American Bald Eagle Release…

An American Bald Eagle was released today at Possumwood Acres, a wildlife rehabilitation center located in Hubert, NC. The eagle had been rehabilitated by Cape Fear Raptor Center, which is located in Rocky Point, NC. The eagle was brought to Possumwood for release because it had been found on nearby Cape Lejeune and they are […]

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[MVStarr] Weather report and more!

Day 6, 1120 NM from HawaiiTDG 6.5 daysDTG 1241 NM

Weather Report:

4/16/ 1630Z37 22’N, 146 29’WETA WPT 40 22N, 142W, 18/0200ZSOG 8.2ktCOG 46TSky. 6/8 cover, 10nm visWind W 20-25 few gusts to 30Air.sea, 49F, 58FBaro. 1018MB holdingSea…

[MVStarr] Weather report and more!

Day 6, 1120 NM from Hawaii TDG 6.5 days DTG 1241 NM Weather Report: 4/16/ 1630Z 37 22’N, 146 29’W ETA WPT 40 22N, 142W, 18/0200Z SOG 8.2kt COG 46T Sky. 6/8 cover, 10nm vis Wind W 20-25 few gusts to 30 Air.sea, 49F, 58F Baro. 1018MB holdin…

The Opportunist

Dylan is usually content to wait onshore and weigh-lay Dee Dee as she brings in the bumper. But Dee Dee, despite all of her bravado, is a bit of a chicken and shirks from the big waves. That is when Dylan will take advantage of the opportunity to retri…

FPB 78 – Strutting Our Stuff

Today was fun. Surrounded with coils of rope, boxes of rigging hardware, just like when we used to set up …Read More

April 15 – Beaufort, SC

Downtown Marina Mooring Ball

“Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.” —Grandma Moses

We knew today’s weather was going to be lousy…rain, wind and chilly. A good day to lie around, watch old movies and work on my pine needle baskets. It sounded like a good plan, until Stan realized the generator wasn’t working properly. Up came the floor in the salon so he could diagnose the problem. Thirty minutes later he had replaced a few blown fuses and we were back in business.
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TOP CRUISING SPOTS OF THE EASTERN MED (PART 10) – SICILY’S TOWN OF TRAPANI AND THE EGADI ISLANDS

We are now back aboard Envoy in Lefkas Marina, Greece, preparing for cruising.This is the last of our 10 part series on favourite cruising destinations in the Med.Destination 10: Trapani and the Egadi Islands Where is it?: Trapani is a town is on Sicil…

It’s Friday!

Dylan and Dee Dee woke up this morning and wondered what was on their calendar. A quick look showed it was Friday which means……it’s bumper chasing on the beach day! Yeah!

April 14 – Beaufort, SC

Downtown Marina Mooring Ball

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” —Thornton Wilder

Stan and I both enjoy being on the water and we both like when we are moving along to new places, but it also feels nice to stay for awhile in one spot. It means we can have a slower mornings enjoying our coffee and watch things come alive on the water…that’s the kind of morning we had today.
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Great Harbour to Exumas

Note: sorry for the lack of photos.  Will post more when we have better internet. Great Harbour to Whale Cay: The weather continues to delay our travel. We were up at 0600 for an early departure to Nassau. Checking the radar we see storms brewing off the Florida coast heading toward the Bahamas. It’s decision […]