Carefree Carrabelle

We were not very excited about going into Carrabelle for some maintenance and to wait out TS Colin.  We had been there many years ago and only remembered how bad the mosquitos were during our stop. We ended up staying there for 8 days and thoroughly enjoyed it.

View Down the River

Carrabelle is so small that they don't even have a red light and can boast that they have the smallest police station in the world.  But there is an IGA, Ace Hardware and a couple of good little cafes within in a stone's throw of the marina.

Our base was C-Quarter Marina and a great place to spend the week.  Part of the fun was meeting other cruisers, some who had cruised for years and others like us who were at the beginning of the journey.  The large porch is a gathering place from early morning to dusk for cruisers and locals alike.  Mexican Monday is a weekly potluck that was lots of fun!

Cruisers are starting to gather.

Mexican Monday

It was fun to watch the Saturday fishing tournament!  I have to learn to fish.

The winning grouper at 38 pounds and that was only half of him!! Whoa!!

A face only a momma could love

If you happen to head into Carrabelle, these are a few of the place you need to check out.

Carrabelle Junction is an old-time ice cream parlor.  They make an awesome breakfast and the ice cream isn't bad either.

Ham and cheese croissant and fresh squeezed OJ

The waterfront park is pretty cool.

The old Carrabelle Hotel

The Fisherman's Wife and Fathoms were good places to eat. The shrimp dishes were delicious.

But the best thing of all was the people we met!

Victor and Kathy

John and Nancy
I didn't get a pic of Marty and Ken!  Will have to catch up with them in the future!

Hope you enjoy your time  on the porch!!

Till next time, don't forget to relax and get some sand between your toes!!

Sante,

And the next adventure begins!!

On June 8th we celebrated one year on our boat, Dreamchaser.  It has been lots of fun and we are loving the boating life.  Most of first year was spent at Bluewater Bay Marina in Niceville and it was a great experience.  We made many new friends that we will remember forever.

Our evening view

LJ Schooners' view

Another gorgeous sunset!!

Going to miss this place!! Adios Schooners!!

Just three short weeks ago we set off on our grand adventure. We've made a slow path east during these weeks and have revisited many of the wonderful places that we have been sailing for years.  At times it seems like we are just on another sailing vacation... but this time we get to continue on!

Some of our favorites!!

The Ditch..

St. Andrews..

Interesting neighborhoods to explore.

Great parks! This is the only palm of its kind!

Shell Island..

Sunset on the hook

It really is this secluded!

Port St. Joe..

Apalach..

Carrabelle..

The Old Carrabelle Hotel

Sunset at the dock!

But now it is time to explore new places!  Hope you come along with us.  Who knows where this will lead??


Till next time, don't forget to relax and get some sand between your toes!!

Sante,

Buenos Aires

Week 7
BA is starting to feel like home.  We have fallen in love with the urban life style and the beautiful city that is Buenos Aires.   Week 7 was filled with lots of walking, great cafes, and museums.  We try to  play tourist about every 3 to 4 days with lunch and a museum in a different part of the city.  Recoleta Cemetery  is right at the top of any must do in BA. So after a leisurely lunch on the sidewalk at La Pace, we spent an afternoon roaming among the crypts. It was absolutely gorgeous. 




The tables under the 18th century gum tree at La Beila were the perfect place to sip a little wine and people watch when we left Recoleta. 

This area of BA is more congested than our Palermo Soho but a nice place to visit.  Before heading back, we did check out the Palace Alvear Hotel which was gorgeous.

The Jardin Japones was our second excursion in week 7.  Even though it is a little run down, it is another wonderful green space in Palermo which is called the lungs of BA. 

The Museo Evita was our next stop and more interesting than expected.  It is housed in a mansion that Evita used for some of her social programs.

On Friday we headed back out again to the Recoleta area, this time to the Museo National de Bellas Artes and lunch at Sirop y Folie.  Lunch was beyond delicious and an afternoon with Picasso, Gauguin, and numerous other greats made for the perfect day.
Ended the week with a trip down to San Telmo and their Sunday Feria. Spent the morning wandering through the stalls with Enid before another great lunch at Petanque!  Our server George was very French and entertaining and made the excellent food even better.  Trout, roasted pork, steak tartare and a great red wine.  Only way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Great cafes this week:
La  Pace on Juncal
Sarkis, Armenian, wonderful grapes leaves, hummus, lamb and mousaka and white wine.  Yummy
Museo Evita Restaurant, French garden café at the Museo
La Fabrica Del Taco, sidewalk café with awesome pork tacos in Soho
Sirop y Folie, French, a little jewel on Vincente Lopez 1661
Puro Bistro, Italian and parillo, in the Hood, great gnocchi
Petanque, French café on Defensa in San Telmo
Time away from home – 7 weeks
Distance Travelled - 13,694 miles
To see more photos of our ports of call just click on the red port to visit “Dreamchaser Travels” at Shutterfly!
Till next time,

Don’t forget to relax and get some sand between your toes!!

                     Santé,

Buenos Aires

Week 6

And we spent most of the week getting used to our New Hood! We actually found The Jumbo and Easy complex not too far from Casa Lucy for groceries and household items.  Just nesting away.  Some of the week’s highlights was lunch with Enid and John at Dashi Sushi

and a wonderful Italian meal at La Momma Rosa’s in Villa Crespo, a local’s neighborhood far from the usual tourist hangouts. The food has been excellent and we truly enjoy going off for our walks and exploring.

On Friday we headed out for a free local city tour with Jonathan of BA Local Tours.   Jonathan operates daily out of Plaza Italia and does an excellent job of orienting tourists to the city and its buses and subways.

 

 

The best part of the tour was getting to ride on one of the old wooden subway trains.  It was the last day that they were going to be in operation and the crowds were large but well worth the trip.  Thanks for a great day, Jonathan!
Time away from home: 6 weeks
Distance traveled: 13, 694 miles
To see more photos of our ports of call just click on the red port to visit “Dreamchaser Travels” at Shutterfly!
Till next time,

Don’t forget to relax and get some sand between your toes!!

                     Santé,