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On Passage: My first journey of 1,000+ miles, mostly all in one go

Posted on May 8, 2020 by ozweaver

Our long passage home began on Monday, so this is Day 5, and it has gone better than I expected. I’ll never be a sailor, but Bob sure is. If you ever have to go on a long voyage against … Continue reading →

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Departure

Posted on May 3, 2020 by ozweaver

The time has finally come! While I haven’t had nearly as much experience with long passages as Bob has, this is what I always encounter: We provision and wait for the weather window. Our provisions grow low in the waiting … Continue reading →

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Plan C, D, E…etc.

Posted on April 27, 2020 by ozweaver

All we do these days is make plans for getting home before the hurricane season starts down here. I was going to write about these plans, but they are mutating too fast for me, faster than shifting sand trickling through … Continue reading →

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Carnivale….it’s all about the textiles and the smiles

Posted on February 23, 2020 by ozweaver

Carnivale started yesterday afternoon in Fort de France, and will continue through Ash Wednesday. The schedule of events is complex and interesting — everything from children dressed up as little devils on ‘Red Day’ to ‘Unilikely Couples’ on Wedding Day. … Continue reading →

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A Lovely Day in Cocoa

Posted on December 5, 2012 by ozweaver

I continue to marvel at how lovely the Christmas season can be in the tropics!  Bob and I took a walk together through the more historic residential area of Cocoa, the major style being bungalow from the early 20th century…..my … Continue reading →

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Knitting My Way through Life!

Posted on November 8, 2012 by ozweaver

The past two days we have awakened to temperatures in the 30s!  Sweater weather!  We will be leaving Charleston today and heading ever more southward…. St. Mary’s, Georgia, by Thanksgiving! I have come to the rather deflating realization that my … Continue reading →

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Ending the trip with a Bang!

Posted on August 27, 2011 by ozweaver

My last few days in Maine will be spent riding out what remains of hurricane Irene when she hits these shores.  Hopefully she will be spent by the time she arrives, but everyone has to be prepared for the worst! … Continue reading →

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Knitting and Fabric Shops in Coastal Maine

Posted on August 10, 2011 by ozweaver

Several of our usual ports have surprised me with wonderful knitting and fabric shops!  Our ‘guest room’ is quickly filling up with my treasures! Bath: Halcyon (the photo on their homepage is that Ecobaby sailor pattern! Ha!)  I have to … Continue reading →

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Impressions

Posted on August 1, 2011 by ozweaver

       

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Famous Knitter or just Famous?

Posted on July 28, 2011 by ozweaver

Each year at some point in our Maine sailing adventures we go out to Allen Island, a lovely getaway for the well known Wyeth family where they have very nicely placed a few moorings for visiting boaters to enjoy.  Last … Continue reading →

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