by GWTAdmin | Apr 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, after 33 days with a dead diesel engine (click here for more about what happened), it finally ROARED back to life. Today, at long last, we head Northwest.What was the problem? Wayne summarized it on Cruiser’s Forum (click here for that – look on... by GWTAdmin | Apr 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Oxtails, from the Solid Gold roach coach.“What’s that?” my longtime best friend Anna asked about the unidentified object in her soup.“A heart,” Dad answered.Dad’s home-made soups were hearty and flavorful, due in part to his unwillingness to waste flavorful pieces and... by GWTAdmin | Apr 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
No this is not our boat, but it’s wrecked near our emergency anchorage justoff — rather than literally ON Water Island. It’s a potent reminder our emergencyanchorage could’ve been a lot worse.Like Despair.com’s “Cure for Hope” demotivational posters... by GWTAdmin | Apr 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Ziyad and other Middle Eastern products at Pueblo.The year was 1966; the place South side Chicago, in a small retail outlet; Ziyad Brothers (then Syrian Bakery & Grocery Inc) humbly began peddling fresh-baked pita bread and Middle Eastern eats.Fast forward 47... by GWTAdmin | Apr 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Just a few of the contents of the fridge. Note the red step stoolis still required for me to reach the fridge bottom.Something was rotten on Journey; more than our engine failure which is still keeping us tethered just off Water Island (click here for...