs to share? N…
Who’d-A-Thunk!
This has been a wonderful cruise up the west coast of Florida. Especially because we have been able to reconnect with good friends. While in Marco Island, we had a couple of great evenings with Ted and Peggy Reese. Ted and N…
Creme de la creme!
The last couple of days post-Carnival have been quiet. We did a bit of provisioning at the US Supermarche, although we encountered more difficulties than success in finding some basic necessities. Do you realize how many different types of cream the Fr…
Stormy Weather Wednesday (posted Thursday)
Still in Point Cadet Tuesday night It got windy around midnight from then in it just got worse. By 8AM a full storm was on lots of lightning and thunder, high winds from the SE shifting to NW and horizontal rain, lots of it. All the lines and fend…
Iron Lady Owner’s Trials
Todd Rickard is in New Zealand working with the owners of FPB 64-3, Iron Lady, Pete and Debbie Rossin. Todd is busy with both testing the boat and bringing the owners up to speed on handling and systems, but snuck in a few photos to keep us all appraised of what is happening. Speaking of […]
New Pet
Not sure how the seadogs are going to deal with Julie's new pet. We found a collar and a litter box for it at Walmart and let it sleep in the forward stateroom. Still trying to find the right pet food for it or to get the seadogs to sh…
