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Galveston to ? – Continued

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 […]

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“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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Tampa Bay To Kemah

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 […]

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