Yup, still at it folks. Even though the world is in shock at the devastation in Japan, life as we know it here continues as usual (thank goodness). Now that I’m an official boater, my heart sank as I watched beautiful boats tossed about lik…
Loggerhead Vero Beach Resort and Marina, Vero Beach, Florida
Busy day today. Started this morning with a quick trip to West Marine, then on to a wonderful Farmer’s Market in Fort Pierce. Lots of booths with good fruit and vegetables, baking, spices, etc. Got breakfast there and did our shopping, then on to a nau…
PASSAGE TO MALE, MALDIVES
TIME: GMT +5.5 12:00 NOON
POSITION: 06 08 04.11N 075 20.80E
SOG: 6.2 KNOTS AT REDUCED RPM
COG: 203
WIND: OVER THE BOAT, 10 KNOTS OUT OF 280 DEGREES
SEAS: ONE HALF METER
SKIES: SCATTERED CLOUDS, MOSTLY SUNNY
TEMP: 30C 86F
DISTANCE MADE GOOD: LAST
TO DES…
SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
Bob and Nancy Safer bungee jumping.They didn’t have cool “rides” like this when I was a kid.The pirates and their women.Today began the Marathon Seafood Festival. There were craft booths, fishing booths, boating booths, food booths (of course), music…
Touching a bit of history – Days 159 to 161 – Fort Lauderdale, FL
On Wednesday, I shared with Diana what I had learned from Pam. Together with Kodi, we took the inside route and followed the Cordova Street canal to New River and then to downtown. The home in the photo below a…
Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras
We left Placencia, Belize after a few pleasant days for Roatan on 2-16. The weather was great for the passage and even though we dragged a line, we were not successful catching any fish. Our destination was Coxen Hole, Roatan, the harbor that had the easiest entry in the dark with the fewest possible reefs to avoid and we had the anchor down at 7:30 that night. Anchoring was a challange as the harbor is very deep and shallows quickly as you get closer to land. Using the radar we crept to an …
Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras
We left Placencia, Belize after a few pleasant days for Roatan on 2-16. The weather was great for the passage and even though we dragged a line, we were not successful catching any fish. Our destination was Coxen Hole, Roatan, the harbor th…
Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras
We left Placencia, Belize after a few pleasant days for Roatan on 2-16. The weather was great for the passage and even though we dragged a line, we were not successful catching any fish. Our destination was Coxen Hole, Roatan, the harbor th…
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.
