November 10, 2013

 HAPPY  238 THBIRTHDAY  US MARINE  CORP!  

November 11, 2013

 THANK  YOU  TO  ALL OUR  MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES   FOR  YOUR  SACRIFICE:  ACTIVE,  RETIRED,  AND TO THOSE WHO  ARE  NO LONGER  WITH US.   GOD …

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Vero Beach today…. Almost done… for a while.Cheers,IstaboaNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Memphis Downtown

A Quarter Million Hits! A Toast!

Our Seinfeld-esk blog about nothing has passed a quarter of a million hits.  I know that if each hit was a dollar it would mean nothing compared to our national debt, but if each hit was a beer…I think this is pretty awesome.  Especially co…

A Quarter Million Hits! A Toast!

Our Seinfeld-esk blog about nothing has passed a quarter of a million hits.  I know that if each hit was a dollar it would mean nothing compared to our national debt, but if each hit was a beer…I think this is pretty awesome.  Especially co…

All she needs is engines and a paint job!

Were the words that came from the broker’s mouth. This set in motion an odyssey that’s lasted over 6 years and gawd knows how many thousands of boat bucks. I spent the better part of 4 hours today reading about one man’s journey to refit a 1969 Chris C…

On To Swansboro North Carolina

From Beaufort to Swansboro, the distance is only 33 nautical miles. After running a few more errands, we left the docks at a little after noon. I can’t remember the last time our day started this late. As we keep saying, there is no place we have to b…

Kodi at Six

Kodi turned six on the 6th of last month (October 6).  I last wrote about Kodi on April 16, 2013 in an article entitled “Furry Kid (Kodi) Update.”So what has happened in the last 7 months?For starters, we have spent most of that time in Chica…

Kodi at Six

Kodi turned six on the 6th of last month (October 6).  I last wrote about Kodi on April 16, 2013 in an article entitled “Furry Kid (Kodi) Update.”So what has happened in the last 7 months?For starters, we have spent most of that time in Chica…

Typhoon Flashbacks

We’ve been following the progress of super typhoon Haiyan — strongest typhoon to make landfall in recorded history — the past couple days as it approached and ripped across the Philippines. Not a matter of idle curiosity, as Haiyan’s path starts as a…