Although smaller than the previous units, the new freezer and fridge are very energy efficient. It’s been a little less than a week since the new refrigerator and freezer have been put into service, and the preliminary data on …
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Happy Hours
M/V Broulee passing the light at Thomas Point Shoal What was supposed to be a quick one day reunion with Rick, Deb & Izzy (M/V Broulee) has turned into the start of our newest adventure as we have decided to start moving sou…
Make It Neat
When it rains it pours. Our streak of bad luck continues to haunt us as we have experienced yet another setback/delay. Last Friday, we discovered the refrigerator went on strike – permanently. The refrigerator…
Stink
Delays, delays and even more delays. Last week we tried to return to Pennsylvania one more time before we shoved off for points south (read Bahamas). Ten minutes before we were to drive back to Pennsylvania, Sharon …
2012 Cruise, Part II
On the 29th of July, Big Run was gracefully slipped back into the water. This past Friday, August 3rd, we did a short sea trial and I am proud to say everything checked out okay (or not). The work on Big Run continu…
Cheers
We learned a very valuable lesson this past weekend. When boaters get together, it’s always a good time, even if you are on land! Although Short Walk (Joe & Ann – they’ll always be Short Walk to us) sold their b…
We Are Living
This posting is long overdue, Just like our return to the boat is very long overdue Back in May, after our return to “our” marina in Rock Hall, we spent some time on the hook catching up on boat maintenance. T…
Emergency Repairs
Over the last few months I have discussed the woes of boating, in particular from the maintenance point of view. We had our major mechanical malfunction while in the Bahamas with the ruptured oil cooler for the transmissi…
Back In The Exumas
This past week has been very busy with land adventures and adventures on the water. On Sunday we traveled through the Dismal Swamp Canal. The canal is a little like the interstate, straight and boring. Sunday …
The Pasquotank River
When you depart the Alligator River in North Carolina and are heading north, you must make a navigational decision – ICW Route 1 through Coinjock or ICW Route 2 through the Dismal Swamp. We have always chosen Route 1 through C…
