Sat, Feb. 12 Wild Animals

 We drove up to Sarasota to visit Donna, Dottie’s sister, and her husband, Wayne.  They took us to the “Big Cat Habitat”.  It was a great animal show.  They rescue wild animals, mostly from defunct Circuses, train them and give them…

Project Update…

This past weekend we finally took apart and fixed our automatic bilge pump.  This is an extremely important piece of safety equipment.  This bilge pump has a float switch so if water is somehow rising in the bilge the float switch will be tri…

a monthand half away

Well, we are getting closer to our trip. Only a month and a half away. We are getting the bottom of boat painted next week, then we start organizing trip.

a monthand half away

Well, we are getting closer to our trip. Only a month and a half away. We are getting the bottom of boat painted next week, then we start organizing trip.

Friday, Feb. 11 Not a bad place to be stuck for a couple of weeks

 We moved the boat from a slip to a face dock, so we have a great view from the salon.
 Daytime temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees, palm trees swaying in the breeze.  It’s relaxation time.  We have a rental car so we can get ar…

What Do You Do With The Swim Platform?

We have been considering what to do with the swim platform since we bought the boat. It is all teak and the previous owner had treated it with a hardware brand of deck stain, the type you would use around the house. They had coated all of the teak on t…

Tues, Feb 8, We’ll be in Cape Coral for a while

When we returned from our boat ride last Sunday, the port transmission failed….no reverse.  Made for interesting docking.  The transmission has to be re-built.  This is the mechanic removing it.  Problem is, when he removed the ex…

Packing Our Bags

I have had my bags packed for a week now, this is so not like me. I usually have an idea in my head of what I want to pack for a trip and pack the night before or the morning of the trip. To say I am ready to get back and start to […]

Bunks painted

The inevitable coat of white paint.It already looks so much better after a first coat of paint.Not much more to say about this, other than “watch this space”.

Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-02-14 08:09:00

Just a quick update – spent a week back down at Emerald Bay Marina taking care of some medical issues at the Steventon Clinic (deb’s leg wound) and are now on the move again – updates to follow.  In the mean time Happy Valentie…