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…

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…
Suggestions Page
I’ve been getting tons of email from many of you suggesting changes to the site. I appreciate the emails and keep them coming! Obviously, one of your recommendations has already been implemented as the Trawler Directory. I’ve created this page as a way for you to make suggestions in a more public manner (and also […]
Facebook Link
My blogging platform, WordPress, has recently released a new feature called Publicize that announces new posts on my Facebook page as well. This is just a quick housekeeping blog to implement the new feature. The AVATAR Logs is a journal and photo site that records our adventures cruising distant seas on our FPB 64 motor […]

Still loitering around Stuart.
Diggin through the archives, I came across this shot and thought I would throw it in… just because we liked it so much. This was taken from the dock at Bakers Bay on Guana Cay back in 2006, when the boaters at anchor were still allowed ashore….

Whoooooo weeeee its windy!
This 46′ trawler really rocks and rolls in a breeze. When its gusting in the 20s, like it is right now, it REALLY rocks and rolls!I usually spend Saturday mornings taking the two dogs to the off-leash dog park, but this morning I spen…
