Krogen Express

Nice boat
It's hot... not the boat... No breeze and the Florida sun reflecting off all this white fiberglass is blistering.

Test shot

Using Iphone For FLL boat Show
Too rainy for Nikon
Later

It's finally over — over there!

Stewart is so funny... unless you don't think so... huh?




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Not much going on with crew Istaboa. FLL boat show coming up so we think we will go to the Nordhavn owners gathering for a drink or two.
Big Halloween Chili Cookoff here at the marina... With costumes? That should be interesting.
The mooring field is starting to fill up which means this place should start getting lively. Fun, but we will miss the quiet and solitude.


So that's it.


Adios,


Istaboa

The meaning of life... 42?

You iphone users will love this...

A Duet With Siri. (if you don't know what Siri is, click here)



But wait!  There's more




Jonathan Mann... is a trip.

Song A Day #1019 http://www.jonathanmann.net

Dude kayaks with whales in California

Credit: Rick Coleman

From 10/8/2011. A whale lunge feeding right next to the Kayak, plus some underwater footage. While the lunge feed was heart pounding excitement, I found that seeing one undewater was relaxing and peaceful. Was an awesome day!!! Some of our underwater photography can be seen at ricksusie.com

Those darn Canadians...

That's a lotta boats

 (From Huffington Post)
Nearly 2,000 boats made their way through the waters of the Gulf of Trieste in an attempt to win the 43rd annual Barcolana Regatta on Oct. 9.
Dubbed the largest single-start regatta in the world, the Regatta attracts thousands of spectators, as hundreds of crews attempt to maneuver through the 16.5-mile course, PR Newswire reports. The event takes place on the second Sunday of October.
This year's winner, the Esimit Europa 2, finished the race in just under an hour. The yacht's crew comprised sailors from six different countries, according to the report.

Also, last night's Bela Fleck show at the Lyric lived up to his legend. Great band.
Piano/ Harmonica— Howard Levy was amazing, as were the Wooten Bros.

An interesting video about the band's new CD, Rocket Science, and the supporting tour on page 2.

Back aboard Istaboa

And happy to be...
It wasn't a bad drive, a thousand miles or so, but it did wear on us a bit.
I remember many years ago, (this will make some cringe), we could drive a thousand miles and only stop for fuel. With a cooler of beer and a bucket of fried chicken on the floor board between the seats of my old van, we could drive it non-stop.... set up and do a night's gig in a smokey old rock and roll bar in the middle of nowhere, then catch a few hours sleep and do it all over again.
A long time ago... another life.

Like I said it's good to be back. Upon arriving, we were told that some of our friends from the dock had gone to Occupy Fort Lauderdale.
It's true! Bob and Mary, Jeff and Cathy had made the drive south to participate. Proud of them. They even got their picture in the Sun Sentential.

As evidenced below:

Darn hippies!  These kids today, why don't they get a job instead of just waving signs in the street?

Oh wait, those aren't kids and they're waving signs because no one can find a job...

Anyway... We left Memphis with a mission; to arrive and be rested because tonight is a concert by an extraordinary band at an incredible venue. 

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones @ The Lyric Theatre.

More on page 2.

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