To see as much of the world as we can,
Using the smallest carbon footprint we can,
Spending the least amount of money we can,
Making as many friends we can.

Team Red Cruising

  • Unbelievable

    Sun 21 February 2010

    No, really, it was unbelievable. When you have the right tools, the job isn't all that hard. Until you understand the tools, the job is impossible.

    Yesterday was a day of gloom and despair. I had been defeated by two through-hull fittings. I spent hours fiddling around with things that …

  • Patience, Hard Work, Perspective

    Sat 13 February 2010

    Frustration is having a long job list and icky weather. Coping with this can be tough.

    We spent the summer busting a hump: painting, repairing, packing.

    We moved and we had to get organized, find our way around, "get settled". Maybe 5 or 6 weeks.

    Then a quick boat shop …

  • "That's Brave"

    Sun 07 February 2010

    The Hampton Roads Geocaching Group had a meetup last night. We said we were n00bz and were out to meet other folks in the area. So we went to this pot-luck dinner at some random church.

    During dinner, one of the cachers asked us who else we knew. We knew …

  • Bookkeeping

    Mon 01 February 2010

    Epic snow. Cabin Fever.

    We're fidgety because there was no hands-on boat work this weekend. There's much to do, but we couldn't get to the marina; roads are closed. The Chrysler Museum of Art, for example, didn't try to stay open in this icy, sloppy mess.

    For my friends up …

  • Visiting; Going Home

    Sun 24 January 2010

    It's only been about three months, but things change. We moved October 1st, '09. Three months later, on Martin Luther King day of 2010, we went back to the old stomping grounds.

    MLK day -- celebrating human dignity and skiing -- what a combination. How this? Letting justice roll down like waters …

  • Some Jobs Completed

    Mon 11 January 2010

    Finally got some jobs checked off as "done". As in "completely 100% done."

    1. Engine Room Light; shown above. Done.

    2. Polarity Indicator; shown to the right. Done.

    3. Replace domestic wirenut on bilge pump circuit; lower right. Done.

    Some jobs are mostly done.

    1. Sink Drain Hose; lower middle. Mostly.

    2. Seacocks. Port side …

  • Team Red: Red Ranger

    Sat 09 January 2010

    The Team Red: Red Rover name had a lot of resonance. The kid's game. The idea of roving around. Rover is a euphemism for pirate. Cool.

    Synonyms for rover turned up ranger and wanderer, neither of which are piratical in nature. Wanderer seems undirected. J. R. R. Tolkien has this …

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