The Moorings Marina is a very nice place where everyone just bends over backwards to make you feel comfortable. It is also the final marina before entering the Gulf to go to either western Florida or start the big bend. It is a very small town but jus…
Venice
Sandy & Charles dropped us off at the Ringling Estate in Sarasota. I had no clue that John Ringling, who died in 1936, was such an enterprising entrepreneur. He not only made himself very wealthy running the circus but also taught …
Venice
Sandy & Charles dropped us off at the Ringling Estate in Sarasota. I had no clue that John Ringling, who died in 1936, was such an enterprising entrepreneur. He not only made himself very wealthy running the circus but also taught …
HITCHCOCK THE BIRDS
Will back in Florida, so far the weather has been cold 60f still better then home but not warm enough for me.Jim, Blair and I moved the boat to its new home. Still in south gulf cove but in sail boat country. {no bridges} I have been working on the boa…
Life’s2Short 2011-01-14 13:03:00
Back in St. Petersburg: An Overdue UpdateOn the date of our last blog post (December 13th), Todd dropped me off at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International airport around noon to catch a flight to Missouri. After waiting more than eight hours at th…
SEASEA back in Jacksonville
We got back to the east coast and made the decision to head back north to Jacksonville, Florida so that we could get back to Athens, GA to see about Stacy’s parents. Her mother had another coronary stent in November and her father was diagnosed w…
Stuart, FL to Marathon, FL: 11/22/10 – 01/14/11
After a couple of months in Stuart, we decided to head back to Marathon and the Keys. We’re now tied up in our usual slip at Sombrero Resort and Marina. While in Stuart, we enjoyed seeing a lot of Krogen owners as well as the Kadey-Krogen staff. Tom Button, Operations VP, had arranged with Northern [Read More…]
The Season
Well, Θεοφάνεια (Theophany) has passed (that’s Epiphany for all you non-Greeks), the twelfth day of Christmas, which when growing up, meant it was time to usher out all the lords-a-leaping, turtle doves, and time to remove the Christmas Tree…
Carrabelle, FL – 1/13/11
Not much happening today. A trip to the local IGA across the street from the marina and on to the ACE Hardware next door with Skip to pick up a couple items then back to the boat to do engine checks before we get the green light. To respond to a coup…
Friday, January 14, 2011
Already we miss the car. The closest any kind of store, bank, etc. is almost 3 miles away. I walked to a bank yesterday for quarters to do laundry. We should have remembered to do that before we gave up the rental car. Oops!The wireless internet is…
