Those cute cuddly teddy bears of our southern waterways. All us boater types enjoy gawking at them as they unassertively paddle around the marinas and estuaries down here in Florida. But, few know that they can be quite humorous as shown in the youtube below.
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Upgrades
We have been talking about getting a HD Tv to replace the small Sony NTSC Tv that came with Jenny. I got a BluRay player last year through VISA points and it came with a full 7.1 surround system. Over the next year or so, we plan to be in the sta…
Ski Season Grand Finale
Today is day 4 of our week long adventure at “Mike Wiegle Heli Skiing” in Blue River B.C.This is a spectacular operation tucked between the Cariboo and Monashee mountain ranges. Each day we are skiing in a group of 10 along with 2 guides.&n…
Nothing new to report
Company has left and things are settling back into the normal groove; which is nice.Found this interesting little music streaming site. Check it out Stereo Mood Music for any occasion if you like their rather obscure playlist.Anyway… here’s a p…
Kawau Island
Kawau Island is another island in the Hauraki Gulf. The island is named after the Māori word for the shag (cormorant) bird. Copper was mined on the island after discovery in the 1842, in the first years of European ownership. With importe…
Skiing Whistler
Eric with his daughter, MargaretNo views were to be seen at Whistler/Blackcomb but that meant snow, snow, snow! We had three days of fresh powder skiing in the mountains where we rented a condo right on the slopes for easy access.The Whistler ski resor…
Family time in Canada
Oak, Margaret and ShirleyOak, Margaret, Shirley and EricFour generations of Bloomquists gathered in Vancouver this weekend for some good old fashion family time. Great-grandma “Boo” flew in from Minneapolis for the weekend where she didn’t let a little…
World Affairs
Well a lot has occurred since my last up date. We were just finishing off our final few days driving up the west coast of the north island of New Zealand. Our points of interest included the town of Wanganui with their glass blowing studio…
Dan Streech Responds to YachtForums and Nordhavn Litigation
A heated and contested discussion on YachtForums regarding the sinking of Nordhavn 75 EYF #2 in Cabo San Lucas has led to a statement from Dan Streech, President of Pacific Asian Enterprises, the manufacturer of Nordhavn brand trawlers.
Crazy for Hong Kong!
Greetings from aboard the good ship ‘Grey Pearl’!
First off – THANKS to many of you who have kindly written inquiring about us and the boat in view of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. We are fortunately well on our boat in Hong Kong har…
