We have been “off line” for the past two weeks with a cold or flu which made it’s appearance two weeks ago. We used to claim that we rarely got sick but cannot do that anymore and it is unusual for us to be sick at the same time and never for such a lo…
Musical Propellers and How To Tune Them (out)
We usually specify what is called an anti-singing edge on our props. Essentially this is a chamfer on the forward face trailing edge of the blades as shown above. Occasionally this is not quite the right shape and at certain RPMs and loadings the prop will start a high pitched, and very annoying, song.
The props […]
Touring Charlotte Amalie with Friends Aboard
Equinox on anchor with all the sailboats in Charlotte Amalie Harbour, St. Thomas, USVIRon and I now have our friends Karen and Kerry from Concrete Idea aboard with us! They arrived late Wednesday evening, and we spent Thursday walking about St. Thomas,…
South Seas Marina Resort, Captiva Island, Florida
We had a good day to travel today after the winds of the past couple of days. Cool but sunny. Travelled along the intra coastal waterway south from Venice through Lemon Bay, Gasparilla Sound and Charlotte Harbor, arriving at Captiva Island. We spe…
Living Aboard in Wrangell, AK
We like Wrangell; we’ve liked it each time we’ve visited here, passing through on the Inside Passage. It’s Cotati-sized, has a Geyserville before the gentrification / Guerneville in the 70s feel to it. (Continued…)
Hanging……
We are still at Paradise Marina in North Fort Myers. Our boat is ready to go. Norm and Sue’s boat gets closer to being ready every day. However, it is taking longer than any of us thought it would. So, we don’t know when we will be leaving. Perhap…
Piano bar? The rest of the story.
Click the headline for the article. State orders piano removed from Biscayne BayNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Getting Ready for Mazatlan
We have spent the last week visiting with friends and getting ready to leave Paradise (Costabaja). We now not only have a breakfast on Wednesday’s with the marina boaters, but also a happy hour every Tuesday evening at a local restaura…
Nara: A Trip to Japan’s Ancient Beginnings, Part II
Nara: A Trip to Japan’s Ancient Beginnings
21-23 January 2011
Day Two: 22 January 2100 and 602 AD
Horyuji, the oldest Temple in Japan and Yamayaki
We met an elderly gentleman on the train from Ashiya to Nara; his name was Mitsui Ma…
A few updates:
Well, it hasn’t snowed again yet. We were supposed to have snow last monday, but it turned out to be 45 degrees. Me and aspen and the girl that lives on the boat next to us sat in the sun for a couple hours today.. We even got to wear tank tops, it was…
