Side Trips
Road Trip
We landed in the USA with a long list of things to repair and buy. In our first couple of weeks here, we have spent an absolute boat load of money (pun intended). If you are wondering why the Amazon stock price has sky rocketed recently, you needn’t look any further. We are single handedly […]
Solomons, MD – Part 2
When a boat is in the water things like to stick to it. We are constantly at war with algae slime, barnacles, mussels, oysters and all sorts of other crustaceans. This is a battle no boat owner has ever won. The best us boat owners can hope for is a mild growth. When we kept […]
Easton, MD
As mentioned in our previous post on St. Michaels, we rented a car. Traveling at speeds over 10 MPH again is quite exhilarating for us. We were docked in Crisfield, MD (more on that later). The closest rental car company was in Pocomoke. However, they never answered the phone. So we talked to the folks […]
Ocean City
We had an absolute blast in Ocean City. Even though Maryland has a lot of coast line on the Chesapeake Bay, the state has very little ocean beaches. Ocean City is pretty much it and it is awesome. The highlight of Ocean City is the boardwalk. I haven’t been to a boardwalk in years. In […]
Over & Under The Sunshine Skyway Bridge
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is an impressive piece of architectural engineering spanning the mouth of Tampa Bay. This Thanksgiving I had a wonderful opportunity to do something unique. I left Cream Puff, drove over the bridge and returned back to Cream Puff by coming under the bridge. How on earth did I do that, you may […]
Charleston, SC
We just took a little side trip by car (not that there is anything wrong with that) to Charleston, South Carolina. For some fun pictures and a walking tour, please click here
Cover Girl
Cream Puff has made her super model cover debut No one is more surprised than me about the number of readers our blog attracts. We have about 2,000 people per month check us out from all over the world and over 100 subscribers have updates delivered directly into their email in boxes. I guess […]
Big Bend Power Station
We took a little side trip this week to Big Bend Power Station in Apollo Beach, Florida. Why on earth would we go to a power station you may ask? Well, it was a cold day and the Tampa Bay water is below 68 degrees Fahrenheit. This is the location of a power station using […]
There’s No Palm Trees Here
Since this month was perhaps our last opportunity to see fall foliage for a while, we packed up our camera gear and took a jaunt to Nantahala National Forest, Chattahoochee National Forest and the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains. Rather than a tedious essay about the beauty of this area, I will just let the pictures […]
Amelia Island
We just got back from Amelia Island. Great restaurants, a historic downtown, fluffy sandy beaches and sunshine make this a fantastic spot. To read about our adventure please click here.
St. Pete Grand Prix
I can check one more thing off the bucket list. I went to my first Grand Prix race. For the past 11 years, St. Petersburg has hosted the IZOD Indy Car race. For about a month in downtown streets are slowly shut down and converted into the raceway. The track consists of a combination of […]
Gettin’ Ready for Dog Island
We are getting ready for a trip to Dog Island. Where the heck is that you might ask. It is a small barrier island on the panhandle of Florida. As mentioned in previous postings, our plan is to get to know our boat and get our “sea legs”. This place is a little off the tourist […]
September 2012 Trip to Oregon
In a non-related boating adventure, Cindy and I just got back from a trip to Oregon. We started in Portland. We found Portland to be a remarkably friendly city that is very walkable and picturesque. From Portland we headed out to the Columbia River gorge and Mount Hood. We took off south to through the […]
