Steve, Linda — Happy 2011 !!
There was a readers´ letter on this month’s Yachting World (btw, the same that brings your article – congrats!) mentioning that lightning strikes often seriously damage electric/electronic equipment on yachts … given that on the FPBs some basic functions are supported by electric/electronic stuff (fuel pumps, autopilot, etc), I was […]
Lightning vs FPBs
First Club Cruise Out of the Year
Yesterday, Sunday January 23, 2011, was our first club cruise out of the year. The first Saturday after the third Tuesday is our “Commodore’s Ball” where we have our official “change of watch” from the old board to the new board, then the next da…
Getting Ready to Head South
We have been busy running to town for parts and provisioning the boat. We’re doing some minor repair work to get Chinook ready to begin heading further south. We plan to leave San Jose del Cabo for Puerto Vallarta the beginning of February. We are l…
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-01-24 09:00:00
Day 151 Harbour Cay Club, Marathon, FLSunday, January 23, 2011 Watching the Bears/Packers game before the potluck dinnerView of the gulf from Harbour Cay Club Happy birthday, Bailes! It was a beautiful, sunny day with temps in th…
Rico Puerto Rico
Anchorage at SalinasSalinas, Puerto Rico17°57.36 N66°17.38WStrange how familiar and comfortable this place feels! Perhaps it’s because we are in US territory. Perhaps it’s because everyone speaks Spanish and the radio spews Latin…
Exuma Land and Sea Park
Friday, January 21, 2011, Day 117. The weather looks bad (relatively speaking, high temperatures in the upper 70s, lows in the low 70s) for the next few days, with winds predicted to clock around from the east through southeast, southwest, and northwe…
Adventures in Naples (not Italy) – Days 112 to 114 – Naples, FL
Great weather, great restaurants, great ambiance and great times characterized our time in Naples.Thursday (1/20), was the first day since leaving Chicago when we had all the camper windows off. The temperature at 10:00 AM was in the mid 70s.&nbs…
December 11 – January 24
It's been a while since my last
December 11 – January 24It’s been a while since my last update, so first, we’re still alive and cruising!The last posting ended at Palafax Marina in Pensacola. From there, we spent a night at Panama City Marina, and then went to Port St. Joe, a nice …
Lady Royal 2011-01-23 19:34:00
December 11 – January 24It’s been a while since my last update, so first, we’re still alive and cruising!The last posting ended at Palafax Marina in Pensacola. From there, we spent a night at Panama City Marina, and then went to Port St. Joe, a nice …
Manatees!
They are incredible! These gentle giants were wonderful today. Look at how close you can get to them. You can see this one’s face and eyes. I have many more photos below, after telling you about Steinhatchee and the trip here to Crystal River.As soon a…
