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Today with Sandy, Monday Oct 29

We expected the worst this morning at high tide, but the surge is not any worse than yesterday. The winds have shifted and are coming in from the North where the surge is over the fixed docks and blowing across the marina. We can still see t…

Pic O’ the Day

Another nice sunset.Compass CayNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

Ha!

Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

Sandy in Tidewater

We returned to the boat last Friday and began preping for hurricane Sandy. We had left JB tied up for storms, so it was a matter of opening hull valves and making sure that the main engines and generator would start. We also need to get food…

Pic O’ the Day

More Fall ColorWe really miss cruising the river this time of year.Our friends Clayton and Deanna, aboard Tivoli,  are in the middle of all this right now. Plying the waters of the Tennessee and gazing at all this beautiful fall scenery. Hope they…

A CLASSIC COLD FRONT OVERTAKES ENVOY

At the time of posting we are back in Auckland, New Zealand- but the blog continues, and this post takes us up to 28/9/12.Heading further south from Paxos Island to mainland Preveza a large and classic black-skied cold front with loud thunder and bolts…

A CLASSIC COLD FRONT OVERTAKES ENVOY

At the time of posting we are back in Auckland, New Zealand- but the blog continues, and this post takes us up to 28/9/12.Heading further south from Paxos Island to mainland Preveza a large and classic black-skied cold front with loud thunder and bolts…

Dolphins

A friend sent me this picture. The dolphin where escorting us North last Spring. I was at my usual spot on the bow filming. I think we had just left Turtle Bay. Thanks Lili!

Pic O’ the Day

Wheeler Lake, Tennessee River.Just before the storm. During the storm…After the storm…Made it into Joe Wheeler State Park Marina,just in time for Happy Hour.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

More video of Hurricane Sandy… from Over Yonder Cay

Duncan Hipkin did a great job of holding himself upright against the hurricane force winds long enough to do this video.Duncan’s vantage point was on Over Yonder Cay where they sport several very large wind generators… Bet they’ve been churning out s…