Alligator River; Turn & Bump

When we travel, like many others we use a form of both electronic and paper charts as well as updates of the ICW from various sources.Conditions are constantly changing as weather wind and tides have their way. But there are sections of the the waterwa…

Tuesday, Nov 2

We decided to have our boat hauled because it needs a little work.
 Seriously, we did have it hauled to fix a prop that got damaged while we were trying to get into an anchorage on the Tenn-Tom.  Look at the “mustache” that built up on the …

1st morning at sea

20 17.9 S   176 55.0E   Our 1st 18 hrs at sea have been a rather rude reintroduction to life at sea.  The good news is our forecast has been accurate.   The bad news is the forecast still shows brisk wind and build…

Bits and Pieces of Tonga

While we were in Neiafu on Vava'u, we meet a colorful couple from Banff, Alberta. They are the owners of the "Giggling Whale and the Tipsy Turtle" a happening little restaurant and bar. Sandy and Cathy come to Vava'u every year for si…

Weather Window Wait in Tonga

John, one of the fellows that helped us on our Pacific crossing, was supposed to join us here in Nuku'alofa and do the crossing from Tonga to New Zealand. He was looking forward to a bit of diving, sightseeing, warm weather and so on along with the…

We Haven’t Vanished

Sorry we have not been updating the blog lately. This post will fill you in on what we have been up to. Sadly, we misplaced the SD card with the last of our road trip pictures, which is why we never finished the road trip posts. Yellowstone was AMAZING. From Yellowstone, we went to Jackson […]

A Hauntingly Good Time

Wed. October 27th-30th – In order to catch even a little bit of the tide heading down the river we had to be up by 6am. It was still very dark out at this time, but when the sun started to rise the clouds first appeared with a hint of pink. It’s v…

The Dog Days of Summer

Like much of the country, the mid-Atlantic had a sizzling hot summer. It seemed as if we went immediately from needing to run the heat to having to run the AC. During the summer of 2010, the DC area experienced 61 days with temps above normal; 26 days …

MONDAY, NOV 1 Getting a few things done.

Time for a little fishing.  Although it doesn’t look like it, today was mostly a work day.  We had the marina mechanics replace all of the plumbing on the master suite toilet.  Works great now.  They checked the generator control bo…

Forward tanks and sub-floor framing

Installed the forward tanks (1 grey water, and 2 fresh water) and began work on the forward floor framing. As in the aft cabin, the tanks are 3/8′ wall, roto-molded polyethylene from Plastic-Mart in Southern California. They sit in a “tray” built up ou…