Boca Chica NAS Navy Marina, Key West, FL… Matthew our nephew visited us this week. Here are some highlights: NAS Fitness Center, Bike Rides, The Bus, Hemingway House, Babalous, Margueritaville, Art Galleries, Key Lime Pie, Duval Street, Icecream Cones, Touring on Scooters Sunset Pier, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Mile Zero, The Craperie, The Most Southern Point, Six […]
Monday, 1/31/11
GETTING READY FOR THE PASSAGE TO HONOLULU, HI
GETTING READY FOR THE PASSAGE TO HONOLULU, HI
January 2011
We are currently tied up in Ashiya, Japan (35 42.3N, 135 19.0E). Starr has been here for over ten months with the result that I’m ready to “set sail into the sunset” (sailor talk). The d…
Week 16 We have a schedule…. of sorts
sunset in Fort PierceThat was a mighty big fishbig fish still moving aroundSo, if you are a member of the AGLCA one of the first thing they advise, schedules while boating are meant to be broken due to all the unknowns. While we have never been peopl…
Key West Adventures – Day 116 to 121 – Key West Florida
My first impression of Key West was of a very touristy place. There were three big cruise ships docked and hundreds (thousands?) of people on Duval Street. But by evening the cruise ships left and KW became a laid back island again.We…
Palmetto Moon 2011-01-31 12:24:00
January started off cold and windy with a forecast of snow and wintery mix, so we decided to stay warm in the condo and not travel south this year. On Monday, January 3 we watched 6″ of snow pile up followed by ice which closed down everything for 5 d…
Ho Hum, it’s still 75F and sunny…………
We’re still here in the Keys–till March 1 or thereabouts. We’re still getting lots of projects done on the boat–spiffing her up a bit, catching mangrove snapper (hmmmmm), attending festivals and just enjoying the weather. We know wha…
Private Beach
Sharon and I got to spend some time south of Black Point Settlement at Little Bay. Our buddy boat had some matters to take care of at Staniel Cay, so we took a few days to hang out on the beach. For 3 days Little Ba…
headless update
well work continues while I am staying here at Jim’s should be heading for the keys in two weeks the weather is warming up and so is my blood pressure. I spent all day Sunday with shit. The clog is some were about 10 feet down the hose and it looks lik…
A Visit Back to Maria Elena – Nordhavn N40
Guest post by John & Maria Torelli Despite still having the keys and occasionally checking on Maria Elena (our 2007 Nordhavn 40 which we recently sold to great couple who live in Miami) I had finally detached myself from the boat that was our home for three years. While I still find a sense of […]
#30 Bender’s Cruising Chronicles Fort Myers – Captive – Sanibel – Marco – Marathon
Man alive!!! End of January ALREADY and time to post a blog I’ve not even begun to write! Where’s the time going? If our days of gainful employment had flown this fast, working wouldn’t have been so bad!
Ragged Ass Salon
Bill, Laura…
