My New Home in Pieces

The Easter visit was just in time to see the new fuel tanks and the flat panels for the wheel-house and deckhouse standing up and taking shape.The new tanks hold 800 gallons each which, with the improved fuel efficiency of the new engine will give us a…

My New Home in Pieces

The Easter visit was just in time to see the new fuel tanks and the flat panels for the wheel-house and deckhouse standing up and taking shape.The new tanks hold 800 gallons each which, with the improved fuel efficiency of the new engine will give us a…

2008 Cruise Plans

We are preparing Moon Star for a May 22 launch in Chicago.This year’s cruise looks like this:We aren’t sure if we will take the Trent-Severn Canal (as shown) or Lake Erie as we heasd for the St Lawrence. We will probably decide in early June, after lea…

2008 Cruise Plans

We are preparing Moon Star for a May 22 launch in Chicago.This year’s cruise looks like this:We aren’t sure if we will take the Trent-Severn Canal (as shown) or Lake Erie as we heasd for the St Lawrence. We will probably decide in early June, after lea…

Cruising The ICW With DIAMOND GIRL 2008-02-20 09:21:00

February 20, 2008Being in a marina in the middle of a Navy base has its drawbacks. Not being able to sleep-in in the mornings because you have reveille at 0800 every morning, listening to the intercoms aboard the ships that are docked only about 200 ya…

Cruising The ICW With DIAMOND GIRL 2008-02-20 08:21:00

February 20, 2008Being in a marina in the middle of a Navy base has its drawbacks. Not being able to sleep-in in the mornings because you have reveille at 0800 every morning, listening to the intercoms aboard the ships that are docked only about 200 ya…

Cruising The ICW With DIAMOND GIRL 2008-02-02 11:21:00

February 2008It’s 2008 already and we are starting our third year of cruising. We can’t believe it!!We had a wonderful holiday season with our kids and grandkids. While in California we were able to see a lot of our friends that we don’t get to s…

Heading Home, Slowly

 Winter arrived in south Florida.  A cold front pushed temps into the 30’s even in Naples for two days.  Great timing, as these were the days when I accomplished calls to hospitals in Naples and Ft. Lauderdale.  Now that the wi…

Christmas Cruise 2007

Cruising and major construction projects at home make an interesting balancing act!  Every time we plan a departure date for EUROPA, we either cancel the trip altogether, or keep moving the date.  Such was the case again.  After a two da…

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A New Adventure for 2008 – 2010We have found the perfect great loop boat.Visit our website (and new blog)www.favorsweb.comfor all the details of a new adventure.