Captain’s Log January 12 to January 25, 2011
The Great Mango Run
We stayed in Cabo San Lucas until Friday, awaiting better weather conditions on the Sea of Cortez. We did some shopping and wandered around. We walked to the be…
Captain’s Log January 27, 2011
Exploring Venice Florida
January 26, 2011 Venice, Florida. Nancy and I along with Ruth and Wayne, got loaner bikes from the marina and rode into Venice. On the way we pulled off to the public access and walked onto Venice Beach. Took a couple of pictures and picked up some she…
Happy Birthday — Melonie
With all our love… Happy Birthday MelFrom the rest of Crew IstaboaAnd in your honor, we think an encore showing of this little youtube is apropos.Enjoy the Sandwich Mel, It’s your day.Go celebrate the malleable reality. (whatever that means) No…
Landfall: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands!
A mere three hours from the Spanish Virgins, we arrived in Charlotte Amalie Harbour, St. Thomas on Sunday morning. We’d left early yet again, and enjoyed an easy passage once again. But what a difference an anchorage makes!! After the glorious solitu…
FPB 64 Avatar Dive Prep System
Mike and Carol Parker, the owners of the FPB 64 Avatar, are avid divers. We asked Mike for some details on how they handle getting three sets of dive gear into the dinghy, and Mike was kind enough to take a few photos and send some comments.
We’ll start with Mike’s description of their filling system:
Note […]
Crow’s Nest Marina, Venice, Florida
The men re-doing ropes and fenders on Dream Fever.Got up this morning to a stiff breeze, but sunny and warm. The marina has courtesy bicycles, so we borrowed them and went touring in Venice. Seems like a nice town with a lot of seasonal rent houses, ap…
Near disaster
Yesterday afternoon (Tuesday)at 5 pm, a hurricane-force squall passed over where we were peacefully anchored for the night near St. Petersburg. We knew we were in for some strong weather, so we found an anchorage rated best for its holding quality and …
Week 15 Titusville Tornados? & Kennedy Space Center
Yesterday we visited the Space Center it was a nice day spent with Ashley and 68 degrees! But today sadly, we went to Orlando so Ashley could fly back home. We had hoped to do a bit more with her but timing her departure due to incoming storms in New E…
#36 Whale, Whale, Show Your Tail
“Whale, whale, show your tail…” the children’s chant ad nauseam begging the object of their fascination to do a few tricks for them. This week, unexpectedly, we got VERY up close and personal. Here’s the story… We were anchored of…
Nara: A Trip to Japan’s Ancient Beginnings
Nara: A Trip to Japan’s Ancient Beginnings
21-23 January 2011
Day One – 21 January 2011 and (710-784 AD)
Almost every morning I read various newspapers online on my computer; these usually include The New York Times, The Japan Ti…
