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A lot has been going on since the last posting on the blog. I’ll try to cover most of what we’ve been up to if I can remember them all.When I last checked in Pam had deserted me to fly home and get an Oscar fix. Seems that she needed a more innocent fa…

Day two at Cayo Costa was windy with the threat of rain so we decided to stay in the anchorage and relax for the day. We were in an area protected from three sides and all by ourselves. That is until this guy in a Grand Banks pulls in and drops hi…

That’s right. We’ve been invaded by the Flanagan’s. Mike & Nancy to be precise. Back to see the Florida that the Chamber of Commerce promises. Last year when they were here it was cold and windy. Not what you want when you come South.We’re here and…

When I left off we were headed to the mooring field at Ft. Myers Beach to spend a few days while Kasey’s Choice got hauled out at Gulf Marine to replace the cutlass bearings. We arrived Sunday afternoon and picked up a mooring ball. Normally this is a …

In my last post I was whining about the generator problem that was keeping us tied to the dock. My whining must have worked because later that day Rob the mechanic called and said the repairs to the pipe were complete and that he was on his way over to…

Here we sit at Legacy Harbour waiting on repairs to be made to our generator. The new exhaust pipe is on back order along with another minor part I want replaced while everything is accessible. Being the patient individual that I am I decided to scrap …

The Cheeseheads claim the Super Bowl title with a win over the tough Pittsburgh Steelers. When the Steelers failed to convert on their final play, the sound of beer caps popping off bottles throughout the Packer Nation was deafening! The Lombardi Troph…

It’s been a relatively quiet week for the crew of Tourist. Of course it started off great with the Packers win over the Bears on Sunday afternoon! We along with several of our dockmates watched the game on M/V Front Page. Thanks Gene & Kathy for th…

Had an unexpected call last week from an old bus industry friend Tom Foley, who at the time was on a small cruise boat near Marco Island and thought “Hey, maybe Rick’s somewhere around here”. The call was made and plans were formed to get tog…

Now that we’ve arrived in the south our “to do” list has become a bit less urgent to get done. That’s not to say we’ve been sitting around collecting moss. We have been able to get a few things accomplished. For one Pam was able to get an appointment a…