With our big trip to the Keys and Dry Tortugas being over Randy and I decided it was time to “hunker down” for August and September and stay land-locked. Staying land-locked will help us pay off some credit card debt after we had a few unexpected repairs in the Keys. While it’s pretty much hot …
Living Aboard
The past week here in Marathon was spent on the dock, working (for Randy), catching up on the blog (me) and running errands—getting air tanks refilled, grocery, dive shop outlet for new mask for me and fins for Corey, ordering a new part for the generator, etc. The marina we are staying at, Marathon Marina, …
As a few folks might already know, we have been planning a trip to the Keys this summer. While we’ve been out plenty of times for extended weekends, this will be our first major trip on Blue Turtle. Our plan (weather permitting, of course) is to head to the Dry Tortugas first, then on to …
Since last weekend we played at Tween Waters Inn & Marina, we decided this weekend we would get some boat projects out of the way. We have a small list of projects to finish before heading to the Keys in July. Randy knocked out a couple of them yesterday: installing dive tank brackets in the …
This month, Randy, Corey and I are celebrating 2 years living aboard Blue Turtle. It was May of 2012 that we brought Blue Turtle (then called “Down Time”) home to Fort Myers from Longboat Key. Our first year living aboard was a bit overwhelming, it seemed that every time we tried to fix something, another …
Usually “fun” and “boat projects” don’t fall in the same sentence and in this case, they don’t. This is what’s been going on for the last 2 1/2 weeks and they have been BUSY. We’ve had some fun…a dinghy trip to New Pass (finally!) with our newly fixed prop, a visit from Randy’s cousin Todd …
Since we spent Saturday working on boat projects, Sunday was a day of morning chores and afternoon fun! Randy spent the morning cleaning up the decks after the water tank installation and I added a second coat of varnish to the port side door jam and interior. The afternoon is where all the fun began. …
Well, it’s official—we have another boat/live-aboard in the family! Randy’s father, John, has had his house up for sale for the last 2 years with plans to buy a boat to live on. The house finally sold and he and girlfriend, April, found a boat they wanted to buy. They’ve been through the survey process …
A couple weeks ago, good friends Tim and Joan headed off to the Florida Keys and arrived in Marathon. They invited us to come down a week after arrival to stay on their 40′ Beneteau sailboat, Head Over Keels, for the weekend. Randy, Corey, Sophie and I headed to Sombrero Marina in Marathon where they’re …
Randy and I have been looking for spots to anchor out overnight—just quick little trips we can do for one night or a weekend since we both work. On Saturday we decided to try out a spot at Bunche Beach. Bunche Beach is a Lee County Parks & Recreation preserve located on San Carlos Bay. …
This past Sunday a bunch of us from the marina decided to put our dinghies in the water and cruise down to the North end of the beach. We had 6 dinghies (plus 1 that joined us later) and 4 dogs with us and the plan was to head to Nervous Nellies for a drink …
Last weekend, we helped celebrate our friend Tom’s birthday. Saturday evening, a bunch of folks from the dock met up at Las Olas for some drinks and dinner. The next day, Sunday, Dick and Inge invited everyone for a day cruise to Rum Runner’s restaurant in Cape Coral on their 40′ Main Ship, Bon Foeyage. …