So, over the past holiday week or so I’ve been given grief on at least five occasions about not having updates. I could offer lots of excuses, but there’s an old saw about those… So I’ll just get to it. I’ve been pretty regular with posting photos, and since we’re clear that a picture is […]
Looking Back at 2018
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.” –Alan Turing
In January we decided to get away from our cold wet winter in Texas. We headed to Costa Rica for ten days of relaxation and adventure.
METS 2018
METS (Marine Equipment Trade Show), held annually in Amsterdam, is the largest trade exhibition of marine equipment, materials and systems in the world. This was our first time attending and we were amazed at the scale, with over 1,500 exhibitors from across the globe. Over two busy days we didn’t come close to seeing it…
Christmas 2018
The Red Head crew has finally recovered from the first Christmas with the newest crew member. Dylan, Dee Dee, and Dora awoke to find Santa had left three packages under the tree. Mom was sure Santa had gotten his naughty and nice lists mixed up but the…
2018 Travel Stats
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Stan and I both keep logs of information about our travels. Mine are more about the places we’ve been and the places we’ve stayed, his are more technical (engine hours, maintenance etc.). For information on where we’ve docked and anchored, please refer to my Travel Logs. This year we took two short trips from Ithaca. We spent two weeks traveling west on the Erie Canal and almost three weeks in the the Thousand Islands. Not as many miles as we use to put under the keel…but an adventure just the same. The totals below are from the time we left home in 2011 till the end of 2018.
Holidays in north Florida
Happy Holidays from Jacksonville. JAX has become our December destination at the Marina at Ortega Landings. It’s a secure setting if we need to travel, there’s a Publix within easy walking distance, and home of UF Health, for all those annual checkups. There’s even a vet within walking distance! This year we did Christmas there, […]
Holidays in north Florida
Ortega Landings holiday lights Happy Holidays from Jacksonville. JAX has become our December destination at the Marina at Ortega Landings. It’s a secure setting if we need to travel, there’s a Publix within easy walking distance, and home of UF Health, for all those annual checkups. There’s even a vet within walking distance! […]
First Two Weeks in Amsterdam
During our first two weeks in Amsterdam, we did what most newcomers to the city do: we waxed the boat :). Waxing the boat is one of the few jobs we typically hire out, but we want to get rid of that brown “Kiel Canal moustache” on the bow right away. Arranging for someone else…
Key West
The red Head crew has been at Key West for a week now.It was sure good to be dockside after nearly 2 weeks either at anchor or underway.The first order of business was a visit to the dog park. The trip has now become an afternoon institution.Even…
Steering Pump Shipment
In May of this year, while cruising Arctic Norway, we ordered two new Accu-Steer HPU 200-24 steering pumps from Emerald Harbour Marine in Seattle after our Accu-Steer HPU212 steering pump developed serious bearing noise. This actually was our secondary pump that we’d switched to when the primary started leaking. Both pumps were still fully-operational, but…
