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…
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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…
Jan. 17 – First Blog Entry from The Pearl
The weather finally cleared up after a week of rain and cold weather, so we decided to take the boat out and enjoy the sun. We are spending the night on the boat so I decide I would test out our mifi connection and post to the blog. Not a l…
Jan. 7 – Little Pearl
We finally put our dinghy on the boat. Stan still needs to finish some of the hardware that will hold the dinghy in place, but ropes did a good job of filling in for the weekend. We took the boat out on Friday…it’s been two months since…
Bathroom Improvements
It’s amazing what a difference a little paint can make. We have been thinking of what we could do with the ugly gold vinyl in the shower since we bought the boat in March. We did a lot of research on different options…all seemed like a lot of work….
Let the Adventure Begin
We are one step closer to the beginning of our adventure…I gave notice at work today! We haven’t set a departure date, but I will be free to go anytime after January 15, 2011.We still have a lot of work to do to provision the boat and close u…
Oct. 24-27 – AGLCA Rendezvous
The AGLCA Fall Rendezvous was held at Joe Wheeler State Park in northern Alabama. AGLCA is a group of people with the same idea of adventure and love for boating. The rendezvous consisted of guest speakers addressing ports of call, crossing the Gul…
