BACK IN GEORGETOWN – SITTING OUT ANOTHER BLOW!! We did manage to get over to Long Island and I think we are all sorry we couldn’t spend more time there – it is characterized by high cliffs in the north, wide and shallow sandy beaches, historic pl…
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
PACKERS GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL-GO PACK GO!Karen and Bill left early this morning; it was a busy week. Besides the usual tourist things, we went to the National Florida Panther Wildlife Refuge and went on a “Swamp Buggy” ride through …
Last Leg: Ketchikan To Wrangell
Sunday 23 January, departed Bar Harbor, Ketchikan 0730hrs: after 5 days in Ketchikan, we made an easy departure in dawn light. Departure at the same time yesterday would not have been so easy as we were bow into the berth and there was a very stiff w…
Is Your Engine Room Perfect?
Many trawler owners, or soon-to-be owners focus all their energy on designing the perfect trawler for their needs. They pay attention to the pilothouse, the electronics, the overall layout, and selecting the perfect tender for their trawler. But if you are planning on building the perfect long distance trawler, you should also add the engine […]
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011 – Barra
Today is packing day. Dale and Sharon are headed back to Phoenix and I am headed for Boston. Low tonight in Phoenix is 37 and I did not dare look at Boston. Earl and Daisy will have peace and quiet for a week. We had a fun time in Tenecatita. …
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-01-25 08:00:00
Day 152 Harbour Cay Club, Marathon, FLMonday, January 24, 2011 View of the gulf from our bow at Harbour Cay Club Tiki bar close to Harbour Cay ClubView of the gulf from the Tiki bar Bicycles are our only transportation on…
Ice 1, Chevy the dog 0
We’ve had some cold weather down here in CT. Nothing like upstate NY where I come from, for sure, but 4 degrees is pretty cold. The freezing point of seawater is around 28 degrees, depending on its salinity. We’d been pretty much ice free until yesterd…
Venice & Ft. Myers – 1/23/11 – 1/24/11
Yesterday (Sunday) was the day that Christine, Greg and the girls left for their flight back to Pennsylvania. We sure enjoyed their visit even though the weather was a little chilly we are sure that it was much nicer than what they were going to see w…
