2012 was another good travel year aboard Tourist. We took it easy the first couple of months with just some short trips around the waters of Southwest Florda. Late March found us casting off and heading East to the clear waters of the Bahamas…
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Ruby Caught a Fish
We’ve been taking the dogs to Brunswick’s boat launch, which is on the other side of the river from the marina. It’s usually pretty deserted over there and the dogs can run off leash. Olivia, especially, needs to run. She prances thro…
Wicked Scale – Or, The Old and the New
Even after all the hours spent working with the Wicked FPB 97 to date we were not prepared for the scale impact when viewing 97-1 in person. Helping us adjust to this new sense of reality were some of our oldest cruising friends and very first Deerfoot owners,who, we should add are still owners three […]
Furthur World Peace Cruise
Furthur World Peace Cruise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJwSIK5WAKw&feature=youtu.be
As I have said many times, the extraordinary experiences I have had with my very international crew have added a layer of joy that I did not expect. Not only is it…
FPB 64-6 Grey Wolf – A Few Details
Yesterday evening we were aboard the sixth FPB 64, Grey Wolf and thought a few of her details might be of interest. She is the first of the FPB 64s to have an enlarged salon and slightly smaller galley. The galley still offers wonderful storage, lots of work surface, and great views. The large drawer stack […]
A Day In Turtle Bay
Tuesday we decided to go ashore to walk around and get some supplies. Turtle Bay has a water taxi service to shuttle cruisers in and out from the old pier, a left over from the fishing industry that used to exist here some 50 years ago, so we called En…
A Day In Turtle Bay
Tuesday we decided to go ashore to walk around and get some supplies. Turtle Bay has a water taxi service to shuttle cruisers in and out from the old pier, a left over from the fishing industry that used to exist here some 50 years ago, so we called En…
Egrets and Ducks
Pam and I noticed something interesting. Egrets and other birds wade along the shoreline fishing. What’s unusual is that they’re usually accompanied by ducks.The duck must be eating something stirred up by the egrets. Any ideas, anyone?
The Plain Bay Gang
We had left Plain Bay about 10 days prior to our return to the bay on the 16th of this month. During those ten days, we anchored over at Black Point Settlement for a few days before heading north to Pipe Creek to do som…
No Rest
I was hoping Friday night would see me relaxing with a glass of wine and homemade pizza at my sisters. After my niece returned me home I was called back to KGH. The CT scan showed a clot in Al’s lung so I returned while they moved him to Intensive Ca…
