Getting the boat ready for the summer is only half the battle. We had our car in Florida allowing us to bring more home. Included in this more brought home; generator and the windlass for sandblasting and painting. The scurvy…
Saturday April’s 14th, twenty eighteen Yesterday while I was working on Fracas and ML was returning the Mangos to their boat this little ‘gator entertained me. He would lay beside the boat near me and then suddenly dart away only…
Friday April’s 13th, twenty eighteen Notwithstanding, Fracas is being lifted and stored ashore today, Friday the thirteenth, it won’t be as stressful as yesterday. Yesterday we had to take the old girl spelunking. We had to put a size 10…
Before yesterday everyone on shore was talking about how dry it was and how “we really need a good rain”. Yesterday we got a good rain, and we got a lot of wind, angry wind. I was thankful to be…
Tuesday Aprils’ 10th, twenty eighteen We enjoyed our time at Nettles Island, but like most docks it was temporary and the day comes to leave. Getting Fracas into a slip is less daunting than getting her convinced to leave. Leaving…
Friday April’s 6th, twenty eighteen I am going to take some time to take some pictures this afternoon. I need a break and text on the page isn’t cutting it for me. ML and I had a new first the…
Tuesday April’s 3rd, twenty eighteen I woke up in a cold sweat during the night. I go to bed around 20:00 hrs so it could have been before midnight. I started wondering about the folks here in the community and…
Monday April’s 2nd, twenty eighteen We had a good day here at Peck Lake for my birthday. Today we will move North a tad to the marina at Nettles Island. During the week ahead we will get Fracas cleaned and…
April’s 1st, twenty eighteen Almost 24 thousand days ago I was born. Jeezuz, today I am officially old as dirt. I thought I would be overcome by the sudden urge to play shuffleboard. I wondered if I would set up…
Saturday March’s 31st, twenty eighteen A long, long time ago (last night) in a land far away (Peck Lake, Hobe Sound, Florida) a small sail boat carried a dark and sinister force. The Black Prince was a long way from…