Bimini at last

yes finnally here will be heading across the banks tomorrow and hope to arrive in the Berrys inlands in two days. Sorry no pictures I just cant seem to be able to download them The crossing was good about 11 kn we realy made good time. had two big bull sharks swimming around the boat today not a good day for swimming well hope all is well with you all

Still here

Yes still in Marathon, Still waiting for fuel injector parts, things are slow here. But some people are quite good. Alex a young fellow working in the harbour came over in two hours to repair the outboard which without it you are realy stuck. The paperwork on the boat is not completed yet, It seems that I now require a de-certifacation from the US coast guard. I guess I am not the only Canadain in the position. there are dozens of Canadain boats just in Marathon that are having the same problem and I have been informed that it is taking up to 4 months to get the certific from the coast guard. Any way its sunny warm and we are making planns to leave the end of feb.

Marathon again

Hi everyone, yes once again we are in beautiful Marathon. We all had a great trip down from Ft. Lauderdale ( I am having problems with the blog page} Ruth son and girlfriend made the trip with us arriving here on Dec22 flying home on Dec30Th. The boat is running well her new decks look great and the cabin paint is bring the old girl back to life. Well once again the USA has changed there regulations again and I am still looking into it. so I will leave that until i have more information. Lets just say I may be leaving the Esperanze in the Bahamas in the future. I have tried downloading pictures but for some reason I cant. so running out of time will try again tomorrow

Stuart Great Trip

We had a great trip up the river arriving in Clewiston at 7pm. Ruth steered the last hour in the dark. she was a little nervous at first but got the hang of it. Stayed at Rolands Marina and headed across the lake in the morning ariving Stuart 4pm. Could not get a ball so had to anchor out for two nights even with the high winds only draged the anchor once and had it reset before dark.
Stuart is a nice the downtown is within my walking distance but major shopping Walmart, Publex is a distance and taxi service here is hard to get.

Two Days on the Water

Yes we have completed two days, weather has been great and seas calm. We are anchored outside the Westen hotel in Glover Bight and will be heading up the river to Clewiston in the morning. Well I lied the boat worked great but the injector pump that i had repaired the last two years has started leaking again. That will be another $1000.00 bill when we stop. But the sun is out and warm. Ruth walked the beach yesterday collecting shells and played with a dolphin for 20 minets this afternoon. Up and out early in the morning. The boat has been rebuilted repainted and spit and polished lets hope for a good year. so you want to be a live aboard watching the sunset tonight I still say yes

Back in Florida Nov. 2013

Well its been three weeks,and I am sorry for not keeping the blog updated but this is the first time that I have had a minute to write. Ruth and I have been very busy trying to get Esperanza ready for the season.
Lets just say that the boat will be plugged in next year, the mold was everywhere - it took Ruth two weeks of cleaning, while I was sanding and painting the bottom.
After two week of cleaning we launched the boat only to have a seazed alternator, we did find one the same day and replaced it and were under way to Riverside Dr. {Jims property} where we are still doing repairs and renovations. Well the aft head finally quit for good and a new one ordered, while waiting for the Aft toilet the forward head decided to quit as well so I took it out and rebuilt it again. So, the last two days have been shitty to say the least. The painting of the deck is proceeding well and looking great. We hope to be underway by Friday. Heading to the east coast where we will to meet Ruth's son and his girlfriend on Dec 18th. They will be joining us for Christmas!

Back in South Gulf Cove

We arrived back in SGC 10 days ago. After a nice trip across central Florida.
It takes as long closing the boat as it does launching the boat in the fall.
We decided to haul the boat this year. The bottom was not as bad as I expected but I still would like to have it totally redone next fall and have the suffing box repacked before relaunch.
We been having a great time with Rae, and Jim ( my cousins } Their hospitally is just great!! We've enjoyed meals out with friends and at one restaurant Ruth was thrilled to see Alligators in the pond off the deck!!