Thought I would throw in another post on Iron Lady’s systems for all you boat geeky types. Iron Lady has four main fuel tanks – one large tank forward and one large tank aft. There are also two smaller wing … Continue reading →
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Chevy the Farting Dog
Olivia is a German Shorthair Pointer puppy, six months old. She’s as smart as a whip. I suspect she’s smarter than me, and that’s not good. Within a few days of living aboard Drift Away, she’s learned how door handles work and can op…
Oct. 1 – Baltimore, MD
Henderson’s Wharf MarinaWow it’s hard to believe it’s already October, the cruising season has flown by. The day was sunny but very chilly this morning. We woke up to 59 degrees in the cabin and had to turn on the heater for the first time this y…
Pic O’. the Day 10.2.12
A Boy and His DogSomewhere in N. CarolinaNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Windjammer End Of The Season Jamboree
We had a heads up this morning that the end of the season Windjammer Jamboree, a get-together of all the working sailing vessels in the area, was happening over the next few days in nearby Brooklin. With a fresh norther blowing and clear skies, this was too good an opportunity to miss. So the list […]
Hello from Roanoke, Virginia
Hi Y’All,
And hopefully all Y’all will get this. My computer was totally upgraded and that’s great but it didn’t save the groups I’d created to send out these blog mails. So if you don’t get this let me know. Actual…
1 October 2012 Great Bridge, VA – Cedar Creek/Adams Creek – Morehead City, NC
Happy Fall on the first day of October. It’s still shorts and tee shirt weather here but we have felt a nip in the air on a few evenings.
Departing Tidewater Yacht Basin, Portsmouth, VA
We had a carrot dangling as we left Portsmouth. Our…
Random Monday
I was browsing photos on the computer and came across this one of Kiley & Jackie’s dog Danny. She allows glasses on her nose and I make fun with her at every opportunity. This looks a bit like a Jack Nicholson type pose from One Flew over the Cockoo’…
Ending One Adventure and Starting Another
To think that a short 15 months ago we sailed off on the start of our Great Loop Adventure, traveled over 5,000 miles, meet many new friends and saw and experienced things we never dreamed we would see or do. The last three months we have spent livin…
Walking In Memphis…
…Is quite a contrast from the walks we’ve been enjoying on the beach in Jupiter, but the weather’s been nice and we’ve traipsed through some great views of The Mississippi River as well as the sights and sounds of this river city’s downtown life.All …
