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You know what they say about the plans of mice and men – they oft go awry! But, Mousie, thou art no thy-lane, In proving foresight may be vain; The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy! […]

Of Mice and Men and Auxiliary Engines!

Steamed Maryland Crabs 1
St. Michaels, Maryland is a great little town on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay and most people that visit by boat do so from the north via the Miles River.  But not us; nope, we choose to approach St. Michaels from the south via San Domingo Creek.  Those […]

The back side of St. Michaels

Anchored in San Domingo Creek
San Domingo Creek – St. Michael’s, MD We finally cast off the lines this morning – the saga of Rocinante the wonder boat continues! For the last few weeks, we’ve been checking off the final items on what seemed like a never ending list. New fire extinguishers; replacement flares; new […]

San Domingo Creek – St. Michael’s, MD

Our Jabsco Marine Toilet started acting up; First, it wouldn’t draw water in to flush and then it stopped holding back the waste water, so it was time to dive in and fix it! In this part, part 2, I tackle the second problem and replace the “Joker Valve” (Part […]

A man’s got to do what a man’s got to ...

Our Jabsco Marine Toilet started acting up; First, it wouldn’t draw water in to flush and then it stopped holding back the wastewater, so it was time to dive in and fix it! In part 1, I tackle the first problem and replace the “Top Valve Gasket” (Part #21 in […]

A man’s got to do what a man’s got to ...

Lake Worth Sunrise
Benny’s On The Beach – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10 S Ocean Blvd, Lake Worth, FL 33460   Initial Review: Wow, a 5-star review – obviously, we’re easily impressed… not! So, why 5-stars? Easy, I went in figuring that Benny’s wouldn’t live up to the hype and I was wrong. Now, as with everything, […]

Benny’s On The Beach

Our shredded tire waiting to be replaced.
Our recent road trip to Florida for a wedding (congratulations to Vanessa & Christopher – love you guys!) was a perfect example of how one’s reaction to a situation makes all the difference in the world.  Ordeal or Adventure – it’s all up to you. The story unfolds on a […]

Ordeal or Adventure – it’s all up to you

Cruising Lesson #753 – If you leave your dink in the water (Chesapeake) for 2 months, you will be sorry! OK, lesson learned! After much hosing & scraping by Maria/Ada & I in the heat of the day, she’s almost back to normal. BTW, for anyone that was not aware, […]

Oh No! I’ve got Barnacles on my Dink!

Charting our course 3
We have ignition! All the preliminary work on the primary engine stacked the odds in our favor and she kicked over on the first try, proving the old adage once more; “The harder I work, the luckier I get!” Our trusty old workhorse of a chart plotter (Raymarine C-120 ) […]

step by step, inch by inch…

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Wow!  It’s been over a month since our last post – obviously, I’m going to have to work out a schedule for this blogging thing! OK, excuses aside, it’s been pretty mundane stuff going on; and lots of it. Ripped out, cleaned and re-bedded all the hatches Emptied the anchor locker, […]

Making a list and checking it twice!

I can’t begin to describe how amazing it is to be aboard Rocinante once more.  As many of you know, we started this process many years ago – specifically, we took our “test run” back in 2006/2007 spending a bit over 10 months aboard Rocinante to more or less confirm that this […]

Home again, Home again, Jiggety-Jig

Rocinante gets a scrub down
It was the perfect day for a scrub down, so I mounted my nifty new GoPro on the piling and we went to work! It took us the better part of the day, but you get to see it all in 27 seconds! We hope you enjoy our little video […]

Rocinante gets a scrub down