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Back in the surburbia days, I would tear open the electric bill knowing the “payment due” box was going to be at least irritating, maybe even outrageously unbelievable. This month, I tore it open just a little excited. We live in an un-airconditioned boat with a six gallon hot water heater and a milk-, eggs- […]

POOL PARTY! Oh was Lily excited. The sight of a friend sends her into delight. The sight of five friends in swimsuits bearing bright packages is almost too much. Let’s go! Let’s go! Can we go now! We got to the water park and they went straight for the water. Splash 1. Splash 2. Splash […]

Foxtrot and Eula ventured out together for another overnight anchorage. We left Friday morning and beat against the wind across Tampa Bay to Beer Can Island. It is hard to know what to expect with a name like that but one does not set extremely high expectations. We anchored near the shore and could see […]

The surf was pounding at Madeira Beach yesterday. We trekked over to the gulf to play in the water and take a few shots with our new Canon Rebel. So far, we are still figuring out the settings but I think we will enjoy the camera. Here are a few pics . . .   […]

We pulled up Saturday night to the crowded anchorage right north of the St. Petersburg Pier.  The Taste of Pinellas was in full swing and we guessed that there were more than 100 boats already anchored. Jay squeezed Eula in between a fancy yacht and a small fishing boat, lined up so we could see […]

Oh the perks of Marina Life. Every year, American Stage Theater hosts American Stage in the Park. “The Park” is none other than Demen’s Island where our marina is located. They take tickets at the gate but, by virtue of our residency, we get to see and hear the production nightly, for FREE. Let’s do […]

Randall mentioned to Jay that no matter where we sail, it always seems to be straight into the wind. So we gave him fair warning. Jay on his boat, Eula, sailed with us this weekend for our first overnight anchorage of Foxtrot. We figured we’d motor the first day since the route was mostly in […]

This morning, we watched the start of the Regata del Sol al Sol, a yacht race from Tampa Bay to Isla Mujeres, Mexico. There are about 20 boats, ranging from 33- to 68-foot, racing for the beautiful island off Cancun. They had light winds but a beautiful day for the first leg. The boats are […]

Any OU Women Basketball fans out there? The tree below makes be think of Sherri Coale’s tree. OK, I haven’t ever seen Sherri Coale’s tree but I have a mental picture. Sherri Coale’s is coach of the Oklahoma University Women’s Basketball team. She gave an interview a couple of years ago wherein she mentioned that […]