After leaving Punta Gorda we headed to Ft. Myers to anchor for one night before starting across the Okeechobee Waterway to the east coast. There are 5 locks on the waterway and they are different from any others in the country in that there are n…
1/4/2011 KEY LARGO TO DINNER KEY
TUESDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 35 NMHAPPY BIRTHDAY STEFFI!GOOD MORNING WORLDThe beautiful Key Largo sunrise got our day started brilliantly. While taking in all the gorgeous sights surrounding us, Richard spotted these rippling circles with a large…
Fraser’s Hog Cay, Berry Islands
Wednesday, January 5, 2011, Day 101. The weather predictions for this evening, Thursday, and Friday are for heavy winds and seas, generally from the southwest to northwest becoming south, and we were anxious to get moving. Beth had heard good reports…
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-01-04 19:49:00
Day 132 Snook Bight Marina, Fort Myers Beach, FLTuesday, January 4, 2010 Bruce on Bade BoomerBade Boomer leaving Snook Bight Bade Boomer departed Snook Bight at high tide for their trip to the Keys. We…
New Years in Sausalito
We headed up to Schoonmakers Marina in Sausalito on Friday the 31st for New Years. On the way up I made a Chipotle Remoulade sauce and got the flank steak marinated with rosemary and garlic. When we got up there we headed toward our as…
Damsel In Distress
Within the Bahamas and the string of Islands known as the Exumas is the Exuma Cay Land & Sea Park. The Bahamian government has set aside this area for marine research and tourism, fishing is prohibited. We made …
Taking Pause
When I was 4 or 5 my family went to the World’s Fair in New York. I was young enough that I do not remember much but there are a couple of things that I clearly recall. One was the giant green Sinclair dinosaur and the wax replica they gave me. The oth…
Kindle
Father Christmas was good to me this year – Here you see my new Kindle.After my recent travels, and lots of questions, it seemed obvious I should get a Kindle (Thanks Dick). So far I’ve not been disappointed.Amazon say of the Kindle that they want the …
The difference between dogs and cats.
From their prospectives…. funny if you’re an animal lover.On page 2Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Great Bahama Banks
We got up and left at high tide (7:50 am) so that we could get over the shoal area at the entrance to the Bimini Sands Marina. This was a very high tide (+6 ft.) and we had no trouble getting out.Slow Dancin’ and Escapade spent all day crossing the …
