This site is a collection of tales of our adventures, both on and off the water. Welcome aboard.
Welcome aboard. This site is a collection of tales about our experiences. Most of the events documented in our Travelogues have - so far - taken place along the west coast of Florida aboard our trawler Sea Gator with her two people, one cat named Goldie, and one dinghy named Bump Head.
We've also included in-depth articles about People, Places and Things we've enjoyed - use the links at left or below.
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Travelogue May 18, 2008 |
A Naval battle, a Night cruise through the black galactic vacuum, and Home |
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Travelogue April 20, 2008 |
Key West in all its Glory: Tall Ships; Big Ships; Drag Queens |
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Travelogue March 29, 2008 |
Visiting historic Indian Key and Windley Key Fossil Reef Geologic State Park; Mooring and the Marathon Seafood Festival |
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Travelogue March 15, 2008 |
Unfamiliar territory; Southward to the Keys with no worries; John Pennekamp & Dabny Johnson Key Largo Botanical Hammock State Parks; Sightseeing and visiting in Key Largo |
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Travelogue March 1, 2008 |
Cape Haze relations; Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge; Glover Bight mangroves |
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Travelogue Feb. 14, 2008 |
Boarded by the Coast Guard; Ding Darling anchorage; lots of red hats and epoxy and one circus |
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Travelogue Jan. 27, 2008 |
Back to Estero Bay with a water problem; Jazzercise; Haggis and neeps and walks on the beach |
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Anchor Alarm | Added security on a stormy night: Rick designs and builds a stand-alone portable GPS-based anchor alarm |
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Travelogue Jan. 12, 2008 |
Happy New Year! Shakedown Cruise |
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Water Level Gauge | Monitoring water use with a high-tech water sensor: Rick designs and builds a sensor to monitor water supply aboard |
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Travelogue Dec. 22, 2007 |
Decking the Boat and Decking the Halls |
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Boathook |
What is a hook on a pole used for retrieving or picking up objects and for fending off? A "boathook" is an invaluable tool and our website's namesake. |
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Travelogue May 20, 2007 |
Night crossing of the Gulf, homeward bound |
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Outward Bound - An Inward Journey | "There is more to us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps, for the rest of our lives, we will be unwilling to settle for less." - Kurt Hahn, Outward Bound founder |
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Travelogue #1, Nov. 28, 2005 |
Travelogue #1, in which we lubbers take possession of our boat and experience karaoke in the night |