We had a great weekend of getting projects done on the boat.The biggest project was the new VHF. The new VHF integrates with the GPS and knows where we are, it shows the location of nearby boats with AIS transmitters. It has a remote microp…
The Big Trip
By the end of July, the captain and I had logged many hours aboard For Us, both on the water and at the dock (lots of hours at the dock). We both agreed it was time to cast off the lines for parts unknown (well, not really unknown, just unknown f…
Circumnavigator Magazine on Nordhavn 5263
Last April, Circumnavigator magazine
came aboard for a day to review
the boat and its systems. On
board for the magazine were contributing editor James Kirby, …
Sunday, 1/9/11
Zoe, Merrygoround Boca Chica, Key West, FL…This has been the best week on our trip because we got to see three of our five kids and our only granddaughter, Zoe. Michelle and Kaely, Sunset Pier Grandpa reads to Zoe
Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa
After another successful but tiring overnight passage, it was great to tie up to the dock at Marina Ixtapa, ready for lunch and a nap. We saw lots of marine life on our way down, including an amazing degree of phosphorescence in the water. That’s whe…
Hola de Mexico!
We arrived 1/8 in Isla Mujeres. The trip from Hollywood to Key West was good, a 24 hr run in calm seas. We had a great weather window that extended for 5 days. We stopped in Key West to get a courtesy clearance as the port captain in …
Hola de Mexico!
We arrived 1/8 in Isla Mujeres. The trip from Hollywood to Key West was good, a 24 hr run in calm seas. We had a great weather window that extended for 5 days. We stopped in Key West to get a courtesy clearance as the port captain in …
Will resume trip on January 15
My vacation from my vacation will end Saturday when I return to Pensacola, FL Saturday to resume my Breaking Away adventure. Bert Stock, my friend from Valencia, CA will join me until we reach Key West. Then, Hawthorne High friend Lee Smith will be wit…
Strangers in Paradise
No discharge sign in Chacala12-31-2010 in La CruzWow, what an adventure!!..Alex and Kaitlyn arrived Dec.29th as planned. But NO RONELLE!!!..Seems she had a passport meltdown and required 3 trips to LAX to finally board the plane Dec. 30th. She IS persi…
Kids Update
The kids have finally regained their rightful position at the center of the universe. At least of our universe. We are back on a schedule of daily romps on the beach, chasing birds, and running in the field.On New Years weekend, Will, who wo…
