The weather the last 2 days has allowed me to complete a few WIPs. The posted photo was requested by my daughter and its done in a super wash Merino that I purchased when home at Wooltyme. During our almost 2 years travelling down the eastern waterwa…
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What Cruisers Want To Know About The Bahamas
This is not usually the time of year most cruisers think about going to the Bahamas. But this is the time of year that a few adventurous cruisers know the anchorages will be a whole lot less crowded and the marinas will be offering deals. What got me t…
Trying To Get Down The Chesapeake Bay
Our first attempt to get off the dock and get underway was aborted, once again due to a lousy weather forecast courtesy of the NWS. I don’t mean the forecast was for lousy weather, instead it was another forecast that did not come close to actual condi…
Finally Frolicking in the ATLANTIC
It was 90+ today and I was determined to swim in the ocean. Its about time, I have been looking forward to this since we left Canada in July ’09. The water was fabulous and the waves a riot. I also scored a Bill Fish!!!! as in a $10 bill….floating…
87F and Climbing
Having spent a beautiful night anchored at Boca Raton Inlet with on other boat, we arrived in downtown Fort Lauderdale yesterday afternoon. Shortly after we were settled we had the best surprise, we were visited by Kathy,George & Ben Markham of S/V Is…
One of my Top 10 Best Meals
Here we cheer the Easter feast. Done in the pressure cooker with steamed asparagus. Its really not hard making fabulous meals on a boat. (View Post…)
Easter Feast on Close Knit
Today I prepared a feast, lamb chops, sweet potato, onion, tomatoes and asparagus. Yum, it was divine. After Al does the clean up we will head to shore for showers and walk to the ice cream shop for dessert. It was a great easter. (View Post…)
Hoppy Easter
This is Bridget’s best wabbit impression. She wasn’t keen on donning the buck teeth and pink nose, but she is cute. We are having a quiet day. May go to the market, but clouds are heading this way, so we’ll see. We are having lamb chops for supper…
Testing, testing, testing……
Just a wee post about some of my excitement. I follow several knitting blogs. A favourite is French Press Knits, a young mother from Michigan, who is also a designer. I offered to be a test knitter for her and I am currently working on my first assi…
Extended Use Tank For A Honda Generator In 4 Easy Steps
One of the pieces of equipment on our to do list is a generator. We much prefer to anchor out when cruising and at times we can get weathered in for days. During those extended stays we still like coffee in the morning, still have the need to recharge …
