We can’t believe it’s nearly Christmas! We’ve been fortunate to enjoy 70+ degree temperatures and low humidity for several weeks now. Short sleve shirts and shorts. No snow, no ice. Generally we travel to my hometown in NE South Dakota to spend time with family. If you haven’t been to South Dakota in winter you …
Like most trawlers Tivoli has a davit mounted on the boat deck that is used to launch and retrieve the tender. In our case the tender, a 12 foot Rigid Boat with a 40 HP Tohatsu outboard, weighs over 700 pounds. We were told by the previous owner that launching the tender is the most …
Our travels will be limited to short runs between marinas in Southern Florida for the next couple of months. Weather in the Bahamas is the same as it is in Florida and can be cold (OK this is relative, I’m talking 60s but still not exactly beach weather). Deanna and I were married on Tahiti …
The Okeechobee waterway connects Ft. Myers FL to Stuart FL allowing vessels to cross from West coast to East coast without traveling all the way to Key West or Marathon. This saves many miles and much fuel. The trick is to ensure Lake Okeechobee water depths are sufficient to allow safe passage. Last year the …
We spent a delightful 3 days in Clearwater. We have arrived before high season and the hordes of tourists escaping winter have not yet arrived. It’s an easy walk to downtown and all the resources there plus one can catch the Jolly Trolley for more distant destinations. Schlepping groceries on foot isn’t particularly fun so …
Our hopscotch East along the Florida panhandle is dictated largely by weather. Cold fronts move through and the entire nation is engulfed in much colder than normal temperatures including Florida. We are in need of a place to wait out the weather and decide Panama City Marina isn’t the place; too exposed, too industrial-feeling. So …