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Let the Adventure Begin

We are one step closer to the beginning of our adventure…I gave notice at work today!  We haven’t set a departure date, but I will be free to go anytime after January 15, 2011.We still have a lot of work to do to provision the boat and close u…

Oct. 24-27 – AGLCA Rendezvous

The AGLCA Fall Rendezvous was held at Joe Wheeler State Park in northern Alabama. AGLCA is a group of people with the same idea of adventure and love for boating. The rendezvous consisted of guest speakers addressing ports of call, crossing the Gul…

Oct. 16 – Powderhorn Lake

Another beautiful fall day, so we decide to take the boat down to Powderhorn Lake. We anchored off shore and kayaked into Indianola Fishing Center for lunch. As you can see from the picture…we were quite a ways out…almost a mile! We sat on the deck…

Oct. 6-10 – Rockport Seafair

Wednesday October 6 – We planned on spending the weekend in Rockport and attending the annual Seafair. The plan was to take the boat down on Friday and be there before it started, but the Rockport Harbor doesn’t take reservations…first come first…

Sept. 29-30 – Trip to Palacios

Fall weather has arrived and it is wonderful. Since the weather was so great…blue sky, lower temperatures and no wind, we decided to take a trip up the coast to Palacios. We left the marina at 9:15 and arrived in Palacios around 1:00. It was a perfec…

Family Celebration

What a great weekend, we celebrated Stan’s Mother’s 80th birthday with family, food and lots of fun.  Only half the family was able to attend, but we had fun watching the kids play in the pool, reminiscing, looking at old photos and eating.&nb…

Labor Day Weekend

Boating plans are subject to change…when the weather changes, plans change.  The forecast for Labor Day weekend sounded great…in reality it was wet and windy.We had family staying at Magnolia Beach so we planned on taking the boat down, spendi…

Table Project

The table in the saloon was rectangular causing problems when sliding around the settee and making movement in the cabin limited when it was open all the way. The last few months we haven’t used the table…it was just more trouble than it was worth….

The Birth of a Dinghy

Our boat came with a dinghy, a cute dinghy, but it was not a very usable dinghy. So Stan did a little research and decided the size, shape and type he wanted to use on The Pearl. We needed a roomy stable dinghy we could use to explore, fish and travel …

Friends Onboard

Saturday evening we finally had the chance to get our friends Stanley and Judy Marek out on the boat. They have been onboard several times, but we hadn’t gotten out on the water. Sorry it took so long to take you for a ride. We had a great time and I…