Yesterday was a mixed bag. The first order of business was family matters. Pam’s daughter, Megan, was stuck in a dead end life in our hometown of Gloversville in upstate New York. This is an economically depressed area, an old m…
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What’s That Smell?
We’ve had an odor problem on Drift Away for the past couple of weeks. I don’t smell good. Luckily, Pamela has a keen sense and she detected it long before I did, but a week or so ago even I could smell it. What in the heck is th…
Easter Dinner at Isle of Hope Marina
Gene had the idea of having a group Easter dinner for all the liveaboards at the marina. Dan had the idea of ordering from Honey Baked Ham instead of everyone cooking. Pat and Pam took on the chore of organizing everything, coll…
Boat Renaming Ceremony
If you’re a long time follower of this blog, you might recall that Pam and I scoffed at having a ceremony to appease Neptune when we applied the name Drift Away to our boat’s transom. We encountered problem after problem when we began our voyage …
I’m a Stripper, and Meeting Broulee
Part I.Yesterday I attempted to rebuild our Groco toilet before giving up and ordering a new Jabsco. It will be here at the end of next week. Without the toilet in the way, and because it was only in the 50s here in Savannah, it was a…
Rebuilding the Groco Head
Let me start by saying that not too much grosses me out. I’ll add to that by saying that I’m pretty good at following directions and figuring out mechanical things. I’ve taken apart and put back together several heads in my day, so when the…
Taking Photos of Birds is For The Birds
I have to start today’s blog with telling you how much of a relief it is to finally have Pam home again. It was lonely here without her. I missed her always (well, almost always) cheerful disposition, her warm smile, and her smiling eyes.&n…
Home is on the boat, Heaven is on a farm
I’m home! As our readers know, I had to go north to upstate NY for a family matter and left poor David here in balmy Georgia to take care of the critters and fend for himself. I don’t know about other husbands, but for David, he isn’t very good at pick…
Well It’s A Hot One
Like seven inches from the mid-day sun… great song by Santana, with featured singer Rob Thomas from Matchbox Twenty.It was a hot one here in Savannah yesterday. It was forecast to hit 90. The record was 91. We broke that…
People Watching at Isle of Hope
Sunday was a picture perfect day here in Savannah, Georgia so I decided to take my camera up on the flybridge to take in the sights for an hour or so. It was sunny and in the 80s and people were out and about enjoying the warm Georgia sunshine in…
