Greetings all!
This is a short blog entry, just to follow up on yesterday’s contest…
Before I announce the winners, here is a bit of an update on our perfect anchorage.
As you can see, our anchorage has gotten more crowded. The picture greatl…
Tag Archives | trawlers
[Kensblog] Contest Results (from yesterday)
Cruising
This summer cruising season we have taken Pale Moon on multiple day trips on the Neuse River here in the New Bern area. We did take off for a couple of weeks and took Pale Moon to the Oriental, NC area and stayed at one of our favorite marinas; River Dunes. The time we spend […]
Isaac update
The weather in Jupiter:Check out the wind speed…. 1000 mph!Boy, this marina really is protected.So far… 15 to 20kts with a gust every so often… lot of rain, though we’re in between bands and not much weather.Supposed to pick up tonight.Hope not. …
When it’s too hot in the kitchen
get the hell out! How hot was it in the boat shed today? This hot!That’s about $10 worth of epoxy that kicked off within 6 minutes at about 95 degs F! Grrrrrr!This stuff gets hot lemme tell ya! I had to rip the glove off and toss the tray outside. It w…
The first bands have arrived
It looks like Isaac has moved further to the west, but we’re still feeling his early effects. The winds are out of the east and we have a 114′ Hatteras tied up on our east side. So far, all we’ve felt are 10kt winds, but the storm has not passed the Ke…
Riding The Storm Out, Waiting For Issac
We knew it would be too good to be true. Spending a hurricane season in Florida without dealing with a tropical system. And along comes tropical storm, soon to be hurricane, Issac. This will make for 17 named storms we have had to deal with living on o…
How To Make a Gasket
We took Drift Away to the fuel dock to be pumped out last week. Before doing so, I ran the fuel polishing system to check for water in the tanks. Not only will a diesel not run on water, but it would mess things up real good.&nb…
Chicago Triathlon and Roy Lichtenstein
After mile swim in Lake Michigan, Bonnie runs on carpet for another half mile to pass baton to Carter for the bicycle leg of the Triathlon. First in their Division!! Can you believe that?!! Yes, they won their division. Their team was named “Misfits!” Food from the local grocery was loaded onto the Muriel June […]
Hurricanes
With Hurricane Isaac getting stronger, I sit here in the serene north end of Pigeon Lake, thinking of the well being of our friends on Eleuthera Island and the FL Keys. Excatly 20 years ago, we were in the same boat, waiting for Hurricane Andrew to make landfall on top of us. This was our account of Andrew, in Coastal … Continue reading »
Aug. 25 – Westport, NY
GunkholingPartridge Bay – AnchorageThe last week or two we’ve been moving slow…very slow. Killing a little time, enjoying the great weather and exploring some out of the way little coves and bays…Gunkholing. Gunkholing is a boatin…
