Salad is not good for you, if you are a cormorant that is, who decides to get stuck in it. While involved with another sail repair (don't ask), we looked out off our boat and noticed a bird in the water that didn't look quite right. With a bit closer inspection we came to the conclusion that the poor bird was stuck. As neither Rebecca or I can stand seeing injured animals, we had to figure out a rescue plan.…
No more truck (the lease was taken over today), No more phones (both contracts were taken over), No more problems! Going for a walk after taking the dinghy to shore at Prinyers Cove.
What kind of omen is it that, immediately after completing our de-naming/naming ceremonies, we get stuck in the weeds. Yes, STUCK. So stuck that we needed to get towed out of the weeds. Coincidentally, we had earlier in the day purchased an unlimited towing membership from BoatUS. I guess we were just practicing so that we'd know what being towed was all about. Video of the ceremony is on the way :).
On Oct 13, 2008, a little under 2 years ago, we "penned" the first post in this blog. Back then, sailing, let alone cruising, was just a vague idea for us, but we were pretty sure that we would do it. Now, here we are, Blast Off Day! For the people who have helped to make this come together, we want to once again offer our most sincere thanks. First, to our daughter Cass... you are intelligent, beautiful and talented…
For weeks and weeks just about everyone we spoke to wanted to know if we were "getting excited yet." Well, now that we are actually on our way, I will admit to feeling a bit excited. Facing the unknown and having new experiences multiple times each day is exciting! It was said that if we set off cruising on the day that we said we would, we would be the first couple ever to do so. Not only did we…
Video of our de-naming / re-naming ceremony. You can tell that Rebecca is not a big drinker. Good thing Neptune is! I also just uploaded a new gallery of pics to our Facebook page titled Main Duck Island. I'm pretty sure you do not need to be a Facebook user to view them.