How we selected
People often ask me how we ended up selecting a Sea Spirit Passagemaker 60. This page is an attempt to answer that question, by describing various aspects of boats, and what things we view as important. There are dozens of factors not…
New Year in Kyoto
The Temple Bells of Kyoto and the Rabbit in the Moon
30-31 December 2010
30 December 2010
A VERY large part of my desire to spend a year in Japan was my wish to experience all four of Japan’s very distinct seasons. At the cen…
How we selected
People often ask me how we ended up selecting a Sea Spirit Passagemaker 60. This page is an attempt to answer that question, by describing various aspects of boats, and what things we view as important. There are dozens of factors not…
This pic is a shelter someone had built many years ago that reminded us of Robinson Crusoe Island. Karen is siting in one of these areas. There were many places to sleep, make fires, bathroom area and pics could not do it justice. It even had different…
Despite the sagging economy, this was the season to buy a boat! While many of our friends thought we had lost our minds by buying a boat, we were quite smug with our decision. This summer’s weather was about the best we’ve had in a long tim…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGE! (my brother-in-law) Backing out of dock at Jeff and Suzanne’s The dock at Jeff and Suzanne’s When we signed up for a month to stay here at The Club at Treasure Island we knew that we had to move out on December…
Fast forward from the Memorial Day debacle to July 4th weekend. Mind you, we’ve been enjoying For Us without incident since that day. I can now tie the clove hitch in record time (though still need the book for the bowline), know about how …
And good riddance… remember last year when we all said that about 2009?Here’s to a happier, healthier, and more prosperous 2011We’re hoping there are some islands in our future.Saw this article this morning…. Dave Barry is a funny guy. Articl…
“The time has come, the walrus said ….” After being at anchor in South Beach for several reasons, one of which was the weather, it is time to leave. The wind and wave forecasts, while not great, are the best for the last week and for the next f…
We celebrated a wonderful New Year’s Eve with the Stephen family, Scott’s “Uncle” Al and his wife, and close friends of the Stephen’s at their vacation home on Anna Maria Island. We laughed, ate, drank and ushered in 2011 on Eastern Standard Time…
