John Henry was pulled for a new paint bottom job and the running gear cleaned by Holland Marine. While on the hard, Wink and Wilma did a lot of cleaning. All the portholes had their screens removed, cleaned and replaced along with the stainless ports …
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November 30, 2009
The early Monday morning finds us cruising along the Mobile Bay, in water that–at 8-8-1/2 feet–is not as deep as many swimming pools! It is a gorgeous sunny morning with fluffy clouds scattered randomly in a sky that contains more shades of blu…
November 23, 2009
We anchored in Sumter Landing last Sunday night, thinking we’d ease into Demopolis, AL on Monday. The four boats in the anchorage all locked through the Heflin Lock together, and by 1;30 we were actually leaving Demopolis, as there were…
November 16, 2009
We are South. Mornings are chilly–typically in the 40’s, but the afternoons are gorgeous! Sunny, very little breeze and temps in the low to mid 70’s. No bugs and no humidity. Does it get better than this???
We left Cuba La…
October – Returning South – Part 2
As we headed south, we stopped and visited our friends Jan and Vinny Gaglioni, owners of Crystal Bee Supply, Peabody, MA. We use to keep Honey Bees in our early days. Jan and Vinny were our teachers and mentors when we first started the Hobby.Heading s…
September – Road Trip North Part 1
In early September, Wink, Wilma and Sara the Boat Dog took a road trip north. Our first stop was Charlotte, NC where we visited with our good friend Nancy Burns. Nancy use to be Wink’s Assistant when we lived in Hernando, Mississippi and they both …
August – Green Cove Activities
Wilma spent the first week back from Texas cleaning the left over dregs from the Blind Mosquitoes infestation that started in June and lasted until after we left for Texas. Luckily, our friend Tim from Cloud X, hosed off the boat once the mosquitoes le…
Tenn-Tom Waterway to Gulf Breeze, FL (Nov 10 -19)
After we entered Yellow Creek from the Tennessee, we stopped at Aqua Yacht Harbor Marina. Neil and Peggy (Early Out) were there to have some repairs done on the boat, so we spent a fun evening together. We actually stayed two nights because Ida was …
July 2009 – Car Trip Southeast USA
During the last week of June, Sara and Wilma went to Dallas by car. Wink took a flight to New Hampshire to spend a few days with the grandchildren (Amber and Emma). Wilma stopped by Yazoo City, MS to visit with family before heading on to Dallas. After…
Travels of The Rose 2009-10-18 17:28:00
In case some of you have the impression that we are taking a step backward by leaving The Rose and spending the winter on land…..think again. The location and view from our home isn’t hard to handle at all. This is looking north from our balcony……..
