Continuing on the theme of offshore communications, I thought I’d muck about with my iPad and a cheap shortwave radio, to see how easy it is to receive weather maps. The short answer: easy when there’s a signal, but signals are hard to find, much of th…
Great Loop Date 11.5 through 11.13.2010: The Long and Winding Road…
Days #85-93: 2208.9 total milesLocks: 29 totalPorts #38 – 46The long and winding roadThat leads to your doorWill never disappearI’ve seen that road beforeIt always leads me hereLead me to your door……..The Beatles(Insert ‘River’ for ‘road’ and thi…
November 26, 2010
Hi again—
Just couldn’t resist adding these two shots for a couple of reasons. The cormorant is Fred’s new best friend. They were hanging out together on the dock at, as you can see, high tide. The second shot is Fred’s chair abou…
Cumberland Island National Seashore
The State of Georgia has not allocated the funds to maintain the ICW for years and as a result much of the waterway is seriously shoaled in. Considering that there is an 8 foot tidal range, transiting the ICW is doable, but many areas have to be done a…
Vive l’Amitié
November 24, 2010Pointe a Pitre, GuadeloupeLe GosierGroupama against IDEC16°12.17 N / 061°29.69 WIf all our passages have been relatively quiet, it wasn’t the case with our passage from Martinique to Guadeloupe. We learned what it meant to …
Martinique en Famille
Mt PeleeMartinique en Famille Nov. 15, 2001Le Marin, MartiniqueBaie des Cyclones14°27.460 N / 060°52.195 WWhat were the odds? We almost did not go and have lunch at ‘Ti Toque in Le Marin because we had to get back on the boat to try to …
Thanksgiving, Revisiting Barra de Navidad
We left Gringolandia (a.k.a. Paradise Village Marina) at 6 PM, for an easy passage in fair weather, headed south around Cabo Corrientes. Our original goal was Tenacatita Bay, where we could enjoy anchoring out for a bit before tying up in the marina at…
St. Augustine
Our month in St. Marys was fun. We visited both Linda’s and Ken’s families. We thoroughly enjoyed all the activities and camaraderie of the Cruiser’s Thanksgiving, and met a lot of friends, both new and old. And it is good to be underway again.
The trip from St. Marys to St. Augustine was a long day. We had considered going outside but wanted to visit friends in Daytona (the Daytona inlet is not good) and the winds were blowing from the south — wrong direction. We traveled with Slow Dancin’–friends Ken and Joy from years ago at Herrington Harbour–and enjoyed the trip. The St. Johns river was a little squirrely, but we really enjoyed looking at the homes and their docks along the ICW, especially Palm Valley. Once moored, we had drinks, pleasant conversation, and dinner with Ken and Joy.
The Florida ICW (so far) is considerably wider and deeper than the portions from the Chesapeake to St. Marys, making it much easier on the helmsman. For those of you in the northeast, our high/low temperatures were 81 and 57. We had a mainly overcast day with a few light sprinkles in the mid-afternoon.
Thanksgiving
Well, we had a change of plans. Instead of leaving this morning, we decided to stay here and have our Thanksgiving dinner. Byron and Donna who both work at the marina and live across the street, invited all of us on the dock to their house for “lunch…
Seabrook on Clear Lake (Still in Texas, but not for long)
Well, it’s rather early on Monday morning and I can’t sleep. It got very warm and humid yesterday after being otherwise nice and cool and breezy for the past few days. If the past reflects the future, we will have rain in the short term.&nb…
