Bleecker New York, that is. It was a long drive yesterday, 11 hours from Lexington Virginia to Bleecker in upstate NY. Bleecker is really out in the boonies. No cell service there, no cable TV, no nothing. So no blog posts for a…
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Traveling With Three Dogs and Two Cats for Nine Hours
This will be short. I’m tired and cranky.We drove 9 hours to Lexington, Virginia yesterday. While I was checking into the pet friendly hotel here, the counter person asked if we had any pets. Yes, I said, we told you that when we call…
Going on Vacation
Pam and I are going on vacation. On vacation, you ask? Dave, you don’t work. How can you go on vacation? You’re losing it, dude.Yep, we’re packin’ up the critters in the back of the pick’em up truck an’ we’re headin’ fer u…
Olivia’s First Romp in the Water
Many cruisers and liveaboards have dogs, and one thing we all look for are places for the dogs to go. Large lawns to run and play off leash, places to poop, and places to swim. Brunswich Landing Marina has all three, although the dog swim a…
What a Miserable Day!
Our A/C is on the blink again. The brand new seawater pump I had installed a few weeks ago in Isle of Hope burned out. The A/C tech here said it was undersized and only had enough capacity for the smallest of my three A/C compressors.&…
Take a Tour of Brunswick
Despite the fact that Brunswick is an old mill town and there are big box stores just outside of town, downtown Brunswick is doing OK. The old restored Ritz Theater is the home of the Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association which hosts a num…
Savannah to Brunwick, GA in pictures
Daughter Megan and I took over 300 photos on the 90 statute mile trip from Isle of Hope Marina in Savannah to Brunswick Landing Marina in Brunswick. I decided that rather than posting dozens of photos here, I’d make a slide show using Micro…
Arrived Brunswick, Georgia
It was only a 34 mile trip. I should have known it would be problematic when Pamela woke me up.”Don’t expect to take a shower. We’re out of water.”Out of water? How could that be? We carry 200 gallons and I filled the tank just …
Anchored on the Duplin River, Sapelo Island, GA
We got pumped out and got underway around 8:45 yesterday. All of our liveaboard friends were there to see us off and to see if we’d leave the dogs behind. I was tempted, but Pamela gave me the look. You know what I’m talking about, gu…
Goodbye Isle of Hope, Hello Heat Exhaustion
We arrived at Isle of Hope for a couple of days stay on February 13th, which turned into two weeks when Chevy cut his paw on a sharp oyster shell while swimming. Two weeks turned into a month, and then five months. We have many fond memorie…
