Shipyard Visit: Going Behind the Scenes – Engines & Machinery

Note to Readers: This article is very technical.Below are three photos.  The first is that of a finished engine room.  The second and third are of my engine room as of Week 42.  Finished engine room looking aftWeek 42.&nbs…

Bay Springs Lake

Dylan and Dee Dee have certainly been enjoying the good life lately. We ended up staying 10 days at Green Turtle Bay Resort – it was hard to leave. There were a lot of walking places for the kids and plenty of the dinghy rides. We had three days of qui…

Bay Springs Lake

Dylan and Dee Dee have certainly been enjoying the good life lately. We ended up staying 10 days at Green Turtle Bay Resort – it was hard to leave. There were a lot of walking places for the kids and plenty of the dinghy rides. We had three days of qui…

Today’s Pic

Is a weird one…Woke up early and heard the geese… stuck my camera out the pilothouse door and snapped this shot  off without focusing… you can tell, huh?Anyway… I like the visual.Hope you do too.Cheers,IstaboaNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas…

Today’s Pic

Is a weird one…Woke up early and heard the geese… stuck my camera out the pilothouse door and snapped this shot  off without focusing… you can tell, huh?Anyway… I like the visual.Hope you do too.Cheers,IstaboaNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas…

Shipyard Visit: Week 43 – Upclose and Personal

This will be the first in a series of articles on the Taiwan and the visit to the shipyard.  There is literally so much to write about.  So without further ado.Note: Diana opted out on this trip.  So I was solo.I departed Chicago for Koa…

Wine Making 101

Published in 1971 by Herters (outdoor goods specialists) and found in Rick’s father’s store of wine making supplies (in our cellar), along with some Tokay grape wine of 1971 and miscellaneous equipment. (It’s currently available on Amazon for around $2…

Wine Making 101

Published in 1971 by Herters (outdoor goods specialists) and found in Rick’s father’s store of wine making supplies (in our cellar), along with some Tokay grape wine of 1971 and miscellaneous equipment. (It’s currently available on Amazon for around $2…

Trinidad Again

It’s actually nice to say “again” since until now every place for the last 5 years has been a new place.  We initially stayed at Crews Inn Marina for about 5 weeks while a parade of service people came and went. We had new salon and pilotho…

CRUISING THE GALAPAGOS

October 20, 2013Isla Isabella, GalapagosWhile I’ve posted details on the 4 islands we visited, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Floreana and Isabella, I wanted to add a general info page on the archipelago.  The rules and fees keep changing, so make s…