Twas Adult Day Care I finally experienced summer camp as truly Georgetown, Great Exhuma upholds that reputation. Don and I played Texas Hold ‘Em led by Nicky and Richard Pendergast at least 2x a week; I went to water aerobics … Continue reading 3 Months in Georgetown Come to an End
Tonight, out of 40 players (most of whom I’ve been playing against the past 3 months), I won the St. Francis Resort Texas Hold-em poker tournament! The number of weekly tournament attendees ranges from 10 early in the cruising season, to … Continue reading And the poker tournament winner is….
Yes, today is what most people think the cruising life is like on a daily basis. After the 8:15 morning net (Don was the Georgetown net controller at the beinning of the season and passed it onto Bill from Charisma … Continue reading What a start to the new year: water aerobics, conch harvesting, friends and family
Safta Judy and nephew David having a good time on “Chez enjoy”. Left Palm Cay Marina and heading toward the Exhumas Cays Land and Sea Park for some snorkeling. Continue reading Multi-generation blast!
We were able to check in for the first time on our single sideband radio (SSB), to the 8:15 am SSCA and 8:30 am EST Cruiseheimer’s chat rooms of sorts. This is a time each day where cruisers around the … Continue reading Our first radio chat room!
19:00:00 days left; yesterday we did our first Costco run. Where will it all go? That’s the challenge of boat living! I found a Southwestern recipe to marinate the skirt steak and a lime cilantro marinade for the chicken. Only … Continue reading Started provisioning food today
30:00:00 days left. What have I learned after decompressing from a terrific September weekend of Seven Seas Cruising Association Gathering of Mariners (Gam)? Among the many things I learned: I can sail into my late 90s, and that by selecting a … Continue reading What I learned from 150 mariners sharing experiences
31:00:00 left. Before our last cruise in 2002 at an SSCA nautical flea market, I found a Pactor modem to transmit data over long distances (so you get email in the middle of the ocean) . Removing my hand for … Continue reading 15 years later I redeem myself!
It’s not too late to join Don and me this weekend at the SSCA Gathering of Mariners (GAM). You don’t need to be salty to listen to Donna Lange talk about solo circumnavigating twice or kick up your heels to … Continue reading Join us for raft up and seminars Sept. 23-24!
