We made good time to our next anchorage, Bayou Petite Anse, and started scouting out a good anchorage among several choices. We poked around an hour trying to find a good spot and finally ended up anchoring at the very edge of the channel on the Bayou’s west edge. The channel was very wide so […]
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Leg One: Galveston To ?
The north wind has had its way with Clear Lake Texas this winter. It was still blowing as we pulled out on March 5. We had been planning an offshore passage to Florida. However, we got out in the Gulf and did the classic Maybe-The-Ditch-Won’t-Be-So-Bad U-Turn. It was a little rough with offshore wind blowing […]
“SV Foxtrot Sweetwater, Ok”
The rechristening took place last weekend. Some boat owners make this a ceremonial affair with champagne and toasts to Neptune. We put the name on, stood back and said, “It will probably look crooked from a distance.” That was about it. Hopefully, Neptune will not get word. Also last weekend, we got a call on […]
Polar Bear Night
We got outside our comfort zone yesterday. Lily went first so we pretty much had to follow. Yes, our comfort zone was a mere 20 feet away, steaming gently into the night air. Still, we hesitated. We have access to a total of three swimming pools since we have boats at both Watergate and Waterford […]
Weekend Sunshine, Sail and Fun Family Time
We put the new boat through quite a bit this weekend – our first family sail. Toni and Danny came down from Oklahoma for a weekend visit and Michelle joined us for the fun. Saturday was sunny with a light breeze. We had a big breakfast at Skippers to fortify us for boat handling. Back […]
A Cat In the Family Now
It was rather impulsive but last month we bought a new boat. It started with a sort of sketchy uncertain plan for all four of us Fuchses to sail somewhere together. Jake is sort of missing boat life. We miss Jake. It seems like a good thing. The only problem was our Moody’s lack of […]
Wichita Mountains Hike
Lily and I are playing around in Oklahoma this week. We spent yesterday catching up with Carl and Faye. Today, we went with Toni and Danny for a hike on Dog Run Trail in the Wichita Mountains. It was a little grey for working on my photography but awesome fall weather for the hike. Posting […]
Little Birdie By Lily
Little Birdie hitched a ride after the storm. He walked into the cabin and on the deck but, sad as it is, he died.
Tampa Bay To Kemah
October 28, 2013 in All Posts, Sandy – places we’ve gone
We made the Tampa Bay to Kemah trip in about three weeks. Here is the quick run down: Tampa to Pensacola – Made terrible time getting out of Tampa Bay with the tide and wind working against us. First night out, our heading was almost entirely in to the wind and the autopilot seemed unable […]
Back To Homeschool Countdown
We are getting all prepared to start back to homeschool next week. We ordered this year’s math books a couple of days ago and have multiplication and division flashcards ready and waiting. We have bought several fiction books for Lily’s silent reading and have some more advanced literature and poetry to read aloud and discuss. […]