Category Archives: Travel

Guess we haven’t really started yet

Day 2. As losing our car radio which we use for XM satellite, seemed to be a major problem we decided this AM that we had to replace it. The nearest place that had a Walmart or Best Buy and … Continue reading

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First Night

Well our first night. We’re anchored at Faber’s Cove near Ft. Pierce. We decided on a short first day run to regain our sea legs. (and Schooner’s). While Emily is long gone, my fear of thunderstorms is justified. Just as … Continue reading

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We’re off

The weather picture is no longer confusing. Emily is off to the NE and doesn’t appear to be a factor. We’ll be leaving this AM.

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Conundrum

It’s Saturday AM and we’re not leaving today. The weather picture is confusing. There is a low pressure system heading in our direction which is said to have a 70% chance of become a Tropical Storm within 48 hours. Even … Continue reading

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Miracle

Miraculously the Tropical Storm that was supposed to become a hurricane after passing north of Georgia suddenly just disappeared. Looks like we’ll be leaving Saturday AM. The ocean waters will be somewhat choppy over the next several days so we’ll … Continue reading

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Doesn’t look good

Looks like our trip will start a little later than planned. I suppose we could try to outrun it, but….

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If it’s not one thing

In the process of “fixing the boat” I discovered that the hose that connects the seawater strainer to the engine water pump intake looked like it was on its last legs. If this hose failed not only would the engine … Continue reading

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Next leg

Well the Admiral (Janice) just confirmed it. We leave for the Chesapeake the first week of August. That’s less than a week away. We have a lot of work to do to get ready. Janice is doing the provisioning, and … Continue reading

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Prologue’s Itinerary

Between 1996 and 1999 we cruised from Long Beach, Ca, to Stamford, Conn. on a Nauticat 44 schooner, covering over 20 countries. Check out our itinerary by clicking on the link on the right side of the page.

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Block Island, R.I.

From our trip to Maine, July 2004 aboard Upwind a 31ft trawler.

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