Well, we’re battened down, ready to head out and leave the BVIs behind. During our 18 days here, we’ve been enchanted with the beauty of the various islands, enjoyed the chance to do some fun dives, and had exceptionally great food at just about ev…
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day to all you folks in the Northern Hemisphere. For those is the Southern Hemisphere, sorry I’m a day late. The photo above is a naturally occurring mangrove swamp near Voh in New Caledonia, not too far from where we are cruising now. I didn’t take the photo as AVATAR lacks the requisite […]
A beautiful day in the neighborhood
So we did a little walkabout.I loaded up my camera with a fast telephoto lens and we took Radar out for a walk in the park at downtown Stuart. Snapped a few shots while out. It was fun.Leaving the marina, you walk under the new Roosevelt bridge via the…
The ICW all the way, yikes!
We had a fairly short trip today of 56sm. Our timing had us traveling through a low tide and a few shallow spots particularly at the south side of Ramshorn Creek, took a bit of hunting for “good water”. Otherwise we had, for the most part, a favorable …
Sat, Feb. 12 Wild Animals
We drove up to Sarasota to visit Donna, Dottie’s sister, and her husband, Wayne. They took us to the “Big Cat Habitat”. It was a great animal show. They rescue wild animals, mostly from defunct Circuses, train them and give them…
Project Update…
This past weekend we finally took apart and fixed our automatic bilge pump. This is an extremely important piece of safety equipment. This bilge pump has a float switch so if water is somehow rising in the bilge the float switch will be tri…
a monthand half away
Well, we are getting closer to our trip. Only a month and a half away. We are getting the bottom of boat painted next week, then we start organizing trip.
a monthand half away
Well, we are getting closer to our trip. Only a month and a half away. We are getting the bottom of boat painted next week, then we start organizing trip.
Friday, Feb. 11 Not a bad place to be stuck for a couple of weeks
We moved the boat from a slip to a face dock, so we have a great view from the salon.
Daytime temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees, palm trees swaying in the breeze. It’s relaxation time. We have a rental car so we can get ar…
What Do You Do With The Swim Platform?
We have been considering what to do with the swim platform since we bought the boat. It is all teak and the previous owner had treated it with a hardware brand of deck stain, the type you would use around the house. They had coated all of the teak on t…
