After serious consideration of whether to travel to Milwaukee today or not, we decided to bite the bullet and give it a try. The forecast is for 1 to 3 foot seas increasing to 2 to 4 later today. After today the forecast is not good until at least Satu…
Sept. 9 – Wye Island
Day 175 – Finally Moving AgainGranary Creek – AnchorageWe woke up to cloudy weather…again. The wearer report said it was going to clear, so we got the boat ready to leave. We left at 10:30, right as the bridge opened. We had a short trip to Wye Islan…
The Herding Effect
This October will be our first anniversary as full time cruisers. We have learned very much in that time. However, we do realize that there is more to learn. You can never be a consummate master of anything.&n…
Emily Grace Makes Landfall in Oz
Bundaberg is a city in Queensland, Australia and is our first port in Oz. Bundaberg is dependent to a large extent on the local sugar industry. Extensive sugar cane fields are found throughout the area and operations such as the milling …
Friday, September 9, 2011
Oldest house in St. Augustine Cross at the Shrine of Our Lady Of Le Leche St. Augustine Baptist ChurchThe news reports about 9/11 are frightening. The entire country will be holding its breath until that date comes and goes. Hopefully, nothing will h…
Freezer on the fritz!
Oh man, when it rains it pours! I did not want to be the “bad news queen” again. Benno just finished fixing the 120 VAC panel, when our freezer went on the fritz. I noticed with horror that the gauge indicated that the temperature inside the freezer…
photo…Party time…We were ever so thrilled to be joined for
photo…Party time…We were ever so thrilled to be joined for our little celebration by Floyd’s godmother, Judy Stanley and her husband, Pat; Ann and Bob Kallemeier and her mother, Esther; Larry and Cindy Kreissler and their friends Linda and John, Be…
Treasure Coast Pirate Fest
Coming up this weekendShould be interesting.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
photo…Posing before the party on Monday…with all our state
photo…Posing before the party on Monday…with all our state flags flying high ( yes, we had one for every state we passed through), bold gold (we completed the loop) burgee on the front, and wearing our AGLCA (American Great Loop Cruisers Associatio…
photo…Followed shortly by Floyd's sister, Muriel, and my mom,
photo…Followed shortly by Floyd’s sister, Muriel, and my mom, Maxine. They’d driven over together from Kansas to join the celebration and provide transportation for Becky to return to Fredonia. Oh, and take us to the grocery store as we were in the m…
