At noon on Wednesday, we concluded our maintenance work with the installation of the Clarion amplifier and proceeded north on the ICW to Jupiter.The 13.4 mile two hour run up the ICW was, as usual, slow, uneventful and scenic with many&n…
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History, family and nautical – Day 163 to 165 – Delray Beach to North Palm Beach, FL
On Sunday, we visited with my first cousins Harriet and Harry at their home in Boynton Beach. We were joined by Harriet’s sister, Myrna (also my first cousin) and her husband, Kenny, her daughter, Nancy and her husband Fred and David, her so…
Now the bridges – Day 162 – Fort Lauderdale to Delray Beach, FL
Friday morning, we left Fort Lauderdale and the beautiful Lauderdale Yacht Club. Our goal was Delray Beach where we had an 11:00 AM appointment with Enterprise to be picked up at the marina. The car is needed for gathering with the Mor…
Touching a bit of history – Days 159 to 161 – Fort Lauderdale, FL
On Wednesday, I shared with Diana what I had learned from Pam. Together with Kodi, we took the inside route and followed the Cordova Street canal to New River and then to downtown. The home in the photo below a…
Boating Adventures – Day 158 – Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Lauderdale, the Venice of America, is undoubtedly the boating capitol of the US. The area just north of Port Everglades along A1A (SE 17th Street) is loaded with big name boat dealers, brokers and working marinas. More of the…
Time to Move – Day 157 – Miami to Fort Lauderdale
It was difficult leaving paradise but it was clearly time to move on with social engagements and a trip to Chicago on the agenda. So, on Monday morning at 10:00 AM after the usual preparations (i.e., lift the dingy, load the bikes, etc.) we …
Groovin’ in the Grove – Day 151 to 156 – Miami Coconut Grove
Sunny and in the 80’s every day and 70’s in the evening — the weather has been just luscious. We have been delinquent boaters (although quite active with the dingy), living this lazy, land based, life style. One e…
Life in Coconut Grove – Day 150 – Miami Coconut Grove, FL
Except for four days in Miami Beach for the boat show, we have been at Coconut Grove since February 10. That’s a total of 14 days at the Grove Isle Marina. Today, we signed up for an additional seven days, which will make sta…
Visit to a landmark – Day 147 – Miami Coconut Grove, FL
Readers may remember that when we first arrived in Miami two weeks ago, we saw this unusual mansion as we traversed the Deering Channel enroute to Grove Isle Marina. We also saw a photo of it on our Sea Ray Navigator screen (see photos).Vizc…
Miami Boat Show 2011 and Return to Grove Isle, Days 139 – 145, Miami Beach, FL
It has been an exciting week of funfilled activities. We stayed at the the Miami Beach Marina thanks to Paul Boudos’ securing us a slip. Although the priciest yet at $227/nite, it was in an excellent location being in Sout…
