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The Whole World … and Only Carrabelle’s Got It

Posted on November 25, 2014 by

May 7, 2014: If we were trying to avoid an aerial bomb strike, you would think coming in under nightfall, might be a good idea.  But, I’ve said it several time before and don’t mind repeating it — we do … Continue reading →

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May 24, 2013 – The Crossing Finale – A Trail of Tears

Posted on September 3, 2013 by

We woke Thursday morning to the sound of gerbils.  Angry, evil, little warbley gerbils.  (Yes, that’s a word.  If it in any way conveyed the throat-rattling, turkey gobbler-like sound they made, it did it’s job.  It’s a word).  You might … Continue reading →

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May 23, 2013 – The Crossing Finale – Oysters and Beer

Posted on August 29, 2013 by

The day finally came.  May 23rd, and we were headed back to Apalachicola to finally bring our boat home.  We hitched a ride again with our sail groupies – you remember these guys – Phillip’s fabulous folks: We loaded up … Continue reading →

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May 20, 2013 – Play Some Skynyrd!!

Posted on August 23, 2013 by

So, the last leg of The Crossing.  The final push.  The last mile.  The home stretch.  This was it.  After a month sitting stagnant in the lonely waters of the Carrabelle River, we finally got word our boat was ready … Continue reading →

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May 11, 2013 – Such Great Heights

Posted on August 14, 2013 by

After the bad news from Kevin about the batteries, we tried to call the marina in Carrabelle several times to get Mechan-Eric or a technician, anyone, on the phone to make sure our boat was plugged in and getting a … Continue reading →

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May 9, 2013 – Plaintiff’s Rest Unplugged!

Posted on August 8, 2013 by

We woke up the next morning to a hot, stuffy boat.  The fans we had blowing on us during the night, our “boat AC” if you will, weren’t running and we were sweating like two prostitutes in church.  The fridge … Continue reading →

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May 4, 2013 – A Little TLC

Posted on August 2, 2013 by

So … a new transmission.  That’s what we were debating anyway.  There was the option to rebuild the old one.  Mechan-Eric told us he could take it apart and look at it to see what condition it was in, but … Continue reading →

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April 29, 2013 – Oh the Irony!

Posted on July 29, 2013 by

While I could easily entertain you with what we did that weekend, the food we ate, the movies we saw, all with cleverly-timed quips and supporting Google images, this is, in fact, a sailing blog, and I imagine (scratch that, … Continue reading →

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April 26, 2013 – Comfort Food

Posted on July 26, 2013 by

We spent the day Friday working (despite all deceptive blog content to the contrary – we do, in fact, have day jobs, which we certainly needed to keep in light of our impending boat-related bankruptcy) and recovering from our kite … Continue reading →

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April 25, 2013 – Oh, Go Fly a Kite!

Posted on July 23, 2013 by

So, we left the boat in Carrabelle and made the last leg of the trip back to Pensacola in some non-descript Ford Festiva-like rental car.  And, poor car, if my best recollection of it was some model that could only … Continue reading →

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