Carl the Fishwhisperer Redux
One of the many pleasures of boating life is the chance to meet new people. The water draws an immensely varied assortment of folks and each is unique and very often, a lot of fun to get to know. Some are fellow boaters, either live-aboards or day sailors, but we’ve also met many who come […]
Captiva Island, Florida
Captiva is the smallest, most isolated, northernmost island we visited. It’s so narrow, you can’t even see it on the below map. It is a small strip of land running north off of the north west tip of Sanibel Island. The only way to get to Captiva by car is to drive the entire length […]
Sanibel Island, Florida
Sanibel Island is connected by bridge to a peninsula of the mainland just north of Fort Myers Beach. It’s 12 mile length runs mostly east to west and it curves up to the north on its western end. Driving on the bridge over San Carlos Bay from Fort Myers Beach to Sanibel Island we again […]
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
We just spent a few days in Fort Meyers Beach as part of our “Explore Florida Bit-By-Bit”project. Located on the SW coast of our large state, this city fills Estero Island, connected to the mainland by causeway bridges. Two smaller islands, Sanibel and Captiva are attached like beads on a string to Ft. Meyers Beach […]
Yeah! – The Beach is open
This morning we took a walk on the newly re-opened St. Augustine Beach. In the current coronavirus-challenged times, we know “typical” beach scenes like we enjoyed today are NOT typical everywhere and can be viewed thru very different lenses by different folks. We have friends, family, and neighbors experiencing differing degrees of risk, fear, hope, […]
The St. Augustine Swashbuckler’s Pirate Fest
This past weekend was the 4th annual Old City Pirate Fest, which is put on by the St. Augustine Swashbucklers. Formed in 2001, the St. Augustine Swashbucklers started out as a pirate-loving social group, who dressed in pirate garb and went out in public, appearing at various dinners and social events. The St. Augustine Swashbucklers […]
Clearwater Beach, Florida
Our three day trip to Clearwater Beach by land.
Documentation Number Board
Each boat that has Coast Guard documentation (federal) is required to display that unique documentation number somewhere in the interior of the boat. When we bought C Ghost, her documentation number was displayed on the interior of the starboard cockpit locker via a white board with black lettering. If the boat is boarded or inspected […]
Bahamas Recap – Quartermaster Report (6/15)
What worked well: Food provisioning: From a provisioning/quartermaster standpoint, food prep and provisioning worked well overall. As on our 2016 ICW cruise, Paula pre-prepared a number of cooked entrees which were vacuum-sealed and frozen. This helped tremendously from a convenience and variety standpoint. We are particularly fortunate that Island Packet sailboats have more freezer space than […]
Day 115 (5/30) – Rockhouse Creek
We left Titusville at about 6:30 am. Although we knew we’d likely see rain, the chances of thunderstorms was predicted as small. The sky and water were blue-gray and calm ahead, threatening and black behind. Along this narrow stretch, we saw well over a dozen manatees, and even had to slow and alter course in […]