It’s January 1, 2011, and I’ve finally got the feeling that our upcoming winter cruise from Fort Lauderdale through the Panama Canal to Golfito, Costa Rica, is actually going to happen.
Six months ago, we were not boaters, but we were boat dreamers, …
While everyone is celebrating the holidays we decided to put together a collection of pictures from 2010 to commemorate our first few months of life with Eliana. It wasn’t a full year and I didn’t always have a camera when I wanted one, but we go…
It was on December 21st that we came east to Spanish Wells and Eleuthera Island. We had been weather bound in Spanish Wells for too long despite having a great Christmas weekend. And after working our way south on …
We’re still in Oriental and the painting project progresses: on December 1, we put on the second coat of teal bottom paint and followed that with a coat of red the next day. December 3 was very cold, and the Admiral almost started a mutiny! No more pai…
After dinner, we went outside even though it was frigid, and this was what greeted us….snow falling heavily. Now the Admiral was really ready to get Palmetto Moon back in the water to have heat blasting instead of space heaters blowing into cold air.
It was amazing how quickly the snow stuck to the strata glass on the flybridge. The snow followed by sleet only lasted about two hours; however, neither of us wanted leave the boat and attempt going down the metal ladder.On Monday, December 6, Palmetto…
On Wednesday, December 8, we were getting ready to leave when Jim went to the engine room for his usual check. Fortunately, he does this every day we travel, and today he discovered diesel fuel on the port engine. He called TowBoat US and arranged to …
TowBoat US-Oriental handed us off to TowBoat US-Beaufort about five miles away from Gregory Poole. Needless to say it was a pleasant ride and uneventful as both captains called any approaching boats to ask for a slow pass. On Thursday, December 9, Gre…
All that’s now left is for me to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Monday (12/27), we visited to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. We had heard that entry to the museum was free on the day after Christmas and never one to pass up a bargain we decided to take advantage of their generosity….
