News from Ben and Krystl

Ben, Krystl and Amber are in Carriacou. They say it's very laid back and friendly there. They went as far south as Grenada and are now headed back up. They converted their dinghy into a sailing dinghy and are headed to Sandy Island. Wish we were there guys!

We miss you!

They sent a couple photo's.....check it out.

Saw This On Ellen This Morning....

Unbelievable video of Dolphins .... check it out....


http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1041454/dolphin_play_bubble_rings

Found This Today.... Thought We'd Share It

On the water everything is clear. It is a gift for the soul; a clarity born of sea and salt air that touches the small inner voice within us that has been too long silenced by the chaos of life. It is a gift that heals; that gives us power to rid ourselves of confusion, worry, guilt, and regret; that gives us faith in ourselves and our dreams. But if we refuse to heed the gift of clarity, if we deny the inner voice that tells us who we are, then we will wither and die before our time. For when we kill the dream within us, we kill ourselves.

We may be breathing, and the blood may be flowing through our veins, but it is not living. It is merely busy-ness disguised as living – from children who are shuttled from one organized activity to another without a single moment simply to be themselves, to play, or to let their imaginations run free, to adults who scurry from store to store, buying whatever their money or credit will allow in the false hope that material acquisitions will somehow deaden their pain. The pain may go away for a while, but it always returns. For nothing can satisfy a dream unfulfilled, a life unlived.

On the water everything is clear. It gives us power to climb the wind and soar.

You want to be happy? Then find the wind, find where it’s coming from and where it’s going. For it is only when your boat has a bellyful of wind in her sails and her hull is ripping through the sea, and the salt spray is stinging your face, that you will know you’re alive. You will know who you are and where you’re going. You will know your dream.

Valerie Wilcox

Hunker'd Down

Hey folks. We've been hunkered down in the cold....sometimes getting down in the 30's at night. Espar heater has been keeping the boat at a toasty 70 degrees. Peter and Gale are still in Green Turtle, not sure where Ben and Krystl are right now, big John is back from the Bahamas, coming to check on his boat this week, and has anyone heard from Andrew and Sharon or Aussie Jim?
Bob and Molly have been having a good time on the trail. We were worried that they'd be freezing to death, but they sent an email and said they're having fun. We recently upgraded our batteries to AGM's (absorbant glass mat) and have almost tripled our amp hours. We've got plans to remove and rebed all the portlights on the boat, refurb the binnacle, and we've purchased a new boom vang because our old one had seen it's better days.
Also on the list a leaking drain tube in the anchor locker, servicing the Espar, and all the cushions on the entire boat are pretty much shot, especially now that we're living aboard.
Anyway, all is well in Oriental land....

We miss all of you!

Sidewalk Sailboats

This man is amazing. 3D sidewalk art done with chalk. So real! Check out more of his work at this website. http://www.saturn9.ws/gallery/v/andy/sidewalk/

Up and Down The Creek

Strange weather lately. Lots of rain. Lots of cold, but still beautiful.

Rainy Day Aquarium

Saturday was a little gloomy and rainy, so why not go to the aquarium. This is a video slideshow of some of the pictures we took....

Someone took a goat (or sheep) with them on the ferry.

Here's the video...