Skiing in Utah

After a couple of weeks in the Midwest for the holidays, we’re now in Utah to ski for a couple of months. All of Eric’s girls were able to come for a long weekend, along with granddaughter, Oak. We really enjoyed having everyone together and getting in…

One Ferrari Two Ferrari Three Ferrari Four……WOW!

Okay, so we have all been to some pretty nice places in our lives right?  Well I have to tell you I think we found Florida’s playground for the rich and famous.  After a great nights staying on a mooring ball in Fort Myers Beach, Anna and I g…

Ringling Miniature Circus Museum

As you will read an explaination of my bloging the Ringling Estate in the next two blogs, I will only say that this is Blog 3 of 4 covering the Ringling Estate. Because of the size of the estate, I will show pictures and write a short discussion of th…

Visitors from Chicago – Days 105 to 107 – Captiva, FL

We expected to have a great time when Steve, Becky, Dakota and Nathaniel visited and the weekend exceeded our expectations.  It was terrific.Note: Steve and Becky Betts are former neighbors who we have known for 12 years.  Dakota was born whe…

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Nice youtube video

Nothing about boats, just a heart warming slideshow.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

Sunday, 1/16/11

Boca Chica Key, KW, Florida Kaely flew back to Connecticut last Sunday to enjoy the blizzard this week!?  Blaine, Elise & Zoe flew back to Phoenix last Sunday.  We made many new memories and enjoyed our time together.   Now just the two of us again missing the babysitting and playing with Zoe at the beach and reading […]

1/16/2011 ANDROS

NICHOLLS TOWN AND THE RIDE BACK TO FRESH CREEKSUNDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED: 0 NM SCARLET HIBISCUS IN SISSY’S YARD We awoke to a lovely morning just begging for our presence on the beach. Finding our way from Sissy’s to the nearby shor…

1/15/2011 ANDROS

QUEST STILL AT FRESH CREEK BUT WE HEAD TO SISSY’S IN NICHOLLS TOWNSATURDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NMImage via WikipediaBig Moving day for the Hansons! They will move to Sissy’s vacation rental in Nicholls Town where they will be staying fo…

Tap Tap Tap……

Tap Tap Tap is the sound of my fingers tapping away the boredom waiting on our return to Fat Bottom Girl.  We are scheduled to head back to Ft. Pierce next week to take her to Trawlerfest in Ft. Lauderdale.   We have attended these …

Breaking Away

Breaking Away’s Adventures on the Great Loop Cruise 2011-01-16 16:52:00

Bert and I arrived yesterday! The first thing we did when he arrived with his rental car was go to a grocery store. Wine was on the list, as you can see. So was blackberry cobbler. We’re really roughing it, aren’t we? As I type this, the cobbler is in …