We have had a great time here in PC so far. We have had a chance to reconnect with friends and we visited with Bo and Carmen Johnson at their house on the beach with Roy & Elvie, Ken & Darcy, and Carl & Greg.This was a Christmas …
Vigo to Leixos (Porto)
2nd January 2010
After an exploratory trip to the mouth of the estuary to assess the conditions we concluded that we would make for Porto – an estimated 10 hours away.
Estimates, we are finding, can be very inaccurate. Contrary to the forecast …
Key West or … You’re Not In Kansas Anymore, Toto!
Marco Island was a pleasant stop, highlighted by the arrival of Sarah from LA-YEAH! Before her arrival, Didi & I took a dinghy ride through the many canals and lagoons on the island, where we ran aground a few miles from our boat. The water was too…
December’s Non-Cruising Blog
Bender Blog December 2009 Wild Dunes Marina – Ashley MarinaCharleston, SC
This month (nor November) definitely did not ensue as planned but we’re hanging in there knowing that in the whole scheme of things, this little modification won’t be a deterrenc…
La Coruna to Vigo
28th December 2009
We had an opportunity to catch our breath for a day anyway. Stocked up on some fresh produce we returned the hospitality and had “Aussie” Richard to visit for roast duck and plum pudding. I suppose he was glad of the…
Scandinavia
2009 saw the Segue take a trip to Scandinavia. The plan for the trip was hatched more than a year ago when we found out that our grandson Quinn was to play hockey in both Sweden and Finland. Since the Baltic had been on the ‘To Do’ list, we decided t…
St. Lucia Christmas 2009
We arrived in St. Lucia on 12-17 and plan on being here through January or February. Anchoring in Rodney Bay was more of a challenge than usual. It took us 3 tries to find secure holding. The bottom is sandy spots interspersed w…
Travels of The Rose 2009-12-20 16:45:00
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays:We are slowly recovering from a pre-Christmas Blizzard here in frozen Rhode Island. The Rose is snug in her slip at Wharf Marina thanks to Drew our trusted mechanic. Connie and I checked her immediately after the st…
SW Florida Cruises ’10
Cruise south from Gasparilla Marina The 2010 cruise season is officially started for Moonstruck. On Sunday afternoon Lou and I arrived back at Moonstruck. She was waiting in the water just as John Chaplin mgr. of Gasparilla Marina said. With her black hull glistening with a new buffing and wax, she was ready to go. […]
Hilton Head to Boca Grande ’08
’08 Cruise South Please note–by placing your cursor over a picture a caption will pop up to help explain the picture. Lou and I arrived at the boat on Thursday evening Oct. 30. We have tomorrow to drop off the rental car and get the boat ready for the trip South. Raymarine is supposed to […]
