The Cruising Adventures of Wild Blue and crew...

Jim and Joan-I was thinking about you guys this morning. I was sitting at the Ford dealer waiting for them to do the recall stuff and also hunt down and kill the mouse living in the engine compartment. On the big CNN screen they showed the weather heading to Brownsville. Hope your homebase dodged this storm. It's good to know that if you do get wet you've got some extra towels. :roll:
 
Jim
My retired life could be boring if I couldn't drop by the computer several times a day and catch up on your adventures. I'm right now without a boat. :( Selling every toy Pat will let me to come up with eigher a 19' or 22' cruiser. Lake Tahoe is beautiful this time of year. Don't ask me how the fishing is because I DON'T HAVE A BOAT :cry: Using my friends 18' Grady-White just wouldn't be the same.
You and Joan continue to be safe.
Gizmo
 
Thanks again for some very special dialogue and photos from your adventures this year. Look foreward to seeing you all again shortly!

Your adventures show the very best of what C Brats is all about--and why we own these wonderful little boats! Now you all have me thinking of a winter cruise to Cabo...(Incidently, most of the cruisers go to the Mainland of Mexico and out of the Sea of Cortez during the cooler months. We have found that in Jan and Feb there are not many larger boat in the Sea of Cortez--and it is excellent cruising!
 
Marty - Yep, there's been plenty of rain at home lately. Fortunately, since we live on an island, the water has some place to go. :wink: Thanks for reminding me about the towel... I was getting a bit rusty on humiliation. :mrgreen:

Steve - I knew you had Gizmo for sale, but I must have missed that she went to a new home! We'll look forward to cruising with you again when you get the next boat. Please keep us posted.

Dr. Bob - We like Baja and the Sea of Cortez. Picking the best time is important. I'm sure you've heard the S of C called the "Celiba-sea" during the hot months... 'cause it's just too darn hot to even think about... well, you know. 8)

We just got back from a day of shopping... found some good boat shoes and t-shirts at Outdoor World/Bass Pro Shop... takes care of me for the next season. Now, I'm heading back out to the pool to wrestle with the kayak again.

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
thataway":usgvawly said:
Now you all have me thinking of a winter cruise to Cabo...(Incidently, most of the cruisers go to the Mainland of Mexico and out of the Sea of Cortez during the cooler months. We have found that in Jan and Feb there are not many larger boat in the Sea of Cortez--and it is excellent cruising!
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Is there a particular reason why it is not as popular during those months -- more/bigger storms, perhaps? I find this surprising given that those months are the busiest months for the resorts.

Thanks,
Warren
 
Let's go back to the part about bleaching your ass white...I liked that one, entirely credible!
 
I'm sailing out of San Francisco Bay Oct.15 to be at Cabo around Nov. 15.
From there we are going to mainland and check out the weather for a couple of months. I'll let you guys know. Then next Fall we can get a C-Dory Baha Cruise together.
 
Steve Grover":eal11ch4 said:
I'm sailing out of San Francisco Bay Oct.15 to be at Cabo around Nov. 15.
From there we are going to mainland and check out the weather for a couple of months. I'll let you guys know. Then next Fall we can get a C-Dory Baha Cruise together.
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You taking your cute li'l dog on the high seas?

Warren
 
Kayak, day two... I only got wet when I intended to. :D Forgive my dangling participle, and no, Pat, that has nothing to do with bleaching anything. :wink:

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I'm thinking the kayak will be a good addition to Wild Blue. Good exercise and I'll enjoy seeing where I'm going while paddling (as opposed to rowing a dinghy). There are often times when a dinghy is best (like making a grocery run or when you have a long ways to go and want to cover it quickly - with a motor), but I can see plenty of times when the kayak will be just right. And easy to toss in the vehicle when we're land traveling.

I practiced getting back in (without rolling), rotating, turning, stopping... not much room to practice long distance power strokes in the kids' pool. 8) I'll be ready to run this up and down the canals when we get home... when we're not running Wild Blue, that is.

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
Take a photo from the other side of the pool! I want to see that CD25 in there too!! :lol:

Charlie
 
Our daughter lives in an area that has a lot of silly rules... like: no boat/RV parking anywhere that can be seen from the street. I suggested that we could knock down a wall, run Wild Blue into their pool, and no one would know. I could tell by the tight lips that she didn't think it was a good idea. Perhaps the final straw was when I asked her what their "pumping sewage overboard" policy was in the pool? :twisted: She was no less enthralled when I told her we could knock the wheels off the RV and put it up on blocks in her driveway... "Hell, we could put some skirting around it and it wouldn't be an RV anymore. We could tell your owners' association anal-retentives to kiss my bleached butt." 8)

So, Charlie, Wild Blue has to stay in storage for a week or so. :roll:

Best wishes,
Jim
 
Some owners' associations get pretty testy, don't they? On a MC trip we visited a friend in a small community; she said she'd have the garage door open for us. We drove into the garage on the Gold Wing and then knocked on her door. She was surprised, and said she didn't hear us come in! She closed the garage door pretty quick. Turns out (we didn't know), the community prohibited motorcycles, but she didn't want to tell us not to come.

One can never be sure if they are trying to limit the noise, the kids running around on dirt bikes, or the Hell's Angels. And then they allow ATV's, and in the winter, snowmobiles. Go figure.

OTOH, not too far from our house are some people that park their extra car on the grass in the middle of their front yard. So I guess those CC&R's can be pretty helpful in a lot of cases.

A local radio station has a 'whiner line'. Someone called in to complain about one of the announcers, concluding his rant with, "Oh, by the way, your house has a flat tire."

iggy
 
Left Phoenix today, heading south and east... a "three state" travel day, across Arizona, New Mexico, and 140 miles into Texas. We're just under half way home. :disgust

Pretty much all we did today was drive, talk, and listen to satellite radio. On the bright side, we saw Frequent Sea, Bob and Marie's CD-25. They were heading west on I-25 in New Mexico as we were heading east. Had we known, we would have made arrangements to meet somewhere for ice cream. We flashed lights and waved, don't know if they saw us.

We are in beautiful, scenic Van Horn, TX tonight. Lost two hours (according to the clock, thanks to the time zones) today; rolled into an RV park around 9:00 pm. Drinks, snacks, my 'net fix, and bed... it was a long day (just over 600 miles).

Looks like we're about 2 days from home.

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
JamesTXSD":lqg8g88q said:
Looks like we're about 2 days from home.
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Did you leave your boat in Pheonix?

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oldgrowth":dlfrl7ab said:
JamesTXSD":dlfrl7ab said:
Looks like we're about 2 days from home.
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Did you leave your boat in Pheonix?

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What have you been smoking, Dave??? The damn thing would be a puddle of molten fiberglass after another week there! :shock: It's 110º... but it's a dry heat. That's like saying, "I wasn't that sick - I didn't puke, it was only the dry heaves." :twisted:

Leave the boat in Phoenix??? Where there's no freakin' water??? Or take it with us back to the beautiful Gulf of Mexico where we have a dock right out our door??? Tough decision.

Sorry, I lost my head there. Must be all the dust blowing in scenic Van Horn. Ahem... no, Dave, we did not leave the boat in Phoenix. The lovely Wild Blue is right behind Big Red. In fact, she is our RV while on the road back home. Like me, she is anxious to get back in the water. We should be home on Wednesday; Wild Blue will be back in the water within 24 hours of our arrival home.

On the road again... I just can't wait to get on the road again... everybody sing!

Best wishes,
Jim

PS - It did sprinkle about 100 drops during the middle of the night, so instead of blowing dust, we now have a muddy truck and boat... so I got that going for me. :disgust
 
I will try again.

How can you be two days from home, if Wild Blue is hooked to your truck and you are in the truck?
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Aha, got it - now lets see if Jim does! Maybe too subtle!



oldgrowth":1d1iukrb said:
I will try again.

How can you be two days from home, if Wild Blue is hooked to your truck and you are in the truck?
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Pat Anderson":3139misw said:
Aha, got it - now lets see if Jim does! Maybe too subtle!
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Yep - probably needs to says something about bleaching his backside for him to truly understand..... He needs to re-read Valkyrie's recent post and then reply in the appropriate, pensive, thoughtful and apologetic tone :wink: .
 
Ah, so you meant... :mrgreen:

I'm about as subtle as an anvil. Sure, I get what you meant, Dave, ol' buddy... but I don't pay outrageous taxes and insurance on Wild Blue - that's reserved for the house. :crook

And be it ever so humble, we are now home... as in: at the house in Texas. It was about an 800 mile day today. Wild Blue and Big Red are champs. Both are covered in bugs, but will be looking good as new as soon as we get moved back into the non-floating home.

It's been over 5 months since we've been here... we kinda missed the place.

We're beat, so I'll be wrapping this up for now.

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
Jim, Joan & Molly, Good Morning!

Pleased to read your post that you've arrived safely back in Texas. We won't be needing to send out a 'C-Brat Search and Rescue' unlike SeaWolf Joe.....who didn't check in with the family!

Hope you'll be able to return to the PNW again so we can share in some more delightful and entertaining adventures.....dingy in the dark at Montague, pea pickin at Roger's farm, your birthday, Mexican food at Oak Harbor...just to name a few that we'll always remember. Thanks!

Best always,
Ruth and Joe/R-MATEY
 
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