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We have landed!

You could not imagine a happier experience than the sight of Isabella seeing land after seven days.  We were a little giddy also.  The past two days have been a push – we all pretty much went into hibernation.  We did 184 miles in two da…

"…Three Days on a Boat…

…looking for some peace and quiet, maybe keep her dreams afloat.” – Jimmy Buffett, FinsWELL…in reality, we sailed back from Antigua, and it took us more than three days, as you know. But this very last passage, well, it was indeed three days! With …

"…Three Days on a Boat…

…looking for some peace and quiet, maybe keep her dreams afloat.” – Jimmy Buffett, FinsWELL…in reality, we sailed back from Antigua, and it took us more than three days, as you know. But this very last passage, well, it was indeed three days! With …

Day 6 – No Land

We are all a bit stir crazy by now and we have run out of cream for the Captain’s coffee, but, otherwise, we are doing just fine. Lots of reading, sleeping and wine are helping us thru our days and nights.  The barn door is in sight and  we a…

Should be working on our taxes….

Yes, I should be working on our taxes, but we are having issues with our Navi-Nut version 2.0. It wasn’t tracking well.  I have been on the phone with techs all morning trying to resolve it – my head is spinning.  One tech even had the nerve …

ICW Sunrise

M/V Broulee departing Cumberland Island (4-5-2012)S/V Short Walk on the hook at Butler Island (4-11-2012)

Photo Opportunity

     Just this morning I was on the phone with Rick (M/V Broulee) discussing the “catch of the day” when we hauled the anchor on Monday, the previous day in Port Royal, South Carolina (see blog entry “New Challenges” 4/9/2012).&nbsp…

Ebb & Flo (No they are not a R&B duo from the 70’s)

We are experiencing something called a Perigean Spring Tide resulting in extremely high and low tides.  We are not tide people in Minnesota so we needed to google it.  Turns out it happens about three or four times a year (in the spring and f…

New Challenges

     “Everyday is an adventure…….” so goes our motto, and with each day comes a new challenge, but at 7a.m. when I’m hauling the anchor I don’t need any new challenges.The one that did get away.  Length – 16 feet.  Wei…

Turks & Caicos: Old Home Week

Well, it wasn’t really a week, as we only stayed in the T&C a couple of days, but it was delightful to revisit this lovely island archipelago. After our magical passage, we arrived at Grand Turk bright and early on Sunday morning, and called o…