November 1-6, 2015 returning to MODAKI

Walkabout, took us on a tour of Washington D.C. , this is the back of the White House

Washington (pencil) Monument

State House, under construction

helicopters landing at at the Pentagon

Randy and Joe

one of the two meals we made from the Blue Apron, a mail order meal in a box

Carmen and I prepping the meal

Walkabout, Carmen, Randy and Coco … their new boat has some major issues and they will not be returning to the  Bahamas, the winter

next stop was at Fort Pierce, Florida to see Other Goose, Rick and Susan Schultz, from Owen Sound

we arrived at about 4pm to Modaki .. lots of mold inside

and enough outside too

the black is the soot from the burning of sugar cane 

some of the lines had to have a lot of soaking and cleaning

some of the small lines disintegrated from the sun

a bar of soap partly eaten, we have not found the nibbler yet … lots of Gecho's on the boat

the damp rid we installed, where completely full and probably should of been replaced every month

we worked from 8 - 1:30pm cleaning inside and out, most of the mold is gone now

oh yeah it is extremely hot and humid these days, 30 F, with humidity 35 F

this is last years picture of Ed and Nancy from Ithaca, New York, we stopped in to see them and spend a night .. and we hope to stop in to see them next spring

October 27- 31, 2015 last minute get togethers and packing the car

thanks to our family and friends for lots of suppers and get-togethers in the last few weeks

Jamie and Martha Nicol (Project 50) …. Val and Jody Bourerlein, Sue Allison and Tilak Fernando

little Carter helping dry the dishes

the tradition, Spring and Fall cleaning of McTeer and McTeer 2 cars.  A good mother and daughter time spent together

starting to pack up the car … we put the spare tire and jack in the back seat, thank goodness we didn't have to use it … the new Rocna 15 anchor, situated in the middle of the car

cleaning of Joe's workshop, to make room for the outdoor furniture

the trunk is packed, note the box in the middle, after we got to Ithaca, New York, things must of shifted and the trunk opened on its own 2 times, while we where on the 4 lane highway .. we only lost one thing, the laundry soap

by this point we realized that the car was packed too full .. 

we where relieved when the US Customs just asked a few questions, and waved us thru, I would of not wanted to repack

October 16 - 26, 2015

we enjoyed a great evening with close sailing friends, Paulien and Otto Visser, and Bernie and Sharon Shaw ..

sisters Joyce Gateman and Louse Pepe

Joe , Rollie Gateman and Mike Pepe, brother-in-laws

Carter, doing his math homework

Halloween costume for this year, a Caterpiller

no one likes dill pickles like Carter

Lily McTeer and Carter, enjoying treats

getting all animals arranged just so to watch a Superman Movie

reading time with Sailor Joe

Lily and Lydia, 4 1/2 months old daughter my niece Sara Gateman

Niall 2 1/2 years old , concentrating on his toys

Lydia, all dressed up as a sailor

I wonder what Lydia will be like when we return in 6 months time  ??

Niall is going to be a Chef when he grows up, here he is making us pizza, and cutting the slices just so perfect … what will he be doing in 6 months ..

thanks Sara and Derek for having Lily and I for a visit .. see you next May, 2016

October 2 - 15, 2015 .. renovations, family time

on one of our 3 trips to Kincardine in one week … for dental work .. we come across a whole series of windmills being installed .. the fog was so thick it was hard to see the top of the towers

we must have thousands and thousands of windmills on the Lake Huron shore , and inland

my mom and dad's grave stone .. I miss them so much .. they would of been so excited to see what adventures Joe and I are having  … next spring I'll be cleaning off the moss that is working its way in to the stone work

we made a new log book , last years was Nova Scotia, this years is New Plymouth, Abaco, Bahamas .. we log every move of the boat, with miles, fuel, temp of water and land, wind, sail up , sails down … conditions of the seas ..  too much , maybe but we both love to look back and see what we have endurer .. 

the food supply is growing and the Canadian Dollar is decreasing … I just hope my Toyota can carry it all

preserves as gift for family and for on the boat

finishing up the Bognor home, and the staining of the outdoor trim on the picture windows

Joe doing the high ladder work

Once Upon A Time, there was a fire place here, Joe inlayed a flooring pattern to cover the hole

we understand that some trees have been removed to see the pond better, and the pond has also been reshaped  .. hopefully we can come back next year and see it all .. good job Joe … thanks  Dave and Trish 

we had another visit with the Wolverine , aka Carter

Thanksgiving dinner with some of the family 

part of Joe's family

Patrick Watson, Susan Watson, Pam Warmington, Kim Teeter, Harriet Parker (mom), Joe Watson and Mary Anne Dahmer