Tuesday, December 3, 2024 – It was supposed to be an uneventful day. The plan was to do chores around the boat in preparation for our 6.5-day passage to Puerto Vallarta, then head out at around 1500 (3:00 pm). Since … Continue reading →
Ensenada Check-In and Lunch at El Rey Sol
Monday, December 2, 2024 — There were two main reasons why we usually went to Marina Coral instead of Maina Cruiseport whenever we were in Ensenada. The first was that Coral has a fuel dock, and they used to offer a … Continue reading →
We’ve Started Another Cruising Adventure!
Here are a couple of sunset photos, taken on Friday, which was our last night in Chula Vista (southern San Diego Bay) On Saturday, we moved to the Police Dock, the only overnight public dock in San Diego Bay — … Continue reading →
Travel
I read this online and it hit me as being so true that I just had to share it. I find it’s easy to tell when visiting with people who have traveled and who haven’t. It was written by Gio Evan, an Italian poet and songwriter.
Travel
I read this online and it hit me as being so true that I just had to share it. I find it’s easy to tell when visiting with people who have traveled and who haven’t. It was written by Gio Evan, an Italian poet and songwriter.
Vatnajokull National Park
Vatnajokull National Park in southeastern Iceland is the largest of the country’s three national parks and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2019. The park is named after Vatnajokull glacier, the largest in Europe outside the Arctic, and contains many volcanoes, several beneath the glacier. At 5,778 sq miles (14,967 sq km) the massive park…
Back in Texas
“Only people who are not happy with themselves are mean to others. Remember that.” —Unknown
We had a wonderful fall in Pennsylvania with perfect weather and lots of fun time with family. If we’re lucky this trend will last through our winter in Rockport.
Our drive south was pretty uneventful. The only issue we ever experience is the traffic in Houston. It doesn’t seem to matter when we come through…the middle of the night or rush hour…it just sucks. We took the Sam Houston toll road this time and missed some of the chaos. We stopped for dinner at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants in town before tackling the boat.
Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
Iceland, “The Land of Fire and Ice”, is a geological wonder. The island nation lies atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates and, as the plates move apart, magma from the earth’s core reaches the surface through thirty volcanic systems across the island. The magma also heats vast underground water…
Back in Texas
“Only people who are not happy with themselves are mean to others. Remember that.” —Unknown
We had a wonderful fall in Pennsylvania with perfect weather and lots of fun time with family. If we’re lucky this trend will last through our winter in Rockport.
Our drive south was pretty uneventful. The only issue we ever experience is the traffic in Houston. It doesn’t seem to matter when we come through…the middle of the night or rush hour…it just sucks. We took the Sam Houston toll road this time and missed some of the chaos. We stopped for dinner at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants in town before tackling the boat.
Our dehumidifiers didn’t work this year so the mildew was crazy. I had to wipe down all the walls, doors and cabinets before I could go to bed. After a few days of cleaning and doing laundry we are looking back to normal.
Our first Rockport sunset of the season.
We’ve been waiting since last March to have these wonderful shrimp rolls at Latitudes. We tried all summer to make them, but we couldn’t even get close.
The evenings have been beautiful, but the days are still a little too warm for us.
The view from our top deck.
Our Texas home is a beautiful place…at least in the winter. These wonderful photos were taken by John Martell. Looking out into Aransas Bay toward Rockport Beach.
Looking towards town.
Looking south.
Bainbridge Island Revisited
A couple of months after our first land-based weekend on Bainbridge Island, we made another trip, this time by car with our new rucking gear. In a busy overnight trip, we visited one of our longtime favorite pubs, tested our new gear with a ruck through Grand Forest park, enjoyed the views from the deck…
