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Key West or Bust!!! also Roh Roh ! (and the rest of January)

By on February 3, 2022 in Broulee

 
The first week of January found us back at our favorite anchorage at Keewaydin Island. We ended up spending 3 beautiful nights.


Izzy enjoyed lots of beach time – she is a labrador after all.


This poor guy got caught high and dry when the tide went out😢


and, once again, we were escorted back to our marina by this fun group.  Check out the big guy doing his famous spin move.

Our original plan was to take Broulee to Key West and spend a month in a marina there.  We started back in late July early August to get a reservation for January or February, they would kinda  chuckle, then tell us they would  put us on a list. After listening to other boaters here experiencing the same “we will put you on a list” situation, we have all figured out it’s not going to happen.  So the second week in January we loaded Izzy in the car and drove the five hours and stayed in a pricey hotel.  Just letting you know, it is still Key West! However, this is all about visiting our friends Vince and Mary who locked into City Marina, well over two years ago.  


Out for a walk with Izzy the next morning, we had jackets on with winds blowing 10-20 miles an hour, this guy blew by us.  Found out later, he does this every day.

We’ve been to Key West a few times and have done the stuff,  so this was a fun find for us, The Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory.  They have 50-60 varieties of butterflies from around the world.  It was magical.

This guy/girl tried to hitchhike out of here with Rick


Thanks, Vince & Mary – very fun experience @ butterfly museum!  

Our last night there, of course, we had to do Mallory Square and sunset.  


As always, too many people! 

Had dessert and decadent drinks at a place called Better Than Sex, well it’s close!

Sadly, these guys are taking over the island, and trust me hens and chicks don’t have a chance

 😱😱

Rick, you asked, what projects Rick is working on.  I wish it was something fun, but sadly, our crapper took a crap.  She held in there for 28 years ( with some minor repairs) but, she had to go.
It wasn’t really the toilets fault, but this guy, also not the culprit, which was clogged with calcium deposits where the inch and a half sanitary hose connected to it, it was actually the hoses fault.  We just decided it was time to shit can this old system.  After research, decided to switch to a maserator toilet.  

Of, course, any of you boaters know, the toilet and sewer system on the boat is probably the worst repair job that you ever have to deal with.  Rick down in the shit hole place.  



As always, projects mean the boat becomes a construction zone.  Yep, this is our bedroom, step carefully.


New toilet is here, so exciting –

Unfortunately, it arrived in a hundred little pieces.


On a sad note, Debs brother-in-law who had been managing cancer for many years, was told in December he had 3-6 months to live (he found this out 4 days after he retired). Deb got the call on January 19th, that he had a seizure and was admitted to hospital.  She flew home the next day. Very lucky to be with him and we were able to say we  love you and that he needs to go to be with her sister Joni.  Upon arrival back in Florida on the evening of January 23rd, we got the call he passed hours after she left him.



Rick has been golfing a lot. Guessing he will take a drop on this one?

On a happy note, our new, all in one piece toilet arrived today.  She’s a beauty. I have never been so excited to see a toilet.  Rick will fill in all the details on this “fun” project.

WildLanterns Light Display

By on January 23, 2022 in M/V Dirona

The WildLanterns winter light display at Woodlands Park Zoo just north of Seattle is simply amazing. We’d seen several pictures and were expecting an entertaining show, but the experience far exceeded that in scale, quality and interest. The show is spread throughout the zoo’s 70 developed acres (28 hectares) and visitors take in the exhibits…

Waterfall Tranformation

By on January 20, 2022 in The Pearl
“What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” -John Steinbeck
Regular readers of this blog know I love finding and visiting waterfalls. There’s just something that is so relaxing to spend time sitting next to or swimming in waterfalls. Upstate New York is full of beautiful waterfalls and we have found at least a hundred and have many more to discover. 

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Wrapping up 2021

By on January 19, 2022 in Broulee

Arriving November 5th at facility where Broulee has been stored since June of 2020.  Unfortunately we had to catch a flight home when we dropped her off so we didn’t get a chance to see her bottom.  Looks like we have a bottom paint job in ou…

Wrapping up 2021

By on January 19, 2022 in Broulee

Arriving November 5th at facility where Broulee has been stored since June of 2020.  Unfortunately we had to catch a flight home when we dropped her off so we didn’t get a chance to see her bottom.  Looks like we have a bottom paint job in ou…

The Back Story

By on January 16, 2022 in Broulee

 Kind of left some of you hanging June of 2020.  After storing the boat in Florida, we were back in MN and Rick continued to have gut pain, seemed like we were in the ER every other week.  It took till mid July 2020, after another biopsy…

The Back Story

By on January 16, 2022 in Broulee

 Kind of left some of you hanging June of 2020.  After storing the boat in Florida, we were back in MN and Rick continued to have gut pain, seemed like we were in the ER every other week  It took till mid July 2020, after another biopsy …

Gear We Like: FLIR ONE Thermal Imaging Camera

By on January 16, 2022 in M/V Dirona

A few year back, we picked up a FLIR ONE Thermal Camera from Amazon. It’s only $200 and operates as an extension to an Android phone (IOS also supported on similar hardware) with an on-phone application. Every 6 months we use the camera to do a full scan of the breaker cabinet, the DC cabinet,…

Flare over Seattle

By on January 12, 2022 in M/V Dirona

Downtown Seattle is full of apartment buildings overlooking Elliott Bay, with frequent ferry and commercial traffic. If a distress flare were fired in this area, you would expect this to generate a lot of reports. But when one was set off on a recent Tuesday morning, we might have been the only ones to report…

Happy New Year 2022

By on January 2, 2022 in Broulee

Hey, we are back on  Broulee and couldn’t be happier.  It’s been a year and a half (due to reasons beyond our control), more on that to follow.  Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year and hoping for an amazing 2022, well at least a good 2022….