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Captiva Island Archives | Blue Turtle Trawler
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Life Aboard a 40' DeFever Trawler. Receive our blog updates via email. Enter your email address below and click "subscribe". Memorial Day weekend on Captiva Island. Memorial Day Weekend at Captiva & Cayo Costa. Cayo Costa State Park. South Seas Island Resort, Captiva. Last Saturday, Randy and I departed Snook Bight Marina and headed toward Captiva Island. We anchored right off of Tween Waters Inn and dinghy'ed ashore to have dinner and a Rogerita or two at The Green Flash restaurant. We only stay...We lo...
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Third year living aboard recap | Blue Turtle Trawler
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Life Aboard a 40' DeFever Trawler. Receive our blog updates via email. Enter your email address below and click "subscribe". Third year living aboard recap. This month, marks our third year living aboard Blue Turtle. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long already. Our first year. Was mostly overwhelming and spent repairing lots of things that were broken on our trawler. Our second year living aboard. And then the Florida Keys. 25 May 2015 at 7:29 pm. Three years, really! Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Paradise found on Captiva Island | Blue Turtle Trawler
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Life Aboard a 40' DeFever Trawler. Receive our blog updates via email. Enter your email address below and click "subscribe". Paradise found on Captiva Island. On our way to Captiva on a gorgeous day. Sophie shared her bed with my laptop on the bridge en route. Blue Turtle anchored near Tween Waters, Captiva. Dinghying away from Blue Turtle. Docks at Jenson’s Marina. Captiva Fishing Museum at Jenson’s Marina. The Green Flash, one of our favorite Captiva haunts. Randy with Redfish Pass behind him. Required...
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Weather Archives | Blue Turtle Trawler
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Life Aboard a 40' DeFever Trawler. Receive our blog updates via email. Enter your email address below and click "subscribe". Winter storm aftermath and damage. Tagged: Fort Myers Beach. The hurricane that never was (at least for us). Preparing for Hurricane Isaac. Well, it's the day before we are to expect Hurricane Issaac to hit us. It's currently between Cuba and the Florida Keys and will soon make it's way up through the Gulf of Mexico. Thankfully, this isn't supposed to be a big one, but it's...For t...
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Dinghy Trips Archives | Blue Turtle Trawler
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Life Aboard a 40' DeFever Trawler. Receive our blog updates via email. Enter your email address below and click "subscribe". Dinghy regatta to Doc Fords. Dinghy trip to Mound Key. Hunkering down for the hot months. Big Carlos Pass on Sunday, March 9, 2014. Tagged: Big Carlos Pass. Shrimp Fest 2014 on Fort Myers Beach. This past weekend was Shrimp Fest on Fort Myers Beach. For two days the island gets bombarded with folks who come for the parade and festivities. Last year we attended the parade wh...Randy...
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Boat Projects Archives | Blue Turtle Trawler
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Life Aboard a 40' DeFever Trawler. Receive our blog updates via email. Enter your email address below and click "subscribe". Painting the exterior hull of Blue Turtle. Tagged: exterior boat paint. Main salon interior walls makeover. Tagged: boat interior restoration. DIY boat drawer organizer. I've been in boat project mode lately and decided to tackle a few of our drawers on the boat that have gotten out of control. Anyone that owns a boat knows that nothing on it is a standard size. All of the ...Even ...
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Snorkeling and Diving Archives | Blue Turtle Trawler
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Life Aboard a 40' DeFever Trawler. Receive our blog updates via email. Enter your email address below and click "subscribe". Diving the Dry Tortugas. Diving Alexander’s Wreck, Key West. Snorkeling in the Dry Tortugas [Video]. Day 3 in the Dry Tortugas: Diving, dinghy rides and running out of water. So on our third day (Thursday) in the Dry Tortugas, the plan was to get up early and head out for a morning of diving. When Randy went to brush his teeth and turned on the faucet there was no water. He...Our s...
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Living Aboard Archives | Blue Turtle Trawler
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Life Aboard a 40' DeFever Trawler. Receive our blog updates via email. Enter your email address below and click "subscribe". Choosing the right liveaboard boat. We tied the knot! It's hard to believe that just a week and a half ago Randy and I got married. It's been a whirlwind of memories the past few weeks. Things were so hectic with family in town and getting ready for our trip to the Dry Tortugas and Keys, the actual wedding day is a blur it went by so fast! Wedding and provisioning madness! In may, ...
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Cruising Archives | Blue Turtle Trawler
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Life Aboard a 40' DeFever Trawler. Receive our blog updates via email. Enter your email address below and click "subscribe". Diving the Dry Tortugas. Cape Romano and New Pass, July 13-16, 2016. Cape Romano dome home. Jewfish Basin, July 10-13, 2016. After we finished our dive at Alexander's Wreck, we headed to Jewfish Basin to anchor out for a few days. Jewfish Basin is just north of Key West on the Gulf side and its a great anchorage. We had first heard about it from one of our neighbors at Snoo...I'm a...
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Kayaking and Watersports Archives | Blue Turtle Trawler
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Life Aboard a 40' DeFever Trawler. Receive our blog updates via email. Enter your email address below and click "subscribe". Canoeing on the Peace River. Weekend surf trip at Cocoa Beach. All has been quiet on Blue Turtle since we returned from our Dry Tortugas and Keys trip. So, what have we been up to for the month of August? Trawler surfing in Marathon. Some of you may know what trawler surfing is when it was first introduced on this blog from our trip to South Seas on Captiva Island (scroll to the bo...