Day 140 Snook Bight Marina, Fort Myers Beach, FLWednesday, January 12, 2011 Our planned departure date from Snook Bight – but the waves on the gulf were 4 to 6 feet, so we passed on that experience and stayed for another day. &n…
Gulfport to Venice, FL
Left Gulfport around 10 in the cold – freeze warning last night til 9 this morning & it hasn’t warmed up yet but the sun feels promising.
As we exited the marina we noticed this group of cormarants who have taken up residency on this …
Gulfport to Venice, FL
Left Gulfport around 10 in the cold – freeze warning last night til 9 this morning & it hasn’t warmed up yet but the sun feels promising.
As we exited the marina we noticed this group of cormarants who have taken up residency on this …
Ahoy Matey, Is It Land That I See?
So a new week aboard begins as we make our way for Greenport. As I mentioned in the previous post, Mitchell Park Marina, a town-owned marina in the heart of this quaint east end village, was the setting for our first sighting of a trawler. …
Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-01-12 14:05:00
Had a great run down to Georgetown on Sunday the 9th – pulling up anchor at the Majors around 7:00 am. Perfectly calm, flat seas and arriving in Georgetown around 3:00 or so. We did a tour thru most of the beach anchorages (Hamburger, Honey…
Oh, What a feeling!
Here we go again. Weather is playing a major role in our cruising. Originally, the forecast was for Thursday and Friday to have winds that would make traveling uncomfortable. Now, it sounds as if the winds may…
John and Mable Ringling Mansion Ca d’ Zan
This is the second blog of four that I will do covering our vist to the John and Mable Ringling Estate. It was just too much to cover in a single blog. The first which is actually in the following blog. The third will preceed this when published and…
Virgin Holidays
Jan. 9th 2011Bahia Tortuga, Isla de Culebrita, Spanish Virgin Islands18°19.24 N / 065°13.68 WSo, I’ve been lazy with my writing. Blame it on the holidays. After celebrating Domino’s birthday at Foxy’s (you gotta read our…
Race Week January 2011
We went to Margaritaville Cafe to see the Sauce Boss he plays his own Blues Music and cooks a chicken and seafood gumbo on stage while he is playing. At the end of the night he serves up the gumbo for everyone to eat. We met a couple that the girl is f…
Carrabelle, FL – 1/11/11
Finally we are on the move again! We left Port St. Joe about Dawn 30 (0720) and traveled the 60 miles to the Moorings Marina in Carrabelle, FL which will be our launching port for the Gulf Crossing. The trip over was pretty uneventful but chilly. For t…
