Had an unexpected call last week from an old bus industry friend Tom Foley, who at the time was on a small cruise boat near Marco Island and thought “Hey, maybe Rick’s somewhere around here”. The call was made and plans were formed to get tog…
Sombrero Dockside in the Florida Keys
(Dec. 17 2010 to at least February 17, 2011)
I have decided to summarize our month here in Marathon since I am so far behind and since this is not the day to day ‘twitter’ of Tom and Linda’s activities.
It was easy to fall into a Florida Keys …
All Good Things Come to an End
As I sit in the cockpit at night after work, I notice that the days are getting shorter. Though I hate to think about it, I’ll soon have to face the fact that For Us will need to get into her winter pajamas and take a much deserved winter nap. &n…
Initial Purchase and then Delivery of Queen Kathleen …. Florida to Texas during Summer 2007
If you buy the trawler of your dreams in another location far away, how do you get the boat back to your own cruising grounds?Although we have always been diehard sailors, my wife Kathy and I finally decided to sell our Irwin 31 and purchase a trawler…
Initial Purchase and then Delivery of Queen Kathleen …. Florida to Texas during Summer 2007
If you buy the trawler of your dreams in another location far away, how do you get the boat back to your own cruising grounds?Although we have always been diehard sailors, my wife Kathy and I finally decided to sell our Irwin 31 and purchase a trawler…
Twin Dolphin Marina, Bradenton, Florida
We woke up to some wind and clouds this morning, a little cooler than yesterday. Nancy and I walked up to the Farmer’s Market all along the main street in Bradenton, lots of nice vegetables, some fruit, fresh bread, some crafts. Another boater (Karen f…
Time To Go
The plan was to get up at 6 am and head out for Myrtle Beach. All night we listened to the lines groaning as the boat was pushed and pulled by the wind. The morning greeted us with high winds, cold temperatures, and black ice on the docks. We …
PLEASE read this first!
A speech from the throne: (just kidding) In June of this year I started this blog and the first entry was our arrival in Curacao from the outer islands of Venezuela. I’ll try to stay current with my entries, but Benno and I have since recaptured the …
What we're reading
I just finished Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky…HIGHLY recommend this WWII tale of Nazi occupied Paris. Moving, complex. The people of France sell their souls & lose their humanity in the process by co-existing with the enemy. The novel is all …
Ringling Circus Museum
January 22, 2011, Ringling Circus Museum. If you have read the previous blogs you already know that this is the fourth of four blogs on the John and Mable Ringling estate. After touring the estate, I decided that there was to much to show you in a sing…
