Month: January, 2010

Never Dull

25 January, 2010 (20:52) | Florida | By: tillergirl

We spent seven days anchored in Miami Beach and knew from past experience that it would not be dull.  Cruise ships parade in and out Government Cut twice a day, tour boats drone by introducing the sights in English and Spanish, the Coast Guard seems to be on maneuvers by all means– air, water and [...]

Dead Heads

20 January, 2010 (19:14) | Florida | By: tillergirl

We are often asked by our dirt-dweller friends and relatives about the scary aspects of cruising. Usually the questions revolve around pirates or storms. Our stock answer is that living together in 300 square feet of space is by far the most fearsome facet of our lifestyle. And until now that has been true, our [...]

Boats, We See Boats

19 January, 2010 (22:48) | Florida | By: tillergirl

One benefit of cruising is the opportunity to see every imaginable type of vessel. If it floats we’ve see it. As we entered the anchorage south of Lake Worth inlet, the tall ship Bounty, as in ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ departed a dock and backed across our intended course giving us a close look. We’re [...]

Farewell Stuart

18 January, 2010 (20:48) | Florida | By: tillergirl

People are asking us what is wrong with our Current Position report as there have been no changes in over a month.  Sorry, it IS accurate, Yoohoo just hasn’t been moved in 5 weeks.  First, we took a trip home to enjoy a winter wonderland holiday in Minnesota.  We returned to Stuart on December 28th [...]

Wow, That IS Cold!

11 January, 2010 (20:55) | Florida | By: tillergirl

We just got word from Claiborne Young of the Salty Southeast Cruiser’s Network that the ICW south of Jacksonville is covered with ice!  SOUTH of Jacksonville! FLORIDA!
http://cruisersnet.net/ice-on-aicw-south-of-jacksonville-florida/
We  returned from the holidays in Minnesota and can report that it did indeed feel much colder here.  Iguanas are falling out of the trees onto tourist’s heads, sea [...]