Panama City – St Petersburg

Left Panama City early morning going thru the small Bays on the ICW not very many other boats so every Dolphin in sight was ridding our wake. I mean they were making a b line for the boat from every direction. They had us surrounded in front on both si…

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21ST

Low tide. Ross made many attempts with a net duct taped onto the boat hook, but no luck. The dock master had a magnet with a cable attached to it. I had no clue what it was. I was told it’s a Stator, which is a magnetic ring in an outboard motor. Wor…

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH

The weather is marvelous. Warm sunny days and cool nights. We continue up the Hudson River. We passed under the Poughkeepsie Rail Road Bridge. When it was built back in 1888 it was considered a “technological wonder” and at almost 7,000 feet long i…

River Scenes #3

Red Wing sunset.Checking the water temperature?Boat last seen at Legacy Harbour in Florida. Now in Wabasha, Mn.Exiting Lock #5 we must slide through the gap between barge & wall!

September 14, 2010

We Crossed this Bay to get to Plymouth Boat Yard – There is Only One Foot of Water Now – They Have a Nine Foot Tide and We Came in at 1/2 TidePotest Fieri at her Winter Resting Spot – Will be Shrink Wrapped at a Later DatePlymouth, Massachusetts – This…

More Samoa

We have found a beautiful, brand newly completed, high end resort on the tsunami damaged south side of the island. The Sinalea Reef Resort is back in business, better than ever. We were touring the island again in the company of our friends off of the …

New sayings I have learned -Shucks, I recken, and Y’all

What a crazy three weeks it has been!  As we left the Illinois and forged our way down the Mississippi, Anna and I were so happy to have the companionship of our new Friends on Bulldog Sally, Sassy and Monkey Girl.  As a group we made li…

You Can Call Me Captain….

Well maybe not quite yet but I did pass my Captain’s license exam on Monday night – yipppppeeee!!! Now I just have to put together the application, letters of recommendation (any volunteers as to my character? no jokes please!) and take that drug test…

Life’s2Short 2010-09-21 13:15:00

Rock Hall, Baltimore and AnnapolisOn Friday, September 10th, we left Queenstown Creek about 2:30 p.m. and were tied to the city bulkhead in Rock Hall Harbor by 4:00 p.m.A monument to the oystermen of the Eastern Shore.Along the way, we talked to Gale &…

Not Quite Ready to Launch Party

Some pics from a BBQ at the build site last weekend…