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A look ahead at our 2011 cruising plans

[NOTE: THIS BLOG ENTRY IS A WORK IN PROCESS. My goal was to have it finished by now, but… sometimes I win, and sometimes Writer’s Block wins, and you know how that goes.

So … COME BACK tomorrow AND I HOPE IT WILL BE SOMEWHAT READABLE.

FOR NOW, I…

59 and counting

363 days until the big 6-0. So time to stop thinking about that for now.Thelma did make me a delicious cake that everyone enjoyed very much. It was a great birthday party and I thank everyone for their kindness and all the good food at the Potluck. Eve…

Bodrum

Merhaba,We are anchored in a bay in the town of Torba, about 10 miles from Bodrum. Today we took a bus into Bodrum. We walked around the marina and toured the Castle of St. Peter. The castle was built in 1406 by the Knights of St. John, it has 5 towers…

St Peters Castle

St. Peters Castle, Bodrum Turkey

English tower at St. Peters Castle

All my love from Gundogan

The Mamanuca Islands

We enjoyed the Nananu-i-Cake area for 3 days before moving around to the town of Lautoka on the west side of Viti Levu.  We stopped about half way and made the trip in two short 4 hour trips.  We just anchored for the night and did no…

NBA Playoffs with a boatload of Texans and a singing dog.

Codi and Amber were both bartenders in their past lives and someone threw down a challenge for Chocolate-Chili Martinis in celebration of the Dallas win. They rose to the occasion.The folks over here are always looking for a reason to party. Last night…

Freeport to Norfolk via Florida

Captain’s Log May 24 to May 13, 2011
The Great Mango Run –
Freeport, Bahamas to Norfolk, Va.
May 26, Saturday: We left Nassau late in the afternoon for an overnight run to Freeport, our last stop before returning to the USA.  I for one was a…