Bet some of you have thought we made a break for the islands. No, not yet. Been having such a good time here in Stuart and the Treasure coast that we’ve decided to hang for a while. You know how we are with plans and we need to finish up some tax…
Marathon, FL – 2/1/11 (day 3)
To quote one our our guests .. “another day in paradise”. We decided to take a trip to Key West on Tuesday. Since it is so busy during the winter and parking is at a premium, we decided to take the bus. Taking the bus is also cost effective at $4 pe…
Kerela Kaleidoscope dance medley
7:26 local time
Hi Everyone,
Yesterday our friend Nasir picked us up from our dock and took us across Kochi Bay to the Bolghatty Marina to see about relocating there. We will move Friday morning. Afterwards, Randal and I first had to…
Lunch with Friends
9:35 Local time
Hi All,
Yesterday, Tuesday, we went to visit the marina on Bolgatty Island and we will move there tomorrow, Thursday morning at high tide. Randal really misses the interaction with other cruisers. I miss our friends w…
Iron Lady – First Runs
The basic dock check having been completed and stabilizers initialized,its time to see what she’ll do. The series of photos which follow have Iron Lady at about 34 metric tons / 75,000 pounds. She is doing approximately nine knots (instruments are yet to be zeroed in).
The first thing to note are the bow and stern […]
Mazatlan Trip
We left Costabaja at 0630 Sunday morning and were really impressed that the Nordhavn folks were up to see us off (Thanks, George, Jay, and Lisa). In addition, as we were pulling out we received a VHF radio call from our friends on Sunnysid…
Trawler Fest or Trawler Flop
In my last blog I mentioned my excitement in attending our first Trawlerfest. I knew something was going arye when our departure plans changed due to work commitments. Our initial plan was to arrive in Ft. Pierce on Saturday 01/22/11 and&nb…
Margaritaville!
We are in Key West, and boy does it live up to its reputation as a drunken party town! We arrived yesterday evening, and walked to the “hot” street, Duval St. So many open-air bars with live music, T-shirt shops, bars, souvenir shops, bars, and yes, Ji…
ANOTHER GLORIOUS DAY!
Just let me start with last night. Around 11:00 P.M., John and I were headed for bed when we heard this crackling sound. It was so quiet back in our cozy anchorage that you could hear this very plainly. It sounded like a fire crackling or maybe wat…
Legacy Harbor Marina, Fort Myers, Florida
Another absolutely beautiful day, sunny and warm. Went for a haircut this morning, we had made appointments on Saturday. The hairdresser seems to have done a good job. Went for a long walk around town this afternoon. Seems like there are many lawyers o…
