Legacy Harbor Marina, Fort Myers, Florida

A Banyon tree in the park here in Fort MyersWe have arrived at Fort Myers. It was under 30 miles from South Seas Resort Marina to here, so Nancy and I took the time to walk out to the beach before we left this morning. Beautiful beach, seems to go on f…

Tropical Cyclone Anthony

We await the first of two cyclones to pass, the first to the north of us, around Bowen expected tomorrow or early Monday morning. The second is forecast to pass to the south, near Gladstone on Wednesday. Other than removing our awning from the bow we a…

Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-01-28 15:20:00

ALL PROVISIONED AND READY TO GO!!!  The run from Emerald Bay to Rat Cay was very nice and we entered the cut only to find some of the most pristine beaches, gorgeous craggy shorelines and that beautiful aquamarine, turquoise water that m…

Breaking Away

In memory of Rich Hess

February 20, 1951 – January 27, 2011My best friend, a wonderful man, loving memories always.This picture is Annette, Rich, and Denise a few years ago on Rich’s birthday, which also is Annette’s birthday. Annette works at City Of Hope where Rich was tre…

Melbourne to Fort Pierce

This is an island complete with firepits and picnic tables for boaters to enjoygot 3 of them there now if i can catch them out of the waterCocoa beach PierWe headed out of Titusville on Thursday traveled 50 miles to Melbourne it was a beautiful day to …

Ft. Myers – 1/26/11 & 1/27/11

Looks like I slacked again and have to put two days in the same post. On Wednesday (1/26) we went with the Hanna’s to the Manatee Park for a very interesting tour. If I understood correctly, manatees are mammals that have a lot of human design. Their f…

On the "Road" again….

January 25, 2011We stayed a month in Ft. Pierce, FL, enjoying the weather, getting the boat’s settee reupholstered, spending Christmas visiting Charles, Erika and Lucienne in Charleston, SC, and taking a cruising break.  While in Ft. Pierce we man…

1/27/2011 BLACK POINT ANCHORAGE

 BIG MAJORS SPOT TO BLACK POINT ANCHORAGE THURSDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 9 NMAfter dealing with our breached credit card and hooking to the WI-FI at Staniel Cay, we pulled up the anchor and made a leisurely trip to Black Point. We joined the …

Jan. 27-28 – A Night on the Water

Another break in the weather gave us a chance to take the boat out and make sure everything is working properly. We had a few issues Stan will need to look at before we leave.  It always seems like something needs to be tinkered with.  T…

The Man Made Stuff In The Bahamas

Some of the man made stuff in the BahamasGrotto Not the home but their tiki bar. Cool shot from Black Point Settlement Regatta Point For a few million you might have a chance to own this home! Stone beacon on Adderly Cay indicating salt was available.