A mere three hours from the Spanish Virgins, we arrived in Charlotte Amalie Harbour, St. Thomas on Sunday morning. We’d left early yet again, and enjoyed an easy passage once again. But what a difference an anchorage makes!! After the glorious solitu…
FPB 64 Avatar Dive Prep System
Mike and Carol Parker, the owners of the FPB 64 Avatar, are avid divers. We asked Mike for some details on how they handle getting three sets of dive gear into the dinghy, and Mike was kind enough to take a few photos and send some comments.
We’ll start with Mike’s description of their filling system:
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Crow’s Nest Marina, Venice, Florida
The men re-doing ropes and fenders on Dream Fever.Got up this morning to a stiff breeze, but sunny and warm. The marina has courtesy bicycles, so we borrowed them and went touring in Venice. Seems like a nice town with a lot of seasonal rent houses, ap…
Near disaster
Yesterday afternoon (Tuesday)at 5 pm, a hurricane-force squall passed over where we were peacefully anchored for the night near St. Petersburg. We knew we were in for some strong weather, so we found an anchorage rated best for its holding quality and …
Week 15 Titusville Tornados? & Kennedy Space Center
Yesterday we visited the Space Center it was a nice day spent with Ashley and 68 degrees! But today sadly, we went to Orlando so Ashley could fly back home. We had hoped to do a bit more with her but timing her departure due to incoming storms in New E…
#36 Whale, Whale, Show Your Tail
“Whale, whale, show your tail…” the children’s chant ad nauseam begging the object of their fascination to do a few tricks for them. This week, unexpectedly, we got VERY up close and personal. Here’s the story… We were anchored of…
Nara: A Trip to Japan’s Ancient Beginnings
Nara: A Trip to Japan’s Ancient Beginnings
21-23 January 2011
Day One – 21 January 2011 and (710-784 AD)
Almost every morning I read various newspapers online on my computer; these usually include The New York Times, The Japan Ti…
#36 Whale, Whale, Show Your Tail
“Whale, whale, show your tail…” the children’s chant ad nauseam begging the object of their fascination to do a few tricks for them. This week, unexpectedly, we got VERY up close and personal. Here’s the story… We were anchored of…
Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-01-25 14:02:00
BACK IN GEORGETOWN – SITTING OUT ANOTHER BLOW!! We did manage to get over to Long Island and I think we are all sorry we couldn’t spend more time there – it is characterized by high cliffs in the north, wide and shallow sandy beaches, historic pl…
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
PACKERS GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL-GO PACK GO!Karen and Bill left early this morning; it was a busy week. Besides the usual tourist things, we went to the National Florida Panther Wildlife Refuge and went on a “Swamp Buggy” ride through …
