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…
Cat Island – Out Island #1
At one time, the Exumas Cays were considered remote – only a few dared venture into the area. Today, cruising the Exumas is no longer considered 'daring' -many cruisers make the Exumas their winter destination. Although the majority is sail b…
Jan. 7 – Little Pearl
We finally put our dinghy on the boat. Stan still needs to finish some of the hardware that will hold the dinghy in place, but ropes did a good job of filling in for the weekend. We took the boat out on Friday…it’s been two months since…
Great Loop Date 12.30.2010: Out With the Old, In With The New…
Days #140-149: 2936.2 total milesPort #64-66: Punta Gorda to Ft. Fort Myers Beach, FLAfter a busy two days in Cape Haze, the time had come to move OB south to visit more friends. We were already halfway down the Gulf side of Florida. I…
December 15, 2010-January 5, 2011 — Christmas and New Years Break — Raleigh, NC
December 15. We flew out of Fort Myers homeward bound to Raleigh, NC in time for Elaine’s retirement at EC (surprise Elaine, she wasn’t expecting Art–after all, he’s doing the “Loop”). Congratulations to you Elaine!! We hit to ground running trying to get ready for Christmas. We did okay, but a bit abbreviated. – Christmas Eve […]
Still crazy after all these years…
Pam, Bernie, Mel, Radar (with our old Sadie in the background), and Charlie at the Garbonzo Reef Bar… May 07Heard through the grapevine that our buddy Bernie was in town. Called and sure enough, he is. So we made plans to pick him up in the Albury th…
1/8/2011 DINNER KEY MARINA TO ANCHORAGE BY THE VENETIAN EAST DRAWBRIDGE
SATURDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 12 NMWe found a fantastic IGA market on SW 32 Avenue where we did a bang-up job of provisioning up for our journey across to Bimini and Andros. Dick graciously accepted the appointment to “Head Honcho” in the kit…
