Archive for December, 2007
Saturday, December 29th, 2007
T-minus 9 Days
We’re still here in Fort Lauderdale, we’re in the two steps forward, one-step backward syndrome. We can be sure of what we can do ourselves, but when one relies on outside sources, well tasks tend to get a little out of our control. We are so close to casting off, yet we have many small [...]
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Monday, December 24th, 2007
Route Planning
We’ve spent the last couple of days getting the rest of our canvas work completed. The curtains are now installed and the bimini and sail bag are complete, but as of today, are yet to be installed. We’re running out of excuses, soon we will have to leave! With the exception of some minor plumbing, [...]
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Fish World
Okay, as we start to get the boat stuff under control, somewhat anyway, my mind turns to other essential activities. A parting gift from my wonderful work colleagues was a gift certificate at Bass Pro, an outdoor store, for fishing gear. This will be critical for living as cheaply as possible on the hook (at [...]
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Sunday, December 16th, 2007
Boat Parade
Good news on the homeland security front. We can actually move without getting fined. We will have to formally check out of here and then check back in to the Miami Port. The guy at the coast guard office was super helpful and really very nice. He invited us into his office, gave us all [...]
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Thursday, December 13th, 2007
Rumi
Come, Come, Whoever you are Ours is not a caravan of despair Come, Come, Whoever you are This caravan has no despair. Even though you have broken your vow ten thousand times Come again, come again, whoever you are, whoever you are, Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving, come Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving -Rumi, 13th [...]
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Nefarious goings on
As I mentioned in the previous post, we finally got our temporary Canadian registration. Yeah! After receiving notice from Toronto (Thank You!! D. Powers), we immediately went out and got ourselves a nice red and white maple leaf to hang from the back of the boat. I didn’t think it would make a difference in [...]
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
The Ditch Bag
All right, I should explain what’s in the panic bag, at least that’s what I call it. Some refer to it as a ditch bag. The truth is a boat can sink very fast. Monohulls are known to go down within ten minutes, and when all of your power is out, and your HF radio [...]
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Friday, December 7th, 2007
Zodiac Back In
Our Zodiac, the six-man life raft that came with our catamaran, has been inspected and repacked. For those of you that are into lists, I know you’re out there; I have outlined some of the more interesting contents of the repacked life raft below. We still have more to buy to complete our safety profile: [...]
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Ripped Off!!!
Arghhh! Our sleek new folding bikes were pilfered today. We were sitting outside at a nice cafe slurping coffees where we could keep an eye on them (unlocked) but moved inside after detecting a distinct odour of dog pooh. Once moving our gear inside Anita went out to lock-up our bikes and they were already [...]
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
Time
I just realized looking at the calendar that we have been three weeks on board this boat. We haven’t taken her anywhere. Well the truth is we can’t (a 5,000 dollar fine for leaving our designated box: south of port everglades, north of lauderdale-by-the-sea). We’re waiting for our cruising permit, which is dependant upon Toronto: [...]