Another window of opportunity opens

in the bleak cold & snow of winter for some plinking.I distinctly remember walking into Canadian Tire with my Dad in 1974 to buy this Winchester Cooey 64(B) .22 semi-automatic rifle.The High School Winter Fair was coming up soon and all I had to sh…

FIRST RECENT ACT OF PIRACY IN THE MED

In the first recent case of piracy in the Med that we’ve heard of, a 17m (54ft) Garcia trawler called Armageddon was hijacked by a group of four armed pirates off the Ilots des Moines, near Bonaficio, Corsica. The owner, his wife and a friend were in…

Omoa – Fatu Hiva

After our jeep ride, we spent a 3 or 4 hours walking around the village of Omoa before heading back to Hanavave Bay on Iron Lady. This is the oldest church in the Marquesas – populated by literally thousands of … Continue reading →

Feb. 18 – Charleston, SC

Ashley Marina “Being on a boat that’s moving through the water, it’s so clear. Everything falls into place in terms of what’s important and what’s not.” —James TaylorWe woke to another beautiful day, but what a differences a day can m…

Aft Cabin Carpet Underlay

Here’s some pics of last weekends project. We cut and installed all the underlay for the aft cabin carpet. We used the same high density recycled rubber mass layer that we used in the wheelhouse to dampen engine noise. In the aft cabin, I am hoping thi…

Day 39 of 365 photos…Pileated Woodpecker

Day 39 – This pileated woodpecker was one of the birds that captured my attention today. We have one that lives in the woods behind our house and I can never get a decent photograph of it so I was pretty thrilled when this one gave me such a good photo op. “The Pileated Woodpecker… Continue Reading

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Aft Cabin Carpet Underlay

Here’s some pics of last weekends project. We cut and installed all the underlay for the aft cabin carpet. We used the same high density recycled rubber mass layer that we used in the wheelhouse to dampen engine noise. In the aft cabin, I am hoping thi…

February 17 – McClellanville, SC

Leland Oil Company “Without new experiences, something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken.” ―Frank HerbertOur 2014 cruising season has began. It was a crisp clear beautiful morning, with a thin layer of frost on the dock…..

Ahé

Pearl Farm in Ahe AhéFebruary 9th, 2014Ahé Atoll, Tuamotus(French Polynesia)Tuamotus: Manihi and Ahe are in the NE Part of the archipelagoAhé VillageSouth 14°32.20 – West 146°21.434Tide info:High Slack Water – Aho High Water time (NOAA) + 3:…

Steal Away

And, at 0-dark:thirty that’s what I did.onSpot WiFi is installing another V-Sat/WiFi Hotspot in the islands and the 7:00 AM flight was the best we could do. Awake at 3 and on the road at 4.It’s nice to be heading back to the islands, the gig will final…