Evening Thunderstorm
Florida birds are great spectacles-this one an Egret
A storm brewing but it missed Tween Waters
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
The crew of Island Hopper took it easy today, bike riding, exploring Captiva including a few shops. …
Exploring and Having Fun On Captiva
August 4, 2010
Well, let’s see what marvelous excuse for not writing I can come up with this time! I’ve got it! When we are not on the boat, there is no YOUNG AMERICA news! Remember how when last we spoke, Fred and I were looking forward to ret…
Venice Yacht Club to Tween Waters Marina, Captiva
Tuesday August 3, 2010
Island Hopper Entering Red Fish Pass
A Houseboat Leaving South Seas Resort Marina
South Seas Resort Pool By The Pass
Island Hopper left Venice Yacht Club via Venice Inlet heading out to the Gulf. The winds were calm a…
More of Belfast
We really didn’t get to see much of Belfast yesterday, except for the laundromat and the co-op next door, which is very similar to Whole Foods. We woke up this morning to rain and a bit of fog and decided that since we could, we would just hang…
Karen’s 25th High School Reunion
We borrowed my son Chris’s car for the weekend. Drove over to the French Quarter and checked into the Omni Royal Orleans. Karen’s friends from school Lisa & Stephen joined us and we went to a mixer at My Bar on Bourbon Street on Friday night.Hung o…
Port Hardy
Port Hardy is a sleepy little fishing town at the northern end of Van. Island. We are tied up at Quarterdeck Marina waiting for the Hills to join us. The weather is foggy and their float plane has been delayed. We are looking forward to their arrival. …
Safety Cove
We left Shearwater Marina on saturday with beautiful weather. The sky was blue and a soft breeze at our bow,until we reached Fitzhugh Sound. We could see the fog bank in the distance and when we hit it, yuck, just like pea soup. We switched on the rada…
