“The big lesson in life is never be scared of anyone or anything.” ―Frank Sinatra
The Pearl is a Monk 36, hull #21, built in 1983…she’s old, 36 years old. We’ve done a lot of work on her, but this summer we’re giving her a facelift on the inside. Since the boat was built in the early 80s, it was built with ugly gold formica and gold vinyl in the shower. We painted the shower when we first bought the boat and it has held up very well. Our formica was so worn out the color was completely gone in some areas. We had several options for improving it…we could have new countertops installed, new formica laid or paint what we have. The easiest and cheapest way to go was paint.
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Updates to The Pearl (Part II)
Tracy Arm
Several whales are asleep on the surface this morning as we cruise down Stephens Passage. Our destination is a tiny cove unnamed on the nautical charts but referred to as Tracy Arm Cove by boaters. This will be our staging anchorage for our 44 mile round trip exploration of Tracy Arm, a beautiful deep water […]
Two Weeks in Seattle
In mid-July, we made our annual summer trip to Seattle for James to participate in a multi-week AWS business review. It’s a busy time, with lots of meetings, plus we picked up about 300 pounds (136kg) of spares and supplies to bring back with us. We also found time to have some fun, including attending…
Updates to The Pearl
“Learn to depend upon yourself by doing things in accordance with your own way of thinking.” -Grenville Kleiser
Last year I did a post that took readers on a tour of The Pearl…today’s post is an update to that tour. This summer we’ve been doing upgrades to the boat to refresh its look and make it feel a little more like home. When we bought the boat 9 1/2 years ago the saloon cushions were in good shape, so even though they weren’t the color I would have chosen, we left them alone and decorated the boat to match. After spending over 1500 days on the boat the cushions have gotten pretty worn out and needed to replaced, so now it was our chance to choose exactly what we wanted. It’s amazing how wonderful the new cushions feel and look…we love them.
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Something Nice?
When you have 3 dogs, it’s hard to have anything nice.
Since our summer plans were disrupted, Mom and Dad decided to tick off some additional items on the project list.
They had previously picked out some lovely vegan leather fabric for new settee cushion covers in the salon. The local canvas shop was able to fit in the job and the new cushions arrived last week. It was $$$ but everyone was pleased with the results.
Especially the Red Head crew. Dee Dee wasted no time reclaiming her spot.
While Dylan and Dora quickly joined in. Mom thought this was just a little too nice for this gang.
She quickly created a bottom cover using some outdoor canvas and well placed Velcro. Hopefully it’ll keep the settee “nice” for a little while. But honestly, a good crew beats a nice settee anytime.
Aug. 1 – Covered Bridges & Cute Towns
“Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.” –Ronald Reagan
When Kyle and Brytanie moved to Pennsylvania in 2016 we enjoyed finding covered bridges in their county. We haven’t visited them all, but we’ve found seven just doing a little exploring. Pennsylvania is one of the leading states with the largest number of remaining covered bridges.
We really enjoyed driving the back roads through Lancaster county. We had the chance to see some beautiful farms, cute little towns, lots of horse and buggies and we found six magnificent old covered bridges. There are 27 covered bridges in Lancaster County…so finding a few bridges was pretty easy.
Our Chicago Neighborhood
It’s the real estate agents’ mantra: Location, location, location. You’ve probably heard the phrase often and may wonder what inspires agents to say the word three times. In a nutshell, location, location, location means homes can experi…
Our Chicago Neighborhood
It’s the real estate agents’ mantra: Location, location, location. You’ve probably heard the phrase often and may wonder what inspires agents to say the word three times. In a nutshell, location, location, location means homes can experi…
July 30- 31 Intercourse, PA (Amish Country)
“Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.” —Roy M. Goodman
We’ve been in New York for three months, so we decided it was time to fly home and visit family and friends. This year we decided to fly out of Baltimore…I know, it’s a long ways from Ithaca, but there were a few good reasons for using this airport. First we wanted to visit Kyle and his family before we left…Baltimore is as easy to get to as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh or Newark for a direct flight on Southwest (we had free flights). Another reason for flying out of Baltimore…we aren’t fond of flying out of Rochester or Syracuse…been there done that. Nether have direct flights into Austin on any airline. We’ve spent days waiting on connecting flights from those airports.
CRUISE IN PARADISE AND SAVE, SELENE PHILIPPINES
Cruise in Paradise and save big bucks! How would you like to save $200 to $400 thousand dollars on your Selene over US or European prices and cruise in the most beautiful areas of the world? Selene is long known to be a world class ocean voyaging ya…
