Category: Trip Journal
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Day 51, April 3rd: We Gotta Get Out of this Place
Repairs are almost finished and we issued a splash deadline this morning to the yard. We are going to jump from the treehouse if we don’t get moving soon. Unfortunately, jitters show up in many ways. Stupid me took the scooter out this morning to get the next list of “stuff” and decided to get…
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Day 48: March 31st, Still
Still at the boat yard. This is not the place I was expecting to experience my first rainstorm on the boat, however, life on a boat can’t be scripted. A rush of rain and run around to close the hatches is the same on or off the water. Funny that our first hectic close the…
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Day 47: March 30th, Boat Yard Blues
The trawler is still on the hard and the boat blues have intensified. The best distraction is cleaning, so, I’m washing her and maybe another run to the West Marine. At least the motivation is high (she can go to the Bahamas now!). And the end is nigh.
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March 26th: And We are Off!
Race day the weather was beautiful and a nervous crew got up early and headed to the area. The start line is a marker and a boat. This is not exactly the easiest thing for a bunch of boats to snuggle up to. Beautiful day with beautiful people and we got the feel as the…
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March 25th: Racing Flow
How fun to go help Jason race Flow for the first time in key West. Flowing Grace is Pearson 32-3. The race is tomorrow. This is all new to me, so, I’m just going to be “rail meat”. The night before we are at the loft in Schooners for the pre-race meeting. The race is…
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Day 44: March 25 – 29th, 3D Boat Yard
Papa San is on “the hard” getting repairs and new bottom paint. I call it the treehouse part of the venture. I must climb a ladder to get on and off the boat every day. The first day it was a new experience and the thing you see in a boat yard you don’t see…
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Day 35 – 38: March 18 – 21st, Thelma Visits
Of course, a highlight was having my good friend Cynthia (AKA Thelma) drive down and help me romp around many of the Key West jaunts. We also managed to go out on a “Splash Cindy” before she leaves dingy ride that turned into a whole ordeal. Karron got startled and forgot how to drive and…
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Day 26 – 38: March 9 – 21st, Key West Ventures
Key west ventures have been many, and you learn quickly here that life just “is”. This is a place that roosters walk around restaurants, beer is flowing at 8 am, English is the 2nd language, and the police really don’t have much to worry about because there is only one way in and out by…
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Day 23: March 6th, Sunset Marina
Leaving the bowling alley to arrive at Sunset Marina where Seans friend Jason is with his boat Flowing Grace. This was a treacherously tiny channel to get in. After running aground we were able to powert off as the tide rose…. Sunset Marina is allowing us to get parts, get the dingy down and enjoy…
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Day 22: March 5th, The Bowling Alley
We arrived in key West in the night with no bow thruster and no steering. We will anchor and not attempt to go to the marina this evening. The waters here are very shallow, and the channels narrow. The signs are not typical either. Sometimes there are so many crossing paths and red is not…