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TWINS on the LOOP 2011: Skid Marks....
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011. People, let me tell you 'bout my best friend. Sunday, April 17, 2011. This is a marked passage, albeit shallow! The skid marks are from previous boats.maybe a keel? Or an engine or two! We were very close to bottom.and our depth finder tends to go out when we have little water under our keel.we get used to it and just humm words to the tune."lately I've been running on faith" by Eric Clapton.don't know which song we'll sing when we run aground! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011: Crossing Back Over
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011. People, let me tell you 'bout my best friend. Saturday, May 7, 2011. Now comes the watching of the weather window.those days where the wind and waves are favorable to cross the Gulf Stream.generally south winds and less that 2 foot waves.and a day or two of calm to let the previous waves and swells die down. Mangrove to Lake Worth. 88 miles via WE or Memory Rocks . West End to Lake Worth 63 Miles. West End to Ft Pierce 95 Miles. Great Sale to FP just seems too long at 131 miles!
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011: Infatuation
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011. People, let me tell you 'bout my best friend. Sunday, April 24, 2011. Who doesn't like lighthouses? This one still works! Unguided tour up to the top. Here is the rotating beacon.I actually made it spin.easily on it's bed of mercury! And it just kept turning gently. The fresnel lenses are clearly seen here and th kerosene burner in the middle.also note the chimney above the lamp.very cool! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I wanna marry a lighthouse keeper. And keep her company.
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011: Crystal Clear
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011. People, let me tell you 'bout my best friend. Sunday, April 17, 2011. It's like being in a swimming pool! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). After 5 years,we've finally picked up a mooring and spent a night in a Mooring Field! At Little Harbor and Pete's Pub at the bottom of the Abacos. I wanna marry a lighthouse keeper. And keep her company. View from the top.Hopetown Mooring Field. We's in the bottom right. We leave the light on! You can see the Fresnel Lens. Out at anchor again.
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011: Back in USSA
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011. People, let me tell you 'bout my best friend. Monday, May 9, 2011. We back in the US now.120 mile day! Not a bad crossing but we's tired! More news at 11. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). After 5 years,we've finally picked up a mooring and spent a night in a Mooring Field! At Little Harbor and Pete's Pub at the bottom of the Abacos. I wanna marry a lighthouse keeper. And keep her company. View from the top.Hopetown Mooring Field. We's in the bottom right. We leave the light on!
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011: February 2011
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011. People, let me tell you 'bout my best friend. Friday, February 4, 2011. What is the date anyway? I don't seem to be getting the blogging done like in the past! We spent a few nights in our hideaway hole on Punta Blanca Island, then anchored off the east side of Useppa, where we joined friends for a lunch party on the island. It was a lot of fun to walk around this private island. Lots of pretty "cottages". Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I wanna marry a lighthouse keeper. And he didn'...
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011: Cool...
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011. People, let me tell you 'bout my best friend. Thursday, April 21, 2011. This lighthouse was a joy to sit under. After the sunset as the dusk settles in the lighthouse was darkening in the sky. Suddenly the whole lantern is aglow in a golden light as the lamp was lit. Another minute or two and the lens started rotating on its mercury bed. 5 flashes, then 5 seconds delay. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). At Little Harbor and Pete's Pub at the bottom of the Abacos. Http:/ twinsgre...
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011: HOPETOWN
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011. People, let me tell you 'bout my best friend. Wednesday, April 20, 2011. We found a dock for $100 a week right under this historic lighthouse.no electric or water.but hey, it's a new dock and better than a mooring or anchoring. Who could hate a lighthouse? Wracking was a lucrative business. The system required that the salvaged cargo, considered to be imported goods, be shipped to Nassau for auction with the government taking 15%, the agents 15% and 40 to 60% going back to the...
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011: Sun rise over Little Harbour
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011. People, let me tell you 'bout my best friend. Thursday, May 5, 2011. Sun rise over Little Harbour. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). After 5 years,we've finally picked up a mooring and spent a night in a Mooring Field! At Little Harbor and Pete's Pub at the bottom of the Abacos. I wanna marry a lighthouse keeper. And keep her company. View from the top.Hopetown Mooring Field. We's in the bottom right. We leave the light on! You can see the Fresnel Lens. Dawn at Orchid Bay Marina.
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011: March 2011
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TWINS on the LOOP 2011. People, let me tell you 'bout my best friend. Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Waiting on the weather window. We are now provisioned for a month or two in the Bahamas. The fuel tanks are about full, the water tanks topped off. Cases of wine! The freezer is up to the rim and the Engel Cooler is keeping our overflow refrigeration goods cold. You try to think of everything but I'm sure that there are things we've overlooked. For a good forecast. NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 KNOTS. SEAS 2 T...
