A turkey a day… This morning we awoke early even though it is not a travel day. I asked Jan if she thought we would keep up this new early riser schedule even when the Loop was done and she doubts it. We decided to devote our time until lunch to catching up on a […]
Here are the photos you missed while the camera was being lost and found: This is the only photo taken on the infamous bad weather ride to Pensacola. It would have been more colorful if not for the driving rain. Viking Sportfisher parked next to is at Palafox Marina in Pensacola.
Still at Bluewater Bay Marina. Readers have asked two questions which I shall endeavor to answer. First, whatever happened to My Way the boat that blew a turbo in Mobile Bay and had to turn back? Second, will I tell the Kool Aid story? My Way is owned by Wayne and Francine who are French
Kool Aid and sympathy Read More »
Today we experienced a bombing run with live bombs! More on this later. We arose in Palafox Marina in Pensacola. Jan eased us over to the fuel dock where we pumped out waste and settled our bill. But I will wager our readers want to know what happened in the day I skipped. So here
Wrote this entire blog entry at 4pm and lost it due to internet connection loss. I was sick because it was all so fresh in my mind at the time and I may never recapture the raw excitement but here goes: First there are no pictures only because it is impossible to take pictures when
To hell and Pensacola… Read More »
We are safely ensconced at The Wharf at Orange Beach after braving the waters of Mobile Bay with a small craft advisory and predicted 25 mph winds. Listen while I tell you the tale. We begin in the wee hours of this morning while I turned restlessly in bed worrying about the weather. We wanted to
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Our fifth day at Eastern Shore Marina dawned to near gale force winds. We had rocked like babies in a cradle most of the night. I was up every hour or so to reposition fenders and check lines. Some boats took it worse than others depending on position to the wind and their hull
Christmas comes early Read More »
I am alive thanks to Dr. Bundakwala, who was willing to give me antibiotics to carry on the trip. Amoxicillin and Sudafed seem to be doing the trick. Self diagnosis seems to be sinus infection triggered by cold water submersion. You live and learn. Today we did laundry, scrubbed fenders and swim platform from the dirty
Well it has happened. My diving episode in these cold harbor waters has caused me to contract some dread disease which my father would have called the Epizootic. If it was really bad it was called the Creeping Epizootic. More on this later. We are still in Fairhope, AL and getting eager to move on. But
The Creeping Epizootic! Read More »
First a word about typos. I really can read and write and once won a spelling bee in my far distant youth, but writing these blogs at late hours after a long day does not give much incentive to proofread. So I write them, post them and then the next day I may read them
A yachting we will go. Read More »
