Naples Boat Club, Naples, Florida

We are very much enjoying our time here in Naples. It is a pretty town, lots to see and do. Our neighbour very kindly took Nancy and I grocery shopping by car this morning, such a treat to be able to travel by car. Funny the things you take for granted…

More Gulf sites from the Western shore of Florida

Well, sorry that we have not been posting a lot.  Here is a couple of the nature shots.  One of the sky with a light filtering through the clouds, the other is of a beautiful sunset at Pelican Bay in Cayo Costa State Park.We took a week to en…

Seas 2 Day

Tuesday, February 8. 2011

We had a fair amount of wind last night. The dinghy and flag banged around until we brought the flag in and tied the dinghy tighter. The temperature has dropped into the low 70s. We were visited by Ricki and Carl this afternoon. We met them at the …

Marathon, FL – 2/8/11 (day10)

After a trip to the bank I stopped by the barbershop for a 3 1/2 week trim while Ricki did a few chores inside the boat. She had some stuff that needed mailed and since the post office was a little over a couple blocks away, she let me take them. Each …

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She’s Walking!

One of the things we like about the boat is that we walk – alot. We both enjoy walking and like the exercise it gives us. We’ve walked miles to restaurants, shopping, for propane refills, dog parks, you name it. We’re both in need of haircuts and ju…

Clearing Customs – Conclusion of the Inverter/Charger Saga

The Georgetown International Airport is midway between the settlement of Georgetown and Emerald Bay Resort (recently taken over by Sandals Resort). Emerald Bay Marina was built to be a world class facility – and it most definitely is – but, business ha…

January 20-30, 2011, Delray Beach, FL

Jan 20 – 30.  Joining Carole and Sonny on their winter vacation in the Delray Beach area.   .                     BUTTERFLY WORLD, Coconut River, FL.  The first and largest Butterfly House in the United States. Pirate Festival, Gasparilla Invasion, a celebration in Tampa, FL.    It’s […]

Kimbel’s in the Keys

First off, let me tell you how we are related. My mother’s sister’s son’s daughters, Julie (married to Mark) and Jody, and Jenny, who is married to my mother’s sister’s son, but is not Jody and Julie’s  mother. Did you get all that? There will be …

September Song 2011-02-08 12:05:00

Jody, Mark, Jenny, and Julie, on the fly bridge of September Song in Marathon on a warm sunday afternoon. How much snow and how cold is it back home? Jody showed me a picture of her kitchen window with a snowdrift half way up the window. 17 inches the …

Paint Complete

Well with all this nice weather and time sitting around I have managed to complete the painting of Esperanza she looks as good as new. Well until the birds come back. Now is back to the inside work. All systems are go for departure next week. Heads wor…