Side Trips
El Yunque National Forest
Two things: First, we visited a rain forest. Second, I am feeling very old. Let’s talk about the rain forest first. Why? Because it is fun and I have lots of pretty pictures to show you. I’ll get to the feeling old part in a minute. Mona had on her bucket list that she wanted […]
Drinking Bacardi Rum for Breakfast
Still in Puerto Rico and loving it. Our dear friend Mona arrived and is staying with us for a full week. She makes the most delicious homemade cookies in the world and lugged about 3 dozen of them in her carry-on as a special treat just for us. Mona is our point of contact when […]
Circus Act
I first became familiar with the phrase circus act quite a few years ago. In the late 1980’s to early 1990’s we were in Texas and kept our boat Water-Melon at the Corpus Christi Municipal Marina. Our next door neighbor on the dock was Celica S. Celica S was a beautiful antique classic motor yacht. […]
We’re Still Here…
The blog has been a little neglected lately. Sorry about that. It is not that we have given up on this whole sailing adventure. It is simply the fact we have been busy having some fun as well as finishing up on a long list of projects we had when we arrived in Tampa Bay. […]
Segwaying Around St. Pete
If you find yourself walking the promenade along St Petersburg’s waterfront and see a group on Segways coming toward you, do not assume the operators know how to control them. We often find ourselves walking along waterfronts. We are usually heading to the grocery store or a local dining option. The broad sidewalks offer the […]
Sarasota, FL
I’ve been in a bit of a melancholy mood lately. We have several projects going aboard Cream Puff causing us grief. We are replacing carpet. We ordered new marine carpet (special backing – non-mildewing – double the price) and planned to save money by installing it ourselves. We cut it to size using the old […]
Texas
Texas. The Lone Star State. The 28th State admitted to the Union. My home state. When a Texan moves to another state in the country he or she will generally say “I live in (fill in the city or state) but I am from TEXAS”. Because they are Texan first you might hear, “I am from […]
Road Trip
We landed in the USA with a long list of things to repair and buy. In our first couple of weeks here, we have spent an absolute boat load of money (pun intended). If you are wondering why the Amazon stock price has sky rocketed recently, you needn’t look any further. We are single handedly […]
Solomons, MD – Part 2
When a boat is in the water things like to stick to it. We are constantly at war with algae slime, barnacles, mussels, oysters and all sorts of other crustaceans. This is a battle no boat owner has ever won. The best us boat owners can hope for is a mild growth. When we kept […]
Easton, MD
As mentioned in our previous post on St. Michaels, we rented a car. Traveling at speeds over 10 MPH again is quite exhilarating for us. We were docked in Crisfield, MD (more on that later). The closest rental car company was in Pocomoke. However, they never answered the phone. So we talked to the folks […]
Ocean City
We had an absolute blast in Ocean City. Even though Maryland has a lot of coast line on the Chesapeake Bay, the state has very little ocean beaches. Ocean City is pretty much it and it is awesome. The highlight of Ocean City is the boardwalk. I haven’t been to a boardwalk in years. In […]
Over & Under The Sunshine Skyway Bridge
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is an impressive piece of architectural engineering spanning the mouth of Tampa Bay. This Thanksgiving I had a wonderful opportunity to do something unique. I left Cream Puff, drove over the bridge and returned back to Cream Puff by coming under the bridge. How on earth did I do that, you may […]
Charleston, SC
We just took a little side trip by car (not that there is anything wrong with that) to Charleston, South Carolina. For some fun pictures and a walking tour, please click here
Cover Girl
Cream Puff has made her super model cover debut No one is more surprised than me about the number of readers our blog attracts. We have about 2,000 people per month check us out from all over the world and over 100 subscribers have updates delivered directly into their email in boxes. I guess […]
Big Bend Power Station
We took a little side trip this week to Big Bend Power Station in Apollo Beach, Florida. Why on earth would we go to a power station you may ask? Well, it was a cold day and the Tampa Bay water is below 68 degrees Fahrenheit. This is the location of a power station using […]
