Vessel Name: | Dragon's Dance |
Vessel Make/Model: | Pearson 365 Ketch |
Hailing Port: | St Marks, FL |
Crew: | Carol and Ron w/Riley the Cruising Cat |
The time has come to get going again. Hard to believe that we have been here almost a month. But, weather permitting we will pull out no later than Monday the 25th. We are now truly serious cruisers even though we are still just rednecks with a boat. We sold the truck yesterday which was out last [...]
I'm reminded today how much different boat life is from living on dirt. Some things are easier and better. For instance, we very quickly know almost all our neighbors in any anchorage we stop. Almost all are ready to help with anything from advice to repairs and parts. Local knowledge gets shared [...]
Well it has been a while since I updated this so here goes. Obviously we did pull out of Clearwater leaving, reluctantly, behind some very good new friends that we hope to see again. Right now I am sitting on a mooring ball in Ft Meyers Beach and enjoying my birthday. 62. Never thought I'd get this [...]
We are still in Clearwater. Both Jackie and I have been down with head colds these past couple of weeks. Other than that it is still great here. Weather today will be around 80 and sunny. Sorry to all our northern living buddies but I can't help it. Below 70 here is winter! We spent New Years day [...]
It has been quite a while since I've posted anything. One reason was the Christmas holiday activities and the other is that my computer died. I have to say though that the Apple Store guys are great. It took several trips to diagnose and I had to reload my whole operating system. In the end it was [...]
Last night was the annual Christmas boat parade down here. There were lots of boats all highly decorated. Most were in the 60+ ft category. Most had lots of people aboard and lots of music was playing. But my favorite was this guy all by himself in his little dinghy. He was having a great time. I don't know how he managed to power all the lights in just a dink but I want to know what kind of alternator he is running.