The MTOA Rendezvous endedyesterday and as always it was a great time. We gave a talk aboutcruising the coast of Maine and a 2 hour talk on Medical Emergenciesfor Cruisers. We exchanged some terrific tips at the Round Tablemeetings. There is no better s…
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At Anchor
There is definitely something nice about being at a marina. You don’t need to think too much about the water you use or the lights you turn on. Restaurants, groceries, and other amenities are often nearby. And of course, you can always meet a friend, e…
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia
So Dyna had surgery a week ago. So itinvolved her breathing, kind of important. So she’s old and needs tobe cautious in her recovery. Dylan still doesn’t understand why it’s,“Dyna, Dyna, Dyna.” What about poor Dylan?Dyna gets people writing nice th…
Patient Update
Tomorrow will be a week since Dyna had her surgery. She has been overwhelmed by the many kind thoughts sent her way – emails, blog posts, comments on the website – and so have we. We knew she was a special girl but didn’t realize how many others did to…
A Long Day
We left at 8 am for our 10 am appointment. Dyna checked out fine so they scheduled her surgery for the first slot with the hopes that we could bring her home the same day. We now had to figure out what to do with Dylan in Richmond for the afternoon.Dri…
Going to Richmond
Dyna has brought so much joy to our lives in the four years since she adopted us. This year she turned 13 making her officially an “elder.” We’ve been fortunate to have her this long as we stumbled upon a life-threatening condition when we first got he…
Post Irene
We have heard from many of you wondering how we made out in the storm. We apologize that we haven’t responded sooner but the marina and most of the surrounding area was without power for several days making our cell service and internet access spotty t…
New Adventures
Early in the summer we selected August 24th as the day we would leave our land-based home in Maine and head back to the boat. September is actually the best month to be in Maine but we have several commitments to speak in the Chesapeake in September so…
The Boat Table
In our workout room we have a large folding table. I can’t remember why we put it there but over the years it has turned into “the boat table.” Whenever we purchase something for the boat or run across something in the house we want to bring to the boa…
July 4th
We apologize for being so remiss in our blog. Life has been busy here on land but there’s just not the same day-to-day changes we experience onboard. We’ve been totally swamped with ActiveCaptain.But this past weekend was the 4th of July. Not only is t…
