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2019 Christmas Boat Parades. We’re Ready!

Christmas boat parade

Who’s ready for Christmas? 

Hey everyone. Jennifer and I want to start by offering all of you our warmest holiday wishes.  Now, who’s ready for the 2019 Christmas boat parades?  We are !

Just had our first real temperature drop here in central Florida, and we’re finally seeing highs down in the 80’s.  Lol

Halloween is over and with the DST clock reversal, now it’s cooler AND dark earlier.  “It’s beginning to look alot like Christmas . . .” 

 Now all we need are lights.  Lots of lights.   And not just on the house and in the yard, but all over the boat!!

So . . .  get your batteries charged up, dig out the invertors, generators, or whatever you use to run your decorations and rig up your vessel. Let’s get out there and do as many boat parades as possible this year.

Jennifer and I like to participate in 2-3 parades each Christmas season. This year again we’ll be doing the Merritt Island Christmas boat parade in Brevard county and the Lake Conway boat parades in Orlando, FL.

2019 Merritt Island Christmas Boat Parade:

This will be our 3rd year navigating the canals and neighborhoods of Sykes Creek in Merritt Island by boat.  Hopefully, you’ve checked out or post on the Four Crazy Christmas Nights from last year.

There will be hundreds of boats all decked out in fantastic light displays making their way around the canals of Sykes Creek. Continue reading “2019 Christmas Boat Parades. We’re Ready!”

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Hurricane Dorian, Heartache, and the Albin 36

Hurricane Dorian on the way

Test 1, 2, 3 . . .     is this thing on?  

We are soooo stoked to be back in the blog-o-sphere and ready to post about everything from checking out an Albin 36′ trawler, to moving, and even hurricane Dorian.

We’re back online and transmitting from our new location just barely above sea level in sunny Melbourne, Florida.

Since the end of March and our trip toTrawlerfest, what has been going on in our lives?

Heartache :

Sadness fell on us at the end of February when my mom passed away,  just 6 days after her 88th birthday. Continue reading “Hurricane Dorian, Heartache, and the Albin 36”

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Red Tide Stay Away !!

cocoa beach morning

Red Tide problems. . .

Like all of you, we’ve been watching the many reports of the Red tide algae bloom on the west coast of Florida. Since the end of July, this toxic algae bloom has caused large fish kills and unsafe swimming conditions on many of the county beaches along the Florida west coast.

our little spot on cocoa beach

For those of you that may not know what the Red tide is or what causes it, we’ll give you the short version.

“Red tide” is commonly used to describe a higher- than- normal concentration of microscopic algae in the ocean waters.

The toxins from these algae blooms become airborne when stirred up by the wind and waves. This can cause eye irritation as well as respiratory issues and burning of the throat for many people just simply walking along the beach.

Oh, did I mention the smell of dead fish?  OMG!!

  Not just a few fish. . .   TONS of them!! Continue reading “Red Tide Stay Away !!”