We met up with Lauren and Floyd at the bow of their boat. Lauren was tightening the anchor chain to the freshly forged anchor bling while Floyd stood on the dock to look over the bolt down options. “Isn’t that sexier than socks on a rooster?” Floyd boasted. I am painfully literal so I had […]
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Kayak Lessons
We got back to the boat Monday, Oct 15. We had been aboard about five minutes when we hear, “Hello. Is anyone there??” Lily’s welcoming party was already here; Archer was near the stern, paddling around in her new inflatable kayak. She immediately invited Lily on for a few spins around the marina. They have […]
Hula Hoops & Sunshine
We spent last weekend cooped up while Debbie poured down from solid grey skies. We knew it was coming so Lily and I got out a 300-peice puzzle and spread it out on the salon dinnette. I was eagerly flipping pieces of sky, flowers and blue waves when the first drop fell. The first of […]
Foxtrotting in Forty Knots
I feel bad that I left the blog hanging after Randall’s post. It almost looks like the girls went running around while he was working and never came back. Well, we did go running around while he was working but we made it home just as the last lug nut was tightened down. Lily and […]
Everything’s Harder on a Boat
The oil pan on our diesel engine was badly rusted and had a couple of small holes on the side after the previous owner had a salt water cooling pump leak that ran down the side of the engine. I knew it needed replaced, but kept putting it off, thinking it might heal itself or […]
Sad Day In St. Pete’s
It’s a sad day here in St. Petersburg. My girls are gone. They headed out this morning for a 2 day drive to Oklahoma to visit family for a few weeks. For some reason they thought that would be more fun than staying here and helping me check off the last item on the ToDo […]
Weedon Island on Saturday and Sunday Anniversary
We hiked around Weedon Island Preserve yesterday. Its a 3000-acre island of swampy mangroves with hiking trails and boardwalks through the upper canopy and kayak streams cutting through the watery understory. The educational center was very interesting with lots of hands-on activities to learn about the ecosystem and the Indians which once called the Island […]
To Air Condition or Not To Air Condition
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- […]
Lily’s Pool Party
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 […]
Beer Can Island Anchorage
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 […]