Author Archives: Mark
Random Acts of Kindness
Sometimes a random act of kindness can really knock your socks off. Ed Stewart, who was previously mentioned on this site as a crew member who helped move Cream Puff from Ft. Lauderdale to St. Petersburg, recently knocked my socks off. Ed called up out of the blue and wanted to know if I was […]
Gettin’ Ready for Dog Island
We are getting ready for a trip to Dog Island. Where the heck is that you might ask. It is a small barrier island on the panhandle of Florida. As mentioned in previous postings, our plan is to get to know our boat and get our “sea legs”. This place is a little off the tourist […]
Fixin’ Stuff
One of the many joys of boat ownership is “fixin’ stuff”. In my opinion there are two types of boaters in this world, those that fix their own boats and those who pay people to fix their boats. Of course, the implied constant here is boats will always need fixing. And, guess what, they do. […]
September 2012 Trip to Oregon
In a non-related boating adventure, Cindy and I just got back from a trip to Oregon. We started in Portland. We found Portland to be a remarkably friendly city that is very walkable and picturesque. From Portland we headed out to the Columbia River gorge and Mount Hood. We took off south to through the […]
