by GWTAdmin | May 30, 2014 | cruising destinations, cruising safety, cruising transitions, free docks, Jacksonville FL, JAX Naval base Mulberry Cove Marina, liveaboard
This is where the intruder on our boat was standing.I was in between him and Wayne, whose legsyou can see in our v-berth bedroom.“Aren’t you afraid of pirates?”This is one of the top three questions cruiser-curious folks ask, along withAren’t you afraid of storms?How... by GWTAdmin | Oct 18, 2013 | alligators. gator hunting, florida, florida fish and wildlife, gator fans, gators, liveaboard, marina, West Marine
Alligator in boat next to my car at Lochloosa Park.“Gators” (pronounced “GAY-turs”, rhyming with “TAT-turs”).That’s the one-word answer I got when I asked “Whatcha gonna use that rope for?” – a standard question “my” rope-buying West Marine customers.Not the... by GWTAdmin | Sep 15, 2013 | bahamas, cruising, Jacksonville, liveaboard, living aboard, marina, pearson 365 sailboat
Incommunicado, a Pearson 365 in the Willis’ back yard — for now.Actually, in our experience, Allen and Michelle Willis’ boat name is a misnomer, at least when they’re in town. Another fellow Pearson 365 owner (click here to read about another awesome... by GWTAdmin | Aug 2, 2013 | galley cooking, Jacksonville, liveaboard, marina, posole
Posole soup and toppings stored in small containers formicrowaving at work. Cruising soup leftovers would bestored in one big container, ladled out into a saucepotfor heating a one-meal serving. Whether land’s days or at least a dinghy ride away,...