Sunday, January 9, 2011, Day 105. Slow Dancin’ and Escapade’s crews decided to go to Normans Cay instead of Highborne Cay. From the descriptions in the cruising guides, we felt that there was more to do (restaurants, groceries) in Normans Cay. I…
Fun in Sarasota – Days 93 to 100 – Sarasota, FL
We have now been in Sarasota 20 days, making it the city where we have spent the most time thus far and as the title suggests, where we have had the most fun. We have really gotten to know Sarasota and in doing so realize that you could spend a y…
Cocoa & Guests!
We arrived at Cocoa Thursday afternoon, and met up with Sue and Jim. Sue is co-owner of Stansbury Yacht Basin, our “home” marina, and she and Jim winter in Cocoa Beach. We got together Friday evening for dinner out and borrowed Sue’s car Saturday…
Cocoa & Guests!
We arrived at Cocoa Thursday afternoon, and met up with Sue and Jim. Sue is co-owner of Stansbury Yacht Basin, our “home” marina, and she and Jim winter in Cocoa Beach. We got together Friday evening for dinner out and borrowed Sue’s car Saturday to do some provisioning and refill a propane tank. During dinner, […]
Project Weekend
We had a great weekend of getting projects done on the boat.The biggest project was the new VHF. The new VHF integrates with the GPS and knows where we are, it shows the location of nearby boats with AIS transmitters. It has a remote microp…
The Big Trip
By the end of July, the captain and I had logged many hours aboard For Us, both on the water and at the dock (lots of hours at the dock). We both agreed it was time to cast off the lines for parts unknown (well, not really unknown, just unknown f…
Circumnavigator Magazine on Nordhavn 5263
Last April, Circumnavigator magazine
came aboard for a day to review
the boat and its systems. On
board for the magazine were contributing editor James Kirby, …
Sunday, 1/9/11
Zoe, Merrygoround Boca Chica, Key West, FL…This has been the best week on our trip because we got to see three of our five kids and our only granddaughter, Zoe. Michelle and Kaely, Sunset Pier Grandpa reads to Zoe
Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa
After another successful but tiring overnight passage, it was great to tie up to the dock at Marina Ixtapa, ready for lunch and a nap. We saw lots of marine life on our way down, including an amazing degree of phosphorescence in the water. That’s whe…
Hola de Mexico!
We arrived 1/8 in Isla Mujeres. The trip from Hollywood to Key West was good, a 24 hr run in calm seas. We had a great weather window that extended for 5 days. We stopped in Key West to get a courtesy clearance as the port captain in …
