Once we left Columbus, Mississippi, by mid day, we had crossed the boarder into Alabama…..again. Alabama is probably the one state we have entered and exited more times than any other. We entered Alabama from Mississippi last year when we…
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 – Anchorage Alaska
Things got away from me during our last month in Mexico. So here I am catching up, a little late, and a little north from our precious Serenity. Today is grey and the weather is not good. We have had a series of freeze-thaw cycles here and this mor…
Speaking of the Weather
Well, well, well, happy holidays! A tad early, but we have received the apparently usual gift of the Christmas Trade Winds! Yes, the winds are picking up as a cold front is dissipating and stalling out, bringing winds….right before we have famil…
Grey Pearl
I have not written a blog entry since we left Singapore. It was a great trip from there to our winter marina here in Phuket, Thailand, but all of the memories of the fun we had during that trip were erased in a moment with a horrible tragedy….
TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY PART 2 – COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
The town of Columbus, Mississippi is almost completely surrounded by water. It is situated at the juncture of three rivers: the Tombigbee, The Buttahatchie, and the Luxapalila. We got here by turning left off the Tenn-Tom and proceeding abou…
TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY PART 2 – COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
The town of Columbus, Mississippi is almost completely surrounded by water. It is situated at the juncture of three rivers: the Tombigbee, The Buttahatchie, and the Luxapalila. We got here by turning left off the Tenn-Tom and proceeding abou…
Eleutherodactylus Johnstonei…
…otherwise known as the Lesser Antillean Whistling Frogs! We got to know these charming little tree frogs in Bermuda, where they are also known as “singing frogs”. What I didn’t know is that they are found on other islands! I love checking…
[Kensblog] – A very sad event to report
I’m saddened to report that the Grey Pearl, our friend’s Tina and Braun Jones’ boat, was in lost in a fire this past week. The Pearl is no more.
Below is the most recent blog entry from Grey Pearl’s website, as written by Tina Jones:
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‘Grey Pearl’…May she rest in peace…
It is with such a heavy heart that I write this last and final blog of the good ship Grey Pearl.
Early in December, while we were spending the winter at our home in Virginia away from our boat, we received one of life’s dreaded phone calls. Our belov…
Lucky Enough!
Well, it’s been a week of ups and downs. Which is typical of anyone’s week, I suppose, but when you’re living aboard a boat in a foreign country, occasionally feeling somewhat isolated, things just seem more intense. You can be up one moment — i…
