The oil pan on our diesel engine was badly rusted and had a couple of small holes on the side after the previous owner had a salt water cooling pump leak that ran down the side of the engine. I knew it needed replaced, but kept putting it off, thinking it might heal itself or […]
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Sad Day In St. Pete’s
It’s a sad day here in St. Petersburg. My girls are gone. They headed out this morning for a 2 day drive to Oklahoma to visit family for a few weeks. For some reason they thought that would be more fun than staying here and helping me check off the last item on the ToDo […]
Weedon Island on Saturday and Sunday Anniversary
We hiked around Weedon Island Preserve yesterday. Its a 3000-acre island of swampy mangroves with hiking trails and boardwalks through the upper canopy and kayak streams cutting through the watery understory. The educational center was very interesting with lots of hands-on activities to learn about the ecosystem and the Indians which once called the Island […]
To Air Condition or Not To Air Condition
Back in the surburbia days, I would tear open the electric bill knowing the “payment due” box was going to be at least irritating, maybe even outrageously unbelievable. This month, I tore it open just a little excited. We live in an un-airconditioned boat with a six gallon hot water heater and a milk-, eggs- […]
Lily’s Pool Party
POOL PARTY! Oh was Lily excited. The sight of a friend sends her into delight. The sight of five friends in swimsuits bearing bright packages is almost too much. Let’s go! Let’s go! Can we go now! We got to the water park and they went straight for the water. Splash 1. Splash 2. Splash […]
Beer Can Island Anchorage
Foxtrot and Eula ventured out together for another overnight anchorage. We left Friday morning and beat against the wind across Tampa Bay to Beer Can Island. It is hard to know what to expect with a name like that but one does not set extremely high expectations. We anchored near the shore and could see […]
New Camera!
The surf was pounding at Madeira Beach yesterday. We trekked over to the gulf to play in the water and take a few shots with our new Canon Rebel. So far, we are still figuring out the settings but I think we will enjoy the camera. Here are a few pics . . . […]
Supermoon, Sheryl & Sushi
We pulled up Saturday night to the crowded anchorage right north of the St. Petersburg Pier. The Taste of Pinellas was in full swing and we guessed that there were more than 100 boats already anchored. Jay squeezed Eula in between a fancy yacht and a small fishing boat, lined up so we could see […]
A Hunting Lodge For Weirdo’s Erected on Demen’s Island
Oh the perks of Marina Life. Every year, American Stage Theater hosts American Stage in the Park. “The Park” is none other than Demen’s Island where our marina is located. They take tickets at the gate but, by virtue of our residency, we get to see and hear the production nightly, for FREE. Let’s do […]
Wind on the nose, again
Randall mentioned to Jay that no matter where we sail, it always seems to be straight into the wind. So we gave him fair warning. Jay on his boat, Eula, sailed with us this weekend for our first overnight anchorage of Foxtrot. We figured we’d motor the first day since the route was mostly in […]