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8 months later

I started this once and it disappeared.I feel off the face of the earth and landed on the farm ( Farmville on Facebook)Brief history = We enjoyed Feb-may on Dickies Cay -AbacoLeft in a big hurry early June when my Mom, age 97 had a “bad spell”. We did …

“Jim” Lucas Theatre, Savannah

Well, the photo says it all.  While walking around the historic downtown, we stumbled on this beautiful, restored old theatre called the Lucas. Here’s the story of the restoration and a few photos:  In 1986 the owners obtained a demolition perm…

Savannah

We’ve passed Savannah on all previous trips, electing to stay on our course up, or down, the ICW.  After spending a day there, I’m sorry we haven’t stopped previously.  It is a short cab ride from our marina in Thunderbolt.  About …

October 12, 2011

WE DID IT!  We left the comfy shore, and are mushing about in the Chesapeake.
We enjoyed the National Power Squadron meeting in Greensboro. On a bonus side trip, I was happy to tour the Replacements Store, a huge conglomeration of wareh…

That’s MY Spot

It’s a dark and rainy day. We are hunkered down at a marina in North Carolina waiting out a passing Nor’easter. So are the gulls. We all need something to amuse ourselves (besides our ever present chores) while we keep out of the storm and out of trouble. The gulls insist of bumping each other […]

St. Augustine – Savannah

Cruising solo now.  North Florida into southern Georgia.  The weather is just perfect.  Cool at night, warm days.  Very little boat traffic on the ICW.  I’ve only encountered 3 boats in 4 days.  Endless marsh and winding rivers/creeks. Anch…

Rascal Rabbitt

Three’s a crowd.  Who said that anyway?  Annie and I have cruised successfully for several years now with few issues.  How many people can you think of that you want to spend 24-7 on a 37ft boat?  Sometimes for months at a time.  But, the in…

Mackinaw City, MI to Joliet, IL (Sept 24 to Oct. 7)

We left Mackinaw City under cloudy skies.  Rain was predicted, but not much wind so we expected calm seas on our first day on Lake Michigan – finally heading south!  The rain didn’t really show up – but neither did the calm seas.  As the…

Mackinaw City, MI to Joliet, IL (Sept 24 to Oct. 7)

We left Mackinaw City under cloudy skies.  Rain was predicted, but not much wind so we expected calm seas on our first day on Lake Michigan – finally heading south!  The rain didn’t really show up – but neither did the calm seas.  As the…

The Pot

. . . at the end of the rainbow. Lovely rainbow or rather rainbows here in Smithfield this morning. Have seen full rainbows like the main one. Have seen double rainbows but don’t know that I have seen a rainbow system that has almost as many bands as Saturn has rings. The interesting and symbolic […]