We are sitting in a lovely marina on Paradise Island across from New Providence Island and the city of Nassau. We had hoped to have time to explore Nassau on our way back to the States ….. and we have had more time than we expected. We arrived here o…
Captain’s Log Update March 20 -26, 2010
3/20- 26/2010
Bound for California
We left Cabo San Lucas about 7 pm and headed for San Diego. Saturday night and Sunday were gorgeous. The sun was brilliant, the winds were fair and warm, and the seas had only a low swell. Mon…
Captain’s Log Update March 20 -26, 2010
3/20- 26/2010
Bound for California
We left Cabo San Lucas about 7 pm and headed for San Diego. Saturday night and Sunday were gorgeous. The sun was brilliant, the winds were fair and warm, and the seas had only a low swell. Mon…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2010-03-26 15:44:00
The boat’s in the barn now for the hurricane season. We’re back home in Illinois to enjoy the Spring and Summer seasons here.The end of another nice cruising winter.
Sea Lions
The ‘unofficial welcoming committee’ of the Galapagos Islands is the sea lion. Their playful inquisitive nature, speed, agility on land, and bark quickly make them an island favorite. Sea lions live in large colonies. Adult males known as bulls are the…
Bender’s Cruising Chronicles February 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010 Beaufort – Jacksonville – Palm Coast – New Smyrna – Merritt Island – Vero Beach
This is the month for hearts and flowers, the Super Bowl, President’s Day, Winter Olympics, American Heart Month, Black History Month…
The Story of Lonesome George
The small island of Pinta is located in the North of the Galapagos archipelago. One of the 11 remaining races of the Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus abingdoni) so important for the formation of Charles Darwin’s theory of …
Scenes from the Florida Keys
This is what the water in the Florida Keys looks like, it is very shallow and beautiful turquoise Take Time as we cruised through Miami with our Mast downThis guy landed on the roof of the boat and let me get up on our ladder to get his picture, I gue…
Galapagos Marine and Land Iguanas
Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus Cristatus)Growing to approximately 3 ft in length these sea-going Iguanas exist only in the Galapagos Islands. Living on the black lava shore rocks they have developed into efficient swimmers feeding off shore mostly on mar…
How quick 3 weeks fly!!!
The weather has been fantastic for the entire three weeks. We had Barry and Lynette join us for the Cruising Divisions’ St Patricks Irish night at the Duckhole, down the southern end of the lake on our first weekend home. A good night wa…
