Quest at Sea

Marathon, FL – 2/19/11 (day 22)

We got up early and did the laundromat scene in town. When you have several loads, we usually go to one even though they are really expensive down here in the keys. Washing is $4 per loan and dry time is 25cents for 4 minutes. It is easy to drop $20…

mv Kekada

Feb 17: The primer has been applied. See – Construction Photos, also more in ‘Why That’

Windhorse

Clever Dinghy Davit

Every now and then we see something new which really works and is such an obvious answer that it is amazing it was not done previously.

This arm off the arch which supports the dinghy started out as a means of moving the wind mill so it would not shade the solar panels. The advantages with […]

Cruising in 2011

Cruise ship entering the channel just below our marina, a daunting sight.
Debbie with her new Panama Hat from Ybor City
We took the Trolley from the marina to Ybor City in Tampa
This vessel transports yachts to far away destinations. She sinks to a…

A Few New Projects

We finished most of the insulation in the aft cabin a few weeks ago. I had to take a little time off from insulation work to preserve my sanity. This is one of those jobs that makes our boat seem very big. For a change of pace, we have been working on…

Meeting Serenity for the First Time – OMG!

The day Tom and I had been counting down the days towards was finally here – January 14, 2011.  The alarm went off at 4:15 am for our 7 am flight to West Palm Beach.  We literally leaped out of bed and ran to our battle stations to get ready …

Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-02-19 18:43:00

MOVING ON – Ok, so before we headed back to Emerald Bay for our little emergency, we had one more visit with the pigs at Staniel Cay. This time we had Big Run with us and we learned since here last, that the pigs really like bread. Unfortunately…

Seas 2 Day

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Well, I have a confession to make. Yesterday I wrote that we were going to the Piggy Races today and that I would take pictures and post them tonight. It seems I fibbed on both counts. Sue, John, and I walked down to Kmart. We stopped in a lot of t…

INDIANTOWN MARINA

What another great day of motoring in Florida.  Continued up the Caloosahatchee River to the Caloosahatchee Canal – through 3 locks.  You would not believe the alligators!!  We saw dozens of them.  No swimming on this trip!!  T…

Marathon, Book Key Harbour, Florida Keys

Quiet day today after our very long day yesterday. Wayne did engine checks this morning, a few repairs. This afternoon we went for a long walk uptown, got a few groceries on the way back. It was another perfect day for weather, warm and sunny. Eas…