Month: February 2019

Hilary, Spelling and the Camino; GPS, the Bahamas, and when will we ever get home to Caro Babbo.

Decatur, GA, 19-FEB-2019 – At times I’ve written that the true subject of this blog is Hilary.

Dyna and husband John at the 2019 Atlanta Orthographic Spelling Bee.

I received this email from Dyna Kohler, the Doyenne of the Atlanta Orthographic Spelling Bee. Dyna saw a picture of our dinghy, the Hilary Hoffmann stored on Caro Babbo’s foredeck.

I am really dumbfounded now to learn Hilary’s full name.  Hilary Hoffman, did she walk the Camino in Spain in 2003?  If so, I met her.…

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Clothing

Working here in Atlanta, getting things done, means that posts go out well after they have been started, followed by a flurry of posts. Sorry for the delay.

Decatur, GA, 6-FEB-2019 – Last week, a cruiser’s forum email asked about suitable clothing for cruisers.

‘‘Anyone found any sailing-themed fun clothing at a reasonable price point not made from cheap tourist tee shirt material (like all the ones on Etsy)?’’

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Sand Hill Cranes

Decatur, GA, 10-FEB-2019 – Jennifer thinks the call of Sandhill Crane sounds like the clattering of crockery dishes, a distinctive sound that carries for miles. I had always, somehow, thought that Sandhill Cranes were endangered and rare – they are neither. Though they do mate for life.

There is a very small anchorage in Cecilia Island, BC, just north of Shearwater, where a mated pair return each year. The first time we heard that pair, we stood stock still on the deck of Caro Babbo. The sound is loud, really loud. After a while we spied the pair on shore.

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