We arrived safe and sound and are in our permanent slip in the Paradise Village Marina, Puerto Vallarta. The trip was pretty good except for an occasional large set of swells coming from the Pacific side and stern of the boat. More later…
Departure Date
We have finally set a departure date…March 6. That will be one year after we first looked at this boat. The weather will play a major factor in whether we actually leave on that date. If a weather window opens a little before then…we will go, if th…
Marathon, FL – 2/6 & 2/7 (days 8 & 9)
Sometimes I feel like a reporter on assignment in paradise. Well, this was another day just like the other 6 days we have been here …. simply beautiful!! I asked Ricki how to spell “gorgeous” (sp) but she thought I was talking about the babe in the …
Super Bowl week-end Feb 6 & 7
Thursday, the 5th, we arrived back at the Lady Dottie in Cape Coral. It felt great to be back in sunny Florida, feeling sorry for the people in Chicago digging out from over 20 inches of snow. On Saturday, Lori (Dottie’s daughter), an…
Envoy’s plans for 2011.
SUMMARY OF 2010 AND THOUGHTS ON ANCHORINGWe had a great 252 days aboard Envoy in 2010 and cruised about 1,800NM.After we left Marmaris the only major technical problem we had was the failure of the main gearbox in Crete. This was repaired in about two …
Christmas time 2010
We had a beautiful white Christmas this year. This was the first time that we had no company over the Holidays, so we enjoyed the Holidays with just the two of us and the critters. Good thing that we were home, because an ice dam formed in …
Home for the Holidays
We enjoyed all of December and January at home. As you can see, kitty kat (actually named “Ditzy”), was tuckered out after the trip. There was some concern that the puppies might not accept the cat, but they got along just fine….
Backing the Pack!
PACKERS WIN SUPERBOWL XLV!! Well, it wasn’t our Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl, but having grown up in Wisconsin, I am forever a Cheesehead as well, so we reveled in cheering on the Green Bay Packers in the Big Game! Ron and I went up to The…
And I Still don’t Believe It!
Next to Staniel Cay is an Island called Big Major Spot, and on that island is a local attraction. When I first heard about this, my curiosity went through the roof. How many opportunities do you get to see swimming …
Great Loop Date 01.24.2011: Doing Marathon…Florida, That Is!
Day #165 – 178: 3115.0 total miles (50.8 miles)Port #72: Sombrero Dockside Marina; Marathon, FL (Vaca Key)OB was more than ready to leave Little Shark River and whatever murder occurred during the dark hours of the night. The…
