Pam and I noticed something interesting. Egrets and other birds wade along the shoreline fishing. What’s unusual is that they’re usually accompanied by ducks.The duck must be eating something stirred up by the egrets. Any ideas, anyone?
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A Funny Bird is the Pelican
Its beak holds more than its belly can.This guy was just outside our windows. And then he was gone.
Care Package
I remember being in college in the late 1960s. It was the first time away from home for most of us. An exciting thing was to get a “care package” from home, a take on the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywher e humanitarian organi…
Brunswick Bicycle Thief Strikes Again
After my bike was stolen a couple of months ago, we locked them up to our boat. The problem with that is they’d move as the docklines stretched and chafe against the boat. We decided to move them back up to the pavilion a couple of weeks ag…
Rattlesnake!
We went to Jekyll Island with our upstate New York friends Andy and Betty. They’ve been coming to the Golden Isles for eight years, mainly to play golf and get away from the snow and ice. We took them to the driftwood beach, walked all the …
Rainy Day With Dogs. Ugh.
It’s cool and rainy today here in Georgia. Pam is at work and I’m watching the Ravens/Colts football game. Go Ravens!Anyway, Ruby and Chevy are good, as always. Ruby sleeps and Chevy watches TV or looks out the windows. That is,…
Connected to the ‘Net Through the Grid
This post isn’t really cruising related, other than that many wannabe cruisers want to know how to connect to the internet. Short answer. At a marina, you’ll have wi-fi. Otherwise, if you’re going to anchor, get a Verizon hotspot.OK, I’m freaked out…
Pam Broke Her Big Toe
I haven’t written a Drift Away blog for the past couple of days. I know that because I got a few emails wondering what was up. Well, I’ve spent the past two days learning how to use Google’s SketchUp drawing program to design the shack we’r…
Starting the New Year with Dolphins
New Year’s Eve was unusual for Pam and I. It was sunny and 70 degrees. We spent the late afternoon lounging on the aft deck, basking in the warm Georgia sunshine with the dogs.And the cat.Later, we retired to the saloon where the dogs promp…
Arrrrgh! Dogs!
You regular readers know that we have dogs on Drift Away. Oh no, not cute little boat dogs. Not Portuguese Water Dogs. We have regular dogs. Two pit bulls and a German Shorthair Pointer.We have parquet floors on Drift Away. &nbs…
