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 . . . […]
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Supermoon, Sheryl & Sushi
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 […]
A Hunting Lodge For Weirdo’s Erected on Demen’s Island
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 […]
Wind on the nose, again
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 […]
Getting Ready for the Weekend
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 […]
Zen Tree
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 […]
All Tied Up With Homeschool
Did you know you can’t tie a boat to a dock? I don’t mean that it can be challenging in high winds or that the current always seems against the idea. I mean that it can’t be done, according to my March, 2012 edition of Cruising World. Cruising World’s Mailbag section features a letter to […]
Sailing Thursday, Dock Party Friday and Ongoing Indecision
We had a beautiful sail on Thursday right before storms starting blowing in to St. Petersburg. The morning started off sunny but, once we turned for home, there was a wall of dark clouds moving this way. Jay, our neighbor, got a number of photos from his boat of Foxtrot with sails flying. We also […]
Lily and Archer
I posted a couple of days ago about Michelle’s update from the Rio Dulce. Michelle also mentioned in her email that Floyd, Lauren and Archer, her new friends on SV T. Maru, were St. Petersburg-bound from Rio Dulce. She said we really needed to try and meet them since 9-year-old Archer would be a perfect […]
Anchored At The Blues Fest
The St. Peterburg’s Blues Festival was this weekend. We had not planned to attend but Jay, our next-boat neighbor, invited us along for a boat ride with him to an anchorage by the festival. Jay probably takes his boat out more than anyone on the dock. He used to be a competitive wind surfer but […]