Today we had visitors. My former collegue of 24 years, Judge Nancy Campbell, and her husband Russ drove over to see the boat and wish us well. This morning we got up early and moved the Cbay over to the fuel dock where we topped up with 82 gallons of diesel. For […]
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We have settled in aboard Cbay for the duration. Next Friday we cast off on our journey. When we arrived yesterday I immediately set about repairing the broken freshwater connection on the transom. The part was here when we got to the boat and the repair went smoothly. This morning I
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We have settled in aboard Cbay for the duration. Next Friday we cast off on our journey. When we arrived yesterday I immediately set about repairing the broken freshwater connection on the transom. The part was here when we got to the boat and the repair went smoothly. This morning I
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Thank all of you for your kind thoughts on the loss of our dear Daisy. We have been keeping ourselves busy with so many preparations. I think it is good therapy. You never realize how much there would be to do if you suddenly decided to close up everything and move onto a boat. I
Today Daisy lost her battle with congestive heart failure. She was a great one for those who knew her. The only dog that people called and left messages for on the phone. We will miss her terribly and the Loop would have been a grand adventure for her but it also would have been tough on
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Some of you have asked for an update on poor little Daisy’s condition. We are back at home making final preparations with the housesitter and the many tiny details that accomnpany such a trip. Daisy has made small improvement and for each baby step we are thankful. Clearly she is not out of the woods
Yesterday we had a bit of a scare. First Dog Daisy awoke to strangling cough and rapid breathing. Having worked in my youth for a great veterinarian for nine years and having spent two years in a pre-vet program, I diagnosed it as a heart problem. Also in 2008 I had two heart
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Today I checked off one of my life’s bucket list items. Years ago I read about the World’s Longest Yard Sale which takes place on Hwy 411 from GA to AL to TN and ends somewhere in KY. I had wanted to shop the sale but Jan said we already had enough junk and she was right.
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This morning at 0830 CST we drove into the sling at Angler Marine once again and hauled the boat out to look for the leak that developed last week when we pressure washed the hull. It did not take long to confirm my suspicion that it was the bolts that hold the large
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As we continue our preparations for leaving next month there are many deadlines that are closing in and too few free days to devote to all of them. On 9/18/11 we cast off from LGYC and headed upriver to Goose Pond Marina. Our good friends and veteran loopers Ken and Darcy
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