April is ended, May is half gone Time for the crew of Cayenne to move on We have been overwhelmed by your hospitality Because being with Dad is the best place to be You have… Ode to Dad…In honor of "Fodder's" Day:
We’re tanned and our feet are like leather We’ve seen lots of glorious weather After 2000 miles We’ve run out of smiles We can sail, but we can’t live together. So Margaret and Barry are… #48 & 49: Separation
The cleanup is kind of a chore Our kitty has barfed on the floor Her seasickness is chronic But it’s kind of ironic: Her hairballs, at least, are no more!
The day after Barry’s birthday found us anchored in an tenuous place. Unprotected, exposed to thunderstorms and winds, we were near the eastern shore of the miles-wide Alligator River. Ashore, we could see an old… Lassie (and Eunice) Save the Day
There once was a place like no other Much loved by my dear deceased mother With beaches of white sand It’s called Harbor Island We went there with Dad and big brother (in honor of… #46: Harbor Island Rendezvous
Out in Cayenne’s cockpit, we’re more likely to be listening to the marine radio than the stereo. Back when we sailed on Puget Sound, that was the case for both Brian’s Nereid and our Northern… Put another log on the fire, Bubba!
My father just happened to know Some miracle workers in Vero They made magic repairs To both of our chairs We owe HUGE thanks to Anna and Joe*! *Of Miracle Upholstery, Vero Beach, Florida
After our struggles to make it down the west coast of Florida and around to Key West, our travels north have been far easier. We’ve made it the length of Florida in just two hops:… Flying Fish and the Invisible River
From Roy, of Naples, Florida, in honor of Meps’ birthday celebration with her Dad: So the boat is afloat in the IC moat The birthday coming and you can dote On the daughter dear who… #44: We have guest poets (so I can take my birthday off today!)
Tuesday afternoon, 3 pm: The boat up ahead is bright yellow And the driver is cool, calm and mellow To our right is Key West But our skipper is stressed Being towed in by a… #42 & #43: Calamitous Key West