Things are not always bright and rosy when cruising and living aboard. There are little things that happen that can make it very aggravating.We used to live in Stamford, Connecticut. Last spring, we changed our mailing address to St. Brend…
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Quiet Times
Arrived downtown Bobcaygeon last night And, with touristas gonzo, we get a couple of days of a peaceful Lock 32, all to ourselves… Gordon Yacht Harbour across Big Bob Channel
Clyde’s Backyard
Clyde Butcher’s world is one of swamps, rivers, saw grass prairies, summer storms and black & white photography. As we had to be in Florida this week, we decided to visit his kingdom for a Sunday photo shoot in the swamps by his gallery. Fascinating places the swamps of Big Cypress, The Everglades and the […]
MEETING LIONEL AND MARY TOURING IN THEIR FORD MODEL A
All is well and we are back around Levkas Island, in company with our Kiwi friends Bruce and Lesley aboard their sailing cat, Midi. Weather is great with temps in the high 20s, but the season is ending – shops and tavernas are closing, and there are …
MEETING LIONEL AND MARY TOURING IN THEIR FORD MODEL A
All is well and we are back around Levkas Island, in company with our Kiwi friends Bruce and Lesley aboard their sailing cat, Midi. Weather is great with temps in the high 20s, but the season is ending – shops and tavernas are closing, and there are …
Pic O’ the Day 9.28.12
Foggy morning in N. CarolinaAlligator River MarinaWe had to wait for hours before we could leave. Next to a lift bridge that wouldn’t open in this fog.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Pic O’ the Day 9.29.12
Sea plane lifting off from Warderick Wells, Exumas, BahamasLook at all that blue!Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Lady B – Ed Dubois Gets It Right
We’ve known Ed Dubois for a long time, since before he made his name with early mega sailboats like Aquel, launched in New Zealand about the same time we were wrapping up the metal work on Sundeer, circa 1987-88. Most of the mega sailboats since have been rounded off on deck, what we’d call Euro-style, […]
A Walk on Epi Island
We arrived Wednesday morning at Bauerfield International Airport (built by the US during WWII) in Vanuatu after a relatively uneventful three leg fight from Tucson via Los Angeles and Nadi, Fiji. The only glitch occurred in LA after our 747 … Continue reading →
Paris Landing State Park, Tennessee
Heading South on the Tennessee River Last week we took a short break from the Muriel June—our first since June 20th. We went to my 50th high school reunion in Orange, California to enjoy both family and many old friends who have aged very graciously. Then we made a brief stop in Houston for doctor/dentist […]
