Tuesday, December 14, 2010 – Leaving the Hook at San Francisco Predictably, when we woke to a beautiful morning Sunday, Earl had the motor warming up and the lines untied before breakfast. We left on glassy seas and headed to Caleta Partida, one of…
Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2010-12-17 15:52:00
OK WE MADE IT TO BIMINI- I know it’s not that far ( 50 miles), but at least we are in the Bahamas. We crossed like a flotilla (mostly sailboats) and turns out NOHOA lied again – seas were definitely not what they had predicted. Th…
Friday, December 17,2010
Outside Treasure Island MarinaTreasure Island pool We finally got relief from the wind and were able to leave Clearwater on Wednesday, December 15, 2010; we were ready to leave after 12 days. It was a beautiful sunny warm day without …
Summer Trip – 2010 – Part 3
We arrived at our friends Pat and Pat who live in Kansas City, Missouri on Lake Lotawana late in the afternoon on Friday, July 2nd. Amber took a photo of us having dinner at their home. From left: Emma, Ms. Pat, Mr. Pat, Wink and Wilma. Wink and Amber …
Tuna Fishing
We returned from a few days of fishing yesterday. Last Tuesday we caught eight yellow fin tuna. Had an amazing bite on for about two hours. The largest was about 40 lbs. We caught these on the Pacific side of Cabo. Wednesday we traveled to the Eas…
South Beach, Miami
On Thursday, we sailed on the outside from Ft. Lauderdale to South Beach, Miami, with Kevin and Courtney. We had a southerly breeze, which made the trip a little lumpy. As we approached Government Cut, we heard the Coast Guard warning recreational vessels to keep 100 yards away from a cruise ship that was stuck in the channel. We turned off before we got close, but we were betting that it made the news. We had a great steak dinner onboard and wonderful conversation.
Friday morning from our anchorage, we watched three cruise ships arrive and one depart. We launched the dinghy, rode down a canal, tied up to a traffic barrier, and spent most of the day in Miami Beach. We strolled up and down the Lincoln Street Mall and shopped in many of the trendy shops there. Lunch, courtesy of Kevin and Courtney, was at Van Dykes. We had be best grilled calamari appetizer that any of us had ever had.
We had dinner aboard and watched “Captain Ron” in the evening.
So simple
It often seems it’s the simple things that make the most difference.Ever since I’ve owned a digital camera, I’ve struggled somewhat with copying pictures from the camera or it’s card.The issue has been one of sheer tediousness, and the potential for mi…
New Slide Shows
I posted three new slide shows on our blog: Fiji, North Island of NZ and South Island of NZ. Check them out!
Sarasota to Naples
(Wed Dec 15 – Dist: 55.6 mi; Avg Speed: 7.6 mph; TTT: 7:20 hrs)
After 5 days in Sarasota we decided to make a bee line for the Keys. There were numerous other places which we would have liked to visit, such as, St. Petersburg, Braedeton, and Ft….
