I wish I had taken a picture of the huge iguana lounging on the dock across from us yesterday. It was probably six feet long. Then there are the smaller bright green ones. We’ve seen so many, they’ve become like…

After getting the propane tank filled today, we were able to use the stove and Lawson boiled hot dogs ( grill still not ready yet but close…) and made a salad. Tasted quite fine with a nice strong v n…

Just returned from another trip to super walmart to buy the dry good groceries for the next three months. This is when it hit me. OMG. We are really doing this. The dry goods in these two carts are what…

Engine fixed – check Dingy motor fixed – check Deck organizers fixed – semi-check: Lawson found them (hard to find!) and ordered them and they have been delivered. Lawson will need to install them because we can’t find a pro…

So, more or less, most of the boat work has been done or will be done in the next week. Biggest surprise: the Yanmar Exhaust Manifold and Heat Exchanger have all but rotted away on the aft end from constant weeping…

Climbed aboard Curlew II for the first time and happy to say I’m not disappointed. She’s not as big as our previous boat and a little rough around the edges in places, but all in all, she’ll do just fine.…

We’re about 30 minutes from the boat – what will be our home for the next three to four months. I don’t know if I should be excited or terrified. The plan is to clean her up and start stocking…

Woke up from a dream that I actually remembered some of. It was a waitress dream. But a little bit different from the reoccurring nightmares I usually have. But let me back up here. Throughout my twenties, for a span…

  Took T to the bayside park near Charley and Ruthanne’s before dinner last night. It was just as pretty as I remembered it. And of course, some dolphins welcomed us back. It’s good to be home. Unfortunately I’m not…