We are tucked away in The Marina at Emerald Bay on Great Exuma, enjoying relatively quiet waters following yet another cold front coming across from Florida. From what we understand, the number of fronts this year has been extraordinary. We have had ab…
Florida Manatees – Did you know?
Manatees have inhabited the shallow bays and rivers of Florida for 15 million years. These aquatic mammals are sometimes called “sea cows” and have been mistaken for mermaids by sailors who have (obviously) been out to sea far too long. Adults av…
February 2010
This month we had our first guests from the US, Hal and Claudia Rosengard. We backtracked to Bequia, Mayreau, and the Tobago Keys to share some of our favorite spots. The weather was very cooroperative and we had a great time. They kindly brought…
March 1, 2010
Once again, I’ve skipped a week..or so….but here we are in sunny FL—no, make that snowy Illinois. Plans do change, but I digress…
Jen, Chris, Casey and Rebecca sadly drove off to Ft. Lauderdale on that Monday, and left our car in the …
Down to one boat
We are now down to one boat and no storage room. Only
four dock lines and two jobs tie us to Seattle.We've
been living aboard Nordhavn
5263 since taking delivery on Friday February 19t…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2010-03-01 11:05:00
Just enjoying Sarasota and not much else here… taking Daisy to get her nails clipped today, painted a few spots on the door that had chipped paint. It’s still cool with temps in the 60s, but nice and sunny. The forecast is for it to be warmer this …
Rule #1 – Listen to the Weather Forecasts
The guide books say that there’s an inside passage from the northern end of the 10,000 Islands area to Marco then on to Naples. This would allow us to explore the northern end of the Everglades National Park then continue our return trip north elimi…
Happy Birthday, Surrogate Babies of Mine!
I just realized that the twins are two as of today! Goodness, time flies. I called them up to discover that they’re watching Bugs Bunny tonight (apparently they get to watch cartoons on Sundays) and having some cake before bed. Sounds like a pretty goo…
Cruising South Florida and the Keys
When we left Vero Beach back in late January, we were going to continue down the ICW to Ft. Lauderdale to start our new writing assignment. Our first stop was at Lake Worth. It’s actually in Palm Beach and is very popular with the boaters headed to t…
HT Day 4
Work continues on the tub and the rest of the boat is getting a bit messy. Despite my efforts, sawdust continues to accumulate along with debris. I’m going up for another round of Cleanup now, which sounds like a really easy job until you actually do i…
