Great Pond, ME 09/26/12
In the end, we scrapped our 100 mile wilderness Appalachian Trail hiking plans and decided to wing it. The details were bogging us down, and I was starting to get snippy with George. There’s...
View ArticleNew Glasgow, PEI
We spent our last day day in Maine canoeing in a secluded lake. One of us even went skinny dipping. Paddling on the lake made the whole “Camping in Maine” trip complete. There aren’t many campgrounds...
View ArticleCharlottetown, Victoria by the Sea, and Point Prim, PEI
September in PEI is normally sunny and cool, but it’s been raining here every day. George and I made the best of it wearing our rainjackets and soggy socks and were thankful that we weren’t hiking in...
View ArticleHalifax, Nova Scotia 10/1-10/3
We spent 2 fun-filled jam-packed nights with our Haligonian friends. I’ve been waiting to use the word “Haligonian” in a sentence, so there it is. Vince and his beloved, Sharlene, offered us either...
View ArticleGranville Ferry, NS 10/3-10/5
Not wanting to stink like fish and wear out our welcome, we reluctantly said goodbye to Vince and Sharlene after 2 days and headed for the East Coast of Nova Scotia. Vince arranged for us to stay at...
View ArticleNovember 2012 – The perfect delivery
The call came on the first Thursday of November. “So, I hear we’re going sailing!” said the Captain to George. The boat was a Manta 42 catamaran, and the final destination was Florida. Departure was...
View ArticleAbaco, Bahamas – 2013
“How would you like to be our tour guide through the Abacos? We’ll even fly Kerri in.” In exchange for an all expenses paid trip through the Abacos, including our flights, George is leading SV Summer...
View ArticleSpectra: A tale of woe and fortune
photo: by George (way to one up me, babe.) **George is currently on a mooring ball in Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera, boatsitting while the owners are away on business. In between his long walks on the...
View ArticleHousesitting in North Carolina – my first assignment with “Trusted Housesitters”
I’m sitting at the kitchen table holding my steaming cup of instant coffee because I couldn’t figure out the fancy shmancy gourmet coffee maker. Staring out the sliding glass door, I watch a herd of...
View ArticleDolphin fun
Last year, Kerri and I spent a good bit of time near George Town, Exuma, anchored across from Kidd Cove. One day we saw some dolphins passing through and they went and checked out a guy who was in the...
View ArticleSV Marquesa is for sale! Updated with full specs and reduced price. 06/07
$28K, as is. Other than the engine, rig and hull, she will need a total refit to bring her up to Yacht standards. Freedom 40 cat ketch – 1976 Tillotson Pearson center cockpit, Hull #7, bow thruster,...
View ArticleSV Marquesa is for sale – $20K
We sailed her 2 years in the Bahamas and had a hell of a good time: Many tasks have been accomplished to bring Marquesa back up to “yacht” standard. Her Perkins 4-108 drive train has been fully...
View ArticleIn conclusion…
We sold Marquesa 19 days after putting her up for sale, on here and on Craigslist, to a couple of dreamers – a father/son team looking for a boat to fix up together and take to the Caribbean. The son...
View ArticleNew addition.
After 6 years, she finally has a name on her stern. She’s a real sailboat now! Immediately upon selling Marquesa, we regretted it. So we bought her back and are prepping her to head south in a few...
View ArticleConch Tales
George is back on sv Summer Wind again this cruising season, and after a fast and non-eventful passage (the best kind) from Annapolis to the Bahamas, they are right now preparing to head further south...
View ArticleStoicism
Eleuthera. It was to be our prison for several days of hard winds. On our way in we caught some food so we would not starve. The next morning the sky was very angry. So we up-anchored and ran down …...
View ArticleLetter to the Arctic
From: George Huffman To: The Arctic Subject: Your poor performance cc: Chris Parker Dear Arctic, I hope you’re enjoying your time of darkness of which I’ve once again provided by baiting the Sun...
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