We spent several winter months at Marathon in 2010 but never made it to Sombrero Reef. We finally made it there today. It was beautiful. The water was just slightly rippling. The sun was out most of the day. Their were tons of fish which we, unfortunately, cannot identify (yet). The purple fan coral was […]
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Key West To Marathon
Key West is the southern-most spot in the United States where you can buy a cheap t-shirt, an overpriced beer and contemplate human absurdity. We can stand about 5 hours of such contemplation because we will only buy a couple of overpriced beers. Had the beer been cheaper, the contemplation would have ran deeper. They […]
New Orleans To Port St Joe’s
Around noon on St. Patrick’s Day, Jake put out there the idea that we should get off the boat once more while in the Party Capitol of the World. It had been a cold, rainy morning so he did not get a “Yes Indeed!” from anyone but Lily. Still, the aged and infirm parents were […]
Jake’s 21st in New Orleans
We made it through the treacherous waterways of New Orleans yesterday. We started two days ago from Houma where we tied up at the City Marina. The Houma City Marina has few amenities. However, its proximity to the park made it a perfect place for Lily. She took up with about five or six wild […]
Pics
More to come. These are taking some time to upload and we are headed down to the French Quarter. Hopefully, can get some pics up tomorrow.
Tampa Bay To Kemah
October 28, 2013 in All Posts, Sandy – places we’ve gone
We made the Tampa Bay to Kemah trip in about three weeks. Here is the quick run down: Tampa to Pensacola – Made terrible time getting out of Tampa Bay with the tide and wind working against us. First night out, our heading was almost entirely in to the wind and the autopilot seemed unable […]
Sunken Gardens – St. Petersburg
Back in the early 1900’s, a St. Petersburg plumber bought a little 4-acre parcel featuring a small pond. He drained the pond, dropping the acreage to 15 feet below street level, and started planting stuff in the rich soil he exposed. Pretty soon, he was charging 24 cents for tours of his exotic botanical garden. […]
Dilly Dally With Dali
“What is a television apparatus to man, who has only to shut his eyes to see the most inaccessible regions of the seen and the never seen, who has only to imagine in order to pierce through walls and cause all the planetary Baghdads of his dreams to rise from the dust.” — Salvador Dali […]
Seafood Festival
>They all want to be Amber Leigh when they grow up. Amber Leigh Band rocking the Marathon Seafood festival. She plays violin & mandolin and performed several original songs. That’s Amber’s Dad on guitar.
Still Hangin’ in Boot Key – Pictorial Update
>Today, the artists gathered under the Tiki Hut to create. Stacey’s underwater scene is looking awesome.As usual, the ruffians played in the mangroves. Only the girls agreed to be photographed. Jerry called from Panama City. He and Debbie are checking the weather. Looks pretty good this time. (Better than last!)We clambered back into the dingy […]