John stayed with the boats, and I went to lunch with Norm, Sue, and Fred. We went to Burdine’s and had a lovely lunch. Nancy and Bob told us to have the Fried Key Lime Pie. They said it’s to die for. They are right. It is delicious. While we were …
Marathon, FL – 2/3 & 2/4/11 (day 5 & 6)
The past couple days have been very lazy in this paradise. On Thursday we all slept in late then just sort of did nothing. Bill & I launched the dinghy and took a ride to the other end of the channel which was 2 or 3 miles.Thursday evening we wen…
The Jumentos and Ragged Island – Part #3
After ordering and arranging the shipment of the replacement inverter/charger, we were now able to relax and enjoy the cays. We departed Southside Bay on the southern end of Ragged Island after a couple hikes into Duncan Town. Duncan Town is the home o…

Abaco Pics
You wanted more Abaco pics?? You got ’em. Enjoy.Warning!!!For those with low bandwidth, page 2 is large. More on page 2Looking at these has really given us a bad case of Island Fever.There’s only one cure.Go!Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler …
The weather wins!
ell, our trip down the river to drop off our trawler to get the topsides painted has been delayed. 34-35 degrees and steady/misting rain would not make for the funnest of travels. Thus, we have pushed things out at least another week. Assuming the w…

Nordhavn 75 EYF Sinks in Cabo
Nordhavn Dreamers, a Nordhavn related discussion forum is reporting that a Nordhavn 75 expedition yacht fisher (also known as the Nordhavn N75 EYF) has sunk in Cabo San Lucas last night (3 Feb 2011). Possible cause: Tuna tubes recently installed. ===UPDATES BELOW=== Update: Sunken Nordhavn N75 Photos posted on Chinook’s Blog Updated 12 Feb 2011: […]

Heading South — Actually Southwest
We’re having a slight change in plans…..we’ll actually be heading southwest. We’ve decided to travel to the Revillagigdeos Islands (includes Socorro Island) which is approximately 235 miles off Cabo. This will take about 30 hours of cruising. We’ve…
Stuart Fl Sunset Bay Marina
Weather has been extremely nice its been in the 80’s everyday since we arrived. This marina is beautiful all newly built in 2009, new everything. Very boater friendly, entertainment at the restaurant every night, the marina has a shuttle that takes you…

Miami Beach
Change of Watch Coral Ridge Yacht Club
Fleet Review- CRYC
We finally pried ourselves from the dock at Coral Ridge Yacht Club after two weeks! We had a very enjoyable stay with friends and …

Live aboard boat projects
One nice thing about living aboard is having time for boat projects, like fixing the cold draft coming out of the louvers of the exhaust vent in the head in the master stateroom. One nice thing about this solution is that it serves as extra should…