When we need a little diversion from our normal boating lifestyle; what do we do? Go for a ride in the dinghy of course. After working on the boat we jumped in the dinghy and headed out. We found some…
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Sunrise over Scipio Creek across from the marina, the boom on the left is not a Paupier but an old dragline on a half sunken barge it hasn’t moved since our first trip here in 2005.One of several Bald Eagles we saw on the Apalachicola River The swing p…
This blog has been created to log our preparations for and ultimately document our Great Loop Adventure. We, Bob, Lynda and our two Jack Russell Terriers, Tucker and Willow plan to depart from Connecticut on July 1, 2011. Bob is currently r…
Cascais to Lagos via Sines (pron…Cinch)
Mad Sunday spent some time in Cascais and so did we – and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Our favourite Piri Piri chicken restaurant, as recommended by a friend, was frequented on three occasions.&nb…
Published April 10 when we got serviceWe ran south from Punta Chivato to Santa Domingo northeast at the entrance to Conception. This is another beautiful beach. Like many around here, the water is relatively shallow for a long way out. We anchored …
We spent the final two nights of our mid-March
shakedown cruise in Hammersley Inlet. Shelton and
the Oakland Bay Marina are at the elbow
of Hammersley Inlet, whe…
Yes, we’re talking about the Blue Angels. They practiced over our marina for a few days before the Southernmost Air Spectacular show which was at the Naval Air Station on Boca Chica, the next island up from us. Of course…
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The wonders of Southeast Alaska continue to amaze us!My brother, Paul, joined ships company on the 8th of July. Phyl & Will, Sam Floyd, Paul and I spent the remainder of the 8th re-provisioning and fixing a couple of little things. Knowing we had t…
Oyster Hog is the name on this barge, it left Apalachcola in the morning loaded down with empty oyster shells. It brings them out to the oyster grounds in the bay, it has two water cannon which are used to wash the shells overboard. The shells give the…
GOOD NEWSThe generator only needed a simple part and that is being sent and should arrive tomorrow(Sat) or monday, so then we can be off again. Without going into detail, there appear to be no other electrical problems. We will top up the fuel ta…
