Furthur hit her eleven-year birthday marking 8049 hours on the amazing Cummins QSL engine, again trouble free. With only 649 hours in the last twelve months. Now that is more than most American boats do in any year, it is a long trip to Alaska or a trip down to Mexico from Seattle. It is our least number of hours in seven years! This birthdate found us in the remote reaches of Indonesia, Raja Amput. This trip was a bit grueling weather and distance wise but Furthur trucked along flawlessly. …
Seven Year Report: the Boat
Northern Cardinals – Count the birds in the tree
Northern Cardinals have invaded our backyard lately. Don’t get me wrong, an invasion of this type of bird is most welcome. The only problem is that I stand at the window taking photos WAY too often. 🙂 In the last few weeks, we had red streaks flying all over the yard. So pretty!! All of […]
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2016-34: Tied to the Dock in Crescent City
Thursday, October 13, 2016: The Wild Blue is here in Crescent City tied to the dock. We have doubled the stern, bow, and tied two spring and a redundant mid-line secured to the City dock. A lagoon 43 and Nordhavn 64 are also tied up here al…
FPB 78-1 Cochise: Day 6 Underway and in Awe…
It is the morning of our sixth day since leaving Fiji, heading uphill against the trades to French Polynesia. We …Read More
FPB 78-1 Passage Update: Palmerston Interlude
Imagine a tropical island with lovely beaches, set in a turquoise lagoon, with windswept palms bending to the trade winds. …Read More
Liscomb River
The Liscomb River Trail has two excellent features. The first is a suspension bridge overlooking a waterfall where you can cross the river and return on the other side, and the second is an excellent restaurant at the head to enjoy a drink or a meal after the hike. From Guysborough we passed through Canso…
Mockingbird – splish, splash, after bath antics
The Northern Mockingbird can be a pesky bird but I love photographing them. This one had just come out of the birdbath and the antics that followed were interesting to watch. I guess there is a lot more to drying feathers than we humans know. I snapped photos of this one for at least fifteen […]
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Krogen Rendezvous 2016
The fall boating season is rapidly approaching. Before heading back aboard Idyll Time we make one last trip in the RV to attend the 27th annual Krogen Rendezvous which is held each year in Solomons Maryland (more on this later). We decide to break up the trip with a stop in Damascus, VA. Damascus has […]
Ingram Bay to Portsmouth
We arrived at Ingram Bay at 1600 hrs. after a short cruise from Solomons. We anchored at Sandy Point, behind a hook that provides good protection, although protection wasn’t an issue. A delightful evening at anchor, up early the next morning for the run to Portsmouth, our next destination, a run of just over 60 […]
Wildflowers – Blooming fall color at Pungo
Wildflowers were still in bloom at Pungo last week. Believe it or not, I was up at daybreak and got photos of these gorgeous morning glories. Although there were morning glories of all colors blooming near the road, my favs were the purple ones and that is what I photographed. Some folks don’t like them because […]
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