Flying out of Staniel Cay on a clear day – The Blues!A post shared by Bob Taylor ~ (@istaboa_pics) on Jun 26, 2017 at 5:11am PDT A post shared by Bob Taylor ~ (@istaboa_pics) on Jun 26, 2017 at 6:42am PDT Big Major’s Spot AnchorageA post shared by Bob …
Kinsale, Ireland
Kinsale was a wonderful place to make landfall into Ireland. As is often the case, the original idea to go to Kinsale was passed on by a blog reader. The town is considered the gourmet capital of Ireland, which is one of the reasons we decided to enter Ireland here rather than at Crosshaven on…
Family Fun
Allan H. Treman State Marine Park
“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” —Paulo Coelho
We had some special visitors on The Pearl this past week. Kyle came up from Pennsylvania on Friday with Graham and Cora. It was fun having them onboard. We spent Friday afternoon at the Ithaca Sciencenter since the weather was a little threatening. It was a fun place that Graham truly enjoyed.
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Born To Run: FPB 78-1 in Boat International
The July 2017 issue of Boat International magazine features a nine page article on FPB 78-1 Cochise… …”The long, lean hull of …Read More
Photos and Thoughts of Compass Cay
Yes, we’re still in the Exumas and, yep, life remains pretty good.
There are probably those who wonder how we maintain our sanity while hanging out static, tied up at Compass. And we admit, sanity is subjective, but this thing we all do on boats is not actually rational behavior. — is it? So we do what we makes us happy at the moment.
And…
We’ve said it before, one must understand to be at Compass Cay. It’s an acquired taste. We’re down with that, we feel fortunate to be here and we’re always sad to leave. Those who have put in extended time here will know what I mean.
This trip has had several unavoidable diversions and they’ve forced us to redraw our cruising plans. Future plans? Nothing is off the table yet – everything is back on – so we’re mulling over our intentions for the next few months with eyes wide open.
But, while here we’ve been busy; island busy, anyway.
Good news for those who cruise this area. A whole new source of less expensive and relatively fast island communications has become available so we’re puzzling over how to extend that out to the family island marinas.
In the meantime, the sky has offered up some spectacular vistas and island time has allowed me the opportunity to get out and use my camera.
Last night was such an occasion. The bugs made it an adventure, but I quickly snapped a few photos before seeking protection in the boat.
This week starts with an early flight back to Ft Lauderdale for a meeting with the new owners of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. An exciting opportunity that’s worth pursuing.
Next week, we may be forced to compile existing data and make a decision on when and where to head next. There’s another island wanting our services so that’s a factor. Another consideration: we’ve still got a hankering to do some cruising up the east coast.
As always, no decision will be made before it’s time.
Happy Problems
Yes, as previously stated • Life’s good
A little work, some play, island zen, and we end our days with scenes like these.
Who could complain?
And meanwhile
Summer turns to fall
Roses bloom and fade
Life goes on – You can measure it all
By the difference that it made
Mac McAnally
Adios,
Nordhavn 57-26 Istaboa
Better Pictures
Ole’ Mummy found my shed camera so we have some better pictures today.Overview midships looking forwardTaped the upper part of Frame B to the sides. This will be setup tomorrow then I’ll align and tape in Frame D.Frame B tabbed to the hullFrame D forms…
Good Morning!
The crew on Red Head keeps pushing the envelop on wake up time in the morning. They don’t care ’bout no clock. They says it’s morning whenever they see the sun. While that’s becoming a little problematic as we head further north into earlier sunrises, …
2016-06 Pretending to Fish with College Chums
Friday, June 23, 2017: Cal Poly Ranchers Cruise Outside the Gate and Delta
Alex flew from Sitka to San Francisco yesterday with a box full of fresh caught Alaskan King salmon. Turkey rancher Willie picked him up at SFO and they joined chic…
2016-06 Pretending to Fish with College Chums
Friday, June 23, 2017: Cal Poly Ranchers Cruise Outside the Gate and DeltaAlex flew from Sitka to San Francisco yesterday with a box full of fresh caught Alaskan King salmon. Turkey rancher Willie picked him up at SFO and they joined chicke…
Old Head of Kinsale
The Old Head of Kinsale was a welcome sight for us at the completion of our 2,800nm passage from Newport, RI to Kinsale, Ireland. With a sunny weather forecast, we took the opportunity to make the 8-mile bike ride to get a closer look and take in the sweeping view from the restored signal tower….
