Author Archives: The Hermes

The next place we were going to was only 20 miles away so we took our time leaving Rowan Marin Marina, we even had time for breakfast there.  When we finally left, we had to jocky for position in front … Continue reading →

We were up by 6:30 A.M. raring to go.  We decided to cross lake Okeechobee all in one swoop by cutting directly across the lake.  We had to go thru two locks to get to the lake. We found that … Continue reading →

We left on March 2nd to go get the new boat.  It was located in Stuart, FL at the sellers house.  Stuart is all the way across the state on the East coast.  We planned to take 4 days to bring it … Continue reading →

Anybody notice the banner on the website has changed?  Good Morning People!  Yes, we bought the last 2003 Albin we looked at The boat’s name is Miss Magoo but of course we will be changing it to Touch of Class.  … Continue reading →

One of the last places we took the fam to was to a place called Manatee Park.  This is located by a power plant.  The manatee don’t like cold water so when the Gulf water gets below 65 degrees they … Continue reading →

We figured we better check out as many beaches as we could so they could get the full Florida experience.  We took the kids first to see the Santa Belle Island.  This is a pretty swanky place, they charge you … Continue reading →

So, in an effort to take in all the sights they have to offer around here, (trying to show the kids a good time ya know 🙂 ) we visited the Shell Factory.  I thought this was just going to … Continue reading →

We went to a park close to the old homestead today.  As we were looking out over the water we saw another Albin I think someone is trying to tell us something. As we walked around the park we saw people … Continue reading →

In the meantime, while we continue our search for the boat, our kids stopped down for a visit.  Our girl, her husband and their boy flew in for a 10 day visit and our boy drove 26 hours, non-stop, to spend … Continue reading →

So we decided to take down our lift because no matter what boat we get, the boat will be too big and heavy for our 7500 lb. lift.  We figured we put the $6,000 to $9,000 it would cost to … Continue reading →