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Whoo Hoo!! 100,000 visitors to our site!!

100,000 visitors to the Opal Lady website, and for us a celebration!!! At 2.44pm today, Friday the 13th July we wish to thank all of you that follow our journey, its encouraging for me to see the visitors page and get the feedback, sort of makes the ho…

Whoo Hoo!! 100,000 visitors to our site!!

100,000 visitors to the Opal Lady website, and for us a celebration!!! At 2.44pm today, Friday the 13th July we wish to thank all of you that follow our journey, its encouraging for me to see the visitors page and get the feedback, sort of makes the ho…

Keeping Goop (Poo In New Zealand) Fresh Over Time

You are looking at what Ponce de Leon was seeking, the secret to long life. Think you we exaggerate? The tube of adhesive in the photo could be several years old, or more. The formula for this elixir is hidden in the Saran Wrap, under the screw on tube cover. The Saran Wrap creates an […]

Hastings, ON, Lock Wall – 7/1/12

Farmer’s Market We didn’t have far to go today only 20 miles, so another  trip to the donut shop was in order before we left.  Ricki & Michelle made the trip and stopped by an outdoor market on their way as well to pick up some fre…

Cheap Date

What a deal! Wednesday night minor league (Class A) baseball. Drive barely 5 minutes. Park for free in the Municipal Building parking lot. Pay $5.00 for a general admission ticket. Get a free senior citizen meal – a hot dog, a small drink and an even smaller bag of chips. And then sit anywhere because the attendance is sparse at best and no attendants/ushers check anything. […]

Seadee is For Sale

Seadee, my good friend for the last 5 years is for sale.  She has taken me up and down the East Coast and into the Bahamas.  Many fantastic journeys, nearly 10,000 miles of memories, and good times.   She is a unique and solid performer.  She has b…

In Bleecker

Bleecker New York, that is.  It was a long drive yesterday, 11 hours from Lexington Virginia to Bleecker in upstate NY.  Bleecker is really out in the boonies.  No cell service there, no cable TV, no nothing.  So no blog posts for a…

Heading North?

By mid-April we were back at our marina in Stuart with our boat’s bottom freshly painted and beginning to plan our migration north for the upcoming hurricane season. The terms of our boat insurance required us to be north of Florida by June 1st, so …

Heading North?

By mid-April we were back at our marina in Stuart with our boat’s bottom freshly painted and beginning to plan our migration north for the upcoming hurricane season. The terms of our boat insurance required us to be north of Florida by June 1st, so …

Fun with great friends

After our “goose bump” cruise through NY, and up the East River, we put the pointy end toward the Huguenot Yacht Club, where Joe (Sea Pearl) has been a member for many years, to spend some time with our great friends, Joe and Julia. After we got tied u…