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Houma to New OrleansOur time in Houma was well spent.  Generally speaking, we did a whole lot of nothing.  The weather was pretty cold.  The highs during the day were in the 40’s and the lows at night were in the high 20’s.  It …

As I have said before, every now and then, you make a plan, and God laughs at your plan.  Well, New Orleans seems to have temporarily escaped us.  Traveling in winter has its advantages and its disadvantages.  Certainly the instability o…

We departed Bayou Petite Anse fairly early after taking the time to lift the dinghy out of the water and otherwise stow its parts as well as the outboard.  It was extremely cold this morning and our hands hurt bad by the time we were done.  B…

We left Lake Charles a little late. The wind was blowing really hard and we were doubtful of whether or not we should go. The wind seemed to level off at around 18 knots and was slated to drop in the afternoon. So, knowing we would be running in the r…

Lake Charles possesses many of the appealing characteristics and qualities of a great urban center, yet maintains that “personable feel” of a smaller town. There are premier casinos, and the community hosts over 75 annual festivals.
With beautiful natu…

It took us about a month to cruise almost the whole coast of Texas (minus an unfortunate incident that held us up for about a week). And with weather being what it is, we moved slower than we thought. However, there is something to be learned in all of…

Well, it’s been an interesting couple of days.  We left Galveston and headed east.  It was nearly 60 miles to Taylor Bayou where we planned to stop for the night.  Originally it was our intention to leave the next day and move further ea…

Finally getting out of Seabrook was quite a relief. We had a good time there despite the circumstances and made several good friends whom we shall always remember.

The old girl left Seabrook Ship Yard with a new pair of shoes.  She runs great…

Well, it’s rather early on Monday morning and I can’t sleep.  It got very warm and humid yesterday after being otherwise nice and cool and breezy for the past few days.  If the past reflects the future, we will have rain in the short term.&nb…

After we got towed to Offetts Bayou, we discovered that our steering problem was associated with a broken rudder quadrant.

This is what is known as the “quadrant”.  It is connected to the steering wheel by a series of chains and cables enabling…