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Dinghy Adventure Around Stock Island

Took a little trip around Stock Island on WikiWiki (the dinghy) to see the islands from a water perspective and also to see what it is like to travel a long distance on a little dinghy. The trip took 3 hours to make total and burned up 3 tanks of gas (the internal tank on this little motor only holds a quart). I’ve clocked my dinghy at 5 mph so it was probably...

Photography: Key West

Got an early start this morning and did a little exploring around Key West doing some photography. This town reminds me a lot of Venice, CA with a lot of World War II era houses, weird people, and a feeling of community. Hope you enjoy the pictures of Key West.

Key West Photography Gallery

Sailing: Rodriguez Key to Marathon

It was time to move on. The next leg of the journey was to head from Rodriguez to Marathon, a few miles further down the Keys. Straight line the trip was just under 50 miles but the day I chose to leave was light winds so it would be another slow sail. In studying and reading about this lifestyle all the forums and books focus on what to do in extreme storms and high...

Anchorage: Rodriguez Key

At the end of my trip from Jacksonville, FL I was pretty worn out and looking for a place to rest and regroup. I had been on the water non-stop for a week and was feeling all 48 years. I stopped and anchored near Rodriguez Key just off Key Largo.  Rodriguez Key Anchorage As I was engineless, the first good anchorage that was also easy to get in and out of was...

Drone: Main Street Bridge

While waiting for the Greyhound bus out of town for a short vacation in Naples, FL I took some drone video and photography of the Main Street bridge in downtown Jacksonville. Main Street bridge is an iconic landmark in Jacksonville. I’m starting to get the hang of piloting the drone while at the same time controlling the drone camera. Most of these I took with...

Hurricane Matthew

Hurricane Matthew – Bad One Night Stand

Hurricane Matthew passed about 40 – 50 miles east of Jacksonville as a Category 3 hurricane on Friday the 7th of October. Pictures and videos at the end of the post. Thursday the 6th of October was spent doing the final preparations. The hurricane would start with winds from the east and northeast, and these would be the strongest. So in addition to the two...

sunrise on the St Johns

Trip Down The St Johns

After everything that had happened the day before Friday started out with a wonderful sunrise on the St Johns. Standing on the deck of my new boat watching the sun come up over a river that’s smooth as glass was energizing and filled me with a sense of “right”. Being from the West Coast I’m always in awe of the size and breadth of rivers in the North Florida area. St...