November 1, 2010GRENADA (again)If we ever had any doubt as to the value of building SPEED into DOMINO, running away from Hurricane TOMAS clearly demonstrated the advantage of being able to cruise at 20 knots.We had just spent two weeks traveling North …
Jekyll Island Update
What a beautiful place this is, both the marina and the island. Although the Jekyll Harbor Marina is relatively small, it has some really nice facilities, including an onsite restaurant (SeaJay’s), a laundry, showers/toilets, plus a beautiful swi…
Day 24 Belhaven NC to Beaufort NC
On day 23 we traveled from Coinjock to Belhaven both NC got a very late start 10am had to get fuel,pumpout etc. got to Belhaven at 4:30 a late day. The Albermarl Sound lived up to everything we heard (nasty trip) windy sloppy. So today we left early …
Oct. 24-27 – AGLCA Rendezvous
The AGLCA Fall Rendezvous was held at Joe Wheeler State Park in northern Alabama. AGLCA is a group of people with the same idea of adventure and love for boating. The rendezvous consisted of guest speakers addressing ports of call, crossing the Gul…
‘Tis the Season!
Cruising season, that is! Hurricane season ends ‘officially’ by November 1. So with about a week to go in October, we… and the numerous other cruising couples we know, scattered all over the States and the world… made the happy migration back t…
Made it to Paradise (Kew West) 1st Week
We left Marco Isand about 4am to head across the gulf to Key West. 2-4 ft seas not to bad of course Karen would say they getting worse everytime a 4 foot one rolled in. Got to the Garrison Bight Marina about 4;30 pm and rinsed the boat and over to Deva…
SUNDAY, OCT 31 Halloween!
Here’s an impressive houseboat. Bet this will make Ken and Judy jealous.
We had a great Sunday brunch at the Mobile Yacht Club with some new friends from a boat docked near us. They have lived for 4 1/2 years on a 42′ boat very similar …
FOAC’s are Everywhere!
One of the best parts of starting down the Intracoastal Waterway is that we’re in close proximity to a lot of boats. We’re now tied up between the lock and bridge at Great Bridge, Virgina watching all the snow birds making their way south. The picture …
JUST SOME TIDBITS….
Yesterday was hot, hot, hot. I think the high was only 87, but there was a lot more humidity than the couple days before. I think that, whenever it plans on raining, it gets real humid around here. The heat and humidity yesterday prov…
Really Useful Boxes
We've been ordering a seemingly endless number of supplies and spare parts for the
boat, ranging from fuel filters to zincs to alternators to pumps, and even a spare
inverter. Stowing …
