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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Gordon’s Pass into Gulf N26′ 27. 000′/W082′ 02. 000′ We departed Naples City Marina and went south for 20 minutes to Gordon’s pass to the Gulf. Lots of boat traffic coming out of Gordon’s Pass to the Gulf; mostly fisherman. At navigation aide 1, we set a course for 343 degrees magnetic to San Carlos […]
Staniel Cay
We arrived at Staniel Cay Friday afternoon and anchored just off the marina. We opted for Staniel over Big Majors because a frontal system was predicted to pass and would be accompanied by strong winds. The dinghy ride to the airport in those condition…
ISLAMORADA
Another gorgeous sunset! Pirate ship rides at Loralie.Isn’t this an interesting “boat”?This is how shallow it was right outside of the channel.We left Boot Key Harbor at 8:00 A.M. this morning and headed for Islamorada. We cruised 48 miles and arrived…
Halifax Harbour Marina, Daytona Beach, Florida
.Did a short hop today up to Daytona Beach. Went to the Farmer’s Market in New Smyrna this morning, got a few fresh veg plus some shrimp from the local area. Left New Smyrna about 9:30, got here by noon. Left the Indian River and entered the Halifax Ri…
Hopetown
Saturday March 19, 2011
On our second day at Man-O-War we decided to rent a small 20 foot boat to take the short run over to Hopetown. It was a fun 4 mile ride to the small harbor there. We rented a couple of golf carts and had a…
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday March 15, 16 and 17, 2011
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. (…
