Day 4 – Port Arthur, TXTaylor Bayou – AnchorageWell we can’t say we have been bored lately. The winds picked up last night and we had to move the boat to a more secure location. Of course this was after we had showered and were ready …
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Mar. 9 – Galveston
Day 3 – Galveston, TXOffatts Bayou – AnchorageWe left a little later this morning, waiting for the cold front to arrive and blow out the fog. It was nice having a little time to just relax this morning. We had our first visitor, John Bl…
Mar. 8 – Grey Uninteresting Day
Day 2 – Freeport, TXBridge Harbor Yacht ClubThere really isn’t much to report on today. It was cloudy most of the day…not that there was much to look at between Matagorda and Freeport. Mostly low-lying grassland, at some points we cou…
Mar. 7 – Departure Day
Day 1 – Matagorda, TXMatagorda Harbor MarinaWe chose this day to leave because we like the numbers….3/7/11. Three for the three decades we have been married and the holy trinity, seven eleven…the date of our wedding, add the numbers togethe…
Mar 5-6 – Saying Goodbye
We spent the weekend loading the boat with the last of our personal items and saying goodbye to family and friends.Christian and Lillian came by on Saturday to look at the boat. We had a great visit on the boat and then went out for lunch. …
Match 5-6 – Saying Goodbye
We spent the weekend loading the boat with the last of our personal items and saying goodbye to family and friends.Christian and Lillian came by on Saturday to look at the boat. We had great visit on the boat and then went out for lunch. It was a…
Mar. 2 – Final Preparations
Stan spent yesterday afternoon changing the oil, oil filter and fuel filters. As you can see from the picture there isn’t a lot of room in our engine room, so it isn’t a job he loves to do. He said it felt good to have it done.This morning we…
Feb. 16 – Getting Ready
We’ve been finishing up little project on the boat. We finally got the boat name added to the dinghy. We decided paint would probably hold up better than the vinyl letters on the bottom. We had a stencil made to make it easier to pa…
Departure Date
We have finally set a departure date…March 6. That will be one year after we first looked at this boat. The weather will play a major factor in whether we actually leave on that date. If a weather window opens a little before then…we will go, if th…
Jan. 27-28 – A Night on the Water
Another break in the weather gave us a chance to take the boat out and make sure everything is working properly. We had a few issues Stan will need to look at before we leave. It always seems like something needs to be tinkered with. T…
