Dylan and Dee Dee had a great holiday visit with their grandma but came back to frigid temperatures in Florida.That didn’t stop them from making their daily trip to the dog park. Mom and Dad just bundled up.It’s been cold – in the 20’s and 30’s. We can…
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Titanic Quarter
Belfast’s Titanic Quarter stands on part of the shipyard where the ill-fated vessel was built and is one of the world’s largest urban-waterfront regeneration projects. The 185-acre (75 hectare) site includes Titanic Studios, Belfast Harbour Marina, and hotel, office, education, retail and apartment complexes. The district also is home to a number of excellent nautical…
Baby It’s Cold Outside
Allan H. Treman State Marine Park
“One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter.” —Henry David Thoreau
Ithaca New York is a wonderful place to be in the summer…even spring and fall, but I’m glad we aren’t there right now. Here are some pictures of The Pearl’s summer home. It looks a little different today than it did the day we left the marina in September. I’m looking forward to it looking green again. Thanks Jean for posting these pictures.
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Baby It’s Cold Outside
Allan H. Treman State Marine Park
“One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter.” —Henry David Thoreau
Ithaca New York is a wonderful place to be in the summer…even spring and fall, but I’m glad we aren’t there right now. Here are some pictures of The Pearl’s summer home. It looks a little different today than it did the day we left the marina in September. I’m looking forward to it looking green again. Thanks Jean for posting these pictures.
Looking out at Cayuga Lake from the inlet to the marina.
This is the same place last September
A cold lonely marina
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Beautiful Belfast
One of the reasons we’d come to Belfast was to see one of our favourite bands, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, at the renowned Limelight. We admittedly were a little nervous about the idea. Belfast was once considered one of the world’s most dangerous cities and it’s impossible not to reflect on years of violence covered…
Running Aground As Anchoring Technique
The FPBs are designed with drying out in mind, and like all aspects of seamanship, we think testing the process …Read More
British Columbia to Tennessee
We spent two days moving boat stuff from Idyll Time to the Minnie Winnie RV “Miss Daisy”. We are removing all perishable food and dry goods from the boat since she will be stored on land for an extended period. When she was on the east coast, the longest we had ever left her was […]
Happy New Year
“I’ve come to know that what we want in life is the greatest indication of who we really are.” —Richard Paul Evans
Another year has come and gone…and I can truly say I’m glad to bid farewell to 2017. As the stressful memories of the past twelve months slip away, our blessing and good fortune from the year become easier to see. We have so many things to be thankful for in our lives and we look forward to the new adventures that await us in 2018. Happy New Year to everyone. I hope it brings happiness, health and prosperity to all of you.
Looking Back at 2017
“I find that the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving. To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it – but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.” – Oliver Wendell Holmses
January and February was spent emptying the family home I grew up in and visiting with friends and family.
In March we sold my Dad’s house and had more fun with family and friends before we headed back to The Pearl
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2017 Summary
We started the year in the New World, at Charleston in South Carolina, and ended it in the Old World at Falmouth, UK. From January 1st through December 31st, we traveled 6,281 miles at an average speed of 6.9 kts and put 913 hours on our John Deere 6068AFM75. Our main engine now has 9,522…
