We are home for Christmas and all is well. Cbay remains in Steinhatchee until we return around January 6th but I thought my faithful readers deserved an update in the meantime. Old Seabiscuit decided to take her chances and challenge the Gulf again on Friday morning against my advice and the Commander’s but that tale must …
Some readers have inquired as to how Ziggy the African Gray parrot is doing after his perilous crossing. Click on this site to see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFOCHtkv_74
Sunset over Steinhatchee( pronounced Steen-hatchee ) and we were done with our first serious crossing of open water, out of sight of all land and alone except for Seabiscuit trailing behind and the crackle of the radio as various boats communicated their status. You cannot imagine the stress and concentration we endured for …
Readers it is 2240 and I am bushed. The Admiral has been asleep for a couple of hours. I will only give the briefest of testimony about today and fill in the details tomorrow as it looks like I will have plenty of time. To begin, we are tied up at Sea Hag Marina in …
I did not plan on writing this but with boats the exigencies of weather and circumstances can change plans rather quickly. Or as the poet Robert Burns said in the original Gaelic, ” The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley.” Yes that is spelled correctly. We were all set to be picked up tomorrow and be …
I promised I would tell you what happened with the weather today and who turned out to be worthy of the title “weather guru”. He is known in every port as Commander Gyro Screwloose and also known as my friend Mike Brookbank. His brother Walter tagged him with the nickname and it became famous from …
They say opportunity knocks but once and if that is so we are hopelessly lost. We are still at The Moorings in Carrabelle and the boat will be here for at least a month but we will not. How exactly did all this happen? Well that is what I am about to tell you but …
