Photography is my strange demon. The guilt of not having my camera in spectacular moments drives my artistic desire just under enough, damn. Before I stepped off the boat tonight[…]
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Opportunities abounding…
I know, it doesn’t sound much like what the newspapers are saying, but I’ve always enjoyed bucking a trend. We keep going through these cycles of stagnation and action, over[…]
Read moreLiving the Dream…
Climbing out of the bunk at 0800h I feel the tingling of the ice as I lightly brush my toes against the hull on my way to the galley to[…]
Read moreWe are here:
I forgot to do a “we are here” post when we arrived in Baltimore, but here it is: <br /><small><a style=”color: #0000ff; text-align: left” mce_href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=&sll=39.28028,-76.56694&sspn=0.039663,0.090895&gl=us&ie=UTF8&ll=39.279399,-76.580297&spn=0.004958,0.011362&t=h&z=17″ xhref=”http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=&sll=39.28028,-76.56694&sspn=0.039663,0.090895&gl=us&ie=UTF8&ll=39.279399,-76.580297&spn=0.004958,0.011362&t=h&z=17″>View Larger Map</a></small></p> We are[…]
Read moreSticking to my principles
One of the things I like about me (yes, it is going to be that kind of post) is that I get to stick to my principles and be pretty[…]
Read moreBaltimore, Day 1
We beat the bad weather into Baltimore! My last post was titled Bad Weather Fore and Aft because we’re supposed to be getting ice pellets and rain for the next[…]
Read moreDay 6 with bad weather fore and aft
When last we wrote, the snow was beginning to fall across our lovely floating home. Since then, we’ve had drifts and ice-pack, washed her down in saltwater to break up[…]
Read moreDay 3 and the winds are howling!
Oh yeah, Day 1… We cast off at 0730h and reached the mouth of the Salt Ponds by 0800h. Clipping hard on a NNE heading, with a single reef in[…]
Read moreStart your engines…
We thought we’d be gone today, but a couple of not-quite-cleaned-up projects and some small-craft-advisory weather brought us to the decision that we would leave tomorrow. There’s a weather system[…]
Read moreWhat I say to prospective employers…
We’re moving to Baltimore (which I persist in mistyping as Balitmore), and I started looking for moorage today. I found a neat-o place that could be perfect for us. This[…]
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