16 Nov 0800 hrs, woke up to a very stiff breeze from the sw, and a strong current(3-4)kts) running in the same direction, which will make pulling up the anchor a difficult task!!!.Well sometime during the night our boat had swung around several times t…
Superboat Race Week Key West
We finally made it over to Mallory Square to watch the sunset after being here over 2 weeks. We met the restaurant manager from Lu Lu’s she is the second girl from the left who told us Lucy Buffet (Jimmy’s sister) was in KW for the winter to do some w…
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
We left Joe Wheeler State Park yesterday morning at 6:30 A.M. It was cold, cloudy, and drizzling off and on. We went 71 miles, passed through 2 locks, and arrived at Grand Harbor around 2:30 P.M. After getting settled in, Norm and Sue, and John and I b…
Satellite Internet
Wow, there are a lot of satellite Internet options out there. I’ve been looking at mini-VSAT, which seems to be the only “unmetered” Internet solution for offshore. Unmetered means that while the speed of data is fixed, the amount can be as much or as …
Satellite Internet
Wow, there are a lot of satellite Internet options out there. I’ve been looking at mini-VSAT, which seems to be the only “unmetered” Internet solution for offshore. Unmetered means that while the speed of data is fixed, the amount can be as much or as …
St. Lucia’s Coast
St. Lucia’s PitonsNov. 11, 2010Ste. Anne (Martinique)14º27.460 N / 060º52.195 WFinally, we are moving again. It looks like hurricane season is over. It ended with a bang in the Southeastern Caribbean, with Tomas hitting St. Lucia. …
Meeting of the Minds Key West
The girl in purple is one of Jimmy Buffets dancers & backup singer we met at one of the MOTO eventsThe next picture is the stage at the Blue Heaven Bar, what a cool place to see a concert.Eddie and me with a cut girl who’s sister was getting marrie…
New York
Here we are on the Wanderbird, cruising down New York’s East River towards Atlantic Basin, where we will tie up alongside Cape Race.For those regular readers, I know this post is a little late. I can only blame Barry, the barman at a most unusual pub, …
OCTOBER 26TH 2010
Ross’s camera has been returned to him and I have discovered how difficult it is to blog about photos and events that you didn’t experience first hand. Blogger’s block I guess. While I sit staring blankly at my empty page I hear on the TV t…
Family Emergencies & Cruising…
While cruising, all issues are amplified. Run out of milk? At our land home – no problem. On the boat, it requires planning and coordination. So what happens when a family emergency strikes?We were needed for an extended family emergency. The call occu…
