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Feb. 28 – Ontario to Mexico
Sunday we will leave by car for Mexico in what we plan to be a 2 month adventure of exploration in some of the really great places south of south of the border. Some of the high points include Guadalajara, … Continue reading
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Toronto, Feb. 20th – Tyler and Maria's Wedding
A perfect day – a perfect couple…..Tye and Maria start their lives together as husband and wife. I am not in any of these because as usual, I took the pictures.
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New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada
We arrived in Toronto safely and on time. The weather hasn’t been too bad although a lot colder than Cuba and the Bahamas – we are adjusting. We have already had some time with our family and friends and hope … Continue reading
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Cuba, Feb. 11
Today we leave for Canada to celebrate Tyler and Maria’s wedding on Feb 20th – we never imagined when we left in October that we would be going home for a wedding but we couldn’t be more pleased! We are … Continue reading
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Cuba, Feb. 10
Drove back home along the sea coast – beautiful!!! After talking to some locals, we found out that Fidel lives just outside the Hemmingway Marina in Jeminita which is on the western outskirts of Havana. If we had more time, … Continue reading
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Cuba, Feb. 9
This morning we visited caves that run under the mountains you see in this valley. They proved to be quite amazing. They had been formed by water flowing through the inside of the mountain. The result was very beautiful! One … Continue reading
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Cuba, Feb. 8
Today we rented a car and headed for Vinales, a beautiful part of Cuba west of Havana. We stayed overnight there and enjoyed the mountains and farmland. I am sorry we can’t post pictures at present because the Internet is … Continue reading
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Cuba, Feb. 7
I mentioned a few days ago about the interesting people we are meeting at this marina. Unlike in the USA, this marina has a much broader group of mariners. Numerous Aussies, Kiwis, Irish, Dutch, Swedes, and a good contingent of … Continue reading
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Cuba, Feb. 4
This morning I said to another boater, “I’ve got a busy day today”. When I got thinking about it, I realized I had to go to the bank and then send 5 emails – granted in Cuba that could take … Continue reading
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Cuba, Feb. 3
We took a “cab” into Havana today and viewed the sights of the city. It is amazing how Havana WAS so developed as a city with beautiful architecture and a vibrant arts community for hundreds of years. It was a … Continue reading
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Cuba, Feb. 2
Our boat has become a place to hang out for some of the cruisers in our end of the marina. We have met some really interesting people here and everybody has a story to tell. One of the guys next … Continue reading
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Cuba, Feb. 1
Finally ran out of gas. We have been burning “it” up for the last 3 days (little more than one day of sleep in 3). Coming from Key West, we first stayed at Marathon and the next night anchored out … Continue reading
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Key West, Jan 30 – Cuba, Jan 31
Today is the end of a chapter of our sailing adventure. It has been exactly 3 months. It would be a lot harder to say good bye to Tom if it wouldn’t be for the full day we have ahead … Continue reading
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Fort Lauderdale, Jan 29
We are still trying to confirm with Steve our arrival in Fort Lauderdale and plans for connecting in Key West. Miami is the site of the Super Bowl (in 2 weeks ) and this weekend it’s the Pro Bowl. Lauderdale … Continue reading
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Key Largo, Jan. 28
Today is day 90 of this trip and it started at dawn with a beautiful sunrise. We anchored near an island out of the wind and we each took turns checking the anchor during the night. We had a long … Continue reading
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Marathon, Jan. 27
The sea was a bit rougher this morning but settled down by about noon into just a really nice trip up the Keys. It was sunny and warm but because of the wind we bundled up in jackets. Today is … Continue reading
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Key West, Jan. 26
She was blowing 20knts this morning but the weatherman said it would lighten up by noon which didn’t really happen. The wind and the waves were right on the nose so we had to “beat” our way the 50 miles … Continue reading
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Key West, Jan. 25
We had planned to leave for Lauderdale this morning but a cold front blew through and we had 30knt winds and high seas. Everyone stayed in port including the huge ferry cat that takes people out to Fort Jefferson (Dry … Continue reading
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Key West, Jan. 24
We had our rental bikes until 1:30 so we decided to ride some of the back streets and explore the “real” Key West. The homes are amazing. Almost every home is very old and completely renovated and nicely appointed with … Continue reading
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Key West, Jan 23
We rented bicycles today and drove to the breach. It was one of those perfect days – warm with a nice cooling breeze. When we were at the bike rental place we saw Aussie-man Steve on the street whom we … Continue reading
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Key West, Jan. 22
Today we worked on the boat cleaning it and polishing it. It was nice to have a slow day of just casual cleaning and hanging out. The weather has been hot (84 F) and sunny so it doesn’t take much … Continue reading
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Key West, Jan. 21
Marg and I are still exploring the city and poking around in some of the well known and less known areas. We have been walking some of the back streets and looking at the old homes. We had a cheeseburger … Continue reading
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Key West, Jan. 20
A beautiful day of exploring and meeting people. Marg and I were “pied” at the Key West Lime shoppe as part of a stunt the owner does when the trolley comes by. We later got talking to Kermit (owner) and … Continue reading
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Key West, Jan. 19
Marg and I needed a quiet time together so we hung out and enjoyed each other all day. We went for a walk and got WIFI (got our email). Made a grouper brunch and just poked around the harbour. The … Continue reading
Key West, Jan. 18
We sailed down to Key West from Marathon in beautiful weather. It was so nice we didn’t bother to put any sunscreen on and Marg and I got over exposed a bit. There were so many lobster traps out it … Continue reading
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Marathon, Jan. 17
Today we worked on cleaning up the boat and that meant a trip to Home Depot, so we rented two bikes. Getting there was great but it rained on the way back. I so enjoyed the bicycle ride I didn’t … Continue reading
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Marathon, Jan. 16
Today there was suppose to be very strong winds but where we were (in the mangroves next to the Marina) there was little wind and the sun was very hot. We slept late, hung out on the boat and went … Continue reading
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Marathon, Jan. 15
The weather has improved the last few days. It was blowing fairly strong today and it is suppose to increase so we went to Marathon Marina. We were in jackets and when we got out of the wind I had … Continue reading
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Key Largo, Jan. 14
We left Lauderdale this morning for Key Largo on our way to Key West. It sure was good to be on the move again and in particular on the Ocean. We love the fresh air and being out in nature. … Continue reading
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Special Edition – Toronto, Jan. 13th
Our most exciting news yet!!! Ty and Maria will be married on Saturday, February 20 at 3:30 in Toronto!!! We are all very happy for them and looking forward to celebrating their special day! Ty met Maria December 2008 when … Continue reading
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Ft. Lauderdale, Jan. 13
The Ft. Lauderdale to Key West sailing races started here today. Arnie and Ronnie invited us and Steve (aussie man) to sail out for the start in their Farrier 31 ( a racing boat ). It was good to get … Continue reading
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Ft. Lauderdale, Jan. 12
Rented a car today and ran errands and just enjoyed driving a car…it has been so long. Nice going faster than walking speed. We have been hanging out with Arnie and Ronnie Gould. He is a retired chemical engineer who … Continue reading
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Ft. Lauderdale, Jan. 11
It was warm enough to take our daily walk along the beach and on the way home we stopped by the (probably the World) Swimming Hall of Fame which was on our way. They were having a college swimmers’ training … Continue reading
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Ft. Lauderdale, Jan. 10
I have been looking at boats for a long time trying to figure out the one I like the best. This is one I have grown to really like…it is a Manta 42 catamaran…..SWEET!!
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Ft. Lauderdale, Jan. 8
Another warm day and everyone was at the beach. We chatted with 3 young girls on vacation from Brazil (our favourite place in the world). They have the most beautiful beaches in the world but they came here to Florida … Continue reading
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Ft. Lauderdale, Jan. 7
Ahhhhh, the weather is warming up. Marg and I spent the day on the beach even if it was cool and the sun was soooo warm. Nice to have a change. We had planned to see the Avatar 3D movie … Continue reading
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Ft. Lauderdale, Jan. 6
Another cool day…and more waiting for the cold front to clear out. Tom may have to make a trip to Chicago before we can leave here for the Keys……we are learning to enjoy what we have and live in the … Continue reading
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Ft. Lauderdale, Jan. 5
The weather has been cold here as well as at home. A front blew through and brought the temp down and the wind up. There are tons of people in town for the Orange Bowl (Iowa, and Georgia Tech) and … Continue reading
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Ft. Lauderdale, Jan. 2
The Ft. Lauderdale Arts fair was on today and we decided to partake. Las Olas Blvd. is a pretty up-scale area and the art galleries sponsored a large art fair which exhibited some really great art. Later we saw something … Continue reading
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Ft. Lauderdale, Jan. 1
New Year day is traditionally a day of reflection and we gave the day its due. Our adventure has coloured our perception of how to “live” the future. The adventure has been best lived day-to-day and so we have fought … Continue reading
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Ft. Lauderdale Dec. 31
Happy New Year to all our friends and family!!! We enjoyed the beautiful weather and our friends here and at home (via Skype). We had a cockpit party here on Sabbatical docked on the Inter-coastal Waterway then walked over to … Continue reading
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Ft. Lauderdale, Dec. 30
Most of our days are filled with “living” as my brother-in-law Peter puts it. We go for groceries and haircuts and to buy a few things we need and the day is almost gone. We like to make sure we … Continue reading
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Ft Lauderdale, Dec. 29
Happy birthday to our very special grand daughter Kayli who is celebrating her 4th birthday today.
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Ft. Lauderdale, Dec. 28
We have been so busy socializing the last few days we had a full list of things to do today. We washed the boat then went to the mall to get some new sandals for Marg and while we were … Continue reading
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Ft. Lauderdale, Dec. 27
Today was busy with socializing. I enjoyed sunning on the foredeck then at 1:30 we meet Peter and Brenda, Valerie and Brian (Margaret’ sister and niece) for lunch at Coconuts. Got home just in time for a break then Captain … Continue reading
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Fort Lauderdale, Dec. 25
I am getting used to sleeping in – the best way to start Christmas Day. When we finally got going Marg and I went for a walk down on the beach (2 blocks away). There were a lot of people … Continue reading
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Fort Lauderdale, Dec. 24
We got some very exciting news today. Tyler and Maria are planning to be married. We talked by SKYPE and Tye told us how he planned the whole “proposal”. Limos and girlfriends and room mates and steak dinners all worked … Continue reading
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Fort Lauderdale Dec. 23
Today I get to do whatever I want so we slept in until 9 am and then Marg made me a special breakfast. Our friend Jimmy who travelled with us in the Bahamas came by to take us for lunch … Continue reading
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Straits of Florida, Dec. 22
We crossed the Straits of Florida and the Gulf Stream today. They say you should never cross with a north wind (it was NE wind with an 8ft swell) but we found it quite pleasant and not at all a … Continue reading
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