52 Days and Counting

November 11, 2011 (11-11-11) is approaching quickly! My list of chores, errands, and needed acquisitions is getting longer! Still need to get courtesy flags, charts of the Bahamas, and organize more storage spaces. I need new deep-cell batteries, change the filters, and decide whether I need a folding bike or not. All in 52 days...

I'm excited that my brother Rick and nephew Ryan are going to sail with me, and sister-in-law Suzanne and niece Cali will fly down to visit. All will be perfect when Kim can fly down after her family cruise on a "big" boat!

Back to my list of list...fair winds!!

France and Ireland 2011

Just returned from a great couple weeks visiting our friends David and Laurie and playing with their two kids and two dogs.

As always Paris is a beautiful city with incredible sites...but our side trip this year was exceptionally entertaining...Dublin, Ireland.

Ireland is full of fun,happy Guinness drinking folks. Regardless of where we went, people were singing, playing and drinking Guinness.

Kissing the Blarney Stone was a one-day trip to Cork worth taking, as was the amphibious Viking tour in downtown Dublin. The girls liked the Christchurch cathedral and the boys loved the Guinness Brewery (especially the big boys!)

Paris and Dublin are high on my "Kodak moments" list, made even more special with the help of old friends!