Current Temperature : 82° Current location : Columbia, SC Current time : 10:30 am Approximately 420 miles from home. There is a belief in the sailing world that one should never set sail on a Friday. “”That won’t apply to us. ” we said to ourselves. We believed that since we were camping that the…
Category: Sailing Trips
boat for sale
Apparently I’m not real good at including a link in my blog. I’m going to try to just type it in here and see what happens. If not please feel free to copy and paste it in the url window. To view the website go to: http://www.sailboathotdot.com Remember it is still under construction.
Change is in the Air
Some changes are in the making. First, Jim is going to sell Hot Dot. However, never fear, sailing is still in our future. (I’m so relieved, I do truly love it.) He has suggested we buy a smaller sailboat, one we can take out more frequently. His thoughts are we could go day sailing at…
Crazy Things Seen on the Water in One Day
For some reason the original of this post disappeared. Sooooo… here we go again. Key Biscayne Bay: a tire, rim and all, floating on top of the water a life ring lying at the bottom (didn’t do someone any good( a balloon floating on top of the water (must have traveled…
From the Land of Nothing to the Rich and Shameless
One of the things I discovered on our trip is that Lesa gets anxious when we are anchored in one location for more than 2-3 days. With a beverage or two I can be content to sit at anchor, taking in the sights for a while, but Lesa… 2 days and she’s ready to move….
Marco Island
After the long trip across the gulf we really enjoyed marco Island and the residents. I have mever been to such a happy and welcoming community in my life. The afternoon after we arrived I needed to eat, alot. As things would have it, the dinghy motor would not start. No sooner than 10 pulls…
The Dry Tortugas (by Jim)
Let me just say that the Dry Tortugas should be considered the 8th Wonder of the World. Think of it this way, You’ve got 16 million bricks and a remote tropical island to play with, What do you do? Well if it is during the 1800’s you build a military fort that will never be…
Marquesas to Dry Tortugas
The Marquesas Keys are very remote and primitive. The waters are shallow with a shifting sand bottom. Being to science guy that I am, I did some research on the Marquesas and found that they form the only “Atoll” in the caribbean. During the Prozoic (?) Era, they formed a beach resort for the creepy…
The Marquesas Keys
After leaving Key West we headed to the Marquesas Keys. This gem of an island is worth the day trip. It was a little unnerving at first due to getting around the shallows (also known as the quicksands). We came upon the west side which was absolutely beautiful, however it was so shallow that anchorage…
Chasing Seventies 