April 3 – Jacksonville, FL

By on April 4, 2014 in The Pearl

Ortega Yacht Club Marina

“Everybody needs some time to rejuvenate, refresh, recharge and begin again.”―Revathi Sankaran


We enjoyed a slow morning. Taking in the view from the flybridge as we drank our coffee. The marina was quiet, we only saw a few people moving around, but the seagulls were out in mass having their breakfast and squawking to each other. I’m not sure what they have to say to each other, but the chatter never seemed to end. We also watched a bald eagle circle around, dive towards the water and catch something to eat. As he flew away with his fish, several sea gulls followed. Hoping, I guess, that he would drop his catch and they could retrieve it. Very entertaining. 

After a relaxing start to our day we both got busy taking care of cores around the boat. I unpacked, defrosted the freezer and did a little grocery shopping. Stan cleaned and began waxing the starboard side of our haul. The end of our day took place were it began…relaxing on the flybridge enjoying the view. 

The view from the flybridge
Our dinner tonight…Fish Taco Bowl (plate)

Day 83 – 365 Project…Nikon 80-400mm Lens

By on April 3, 2014 in Misty Moose

Welcome to day 83 of  365 photos… last winter, I rented the Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens from BorrowLenses for a month. I wanted a lens with more reach for our Florida trip but still wanted the flexibility of a zoom. I really enjoyed the lens but wasn’t really planning on buying one. The… Continue Reading

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The Gangs all here.

By on April 3, 2014 in Broulee

It is always sad to leave a neighborhood you get familiar with.  Gotta say pretty much perfect except WI-FI was not that good, we have learned to rely on our Verizon Hotspot- it seems the normal at marinas now.    Anyway – always love th…

Elbow Cay, Hope Town Inn and Marina

By on April 3, 2014 in Kim Jo III

4-3-2014:  My sister flew out of Marsh  Harbour airport yesterday afternoon and landed safely in Minneapolis last night.  After 12 days at Jib Room, Marsh Harbour Marina, we left about 10:30 this morning.   …

First good look around

By on April 3, 2014 in She:Kon

Back to the boat shed today for a better look around. Ground was frozen so I could get in without sinking in mud.I think the first order of business will be to get some stuff straightened around. I have to find a solution for all the off-cuts that are …

April 2 – Jacksonville, FL

By on April 3, 2014 in The Pearl

Ortega Yacht Club Marina


“April … hath put a spirit of youth in everything.”—William Shakespeare


We had a wonderful week at home with beautiful spring weather. A week wasn’t very long, but we had time to catch up with a big part of our family, eat lunches with friends, dinners with family, do a little spring cleaning in the yard and spent two amazing days with our grand daughter and her parents. 

We were back on the road today for your 16th time in three years…definitely not the best part of cruising. Fifteen hours in the car from Texas to Jacksonville, FL gave me a lot of time (when I wasn’t driving) to read, play puzzles, text friends, play with the pictures I took of Mayven, write emails and google trivia. Little things cross your mind as your riding down the road, things you see on signs, weird thoughts that just pop into your head or a town you’ve never heard of…there are so many things. As we were getting close to Jacksonville I made the comment that it really didn’t seem like a very big city, so I googled it…well I was wrong. Did you know that Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida by population (double the size of Miami) and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States at 840 square miles. Houston is 627 sq. miles, Los Angles is 503 sq. miles, but the largest city in area in the US is Sitka, Alaska at 2,870 sq. miles. That’s more than half the size of Connecticut at 5543 sq. miles and twice as big as Rhode Island at 1212 sq. miles. That’s unbelievable…how can a city be that big? You have to love the Internet…it can educate and entertain for hours.  

April 2 – Jacksonville, FL

By on April 3, 2014 in The Pearl

Ortega Yacht Club Marina


“April … hath put a spirit of youth in everything.”—William Shakespeare


We had a wonderful week at home with beautiful spring weather. A week wasn’t very long, but we had time to catch up with a big part of our family, eat lunches with friends, dinners with family, do a little spring cleaning in the yard and spent two amazing days with our grand daughter and her parents. 

We were back on the road today for your 16th time in three years…definitely not the best part of cruising. Fifteen hours in the car from Texas to Jacksonville, FL gave me a lot of time (when I wasn’t driving) to read, play puzzles, text friends, play with the pictures I took of Mayven, write emails and google trivia. Little things cross your mind as your riding down the road, things you see on signs, weird thoughts that just pop into your head or a town you’ve never heard of…there are so many things. As we were getting close to Jacksonville I made the comment that it really didn’t seem like a very big city, so I googled it…well I was wrong. Did you know that Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida by population (double the size of Miami) and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States at 840 square miles. Houston is 627 sq. miles, Los Angles is 503 sq. miles, but the largest city in area in the US is Sitka, Alaska at 2,870 sq. miles. That’s more than half the size of Connecticut at 5543 sq. miles and twice as big as Rhode Island at 1212 sq. miles. That’s unbelievable…how can a city be that big? You have to love the Internet…it can educate and entertain for hours.  

FPB 78-1 The Dream Machine Is Taking Shape

By on April 2, 2014 in Wind Horse

After all those thousands of design and engineering hours, innumerable three dimensional images, and years of noodling on this ltest FPB series design, you would think we’d be tired of it. But these photos represent the high point in terms of buzz factor, and it won’t be equaled again until we see this latest FPB […]

William Morris Gallery in Walthamstowe with Andrew

By on April 2, 2014 in Dora Mac

Cheers,
    Guess what?  I got a library card at the Ipswich Public Library!  Just with my VA driver’s license.  How neat is that?  There are about a billion charity shops here in Ipswich center, all selling books, but none with the choices of a library so a card will be great while we’re here.  Yippee!
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It was a quiet 2 days – for the boat that is

By on April 2, 2014 in M/V Serenity

On Monday, I decided to finally visit my dentist to have him look at a lump that had developed under my gum – over 1 of my brand new front teeth crowns!  Oh oh he said, you have an infection brewing and will probably need a root canal.  Root …