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TRIP TO HEAVEN WAS HELL

Good morning everyone!  I am finally here with my honey but it was not easy.  Who knew what hell to pay for the pleasure of Scott’s company??  First my flight was cancelled on Thursday – but had to spend 8 hours at the airport in order t…

Paint Complete

Well with all this nice weather and time sitting around I have managed to complete the painting of Esperanza she looks as good as new. Well until the birds come back. Now is back to the inside work. All systems are go for departure next week. Heads wor…

ALLIGATORS

Well I was warned about alligators in the channels around south golf cove but had not seen any until today. While doing so boat work I stopped for a beer and sat back with a smoke and off the bow was a gator. It gives you a good reason for not fal…

Headless no more

After 3 attempts at snaking the hose for the back head I gave up and decided to take the end of the hose at the holding tank off. Will I cant remember the last time I vomited but its been a long time. What a mess to clean up.Well thanks to&nb…

headless update

well work continues while I am staying here at Jim’s should be heading for the keys in two weeks the weather is warming up and so is my blood pressure. I spent all day Sunday with shit. The clog is some were about 10 feet down the hose and it looks lik…

Headless

Well as most have read in past entries I do not have much luck with marine heads and this week was no different.Unfortunately the only way you find out the toilet is not working is after you use it. Well the forward head stopped  working this week…

bush gardens

having a great time with Jacob, we visited Bush Gardens and spent the day there. the weather here has been cold in the 60’s  better then home.

HITCHCOCK THE BIRDS

Will back in Florida, so far the weather has been cold 60f still better then home but not warm enough for me.Jim, Blair and I moved the boat to its new home. Still in south gulf cove but in sail boat country. {no bridges} I have been working on the boa…

Yuck Weather

Its been a week since returning to NS, and I have not seen the sun for nearly a week, it was out today, about 1/2, and now its gloomy again.Oh how I yearn for that warmth

26 Nov-last update until Jan 2011.home for Christmas.

26 Nov 2010, woke up to rain and some wind, we will to check the boat, there is no tide here, a little current, and that’s about it.We found out last night that the nearest Int airport is Fort Myers, some 11/2 hr away by car, that sucks, and I can’…