The Boldt Castle on Heart Island – this castle was never finished because Boldt was b…
Longboat Key Marina
It was great to see M/V Island Hopper again. It has been almost 3 months since our last visit. Summer is warm to say the least but we will move early in the morning and be tied up by noon at a marina with a beach and/or a pool to cool off. Since …
M/V Island Hopper Underway Again
We have been remiss in not posting to the blog. Since we arrived in FL in November from Rock Hall, MD we have harbored at Longboat Key Marina www.longboatkeymarina.com
We spent most of the winter in FL after the holidays and we cruised a few times t…
Friends Onboard
Saturday evening we finally had the chance to get our friends Stanley and Judy Marek out on the boat. They have been onboard several times, but we hadn’t gotten out on the water. Sorry it took so long to take you for a ride. We had a great time and I…
The Behm Canal
Our Behm Canal Route An evening in Punchbowl Cove New Eddystone RockSean & Margaret Kayaking in Punchbowl CoveMargot and Margaret enjoying the placid watersThe steep sides of Rudyerd BayThis really looks like NorwayThe back side of Punchbowl CoveA…
July 31 – Swanson Harbor
We left yesterday, July 30, for Glacier Bay National Park. We have a six day permit for entry on August 1. As an intermediate spot between Juneau and Glacier Bay we went to Swanson Harbor. The state of Alaska has two floats in Swanson Bay a…
Fw: Spice Islands Festivities
Position 04.31S 129.53E
Four days after leaving Darwin we arrived at Bandaneira, the capital of the
tiny Banda Islands, previously known as the Spice Islands. Of all the places we
have visited, this is possibly the most beautiful and cert…
Becoming an owner
Later this month, if the sea trial and survey goes well, my family will become proud owners of a new Sea Spirit Passagemaker 60 yacht.
After 5 years of extensive research, and much reading and consultation, we had come to the conclusion that a …
Becoming an owner
Later this month, if the sea trial and survey goes well, my family will become proud owners of a new Sea Spirit Passagemaker 60 yacht.
After 5 years of extensive research, and much reading and consultation, we had come to the conclusion that a …
Zamami to Taiwan (and in between)
The original idea was to head directly to Ishigaki from Zamami. The problem was that there was a storm coming in the next 24 hours that would keep us hunkered down for the next three or four days. We decided to call our agent and see if h…
