What a great weekend, we celebrated Stan’s Mother’s 80th birthday with family, food and lots of fun. Only half the family was able to attend, but we had fun watching the kids play in the pool, reminiscing, looking at old photos and eating.&nb…
Tenn-Tom waterway
This is a cotton field that we saw along the road when we drove to Nashville. We went to a visitor center along the waterway. Here are some of the pictures and facts we gathered on our visit. Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway i…
Side trip to Nashville
Side trip. We received a call from our wonderful daughter-in-law and she was in the airport in Atlanta (she originated in Seattle) and she was headed to Nashville for a conference. So we decided to get a slip for the boat and rent a car.&nb…
Another frog
This is our second frog visitor on the boat. He is much smaller than our first frog visitor. He was only about an inch or so and really wanted to stay with us. Erwin tossed him over after this pic and then later that evening I f…
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2010-09-27 19:13:00
Day 33 Pisgah Bay, MM30.1 Tennessee River, KentuckyMonday, September 27, 2010Dockside Cafe at GTB Jetty on Kentucky LakeKentucky LakeKentucky LakeDeer grazing near tonight’s anchorageBreakfast …
Stick Up.
In the interests of playing catch-up, and as promised, here are photographs of the most obvious exterior change we’ve made to our vessel. All being well, I’ll post some more of the other stuff we’ve done too- soon.During the August bank holiday w…
Niuatoputapu, Tonga
Our 24 hour, overnight trip from Samoa to the first tiny island in the country of Tonga, Niuatoputapu, went relatively smoothly under the light of a full moon. We arrived in the anchorage at 9:30 am. But the tricky part is that Tonga is the first count…
Engine room/passageway bulkhead and subfloor
I’ve been working on finishing the engine room/passageway bulkhead and passageway subfloor for the past week or so. This is a key part of roughing out the interior as the passageway floor supports and the are anchored to this bulkhead. The top of this …
Visit from Rick
Had a nice visit with my step dad Rick. He’s from Florida but was in town for a few days to play at the Norton Buffalo Harmonica Festival in Sonoma and a few other select gigs. Last time Rick was on the boat, we were just framed up in bare steel… lot…
25 Years
Those who have followed our blog for some time may remember that we were married the day Hurricane Gloria hit DC. So it somehow felt right when I woke early this morning to pouring rain. Today is overcast with the rain fluctuating between drizzle and p…
