February 2012

                    First thing this morning we met our new diver friend Scott Cummings who arrived promptly to remove our port propeller. He worked very efficiently and I assisted from the swim platform while Jan was in charge of documenting with photographs. The good news is that […]

    As we departed Hollywood this morning we could not have imagined the concentration of wealth we would see. By the time we arrived at Murrelle’s Marina in Lantana, FL we must have passed several billion dollars worth of real estate and boats. If anyone tells you this country is going broke then just

    Sadly I must report that the bus system in Miami is not nearly as entertaining as the last bus to Marathon was. This is probably due to the fact that this was a daylight ride and with the exception of one empty half pint of cheap whiskey under the seat there does not

    Today we had dedicated to spending at the beach. We found these two young men in our spot but a few more shovels full of took care of this problem. Actually we had the day fairly well planned or I should say the Admiral had planned it for us. The weather was perfect.

You will have to wait a day or two to see Part Two, the inside view of Cbay. Instead I will catch you up on our stay in Hollywood which Jan now says is her favorite place so far. She was even getting the names of local motels on the Boardwalk so that we might come

As we sit here in Hollywood, waiting on the Miami Boat Show to open this Thursday, I thought I would try to fill a request we had some time ago from a reader. They had asked if I could give them a virtual tour of Cbay because they felt like they were aboard and wanted

                    We were off and running again today. Left Crandon Park Marina at 0930 to face the daunting challenge of running up the ICW through downtown Miami. I say daunting because you run into several trying circumstances on this part of the journey. There are the rude and

I will write this in two sessions so you may only get the Seaquarium part if you log in early. We do not go to the Lighthouse until 2pm.     No, this is not Rusty needing a shave. This is a Sea Lion welcoming us to the Miami Seaquarium. They are very animated and

Computer problems of unknown origin. I think I have them resolved and will try again. We are safe in Key Biscayne and went to the Miami Seaquarium today. When we last left you we were hanging on a hook off Elliott Key Harbor and I was worried about the anchor holding. I should never have doubted the

We are, and that is why we are anchored in an unexpected location tonight. I will tell you the story of our long day and how we ended up sitting here riding out the night. This morning at Anchorage Marina the weather was iffy. So we settled back to wait and see. While waiting I