Author Archives: The Hermes

We found out the carpet in our state room was wet.  It had been pretty cold outside and we had the heat on plus the fact of all our heavy breathing ;), we figured it was condensation coming down the … Continue reading →

Well, we decided to put a chart plotter on the upper helm.  It also has a depth sounder that works.  Driving without a depth sounder was OK while we were on the river, a place we knew like the back … Continue reading →

We have a 63 foot Ricki Scarborough boat next to us. They pulled in a few weeks ago.  Apparently they had one of their fuel tanks burst so they had to replace it.  In order to replace it, they had … Continue reading →

Yes, we or should I say I, had to go to the Mardi Gras parade again this year.  It really is a lot of fun.  One of the first people I spy is this crazily dressed woman I wonder if … Continue reading →

We went to check out this marina that a friend of ours stayed at last year.  It is about 25 miles away by road, 2 miles as the crow flies, and 8 miles by water.  We couldn’t believe the interesting … Continue reading →

There is a park close to us where we walk on the trails, we go almost every day. I know I mentioned them the last time we were here.  They have Geocaching in this park.  This year we found another … Continue reading →

There are a couple of sport fisher boats tied up to the face dock of the dock we are on. You can see our little boat right under the planked side roof.  It looks so little compared to them :). … Continue reading →

Ya know, sometimes it is hard to tell what day it is when you are retired.  Every day seems like a Saturday.  One thing that is helpful here at the marina, or at any marina for that matter, you can … Continue reading →

We decided to take a drive to Pensacola as we hopefully will be making a trip there by boat before we leave.  While there, we pulled over and checked out the beaches there Gary was pondering whether or not he … Continue reading →

It finally got warm enough on the 19th for Gary to put on his shorts I settled for flip flops and kept my jeans on 🙂 Gary decided to put in lighting in the electrical panel.  We got this nice … Continue reading →