Planning our next adventure

Well we are starting to get the fever again for some cruising and are planning our tri to complete the loop that we didn’t in 2008. We are going to cruise from Panama City , Fl to the Texas Coast the first of April 2011. The planning is always one of m…

Planning our next adventure

Well we are starting to get the fever again for some cruising and are planning our tri to complete the loop that we didn’t in 2008. We are going to cruise from Panama City , Fl to the Texas Coast the first of April 2011. The planning is always one of m…

Year in Review

As the year winds down and we plan our trip to Sausalito for New Year’s weekend (on Pineapple Girl, of course), I have been reflecting on 2010. What a year it has been…Most of the first half of the year was consumed with getting Tiki J ready for…

Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2010-12-21 13:50:00

Day 107 Crow’s Nest Marina, Venice, FL MM 58 Friday, December 10, 2010 Jackson’s American GrilleUsing the courtesy bicycles in downtown VeniceTiki barWith Mary and ClydeWe borrowed the marina courtesy bicycles and rode a couple of miles to downt…

Almost Time to Say "See You Later…."

Our last full day aboard For Us dawned clear, sunny and mild.  Patti and I completed our pre-sail checklist in the dark (as usual), had coffee and discussed the day’s agenda.  Today was my day for the lines and fenders (the rubber things that…

Rounding Lands End

Date: 12/17/2010Location: La PazLat/Lon: 24 09 N 110 19 WWeather: Sunny and Warm We have arrived in La Paz and it feels like coming home. We’ve been in La Paz 4 other times in the last 2 years and the city has become very familiar and comfortable. We …

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

More time at the Tiki BarThis can get expensive!Bobbie and JoanWe have just been hanging around the marina and exploring Treasure Island these past few days and getting ready for Christmas.  Went to John’s Pass on Sunday with N-II-Wishin and Boome…

Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2010-12-21 06:06:00

Early departure from the docks at 6:00 am to make our run to Chub Cay (12 hour trip).  Chub Cay is part of the Berry Islands and about 80 some miles from Bimini.  Bounded on the north and east by the Northwest Providence Channel and…

Winter

Still no boat news.The cold and unpredictability of the weather more or less dictated I should not go down to Lady Jane during the weekend.That inevitably means a few more non boat posts here.

New Orleans to Gulfport, MS

New Orleans to Gulfport

We had a delightful departure from New Orleans.  After getting fuel, we departed southbound back into the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal down to the turning basin and back onto the GICW.  It was a bright and sunny day …