Felt like a break from working with wood for a while so I did a little work in the engine room. I cut some lift-out panels in the deck plates so that we can access the keel cooler and other plumbing without pulling up the whole panel. I finished insta…
Safely back in Marmaris marina
Di and I are really well, and on Monday 15 we berthed in Marmaris marina for the winter, ending our 2010 cruise of 168 days and 1,782 nautical miles. It’s a great feeling to have returned safely without any major dramas – the only serious technical p…
Wednesday, Nov 24 We made it across the Gulf to Tarpon Springs
We departed Dog Island about 1 PM on Tuesday, Nov 23. As soon as we rounded the east end of the island, we began to encounter 4 to 5 foot waves. The short video clip below shows what the seas were like. Click on the arrow at the botto…
Thanksgiving in Panama City Florida
November 25, 2010 Thanksgiving in Panama City, Florida. Today Carl and Greg Vernon opened their home for a Thanksgiving Celebration with loopers away from home in the Panama City area. Some came to their home by boat and docked at their dock on the W…
November 24, 2010
Hello and a happy Thanksgiving to all! And we do have so very much to be thankful for!For openers, Fred and I are together again aboard YOUNG AMERICA. I’d spent a month in Newburgh with grandson Matthew, who now is living in Greene …
Destin Florida to Panama City Florida
November 24, 2010 Leaving Destin and traveling to Panama City, Florida. This morning the fog came rolling in and we afraid we would not be able to make the 61 miles to Panama City. We made preperations and the fog lifited at 8am and we made haste and…
Thanksgiving Eve
This morning we had fog again and did not leave the harbor until 8:00 A.M. We cruised across Mobile Bay and into the ICW (Inter Coastal Waterway). We stopped at Orange Beach Marina in Orange Beach, Alabama, only about 8 miles from Pensacola, FL. It …
More on Satellite Internet — BGAN experiments
Since my Sea Spirit Passagemaker 60 is built for ocean-crossing, I’ve been looking a little more deeply into satellite communications, as mentioned in my previous post.
BGAN is the least expensive of the satellite Internet systems in terms of equipmen…
More on Satellite Internet — BGAN experiments
Since my Sea Spirit Passagemaker 60 is built for ocean-crossing, I’ve been looking a little more deeply into satellite communications, as mentioned in my previous post.
BGAN is the least expensive of the satellite Internet systems in terms of equipmen…
Bear’s Adventure in Glow Worms Cave
I went to some glow worm caves in New Zealand. A glow worm is the larvae stage of a fungus gnat who only lives five days.It is called a glow worm because it has a big light near its tail which is for attracting insects that will get snagged in their “f…
