Putting on our shoe coverings to visit the Taj Mahal
This certainly beats taking off and putting back on sneakers and also walking around barefoot on floors that, even if they were clean, were quite cold.
In the very center of the mausoleum are the ce…
Taj Mahal # 2
Stocking Island / George Town Revisited
Saturday, February 26, 2011, Day 153. We are back in George Town to meet Kyle and Anita Tomorrow. The voyage up from Thompson Bay was quick thanks to a favorable northwest current. We anchored near the western end of Sand Dollar Beach, near Volley…
Rod Stephens – Lessons From The Sea
While perusing the Cruising Club of America (CCA) website a few days ago we noticed an item on a partially completed book by Rod Stephens, he of Sparkman and Stephens fame (along with designer brother Olin). We knew, worked with on occasion, and immensely respected this wonderful seaman. Although our meetings and chats over the […]
Sunday, 2/27/11
Boca Chica NAS Marina, Key West The weather has been gorgeous all week. Luke checks the Hartford Courant webpage each morning and sees the severe winter up North seems to be gone now and we are praying you will be blessed with an early spring. We are making preparations to head northward in less than […]
No-Morewater
Sadly tonight we said adios to our good friend Peter. The Morewater deal has closed, the deal is done, but today we had a great time running down to Manatee Pocket for lunch at Fins. It was a beautiful day.It’s something we boaters have to do from time…
While they are painting….
I debated whether to paint the topsides of our trawler myself or to hire it out. Obviously, based on our trip down river the other weekend, we opted to hire it out. Because of that, we were able to spend the last week down in sunny Florida on Treasur…
#31 February 2011 Cruising Chronicles Marathon, Florida Keys
Bahia Honda
While the rest of the US was bundled up, shoveling snow, and braving the ice, we were basking in the balmy breezes and fabulous weather of the FL Keys. We’re in the middle of a spectacular 100 mile archipelago jutting into the tropic…
Hollywood Municipal Marina, Hollywood, Florida
Had a surprise visit this morning from Dave and Donna Latchford, the people that we bought this boat from in 2008. They have been following our blog, are in Fort Lauderdale to start a cruise, and looked us up. It was so nice to see them. Then we met Lo…
WE LOVE COMPANY
Yesterday (Saturday), our company arrived. We had lunch with them and Norm and Sue at Banana Cabana. After lunch, we headed back to our boat where we sat out on the back deck and enjoyed each other’s company. It was just like the old days at Catalin…
Tour of Northern India
Hi All
After a whirlwind tour of Delhi, Jaipur, Haridwar, etc… we are back on DoraMac. It was quite the adventure. We saw the sun rise over the Taj Mahal. We watched as people bathed in the Ganges in Haridwar. We had a to…
