In the process of cleaning up the office, a few more photos from the early days of the multihull history on the West Coast have come to light. There is an earlier post on the subject of multihull history, and if you have not read it yet you might want to click here. The lead […]
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from Merry Old England
Ru, Randal and Singkey
Nicaragua – our most important home visit with Martell
Stan Grogg retired from private practice as a Pediatrician and took a position at Oklahoma State University as the head of Clinical Medicine. He is an amazing human being who is dedicated to teaching his medical students and helping those in need….
Nicaragua Medical Mission; practicing medicine and loving every minute of it!
Stan and Barb Grogg asked us to accompany them on a second Medical Mission. Stan is the Director of Clinical Medicine at Oklahoma State University. Barb runs their Travel Medicine Clinic as well as organizing numerous mission trips during the year.&nbs…
Nicaragua – our most important home visit with Martell
Stan Grogg retired from private practice as a Pediatrician and took a position at Oklahoma State University as the head of Clinical Medicine. He is an amazing human being who is dedicated to teaching his medical students and helping those in need….
Fitting up galley and passageway flooring
Here’s some progress pics from our holiday flooring project. Finished the mahogany framing for the deck hatches in the galley and passageway, and did all the cutting and fit up of the floor planks in these areas. These will be glued down with heavy dut…
Nicaragua Medical Mission; practicing medicine and loving every minute of it!
Stan and Barb Grogg asked us to accompany them on a second Medical Mission. Stan is the Director of Clinical Medicine at Oklahoma State University. Barb runs their Travel Medicine Clinic as well as organizing numerous mission trips during the year.&nbs…
Fitting up galley and passageway flooring
Here’s some progress pics from our holiday flooring project. Finished the mahogany framing for the deck hatches in the galley and passageway, and did all the cutting and fit up of the floor planks in these areas. These will be glued down with heavy dut…
Christmas Day and the Grizzily subject of hanging
Cheers,
Small kids are great! This afternoon after the rain had stopped and the sun had come out, I was sitting outside near the river trying to draw the Tower Bridge and not having much luck. A family walked past and the…
Guadeloupe for Christmas
We entered Guadeloupe in the Isle de Saintes. The Saints are
an archipelago of French islands, just off the southern coast of Guadeloupe.
And if there was one word to describe Les Saintes, it would be charming. The
main town of Bourg des Saints is really just a quiet fishing village. It is
quaint and picturesque, all the houses have red roofs and the church steeple in
the center of town can be seen from the anchorage (and the church bells ring
every 15 minutes throughout the day and can be heard in the anchorage as well).
The town is built along the waterfront and very accessible by dinghy. We shared the anchorage with a few boats that were a tad bigger than us.
There are
many great boutiques and restaurants in The Saintes, a few art galleries, a
patiserrie which sells delicious baguettes and pain du chocolate, and a gelato
shop that has the best ice cream in the Caribbean. We had a great time
exploring town, buying trinkets and sweets, and had many delicious meals of
local fresh seafood. The locals figured out what to do with the poisonous Lion Fish… they eat them!
many great boutiques and restaurants in The Saintes, a few art galleries, a
patiserrie which sells delicious baguettes and pain du chocolate, and a gelato
shop that has the best ice cream in the Caribbean. We had a great time
exploring town, buying trinkets and sweets, and had many delicious meals of
local fresh seafood. The locals figured out what to do with the poisonous Lion Fish… they eat them!
There are many locals selling fruits to the boats out in the anchorage and we
even had warm croissants and pain du chocolate delivered to the boat at 7 AM on two of
the three mornings that we were there.
even had warm croissants and pain du chocolate delivered to the boat at 7 AM on two of
the three mornings that we were there.
We
all went to a nice restaurant to celebrate Laurie’s 50th birthday
from Moanaroa. They were also getting ready to leave us and dash
north to pick up additional crew before heading to the Panama Canal and across
the Pacific Ocean. Can you imagine
crossing the largest ocean in a small boat?…Oh yeah, we did that…
all went to a nice restaurant to celebrate Laurie’s 50th birthday
from Moanaroa. They were also getting ready to leave us and dash
north to pick up additional crew before heading to the Panama Canal and across
the Pacific Ocean. Can you imagine
crossing the largest ocean in a small boat?…Oh yeah, we did that…
We took advantage of relatively low seas to head downwind and
enjoyed the flat water on the west coast of Guadeloupe as we motored up to Melendure
and Pigeon Island where there is a Cousteau Marine park. We enjoyed the snorkeling and did two SCUBA
dives on our own while there. It was
nice to dive again as a family and we had no problems with our equipment or getting
our SCUBA tanks re-filled. There were
plenty of turtles all around our boat and sightings became common.
enjoyed the flat water on the west coast of Guadeloupe as we motored up to Melendure
and Pigeon Island where there is a Cousteau Marine park. We enjoyed the snorkeling and did two SCUBA
dives on our own while there. It was
nice to dive again as a family and we had no problems with our equipment or getting
our SCUBA tanks re-filled. There were
plenty of turtles all around our boat and sightings became common.
Emily played with the other kids many days after homeschool
and we agreed to take some time off lessons between Christmas Eve and New
Years. All the cruisers got together
aboard Day Dreamer for a Christmas
Eve pot luck dinner. It seemed funny to be
eating sushi and pizza in 85 degree sun for the holidays!
and we agreed to take some time off lessons between Christmas Eve and New
Years. All the cruisers got together
aboard Day Dreamer for a Christmas
Eve pot luck dinner. It seemed funny to be
eating sushi and pizza in 85 degree sun for the holidays!
Emily memorized the poem “The visit from
Saint Nicholas” and recited it in front of the 20 cruisers. It was a proud moment for parents who have
trouble remembering what we had for lunch.
Here’s a video of her for those readers that could not make it to the
Caribbean for Christmas.
Saint Nicholas” and recited it in front of the 20 cruisers. It was a proud moment for parents who have
trouble remembering what we had for lunch.
Here’s a video of her for those readers that could not make it to the
Caribbean for Christmas.
We spent a quiet day aboard Emily Grace on Christmas day as Kim made a nice turkey with
stuffing and pies while Emily played with all the toys that Santa delivered. Life is good and we are trying hard to store
away the memories of our last Christmas at sea with tropical warmth. The crew
of Emily Grace hopes that each of you have enjoyed your holiday season too and have
every blessing for the coming year.
stuffing and pies while Emily played with all the toys that Santa delivered. Life is good and we are trying hard to store
away the memories of our last Christmas at sea with tropical warmth. The crew
of Emily Grace hopes that each of you have enjoyed your holiday season too and have
every blessing for the coming year.
Tom
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