Go figure. We move our boat 500 miles South expecting warm weather and the entire country is engulfed by unseasonal cold weather. Freezing weather – even in Florida. We are bundled up and move slowly Eastward down the ICW, stopping at The Wharf in Orange Beach; then Pensacola for a lovely 2 days giving us …
Aqua Yacht Harbor to Mobile AL. We were up at 5AM, cold and dark outside. I exit the pilothouse and climb the few steps up to the boat deck to remove the stack cover. Dry stack exhaust systems have many wonderful characteristics but on this particular boat one does not want rain to pour into …
It’s been a bit over a week and we’ve spent much time storing “stuff”; you know, the good stuff one accumulates in life that is clearly useful and should find a space aboard. Trouble is, given a finite amount of storage space one has to ask “will I really use this?” for each and every …
We have finally moved aboard! Six more carts of “essential stuff” and two bicycles (destined to rust in 6 months). The temporary apartment we have lived in since we sold our home is now empty, the rental furniture will be picked up next week. Tivoli absorbed the gear with room to spare! We are on …