MidlifeCruising
Latest Blog Posts - Mid-Life Cruising!
- Love With A Chance of Drowning - Worth the Read?When I found a copy of "Love with a Chance of Drowning" in our mailbox to read and review, it felt like Christmas! I'd heard about this book from the author, Torre DeRoche, in a Facebook group that we're both a part of, Women Who Sail. &n...
- Becoming Doctor!If only it were this easy! Since last week's post about Ken's um ... "accident", we've had three different appointments made ... a full-body bone scan, a CT scan of Ken's wrist, and a doctor's visit with an orthopedist to read Ken's x-rays that we...
- Rubbing Buddha's Belly!If I were to continue to have a garden, I'd want this Buddha! Like rubbing a rabbit's foot, kissing a horseshoe, or crossing your fingers ... rubbing the belly of Buddha is supposed to bring good luck. Since I have a few Buddhas in our house,...
- The Pessimist ... Blind & Deaf!St. Thomas, USVI As I read the above quote I knew I liked it, and then I noticed who said it ... Helen Keller! I'd assume that everyone knows who Helen Keller is, but I also forget my age so ... Helen Keller was born in 1880 and just two yea...
- Planning A New Bimini!Nirvana's "First Sail" ... or actually OUR "First Sail" in Feb, 2010 before her visit to the boatyard. She looks better with age! We love our bimini and wouldn't cruise with it. However, the bimini that came with the boat has a few r...
- Earth Day ... A Reminder!View from trail between Soggy Dollar Bar and Ivan's Stress Free Bar ... Jost Van Dyke, BVIs Do you know what today is? It's "Earth Day", a day on which events are held world wide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. The...
- A Bright Morning!View from Sugar Bay Resort, St. Thomas ... April, 2012* This morning we woke to another unseasonably cold day here in Louisiana ... damp, cloudy and highs in the 50's. It seems ole' man winter has worn out his welcome! However, our day...
- Becoming A Cruiser, Our ListWhat is that in our backyard?! Nirvana has become a stranger that we can't wait to get re-acquainted with. Recently I posted our haul-out expenses and our pre-cruising expenses. I wish that our pre-cruising expenses list was complete,...
- Settling ...Virgin Islands, 2012 I love the above quote by Nelson Mandela. Settling for a ho-hum life and not embracing change or adventure is just ... settling! As Mr. Mandela said ... there's no passion in that. I was talking to my Dad the ot...
- Gulfport Boat Show!When we heard that the Gulf Coast Yacht & Boat Show was coming to Gulfport, MS for its first year, we knew we wanted to check it out. Until now, the only boat shows that we've seen around our neighborhood were in buildings with no water in...
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