Pre-Departure

Unfortunately the weather has not been as cooperative as we would have liked.  We were scheduled to pull out tomorrow morning to head to West End Bahamas, but instead we’ll go to West Palm Beach,  hang out for the night and weather permi…

hmm… October 13 – November 7

Short blog for a long time span!That’s what happens when I forget to post!!!After our visit to Green Turtle Bay, we headed down the Tennessee River and stayed at Paris Landing, Cuba Landing, Clifton Marina, and Aqua Yacht Harbor Marina. All of the mari…

hmm… October 13 – November 7

Short blog for a long time span!That’s what happens when I forget to post!!!After our visit to Green Turtle Bay, we headed down the Tennessee River and stayed at Paris Landing, Cuba Landing, Clifton Marina, and Aqua Yacht Harbor Marina. All of the mari…

Big Bayou Canot, AL to Fairhope, AL

Coming out of the anchorage back into the Mobile River.

Work is being done on the “1/4 Mile Bridge” this morning.  I love to get people to wave to me when I’m behind the camera.
 

We’re starting to fall apart – our coffee maker only w…

Starr

A Visit to Kyoto

 
MORE FRIENDS IN JAPAN:  A Visit to Kyoto with our “Personal Guides”, Keuke and Teiko Maruyama
4-6 November 2010
 
We were introduced to Keisuke and Teiko Maruyama and their two daughters, Natsuki and Azusa, in Hawaii by our friend …

Sunday, November 7, 2010 – Costa Baja Marina

I can’t explain it, there is no logic, and it’s not as if we are particularly busy, but our time here flies by, even when we are just tied up at the marina. Tomorrow will we head north and turn up the heat instead of the air conditioning. Earl ha…

Detour to AGLCA Fall 2010 Rendezvous

During the last week of October, we left the boat at Jekyll Island, GA, and took a road trip to Joe Wheeler State Park in northern Alabama to attend the America’s Great Loop Association (AGLCA) Fall 2010 Rendezvous.Many of the 200+ attendees are curren…

Reconnecting and Catching Up

Brrrrrrr, it’s cold.  We’re tied up to the face dock at Fernandina Beach Marina. That’s Florida folks.  But isn’t it supposed to be warm in Florida?  Last night, just 30 miles north at Jekyll Island, GA,  it went down to 43F.&n…

Bobby’s Fish Camp

(Sun. Nov. 7 – Dist:25.9 mi; Avg Speed: 8.7 mph; TTT: 3:00 hrs)

T’was a wee bit chilly this morning.  I almost slid right off the bow of the boat because the deck was icy.  It must have been white ice because although there was frost on the…

NZ Arrival

We arrived in Auckland NZ at 7:45 pm on Sunday!   Our last day was a beautiful run down the coast.     Our friend Peter VanCuylenburg, owner of a boat like ours, arranged with his brother for a fly-over welcome fro…