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South Beach, Miami

South Beach was as delightfully wacky as ever this week. Here’s a sampling of the current art deco on Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue:    

Turnberry Isle

2 Days of Memorial Day Weekend Boating was enough for this crew.  We docked at Turnberry Isle in Aventura and spend a day on land exploring the dryer side of life.

That’s Crazy!

Most trawlers avoid holiday weekend boating because, to be honest, everyone else IS boating. Well, Seadee is not deterred by the boating public. Also, we somehow seem to schedule ourselves so that we end up boating through a major inlet every holida…

Grills Riverside

We hadn’t circumnavigated Merritt Island in a while, so the merry crew of Captain Andy, Dingy Admiral Annie, Skipper Troy and Boat Bunny First Class Miss Audrey Hopburn motored out of Marina Village on Friday afternoon and dropped anchor at Ski I…

A slightly larger ship…

Over the Christmas Break we decided to let someone else cook and steer for a few days and took our first ever cruise — on a cruise ship. Since we live in Merritt Island, Port Canaveral is right next door.  In fact, we use the Canaveral Lock rout…

“Jim” Lucas Theatre, Savannah

Well, the photo says it all.  While walking around the historic downtown, we stumbled on this beautiful, restored old theatre called the Lucas. Here’s the story of the restoration and a few photos:  In 1986 the owners obtained a demolition perm…

Savannah

We’ve passed Savannah on all previous trips, electing to stay on our course up, or down, the ICW.  After spending a day there, I’m sorry we haven’t stopped previously.  It is a short cab ride from our marina in Thunderbolt.  About …

St. Augustine – Savannah

Cruising solo now.  North Florida into southern Georgia.  The weather is just perfect.  Cool at night, warm days.  Very little boat traffic on the ICW.  I’ve only encountered 3 boats in 4 days.  Endless marsh and winding rivers/creeks. Anch…

Rascal Rabbitt

Three’s a crowd.  Who said that anyway?  Annie and I have cruised successfully for several years now with few issues.  How many people can you think of that you want to spend 24-7 on a 37ft boat?  Sometimes for months at a time.  But, the in…

LED Replacement Blubs

We’ve made the move to LEDs in all of our ceiling fixtures (not on dimmers) and have seen a big savings in power draw and a decrease in heat generation.  The G4 wafer replacements install with little effort (make sure you get the Warm bulbs).  …