Well, it’s been an interesting couple of days. We left Galveston and headed east. It was nearly 60 miles to Taylor Bayou where we planned to stop for the night. Originally it was our intention to leave the next day and move further ea…
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We’re finally out of Seabrook and eastbound again.
Finally getting out of Seabrook was quite a relief. We had a good time there despite the circumstances and made several good friends whom we shall always remember.
The old girl left Seabrook Ship Yard with a new pair of shoes. She runs great…
Seabrook on Clear Lake (Still in Texas, but not for long)
Well, it’s rather early on Monday morning and I can’t sleep. It got very warm and humid yesterday after being otherwise nice and cool and breezy for the past few days. If the past reflects the future, we will have rain in the short term.&nb…
JUST AN UPDATE…..
After we got towed to Offetts Bayou, we discovered that our steering problem was associated with a broken rudder quadrant.
This is what is known as the “quadrant”. It is connected to the steering wheel by a series of chains and cables enabling…
Port Lavaca to Galveston – Sometimes, you just have to go "commando."
Port Lavaca to Galveston
This is the collection of shells combed from the south shore of Matagorda Island
The trip from Matagorda Island to Port Lavaca was uneventful, if you consider being passed in the Matagorda Ship Channel by a “pa…
Matagorda Island
The Road to MatagordaMonday morning (at least I think it was Monday), came and we unhooked and left Lydia Ann and headed east, instead of west. As I said previously, we decided not to go to Corpus Christi. Rather, we decided we had been goi…
Lydia Ann Channel to Matagorda Island
Lydia Ann Channel to Matagorda IslandThe Lydia Ann Channel is on the south west end of Aransas Bay as it spills into Corpus Christi Bay. You have to understand that the Texas GICW is composed of numerous bays all connected together by the GICW.&n…
Rockport to Lydia Anne Channel Anchorage
Rockport to Lydia Anne Channel – 5 November 2010
As usual, I was up before the sun. It’s not that I couldn’t sleep. I was just very excited to be leaving. We had a great time in Rockport, but for all the time we spent there, w…
Thank You Rockport, and Goodbye – We’re Gone!
The boat is ready to go and so are we. It has been a lot of hard work in challenging weather conditions – very hot, very cold, very windy, etc. But it’s done and everything seems to work just fine. Brenda has returned from her sojourn…
Here is a short story for you enjoyment – your comments are appreciated.
“Weather Alert” – A Short StoryIt’s 2:00 a.m. and I am up. That is not really unusual. A little earlier than normal, but not completely out of the norm for me. It’s really hot and humid out and I just can’t sleep. So, I hi…
