Still Lovin’ The Burg

I spent most of the week trying to resolve my upcoming business dilemma of needing a landline and hardwired internet connection for an upcoming conference call. Hampton Inn is just blocks away and is letting me use a meeting room on a short-term basis. This week, I have the conference call on Tuesday and then […]

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Getting Out, About and Even Some Orchestra

Getting around this weekend while simultaneously avoiding the St. Petersburg Grand Prix was the strategy but the race’s buzz reached us even while we were blocks away. We had planned to anchor out at the Manatee River but rain and thunderstorms were forecasted so we stayed tucked in our Bayboro anchorage. Also, Jake planned to […]

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Back to St. Pete’s!!!

I have been putting off posting until I can load pictures. Decided to just post words. It may be awhile until I get on a WIFI connection to handle pics. We left Port of St Toe Monday morning. Yes, we renamed the place. Lily misread their sign due to the funky lettering and thought we […]

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Galveston to ? – Continued

We made good time to our next anchorage, Bayou Petite Anse, and started scouting out a good anchorage among several choices. We poked around an hour trying to find a good spot and finally ended up anchoring at the very edge of the channel on the Bayou’s west edge. The channel was very wide so […]

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Leg One: Galveston To ?

The north wind has had its way with Clear Lake Texas this winter. It was still blowing as we pulled out on March 5. We had been planning an offshore passage to Florida. However, we got out in the Gulf and did the classic Maybe-The-Ditch-Won’t-Be-So-Bad U-Turn. It was a little rough with offshore wind blowing […]

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“SV Foxtrot Sweetwater, Ok”

The rechristening took place last weekend. Some boat owners make this a ceremonial affair with champagne and toasts to Neptune. We put the name on, stood back and said, “It will probably look crooked from a distance.” That was about it. Hopefully, Neptune will not get word. Also last weekend, we got a call on […]

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