Parahawking

Something very cool about this...



Had a nice dinner with old friends, Clayton and Deanna, last night, they're in the process of remaking,"Tivoli", their newly acquired N50. It was fun talking boats and old times.
Almost back to Stuart and Istaboa. Looking forward to the show at the Lyric Theater in Stuart. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. More on that later. Next stop... Albany, GA

Ship of faith... now Beacon Won

 Captain Bruce Dunham showing the plans for Beacon Won

A few days ago we did a post about, our friend and fairly benign pirate, Capt. Bruce of the Bahama Star, well it seems there's much more to the story of his soon to be launched vessel than we knew.

The Bangor Daily News published this endearing tale of a man's faith in God and the building of his dream.

Cut from the Bangor Daily News:

ADDISON, Maine — There are times in everyone’s life when patterns emerge, or coincidences become too frequent, or disparate series of events are inexplicably linked. Some raise their eyebrows and call it chance, while others credit divine intervention.

Such is the story of a 65-foot two-masted wooden schooner being built in Addison by a band of volunteers who believe it was destiny that brought them together and their belief in God that will launch their vessel.

 Click the title to read the whole article and hear Capt. Bruce tell his story in a video. I'm sure you'll find it quite interesting, especially for those of us who've had the pleasure of experiencing Bruce.

Volunteers finishing ship inspired by man’s faith in God

It will be over tomorrow

Happy Birthday — John

Just Win Baby Win

Sad day for us Raider fans

He was one of the crazy ones that changed the game forever.

Love him or hate him... in his day, he made football way more interesting.

Al Davis died at the age of 82 on October 8, 2011
Good read...
http://www.raiders.com/ 

Today, I think I'll do something I've never done

I'm going to wash my house

Mission Accomplished

 http://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc

Glass Beach – The Dump You’ll Want to Visit

Stumbling around the net today, this popped up... Glass Beach in California.

Crew Istaboa has always scoured the rocky shores around our favorite islands foraging for sea glass, but this beach at Fort Bragg on California's Mendocino coast is pretty spectacular; the stuff is everywhere.
Check it out...

Cut from Fort Bragg's official site...

Glass Beach is a unique beach, not because nature made it that way, but because time and the pounding surf have corrected one of man's mistakes. Beginning in 1949, the area around Glass Beach became a public dump. It is hard to imagine this happening today, but back then people dumped all kinds of refuse straight into the ocean, including old cars, and their household garbage, which of course included lots of glass.
By the early sixties, some attempts were made to control what was dumped, and dumping of any toxic items was banned. Finally in 1967, the North Coast Water Quality Board realized what a mistake it was and plans were begun for a new dump away from the ocean.

Now, over 30 years later, Mother Nature has reclaimed this beach. Years of pounding wave action have deposited tons of polished glass onto the beach. You'll still see the occasional reminder of it earlier life, such as a rusted spark plug, but for the most part what you'll see is millions of pieces of glass sparkling in the sun. (As part of MacKerricher State Park, collecting is no longer allowed).

Glass Beach also has a very interesting array of tide pools to explore. Crabs, mollusks, and many aquatic plants make their homes in these ever changing environments. It is very easy to spend your whole day poking aound the tide pools and watching the busy little worlds that go on inside each one.

More pics on page 2.

Return to Rocky Point

And all that goes with it.

So we said our—see ya laters—to all our buds at Sunset Bay and have made way to Memphis.

It's fall in Memphis and the leaves should be starting to turn and if Rocky Point has anything, it has leaves.
It's always nice going home and seeing old friends.

Our back yard at Rocky Point

lots of little deer this time of year

If you're in the mood, there are lots of fall pics on page 2.