Two weeks ago, while anchored off Blake
Island, a Defender Class Coast
Guard boat approached. Rare before
9/11, we now frequently see these boats around Elliott …
Coast Guard Boarding
Paradise Village stroll
Last Thursday Julie and I took a walk out to the breakwater for the marina and noticed that there was a wedding in progress. There were a lot of folks fishing with lines wrapped around water bottles using lures to catch fish, mostly rock fis…
Last Week in Key West (sniff, sniff)
Life aboard M/V Ruby Slipper continues to be full of amusement & simple pleasures. This week we enjoyed the company of my Uncle Harvey (my dear deceased mom’s baby brother) & my Aunt Janice. Since I was a child, they were among the most inspirational…
Puerto Vallarta Malecon, Churches and Shopping
Julie and I spent part of last Friday exploring the malecon, churches and doing some shopping at the markets there. Like La Paz and Mazatlan the malecon has a lot of art, sculptures and other interesting things to see. The day was a little f…
Hard Aground.
Well, maybe a better term would be “soft aground”. Its been REALLY windy here yesterday and last night with 20 to 30 mph winds out of the west and northwest. Some reports had gusts here in the Stamford area at 50 mph. …
Week 19 and our last week in Stuart
We woke up to a fog filled marina we have been extremely lucky as far as dealing with fog on travel days, glad today isn’t a travel day. As you have seen by previous posts Jim has been very busy getting boat work done, all those projects that need to b…
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’
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…
