Friday, January 28, 2011, Day 124. A day punctuated by a bad judgement in the morning. For the last several days, we knew that the winds were predicted to be from the northwest if we were west of the cold front and southeast if we were east of the co…
Moor $tuff 2011-01-29 13:28:00
Thursday, January 27, 201182° 33.473’ W27° 17.232’ NGrand Canal off Roberts BaySiesta Key, FloridaWe are still experiencing some of Florida’s cool weather with sunshine and blue skies. We can’t complain – just can’t wear shorts …
The Jumentos and the Ragged Islands – Part 1
First stop…Water Cay. On our last trip to the Jumentos two years ago, we skipped Water Cay going both north & south. This time, we wanted to stop and linger awhile at several of the cays on our journey to Ragged Island. For most of our tr…
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Finished Objects (Continued…)
Headless
Well as most have read in past entries I do not have much luck with marine heads and this week was no different.Unfortunately the only way you find out the toilet is not working is after you use it. Well the forward head stopped working this week…
Marco Island Yacht Club – 1/28/11
We left Fort Myers around 10 a.m. for the 59 mile run to Marco Island. Another pretty day in paradise. The trip was uneventful except for the slight chop on the water. This is a picture of Naples from about 3 miles off shore. When you look the other …
USVI to Soper’s Hole, West End, Tortola!
Friday morning we cruised over to the British Virgin Islands in 3’-5’ seas, light easterly winds under sunny skies — what is not to like? We vacillated between anchoring at St. John’s in Cinnamon Bay or going over to the BVI, before deciding to …
Legacy Harbor Marina, Fort Myers, Florida
A Banyon tree in the park here in Fort MyersWe have arrived at Fort Myers. It was under 30 miles from South Seas Resort Marina to here, so Nancy and I took the time to walk out to the beach before we left this morning. Beautiful beach, seems to go on f…
Tropical Cyclone Anthony
We await the first of two cyclones to pass, the first to the north of us, around Bowen expected tomorrow or early Monday morning. The second is forecast to pass to the south, near Gladstone on Wednesday. Other than removing our awning from the bow we a…
Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-01-28 15:20:00
ALL PROVISIONED AND READY TO GO!!! The run from Emerald Bay to Rat Cay was very nice and we entered the cut only to find some of the most pristine beaches, gorgeous craggy shorelines and that beautiful aquamarine, turquoise water that m…
