Author Archives: The Hermes

We are back up in Minnesota.  Had to surprise our Grandson for his 1st Birthday! What a lucky boy!  It was a nice surprise for him and the rest of the family. You all have a wonderful Thanksgiving, a Merry … Continue reading →

It is getting pretty cold down here, low 20’s at night.  I know, I know, you poor soles in Minnesota have it a lot worse that we do but our boat doesn’t have much insulation so it gets pretty chilly … Continue reading →

I guess I was right, the master head is broken, darn.  Good thing we have two heads! Gary had to go down the front hatch which is closest to the vacufush pumps so see what the problem is. He figures … Continue reading →

We left the week of the 28th to check out a bunch of marinas that will be our home for next summer into fall.  Before we left, we had the boat pulled for a bottom cleaning and some repairs.  No … Continue reading →

We took the boat out for a little tool this morning after we pumped out.  Pumping out, always such a fun thing to do, watching your poop be sucked out a hose and praying that the hose doesn’t pop off … Continue reading →

Oh goodie!  We get to go down into the engine room again and learn something new.  Today we are going to learn how to change raw water impellers on our Volvos (that is the engine in case you forgot:)).  The … Continue reading →

We are trying to see all the historical places around here before we leave in January.  The other day we went to the Corinth Interpretive Center.  It is another place run by the Park service.  It also was FREE!  We … Continue reading →

I can’t believe it has been a little over a year since we left Sunnyside Marina for our big adventure.  Still having fun and making plans for next summers adventure.  Doing research and taking a road trip in a few … Continue reading →

Oh boy!  Now we get to actually get into the “Holy Room” as Gary calls it.  Kind of like a Man Cave, minus the TV :).  Here is the door, I mean hatch, to the “Holy Room” You can see … Continue reading →

We are going to be working on some of our maintenance items for the boat.  We have compiled monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual tasks sheets (OCD for Gary, and the fact that I put them in Excel spread sheets for the anal … Continue reading →