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Scott & Ruth’s Dingy Adventures

With Esperanza tied up to the dock in the Boatyard while waiting for her precious “parts”, we venture out on Dingy rides as much as possible. Today we went in the opposite direction from our favored Southport Raw Bar, and crossed the Bay to another Can…

Tree Beacon – Red On Right…..

Monkey Saves Puppy

Here is a bizarre bit of news coming out of the pipeline explosion in Nanjing, China that killed 13 people and injured 300, and no it is not the news that 4 people were arrested – it is this remarkable photo of monkey grabbing a puppy dog and runnin…

Phase II

Phase II (Continued…)

Up, Down, Sideways, and Peppermint.

It’s been difficult. As the end of summer passed we were concerned about how to survive our first winter aboard our new, lovely, but distinctly unfinished home. I’d been lucky with work and when the contract finished my wife and I discussed ho…

Up, Down, Sideways, and Peppermint.

It’s been difficult. As the end of summer passed we were concerned about how to survive our first winter aboard our new, lovely, but distinctly unfinished home. I’d been lucky with work and when the contract finished my wife and I discussed ho…

Let It Snow…..

Finally, the snow we’ve been waiting for:

Pic O’ the Day

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Memphis Downtown

Feeling Small

South Florida is where the really big yachts hang out, and boats like ours are dinghies compared to the behemoths. 
We stopped to visit good friends in Jupiter, and were able to tie up in an empty slip – between two 120′ yachts.  Another DeFe…

Living Life on Your Own Terms

It might be kind of cliche’ to say that one should live life on one’s own terms, but how many of us actually get to do it?  Not too many.  We buy houses and have mortgages, and all of a sudden we’re bound to a work-aday life.  We no long…