日本のための多くの悲哀

Not sure "Best Japanese Films" should be the heading for this clip, but it's a very dramatic and tragic clip that shows much of the devastation of this beautiful island and the pain of these poor people.

Watashi no nihongo wa heta desu
Higeki...
kishi kaisei


... Istaboa

Exumas' elusive Bonefish

Aren't so elusive, as a matter of fact at Compass Cay they're downright friendly —  if you happen to have something they like to eat.

Our friend Will sent us these pics, he has a knack for this kind of thing. Mel calls him a fish whisperer.
Looks like the weather is beautiful down there. Can't wait for May.

When the Bonies come in, there are hundreds of them.

 Of course you should understand, Compass is like a small wildlife preserve. No fishing from the docks. So all the fish seem to cohabitate nicely with the other fish as well as we bi-ped mammals.
Some of the best snorkeling in area is directly under the docks.


Soon.... very soon.

Adios,

Istaboa

That's interesting...

The Madgeburg Water Bridge in Germany

Happy Anniversary

To us.

28 years

Time flies when you're having fun

Cheers!

Still playing with pictures...

Went out this evening and shot a lot of pics at slow shutter speeds in low light. Usually a drive-by photographer, I've never shot this way before. It's a lot of trouble carrying around a tripod, tinkering with all the buttons and knobs on the camera, so I normally take hip shooting pics with a camera in one hand and a cocktail in the other.
But, you know, we have a lot of time on our hands so why not do a little experimentation.
Out of the 30 or so shots, I did come out with a few nice ones... or we think so anyway.

So... The weekend is coming up which means more sounds and smells from the restaurants.
After a quiet week, a little commotion is kinda nice.

Hope you all have a good weekend,

Adios,

Istaboa

Hearing the drums from the Exumas

While we're hanging out in Stuart, (quite nicely, I might add) our good buddy Cap'n Will is helping out on Exodus.
Arnie and Susan aboard Exodus are friends we've known for years, they have just made the run and are now tied up at our favorite little island paradise, Compass Cay. It appears they've found a good Crawfish hole somewhere around Highborne Cay.
We can only imagine how good dinner was last night. Fresh Lobster!
More on page 2

No-Morewater

Sadly tonight we said adios to our good friend Peter. The Morewater deal has closed, the deal is done, but today we had a great time running down to Manatee Pocket for lunch at Fins. It was a beautiful day.

It's something we boaters have to do from time to time... Let go of the dream for a while...  and this was the right time for Pete.
But, he promises to be an honorary member of Crew Istaboa.
Adiós mi Amigo

Also, this weekend was the Stuart Art Fest and of course,  we took a few pics which are on page 2.

Mission aborted

Not the Space Shuttle, but we decided not to drive to Titusville to watch the launch. After a little research on the internet we realized that, thousands of people descend on a small park at about the same time, watch the 90 seconds of the launch, then leave at the same time causing a huge traffic jam for hours. Not what we had in mind at all. So we just watched it from the boat. Not as dramatic as being there, but no traffic.

As soon as we spotted it, it was gone. That's quick.

Then all that was left was the dissipating contrail.

Good luck Discovery!
Here's to a safe and successful mission.

Adios,

Istaboa

An interesting day

Yesterday, Pete invited me over to meet the new owner of Morewater.
A nice fellow who brought Scott Flanders, another Nordhavn owner, with him. Many of us long range cruiser types know of Scott and have read about his, and his wife Mary's, exploits aboard their boat, "Egret". They have been published in several magazines, Passage Maker being one, and they're prominently featured on the Nordhavn web site.
I had a great conversation with Scott. He's a very nice and humble man, he truly loves what he does, and is very inspiring.

 

For those who don't know of Scott and Mary, they have circumnavigated the world in their Nordhavn N46.

Cut from the Nordhavn Site:

In line with the Around The World journey of 2001-02 and the 2004 Atlantic Rally comes another great Nordhavn adventure: the Voyage of Egret. What started out for Scott and Mary Flanders as a 16-month journey from Gibraltar to New Zealand by way of Cape Horn on their Nordhavn 46, has turned into a life journey with goal destinations and loose timelines.

More on page 2

Those darn Canadians...

Funny... eh?