We are not allowed to visit islands other than San Cristobal without special permits which are extremely costly. However, all ports around the world will provide safe harbor for as vessel with a problem regardless of other rules. The Capitano del Pue…
Offshore Beaufort, SC to Norfolk, VA
We left Beaufort on an outgoing tide benefiting from a push down river that increased our speed a couple of knots. Shortly after leaving Port Royal Sound we encountered choppy seas, not quite the 1 foot long period swells that were forecasted, but als…
Happy Easter
A beautiful Kapok tree outside the Museum of Fine ArtsOne of the Kapok flowers.Some of the branches, all flowers no leaves.Carriage rides on the waterfrontI wasn’t a fan of Fernando Botero’s art, after seeing his exhibit, nothing has changed. Happy Eas…
Lady Royal’s Great Loop Adventure • July 2010
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Small but Significant.
After weeks of arsing about, procrastinating, getting obsessed with other aspects of the project and so on, yesterday I pulled my finger out, went to the boat and tiled the woodburner hearths. I’ve never done any tiling whatsoever before. So I was su…
Learning to Ride in the Dinghy
How many treats does it take to get Coco into the dinghy? Ron has been getting the dinghy off the swim deck, putting it into the water and we have been practicing getting in and out ourselves, I have been practicing starting and running the 3.5 hp engine. Coco is not too excited about getting in and […]
St. Petersburg
The marina and St. Petersburg skylineThe anchorage of the Vinoy Hotel, in the background, near the municipal marina. Those silly rubber snakes won’t keep me off the boat!Very Nice weather again today, walked the area near the marina then into town wher…
Gale warning
A major spring storm was
forecast to hit the Puget Sound on Friday. A 972-mb
low over southern Vancouver Island would generate storm-force winds along the
Wash…
April 3, 2010 – Punta Chivato
We went out to dinner our last night in Santa Rosalia with the entire population of the marina. I think there were probably 15 or so of us. It was very jolly. The next morning at 5:30 we pulled away from the dock and headed south. Our destination w…
Little Sarasota bay to St. Petersburg Municipal Marina
Our anchorage in Little Sarasota BayA couple of rowing teams on the Intracoastal WaterwayTheir coach, bellowing instructions. Tampa Bay bridge, The Sunshine Skyway the previous bridge was hit by a ship in 1980, 32 people were killed when their vehicles…
