Hop on the bus, Gus

Yep... It's time to head back to Memphis for the rest of the holidays; Christmas and such.
Our quick stay here in Stuart was a nice break from the cold weather that awaits us in Memphis.
Still, it'll be good to see folks we haven't seen for a while, catch up on real business, and start a project on Rocky Point.
So today we fly out of Palm Beach for Memphis.

Happy Holidays and all the stuff that goes along with that.

Adios,

Istaboa

They made it!

Those adventurous Pickwickians we mentioned in an earlier post have finally made it to St Lucia from the Mediterranean. That's a long boat ride. 20 days at sea by my calculations.
Mark and Theresa onboard Happy Jack are enjoying the Carribean we're sure.

St Lucia from atop

Cut from the blog of Lucky Jack

We made it to St. Lucia.  We are in the Marina at Marigot Bay and it is lovely to be on land again.  Already made it to the local restuarant and I am happy not to cook again for at least a month.  We are all pretty tired and are really enjoying the air conditioning at the dock.  All in all good trip, the boat did well and we only started running out of things like sugar, bread and bits at the very end.  Trust me no one starved, but the Captains wife said ocean law says that when you run out of food on a crossing you start by eating the biggest person first...ha ha.  Pictures to follow later today and as the days go on.  It's a little hard to put a month of pics and stories together all at once, so I will save it for a sleepless night.  Love and miss all of you and be back with pics soon. 

Glad they're safe. Now for the next leg of their adventure. Lucky Jack Blog


Adios,

Istaboa

Good times with good friends

 

Lunch at Finz

We just couldn't take the Memphis weather anymore, so we hopped on a plane and headed to Stuart.

Our good friends from Panama City had made plans to attend the open house at the Kadey Krogen headquarters here in Stuart.... So the timing worked out great.

The weather wasn't perfect but we took the Albury over to Manatee Pocket and Finz restaurant. Good food and drinks were enjoyed by all

 

The next day our boat neighbor and old Abaco buddy invited Mike, Will, and me to go fishing. It was a rough day and we had played a bit hard the night before but we all survived.

Got one Sail on but he won and got away. 

 

The next day was much nicer so we took the Albury out for a little cruise around the St Lucie river area.

 

Then we ended their stay with dinner at the new Marina Restaurant. Sailor's Return has turned out to be a beautiful place. The food was very good also.

So the Salty C's crew took off early to head home. Mel, Radar, and I -like always-  really enjoyed their company; we think they had a nice time also. (That was interesting...)


Adios,




Istaboa

Thanksgiving in Guatemala

Clyde seems to be anticipating a good Thanksgiving.

Mia was kind enough to send us pics from their feast out on their new Ranchita.

Some of you will remember our posts from a year or so back about Clyde and his dog Kaiser aboard Kaleidoscope; Clyde built his 100' long catamaran himself.

 

A feast on the Rio Dulce River

Seems like a good time is being had by all.

Adios,

Istaboa

Happy Thanksgiving everybody

To all of our American friends...

Please stay safe and have a really good Thanksgiving day.

Radar

We're home at Rocky Point. Today, we travel to Arkansas to enjoy our day with mother Taylor.
Fried Turkey and all the fixins'. Should be good.
Tomorrow we go back to Pickwick to stay with friends, Jim and Sandy. Will be good to see them after being gone for so long.

Crew Istaboa

ps... a friend sent us a good holiday dip recipe. Thanks, Jackie.

CAPTAIN RODNEY"S DIP

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup mayonnaise

2 green onions, chopped

1 cup sharp cheddar cheese (shredded)

stir to mix and spread in shallow dish

12 Townhouse crackers

12 strips of crispy cooked bacon

Captain Rodney's pepper jelly (any brand will work)

bake until hot and lightly brown, (about 15 min @ 350 degrees)

remove from oven and crumble 12 Townhouse crackers and spread on top

crumble 12 bacon strips on top

heat Captain Rodney's pepper jelly and drizzle on top (1/2 cup)

Serve with Towhouse crackers

Anything with bacon has to be good.

Missing Stuart, Fl

One of neighbors from Pickwick.

"Miss Pat" has never been to Pickwick but her owners have a home just down the street from our old lake house. She's a beauty.

Before leaving, our friends, Will and Tara, stopped by before we all took the little boat into downtown Stuart for dinner at the Oyster House.

Sisterships...  62 Nordhavns

Before dinner, we took the Albury over to the Nordhavn commissioning dock to check out these two boats.

 

Of course, we couldn't leave without some time spent with Travers. His boss will probably have him in the Bahamas before we go back to the boat. So it was a, " see ya later", dinner at Lola's. Fun night.

We are really missing our peeps from the marina. We will probably be going back -soon- just to check on things... hmmmm.

Adios,

Istaboa

Great story with a happy ending.

And they are friends at our favorite little restaurant in Stuart.

Lisa and Stephanie, our favorite waiters when crew Istaboa eat at the Pelican.
Who knew they would turn out to be Heros.

Bravo! Well done.

Read the article here....

Stuart cafe worker frees tangled manatee 

Great bunch of folks at the Pelican. Here's another good example of their kindness.

Because someone complained about Radar sitting at the table in a chair; Victoria, the owner, designed  and designated a chair especially for Radar then told the complaining patron, "if that doesn't satisfy you then go somewhere else". 

We're in Memphis now and missing all our friends in Stuart very much. If we were there, the girls at the Pelican would be getting a huge tip today.

Adios,

Istaboa

Got spammed!

We've been busy for the last few days preparing for our return to Memphis and didn't notice that we had a few comments on the last posting.

First, I would like to say I am sorry to our friends from Louisville, Ky for not responding to their comment. Hope you guys had a great time in Stuart and we're sorry we missed you.

Next, I would like to express our embarrassment to those who saw a comment about Miley Cyrus.

we're not into Miley Cyrus much at all.

Enough said.

Adios,

Istaboa

Fall days in Stuart

Isn't much like fall at all. It's been 90+ here for the last week and there's no end in sight. We're not complaining because whatever the weather's doing is keeping the hurricanes from forming. That's a really, really good thing. 2 more weeks to go till the official end of hurricane season; which also means the beginning of tourist season. Already we are seeing lots of Canadian flags flying. The fall brings the migration of snowbirds.

Speaking of migrations... We stepped out the back door of the boat Saturday and were very surprised to see a swarm of bees had decided Istaboa was a good place to hang out.

They hung around on the deck for a while then decided the kayaks on the upper deck was a better site for their plans. My Pop was a hobbyist bee keeper for a while when I was a kid so I had seen this type of thing before. They are pretty much harmless at this stage unless threatened. So keeping with our, "friends of honest and harmless creatures attitude", we let them be. (no pun intended)

We are hoping they soon find a better place to do their thing or we must have them removed by a bee keeper. They are in short supply these days, for some reason, and we understand they are quite important partners in the local agriculture industry.
But, we don't think they'll enjoy going to sea. So, bees, be gone!

The days are hot but, in the end, we're rewarded with some beautiful fall sunsets.

Adios,

Istaboa

Update: The Stew Fish Repsipee

It was excellent.