We are having a good time in Altos Del Maria Panama
Friday, January 21, 2011 – Tenecatita
Coming into Tenecatita, no fish, but there were porpoises and whales which were entertainment enough. We anchored in the bay which is a lovely large anchorage, about 20 miles north of Barra. There were a number of boats already there when we arrived …
…and What a Party it Was!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ever since our early August trip on Long Island Sound, Tom and I have become insatiable cruisers. Luckily for us, our dock neighbors are just as insatiable. During one of our regular Friday night food and drink fests, we cooked up a raft up…
Setting Sail for our Last Port of Call – Port Jefferson
After a not too leisurely breakfast (once the captain decides we’re ready to leave, we ARE leaving!), we were on our way back across the Sound to Port Jefferson (locals refer to it as Port Jeff). I was delighted to be able to help Tom plot our co…
McCotter’s Marina Fire Fund For Boating Victims
Waterway Guide and the Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net, the two most trusted names for USA cruising information, have joined forces to help those who lost so much, and gave so much, during the recent, dramatic fire at McCotters Marina in Wash…
Tings a G’waaan.
Good Things are happening, but I’ve come over all secretive. Normal service will resume soon.In the meantime, something from the vault. Pump up the volume guys…
Winter Cruising in Florida
January 2011It’s amazing….for more than 20 years we dreamed of shipping Diamond Girl to the East Coast and cruising the ICW and the Chesapeake Bay. We are starting the sixth year of our dream and every now and then we pinch ourselves to make sure i…
Good Albury day…
The sun was out, the wind was light, and the St. Lucie was flat. Sounds like a perfect day to take out the Albury for lunch up in the Manatee Pocket.Captain Spooner is in town and wanted to see the Hinckley Yard, so off we went. After tooling around an…
Snead Island Boat Works, Palmetto, Florida
The boat is back in the water! They completed the shaft and prop work late this afternoon so they were able to put the boat back in the water. The second fuel tank is clean. Tomorrow morning the mechanic will go over everything, then we should be able …
Successful crossing!
This is the scene we enjoyed after successfully crossing our section of the Gulf today. A sleepy fishing village in a mostly uninhabited and natural section of Florida, on the Sheinhatchee River (pronounced Steen-hatchee).Here’s another photo from the …
