Before it gets even more embarrassingly tardy, I need to update our activities over the last five months. First, no cruising with the exception of a 5-day jaunt to Anacortes in May to attend Trawlerfest. Our big activity has been to first get our…
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Just some foolishness
Merhaba,
I spent way too much time on the boat yesterday. Luckily there was only a small piece of banana bread left and no chips. So this morning I left fairly early for a long walk along the coast. I thought I’d wa…
Metal Boat Festival Presentation
The Metal Boat Society has an annual festival and this year we were asked to present on our experiences of having Alpenglow built. Here is a link to the PDF visuals we used to give structure to our presentation.
I've got the boatyard blues…
Most of the identified work aboard DD462-11 is done, or could be done in just a quick spurt of effort, but we are still here; due apparently to local government bureaucracy. (Continued…)
Ever wonder who reads your blog?
Ever wonder who reads your blog? (Continued…)
An “American” Story
Merhaba
As we travel we’ve been asked about "American Food." My answer is that the U. S. has food from everywhere because there are people from everywhere and this story from my sister tells that story.…
Zhu Hai and Macau
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More Of The Same
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Bodrum finale: I love my Kindle and the quiet of the Turkish hills.
Merhaba,
We are now back from Bodrum after a long, full, 24 hour passage. We were put back in the water at 11 am Monday morning. But had we started out then for Marmaris we would have arrived about 11pm, too late to do anything…
Four Synagogues in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem
Merhaba/Shalom,
I thought I’d never get this email finished. I certainly wish I had a library handy to make research easier. This email goes on forever, and it’s about one small part of the Old City of Jerusalem.…
