Before the COVID-19 lock-downs really kicked in, we had an opportunity to go fishing with our friend, Bowen. He’s an avid fisherman and knows the waters of the west coast of Florida like the back of his hand. We anchored in Terra Ceia Bay just south of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge for a few nights Read More
COVID-19, that quirky little virus that has all the world’s panties in a wad. You can’t go anywhere, visit anybody, hug your parents, dine out, see a movie, go to the store without a mask, nothing. You can spend your time with anyone in your household. I guess until we all know what this is Read More
We had a choice; either buy a chain counter or mark the chain every 25 feet. We never really knew how much chain we let out at anchor. It was always just a guess. Jeff got into the dinghy and floated it under the anchor locker. I lowered the anchor, VERY SLOWLY, into the dinghy Read More
This bridge is special. The original bridge was scary. I remember riding over it when I was a kid. It was two narrow lanes in each direction with steel floors. When you drove over it, the car would gently swerve left and right, depending on how much tread you had left on your tires. I Read More
After 2 1/2 days of motor sailing from Ft. Lauderdale, dodging crab traps the whole way, we arrived in Key West at the Stock Island Marina. Whoop, whoop! Coming into a marina always gives me anxiety. I hate it. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – I HATE DOCKING! I’m so afraid Read More
I’ve never seen so many crab traps in my life. Or are they lobster traps? Who knows. I don’t care. We spent no less than eight hours dodging them between Rodriguez Key and Ramrod Key. They’re really hard to see in the picture, but I assure you they’re there, like 50′ away from each other Read More
Don’t you hate when your alarm goes off five minutes before you have to get up? Ugh, 5:55 came early this morning. But we wanted to get off the dock by 6:30, so you do what you have to do. We slipped the lines at 6:45 and quietly motored out of the marina, into the Read More
I love boat shows. Annapolis is my favorite. Miami is hard to maneuver logistically, but it’s still fun. I love seeing all the new boats. But most of all, I love that after I see them all, I still like mine best. Love the Leopard! In other exciting news, we got to meet and hang Read More
I think I know why people hate building houses. It’s stressful, nothing ever goes as planned, and it takes longer and costs more than expected. But in the end, if you’re lucky, you get a really cool home that serves all your needs and wants. I hope it works out that way for us and Read More
2020 will bring lots of exciting things for us in the boating world. We have a mile-long list of upgrades we are having Just Catamarans take care of. I’m pretty good mechanically, but all things electricity just don’t seem to make sense to me. So I’m looking forward to learning everything about our new solar Read More