Florida experienced extremely cold temperatures for multiple days and Vero Beach had temperatures of 27 and 17 with windchill. A very coolish week or so but keeping busy organizing a trails project in the Exumas and a trail angel conference in Pinecrest in May. The indoor pickleball a few days a week and boaters Thursday…

I’m starting to get into the Vero beach routine as cruiser in this happy healthy town. A typical day starts with a listen on the boat cruisers net on vhf channel 69 and then a nice hour run and walk into the island part of vero for coffee and mocha. Maybe a bike ride over…

Arrived this morning on the 3rd day of the short sail from Titusville to Vero Beach. An easy sail with crew I recruited from a crew finders group called opo/ offshore passage opportunities. It was about 68 miles. It was nice to be back at Vero where multiple cruisers said / hi Scott / welcome…

Today was the big splash day when the big 50 ton crane came over and grabbed the sailboat and dropped it in the water. Today, with crew I recruited from a crew finders group, we sailed down the icw from Titusville to Cocoa Florida. The winds were lighter at 10-15 and made for an east…

You know you been somewhere a long time when you get invited to the local birding club and everyone at the pickleball club say hi to you with your name. Last week I was kidnapped by 3 birders who we met up again at the famous Dixie crossroads restaurant for more laughs and of course…

I’m back on the boat in Titusville preparing the boat for Florida and Bahamas cruising in the next 4 months. I’m keeping busy with boat projects and playing pickleball at the local kava bar, biking with locals and learning about how the kkk burned down a family’s house in 1951 here. Today while doing a…

The weather cleared for a few sunny days so I was able get out and do some plein air paintings near Pinecrest. I packed up my painting easel and paints and wandered over the snow to capture the snow and shadows.

The lack of snow in Pinecrest finally ended on December 24th. I headed back to pinecrest after some family events in the Bay Area to enjoy the cold fluffy white stuff at the cabin. Pinecrest has the full range of seasons from icy snowy winters to warm and dry summers. The snow tends to arrive…

The holidays were busy with several fun family and friends gatherings in the sf bay catching up with many this year.

One of the projects I did this summer and finally having some time to enjoy it is the trail log book and sign station I created at the top of Sonora pass where the pct hikers cross hwy 108 and record for others their arrival to this location near Pinecrest. The log book consists of…

A quick trip to check the cabin in Pinecrest. This year, it has snowed a few times in October and November but all the snow is gone now which is becoming more the normal. Pinecrest should have snow now and ski resorts nearby are usually open by now. Instead it is completely dry and climate…

I’m back in the sf bay staying with family and visiting friends.

It has been a busy 3 weeks in the boat yard picking up on boaters conversations about repairs, boats and products. Other boaters in the yard who most live in their tree houses as well while getting ready, are happy to lend a hand or answer a boating issue you are working with. You see…

Slow but steady progress on boat projects on cleaning and checking boat systems and getting vendors to quote for repairs and upgrades. The Indian river and the icw has numerous parks to that offer connection to the river, and the bird and wildlife that come with river filled with manatees and dolphins. The marinas offer…

Days quickly pass here in the boatyard. Everyone is on a mission to prepare their boat to launch for their season of sailing and folks work all day sanding and painting and evening looking online for parts to order to repair or replace. Big projects like “repowering” which is replacing the whole engine out which…

The boat preparing continues with swabbing the decks and turning on and checking systems like hot and cold plumbing water systems and gas for cooking. This year a clean out of drawers and cabinets and going thru storage areas that haven’t been fully sorted in years by any previous boat owner. The weather has changed…

Living on a boat 8 feet in the air surrounded by other folks also living on their boat who are friendly but busy everyday with boat projects is a fun experience. The boat yard and marinas are in this smaller town called Titusville which is directly west of cape Canaveral where rockets are launched now…

A long 24 hours of flying with 3 stops in 3 countries but finally arrived at Orlando Florida to return to the sailboat parked on the ground in the boat yard in Titusville. A few weeks here to prepare the boat for its winter sailing session around Florida and the Bahamas. Florida is hot with…

The sun continued to stay out today but temperatures hovered around freezing all day. Today was spent doing some painting and exploring other neighborhoods and castles and preparing for the flight back to the USA tomorrow.

Praha is broken into multiple districts with the most popular and tourist destination is district 1. Today the clouds cleared but the temps dropped below zero with black ice warnings and temperatures just above freezing much of the day. A nice day to capture Praha with some more light and visit hidden gems again for…