Saturday, January 18, 2014

Thanks for the memories LUNEA


In June of 2001 we found the perfect boat, for us, in Huntington, NY.  The boat was named Camelot. We quickly changed her name to LUNEA reflecting a blend of the names from Bob's "Mermaid" and my "Blue Moon". We've had many great times with family and friends cruising and playing in Cuttyhunk and Vineyard Haven and all around Narragansett Bay. We were moved to sail to New York City to witness the one-year anniversary of 9/11 and we spent our 10 week honeymoon on her sailing  downeast to Maine and back.

Last year we realized that to attain our next goal, sailing South for the winter on the ICW, we needed a different boat. We wanted a shallow draft, a furling mainsail, an electric windlass and a walk-through stern, all advantages we knew would help us achieve this goal. We were fortunate to find Sirène who has met all those parameters, and will allow us to chase after the dream of sailing to the Florida Keys and the Bahamas.  Happily, LUNEA has been sold to a couple who are as excited about her today as we were 12 years ago.






Monday, December 9, 2013

All good things must come to an end.....


Goodbye sweethearts, well it's time to go......sniff sniff. Such wonderful hosts, thank you for a perfect holiday visit xoxo.

On the road north toward home. We took just over a week to get here...we have three days to get home. No dilly-dallying just pedal to the metal. Long, long, long hours on highways. Blech! Off to Roanoke for the first leg. 






On day two we treated ourselves to a little side trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway for a few miles. Always beautiful.



We also saw a big flock of wild turkeys but they were moving too fast to catch a photo. They may not have realized that Thanksgiving Day had passed already.





Alas the respite was short and we got back on the highway.....boooooring. So I took pictures of trucks and barns (which I'm a little obsessed with, it's part of the Amish thing I think) and skies....clouds more specifically. 











We try to guess what crops are grown on the farms we pass but this one was easy. Must be really big seeds to grow these beauties.





Yay!

2760 miles travelled in 20 days


Friday, November 29, 2013

Black Friday non-shopping day at the incredible Georgia Aquarium


Always a favorite!







Grouper

Grouper face re-enactment.




Whale shark.

Healthy for who?

Coke headquarters.


Good ole BB cue, with great acoustic music to enjoy. They played classics from the 70's, it was great we knew all the words ;)

Thanksgiving Day 2013 Atlanta



Lovely placecard calligraphy by Emily.


Bob stealing a bite of something...busted!


Turkey dome.


Turkey Day nerf ball game.





Wonderful day.




Atlanta Botanical Gardens Holiday Lights