The Weather Is So Exciting…………………

We’re still here in sunny, warm (mostly) Marathon FL.  We have had some spells of colder, windier weather, but mostly we are enjoying 70’s during the day and 60’s at night.  Perfect!!  So, come on down and enjoy the weather with us.&nbsp…

Chinook

Update and a Perfect Day of Fishing!

First off, Happy New Year to all our family and friends! Second, apologies for the delay in the blog update. We’ve been back in Cabo since early January but have been busy since arrival. Today is the first day without guests, so I’m committing the m…

Clearwater Municipal Marina – 1/16/11

January 15, 2011 – Six boats that got together last night, decided to cross the Gulf together today. We had a final meeting with Buddy, the weather expert at the marina at 10 a.m. who told us to expect a good trip but we would experience 1 to 3 footers…

Heading south…Chemela

At Anchor in ChemelaIncredible BeachIs that a sunset…..or WHAT?After family departed Jan. 6th, I waited for a weather window to head south. After 3 rolly days anchored out in La Cruz, I left 4am Jan 10th. for Chamela.  Cabo Corrientes has a repu…

Seas 2 Day

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Yesterday at Happy Hour, we had a wienie roast / pot luck dinner. Everyone brought a side dish and it was wonderful. There’s a covered, raised fire pit with grates to sit around. The temperature was a little cool, but that just made the fire feel th…

Rage

     In the following photographs there is a certain appeal of the seas that have been blown by the winds and crashing onto the coastline.  But from a boater’s aspect it is something you don’t want to get caught in.  The B…

Hayleigh Grace Kettering

We would like to introduce you to our newest granddaughter, Hayleigh Grace Kettering, born to our son Jared and his wife Tiffany on Friday 01/14/2011.  Hayleigh was 6lbs 12oz & 20″ long.   She is their second daughter …

2010 Reflections

Time here at the dock in Whangarei, New Zealand is keeping us busy completing projects that were impossible to do in the undeveloped areas we covered over the last year.  Each day we whittle away at the work list and some items get completed…

Saturday, January 15, 2011 – Marina Barra Navidad

OOPS ! I posted the photos in reserve order. Thursday, January 13, 2011 – underway to Tenacatita We spent a quiet day at anchor on Tuesday, watching boats come and go. Clark installed a wonderful “ap” for me so help me identify the stars and …

A little work, A little play

Completely unrelated to boatbuilding… had a chance to take the family to see Joe Satriani at the Fox Theatre in Oakland the other night. Satriani is one of the best players around and its always a blast to see him do his thing. At the end of the show…