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Annual Hatteras LRC Club Meeting
It isn’t enough just to say WOW Vancouver is a great place. The Admiral and I traveled to Vancouver for the annual LRC club meetig (Sept. 12 – 17). This was our first true annual meeting and it was great. Three 58-footers and one 65 were on the docks where we spent most of … Continue reading
Beaufort for a Hatteras
April 20th we drove to Beaufort, NC to join our friends Dean and Carol who wanted to look at a 42-ft Hatteras LRC. Did not really want to make the drive in one day but we did. We found out that Beaufort (I have a hard time remembering this is pronounced ‘Bo-fort’) was voted best … Continue reading
DinkerBelle
One of the great things about Belle is her dinghey. It is a 1988 or 1989 13-foot Boston Whaler Scout with a 40-hp Honda and this little sucker really flies. But, as you can see in the before picture, it was a bit sad. Not to worry though – just give the dink to New England … Continue reading
I’m Working on That Part…
For Cara Dawn – thanks for keeping track of us the entire trip: So there we were, 5 AM Saturday, December 17 facing the last short leg to home port. You know how it is – you get a little sad that your time is ending but getting ready for departure brings activity that pushes … Continue reading
Can We Just Keep On Going
Pelican Bay to Cortez and Home: As we saw the days winding down our decision to not push so hard was rewarded by our good friends driving down from Tampa to see us and Belle in Cortez. We had met by chance prior to picking up Belle while sitting in a resteraunt planning our trip. Carol apparently … Continue reading
About Us
Our Bio
American by birth, Southern by the grace of God! We have four wonderful children, celebrated 30-years of marriage, and now it is our time. Belle Aurore is probably our last boat and we’ll share our travels here for family and friends. Life ain’t no dress rehearsal, and given enough breath we’ll go out like a runner stealing second base. Just make sure the headstone’s at the other end of the hole!