Playlist for these times

Tonto and the Lone Ranger discuss work issues

We have gathered a playlist of music that has served to inspire, motivate, soothe and entertain us since the "cruising epiphany".  Maybe it will do the same for you. We will post the list along with some of the relevant lyrics under Cruising Musings.

Among these is, of course, "If I had a boat" by Lyle Lovett. Our good friends Raymond and Dana from San Pedro, California introduced us to Lyle's music many years ago on our travels to Bahia de Los Angeles in Baja, Mexico. I have yet to recite these lines from the song, but I am looking forward to the day when I do.  

“The mystery masked man was smart

He got himself a Tonto

‘Cause Tonto did the dirty work for free

But Tonto he was smarter

And one day said Kemo Sabe

Kiss my ass I bought a boat

I’m going out to sea.”

"If I had a boat"- Lyle Lovett

Catching up

Kon Tiki -"Tired of Stone and Earth"

We remain landlocked here in Georgia as we continue to put the plans together for the final cutting of the lines that tie us here. As Layla is on the coast in North Carolina, nearly 500 miles from here, we have to limit our boat adventures to long weekends or holidays. We do have a backlog of stories to tell on the path that got us here that we will be providing in some separate linked pages as well as some new postings.

You can link to these pages on the side panel labeled: Link to Pages on Cruising Musing.

Happy New Year!

Tracy on her way back down

During the holidays back to visit Layla in North Carolina, we tackled numerous items on the "to do" list and made remarkable progress. From completing the final installation of the holding tank, the tank level electronic monitor, and the new VHF radio, to climbing the mast and installing a new radio antenna, masthead wind transducer, windex (wind indicator), new spreader lights and new tricolor navigation light, we were elated to see our list get smaller.


Climbing the mast got progressively easier after each assent and decent. Admittedly, it is still not our favorite task, despite the fine view. Combined, we probably spent about 8 hours up the mast over 3 days.

 

Salty oysters and drawn butter

For New Year's Eve we treated ourselves to our first full meal cooked onboard - we steamed a 1/2 bushel of local oysters. Yes, that is correct. A "peck" is much too small for Tracy.

We look forward to hearing from all of you. Check back soon for more of our adventures. We may be putting Layla in the water very soon.