Every now and then we see something new which really works and is such an obvious answer that it is amazing it was not done previously.
This arm off the arch which supports the dinghy started out as a means of moving the wind mill so it would not shade the solar panels. The advantages with […]
Cruise ship entering the channel just below our marina, a daunting sight.
Debbie with her new Panama Hat from Ybor City
We took the Trolley from the marina to Ybor City in Tampa
This vessel transports yachts to far away destinations. She sinks to a…
We finished most of the insulation in the aft cabin a few weeks ago. I had to take a little time off from insulation work to preserve my sanity. This is one of those jobs that makes our boat seem very big. For a change of pace, we have been working on…
The day Tom and I had been counting down the days towards was finally here – January 14, 2011. The alarm went off at 4:15 am for our 7 am flight to West Palm Beach. We literally leaped out of bed and ran to our battle stations to get ready …
MOVING ON – Ok, so before we headed back to Emerald Bay for our little emergency, we had one more visit with the pigs at Staniel Cay. This time we had Big Run with us and we learned since here last, that the pigs really like bread. Unfortunately…
Well, I have a confession to make. Yesterday I wrote that we were going to the Piggy Races today and that I would take pictures and post them tonight. It seems I fibbed on both counts. Sue, John, and I walked down to Kmart. We stopped in a lot of t…
What another great day of motoring in Florida. Continued up the Caloosahatchee River to the Caloosahatchee Canal – through 3 locks. You would not believe the alligators!! We saw dozens of them. No swimming on this trip!! T…
Quiet day today after our very long day yesterday. Wayne did engine checks this morning, a few repairs. This afternoon we went for a long walk uptown, got a few groceries on the way back. It was another perfect day for weather, warm and sunny. Eas…
I’ve been getting tons of email from many of you suggesting changes to the site. I appreciate the emails and keep them coming! Obviously, one of your recommendations has already been implemented as the Trawler Directory. I’ve created this page as a way for you to make suggestions in a more public manner (and also […]
My blogging platform, WordPress, has recently released a new feature called Publicize that announces new posts on my Facebook page as well. This is just a quick housekeeping blog to implement the new feature. The AVATAR Logs is a journal and photo site that records our adventures cruising distant seas on our FPB 64 motor […]
