Yesterday was a down day. We had intended to leave Isle Of Hope and wander south but we’re waiting for an electrician to show up to look at our windlass. For some bizarre reason (I’m guessing Neptune is looking out for us now) I checked it …
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The Best Laid Plans…
There is a truism in boating. You never cruise on a schedule. That will certainly hold true today (Monday) in that our planned departure from Isle of Hope is on hold for two reasons. First, the electric windlass is dead. It’s us…
The Pretzel Can
In yesterday’s blog, I left out one important facet of yesterday’s project of installing the new console in the Whaler. This was something that I think deserved its own post.When attaching the Teleflex steering box to the new mounting bracket, I …
Instructions? I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Instructions.
I finally tackled the Boston-Whaler-on-the-roof project yesterday. We need it running so that we can get the dogs off the boat when we anchor out. This is the very last boat system to get working, and after this, everything else on Drift Aw…
What Does $450 Worth of Groceries Look Like?
Like this.Not too impressive, eh? Well, to be honest, that’s not all food.We’re still in Isle of Hope Marina here in Savannah, Georgia. One of my jobs is to put the Boston Whaler on the roof back together so we can anchor out and be able to…
Being A Tourist in Savannah, GA
I’ve never liked the term “tourist”. The name congers up images of an old man wearing bermuda shorts, a colorful Hawaiian shirt, black knee socks, sandals, a floppy wide brimmed hat, and a camera slung around his neck. OK, that would be me,…
Stealing a Car in Savannah, Georgia
One nice thing about Isle of Hope Marina in Savannah is that they have a couple of free loaner cars. Tuesday being Valentine’s Day, I reserved one of the cars to take Pam out for a nice Valentine’s Day dinner at Pearl’s Saltwater G…
Beaufort SC to Isle of Hope GA, the day in pics and videos
I love being on the water. It’s hard for me to describe it. I’m not a good enough writer to convey it effectively so I compensate with photos and, lately, videos. One nice thing about Al Gore’s internets and today’s technology is mult…
2011 condensed down to 15 minutes
I’ve been playing around with Microsoft’s Movie Maker a little yesterday and today. I like it. Since we stayed in Beaufort SC an extra couple of days, I had time to put together a video and send it off to YouTube. Looking back on 2011…
Idle Hands Are The Devil’s Workshop
We were going to leave Beaufort for Hilton Head on Saturday, but the forecast was for very blustery winds.NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40KT…DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE.Seeing as how we are not on any kind o…
