This was nearly two months ago now, and incidentally one of the best weekends I’ve had for ages. But blow me, could I get the words together to explain it all? No, and I was sorely tempted to just publish my notes on the matter and let you, the reade…
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011 – on the way into La Paz
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 – Southbound from Juanico Our aim when we left La Paz a month ago was to head north for the Bahia de los Angeles. On our one previous visit there were had found some clams that Earl loved and has lusted after ever since. …
Tales from the front…Malaccan Strait!
Our stay in Singapore was way too brief…nevertheless, we packed a lot in – Singapore is a city, an island and a country all rolled in one. It is an intriguing brew of Chinese, Indian, Malay and Western cultures…diversity on steroids blended into…
The Tenn-Tom Waterway
The next leg of our journey was the 450 mile trip to Mobile, Alabama, via the Tenn-Tom (Tennessee-Tombigbee) Waterway, the biggest civil works project ever undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and one of only two man-made projects discernibl…
Great Loop Date 04.14.2011: To The Moon, Alice…
Thursday (April 14, 2011) Todd and I made an early start and drove the rental car from Titusville to the Kennedy Space Center. We opted for a tour package that would let us tour the museum area as well as take a bus out to see the space shuttle E…
Great Loop Date 04.13.2011: Endeavour…
Day #244 (Wednesday): 3567.7 total miles (41.0 miles)Port #82: Titusville, FLThe run from Indian Beach to Titusville was along more of the undeveloped urban stretches sprinkled with populated cities (Sebastian, Melbourne, Coco). We passed Jones F…
Wife response!!
“To clarify things…..I was “grocery shopping” AND the only reason he has me “edit” his writings is to do his “spell checking” as he puts it!!!Wife!!! (The Admiral);-)))))
Captain’s log:11-9-11
Yesterday was Dorene’s B-Day. So I gave her the day off. No cleaning the boat….and I gave her something special. Remember I love puns. Look closely and see if you can spot what she got for her B-Day. Hint, s…
Great Loop Date 04.08-12.2011: Things Change, Things Rearrange…
Day #239 (Friday): 3425.9 total miles (50.5 miles)Port #79: North Palm Beach, FLThis was a tough day. We set OB on a course going north on the AICW leaving behind our friends on NII Wishin. We had spent most of the last …
Life’s2Short 2011-11-08 12:57:00
The Final Countdown
On Sunday, October 30th, we decided to make a trip to Demopolis to see Rick’s widow, Peggy. We left St. Andrews Marina early Sunday afternoon and went to Watson Bayou to tie up at Greg & Carl’s dock for a few days.&nb…
