Testing new blog skills

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Hi all,

Occasionally, you get a new “toy” that requires some basic intuition on how to make it work. If that basic intuition fails, you read the manual. Today I am trying my basic intuition with our new blog site, hoping you will get a e-mail invite to read…

We are hoping that this blog will be fun, and informative as Grateful Red continues it’s journey. It is set up to “flag” you when there is a new post. (you, being the crew members that will participate in some part of 2009 transatlantic voyages). As you read the old posts, keep in mind, we were “feeling” our way around what a blog can do. We are still “building” it, but comments are welcomed as to what you would like to see, aside from the daily titter I might come up with!

Gad! Back to 20 degrees and snow

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Gad! Back to 20 degrees and snow! So glad to have missed the freezing rain, but our turn will come I am sure.

Key West was wonderful and it felt like going home. The boat is pristine and ready to sail. New whisper pole included and tested. Also tested Heave-to process. Allowed us time for a great lunch on-board.

Wish you all were there!

At home in Key West!

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Nothing’s better than sitting on the boat, with the sun about 20 minutes from setting, and trying to decide whether wine or a hearty rum and coke will do.

Ken and I worked most of the day on the boat. I scrubbed with new cleaner to remove rust, grim and such. Ken worked on, well, all that other stuff. Logging the time it takes for the battery to get to the point of needing to be recharged, finishing the repair on the roller-furler (thanks Tom), and cursing the many hired professionals that have claimed to have fixed the out-haul.

One new discovery today, Sunday’s at the White Tarpon they have (from noon to 4pm) Make your own Bloody Marys! Quite the “salad-bar”! Liza, you have to see it! Almost as good as the The Grape Escape in Galena!!!