Day 18 – 365 photos…Red Headed Woodpecker

By on January 28, 2014 in Misty Moose

Day 18 of my 365 photos…This Red Headed Woodpecker visited our feeder today.  He is an unusual visitor for us. I guess all the ice covered up all the stuff that he normally eats so those sunflower seeds were a good alternative. Yes, I did say ice. Notice the icicles that are hanging off the… Continue Reading

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This land is made for you and me – RIP Pete Seeger

By on January 28, 2014 in Broulee

So when I got up this morning,(a half hour behind Rick and Izzy)  Rick informed me that Bob Seger died.  WHAT?  What happened?  I hadn’t even heard he was sick.  After a couple minutes I asked, wait, do you mean Pete Segeer? &n…

News From Home

By on January 28, 2014 in Broulee

Our Neighbor posted this video to You Tube.Really glad to be here!

London during the blitz part 1

By on January 28, 2014 in Dora Mac

Cheers,
   A while back now, Randal and I joined a www.walks.com tour called The Blitz.  1n 1969 Randal was a Marine in Vietnam.  I have never had to deal with the fears of war.  While in Israel we did hear distant bombing, had…

Hello world!

By on January 28, 2014 in Misty Moose

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News from Home

By on January 28, 2014 in Broulee

You Tube Video posted from a neighbor back home.Really glad to be here!

In the Lap of Luxury!

By on January 28, 2014 in aCappella

The photo above was snapped by Jennifer at Longboat Key Club Moorings where the whole crew was able to enjoy several days at this luxury facility. Now you may be asking yourself, “How could the life of the canine crew get any more luxurious?”Well, to b…

Shipping: Catching "Her" in Panama Canal

By on January 28, 2014 in Guided Discovery

BBC Africa was still at anchor on the Pacific side when we went to bed last night.  Below is the position report:Time            Position Type        &n…

Back to the drawing board

By on January 27, 2014 in Broulee

Just couldn’t get an acceptable stain to work on the birch ply, plus we both were not happy with it not being teak. (Really? That fussy? Well, 25 years satisfying customers with design and execution further molded our expectations and acceptance of pro…

St Barts and Australia Day

By on January 26, 2014 in Emily Grace

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We had a fine run
to St. Barthelemy better known as St. Bart.  With its sharply contoured rocky hill, a nice
port and gorgeous beaches, it has become a world famous chic destination for
the well-to-do “in” crowd including the rich and famous, movie and
sport stars, actors and singing entertainers. Since we visited here in May
2009, we did not stay long. 

 
This time the
harbor was so busy that we had to anchor outside the inner harbor.  It was a little rolly and we were subjected
to many boat wakes.  One particularly
large wave smacked the bottom of our dingy that was suspended 1 meter above the
water on our stern davits.  The impact exploded
two 3-pulley Harken blocks.  Emily helped me by sketching how all the
parts were interconnected before I went shopping. 400 euros later in parts and
one day had it all fixed better than new.
 
We made a quick
trip to shell beach and had a bit of lunch ashore.  The beach did not have the variety of shells as
we had remembered but the girls still gathered half a bag full for later
inspection.   
 
We had time to reconnect and
break bread with Doug and Linda aboard Aries
Too (their Nordhavn 55) that we had met in Trinidad.  This picture proves that their 55 foot boat (in
front) was not the largest one in St. Barts this week.
Finally, this last picture does not mean that we have dropped our US
citizenship.  Australia Day is the official national day of Australia.
Celebrated annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788
arrival of the First Fleet of British. Two years ago, we were cruising with Cam
and Nikki, a couple of proud Aussies. 
They introduced us to Vegemite and Emily is still working her way
through the jar that they presented to us the day we sailed in opposite
directions.  They also presented us with
a signed Australian flag.  Today that
flag flies above Emily Grace to honor
Australia day 2014.  Cam recently told me
that after 6 years living together that Nikki had 
“finally got through the trial period
….yes sir eeee she’s a lucky girl!!!!”
and that they had
gotten married.  This, my friends, is
proof positive that a country founded by criminals can produce a few upstanding
citizens.
Tom