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….
Sheep World
Once in a while you go to a tourist trap and find out its worth it. Sheep World was such a place for us!Historically, the sheep industry has been a huge part of New Zealand’s culture, image and GDP. In the past quarter century, the dairy industry has t…
2011 Seattle Boat Show
The seminar schedule for
the 2011 Seattle Boat
Show has been posted. This year we’ll be presenting on Saturday Jan. 22nd at 11:30am
on our trip to Alaska this …
Going to Kiwi School (by Bear)
Yesterday I went to a Kiwi school with some new friends in New Zealand. The school was very big. I’m guessing there was thirty buildings. But most of them were pretty small. There were around 27 kids in the class I was in. It was my new friend’s class….
Home for the holidays
We are at home in Canada, having left the boat at Twin Dolphin Marina in Bradenton, Florida. Richard and Jill from Finally very kindly gave us a ride to the airport in Tampa on their way home to Georiga, and we thank them. It is time to re-connect with…
December 8-15, 2010 Fort Myers, Florida 26.6476,-081.8685
REMINDER: If you would like to enlarge any of these picture, place your mouse on the picture and click. – An especially interesting picture to enlarge may be the Banyan tree , i.e. Strangler Fig., enveloping a statue. December 8-9. Left Gulfport at 8am and said our good-byes to “Tony M”. We hope to see […]
Bicycling and Blitzen!
We biked all over the east end of Provo Wednesday, all the way out to Leeward Going Through and back again. As we couldn’t dive (the winds are still whipping up the waves and reducing visibility) it was something to do and a nice way to see more of the…
On the High Seas – April, 2010
Harborage was a speck in the distance when the excitement began! Fishing boats on their way in from the ocean were fast approaching us, seemingly from all directions. Thank goodness for Captain Patti’s calm demeanor as my hands shook on the…
