As you will read an explaination of my bloging the Ringling Estate in the next two blogs, I will only say that this is Blog 3 of 4 covering the Ringling Estate. Because of the size of the estate, I will show pictures and write a short discussion of th…
Visitors from Chicago – Days 105 to 107 – Captiva, FL
We expected to have a great time when Steve, Becky, Dakota and Nathaniel visited and the weekend exceeded our expectations. It was terrific.Note: Steve and Becky Betts are former neighbors who we have known for 12 years. Dakota was born whe…

Nice youtube video
Nothing about boats, just a heart warming slideshow.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Sunday, 1/16/11
Boca Chica Key, KW, Florida Kaely flew back to Connecticut last Sunday to enjoy the blizzard this week!? Blaine, Elise & Zoe flew back to Phoenix last Sunday. We made many new memories and enjoyed our time together. Now just the two of us again missing the babysitting and playing with Zoe at the beach and reading […]
1/16/2011 ANDROS
NICHOLLS TOWN AND THE RIDE BACK TO FRESH CREEKSUNDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED: 0 NM SCARLET HIBISCUS IN SISSY’S YARD We awoke to a lovely morning just begging for our presence on the beach. Finding our way from Sissy’s to the nearby shor…
1/15/2011 ANDROS
QUEST STILL AT FRESH CREEK BUT WE HEAD TO SISSY’S IN NICHOLLS TOWNSATURDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 0 NMImage via WikipediaBig Moving day for the Hansons! They will move to Sissy’s vacation rental in Nicholls Town where they will be staying fo…
Tap Tap Tap……
Tap Tap Tap is the sound of my fingers tapping away the boredom waiting on our return to Fat Bottom Girl. We are scheduled to head back to Ft. Pierce next week to take her to Trawlerfest in Ft. Lauderdale. We have attended these …

Breaking Away’s Adventures on the Great Loop Cruise 2011-01-16 16:52:00
Bert and I arrived yesterday! The first thing we did when he arrived with his rental car was go to a grocery store. Wine was on the list, as you can see. So was blackberry cobbler. We’re really roughing it, aren’t we? As I type this, the cobbler is in …
The Weather Is So Exciting…………………
We’re still here in sunny, warm (mostly) Marathon FL. We have had some spells of colder, windier weather, but mostly we are enjoying 70’s during the day and 60’s at night. Perfect!! So, come on down and enjoy the weather with us. …

Update and a Perfect Day of Fishing!
First off, Happy New Year to all our family and friends! Second, apologies for the delay in the blog update. We’ve been back in Cabo since early January but have been busy since arrival. Today is the first day without guests, so I’m committing the m…