Baby is not happy...

And for once, I don't mean me! The Lion has not liked sitting here for about the last two years and only being started to go get propane. I think it is telling us it needs to go south! The mechanic is on it though, he had me turning it over and it backfired and scared the hell out of me. Been a long time since i have heard anything like that...


**I actually see sun this afternoon! Nice change, it has poured buckets for the last 24 hours**

Interestingly most people I talked to said they would have had the same concerns about Haiti, however, there were a couple boats who really wanted to go! I received this email from the broker subsequently, which I thought some may be interested to hear the end of the story. Almost the end. I did have someone call last night who had 8 guests on the south side of Haiti who wanted to be picked up and dropped off at DR or Puerto Rico! As the person said though, they probably wanted to be picked up immediately though and not wait for a boat to get there...

"CNN staff reports they have located temporary hotel accommodations in Haiti for their immediate staffing/staging needs. At this point they are not 100% certain those accommodations will be able to sustain their crew's needs longer than a few days until one or more vessels can reach the island, or, whether the hotel will have the supplies needed for the next week or two, as this situation unfolds.
While there is still a chance we may be called into action sometime within the next few hours to prepare one or more vessels for departure, that chance appears remote. Should I get that call, I will contact vessels directly - immediately. So, if you do not hear from me by mid afternoon today, you may all stand down. (Whew!!)
I would like to thank you all for your extremely positive responses and willingness to take such swift action, especially under such "questionable" circumstances. It's not every vessel that can truly say they are "ready, set go!" on such short notice, for such a challenging charter. And, it is not every yacht owner who is willing to put his vessel and trusted staff in what could very well be "harms way", given the dire circumstances in Haiti.
Therefore, I would like to take this moment to commend each of you for being that kind of owner, that kind of skipper, with that kind of "can do" staff! You guys are the BEST of the best! And I trust we will work together soon, hopefully on something not quite so nearly impossible!"
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I think I am really missing being able to take my fishy pictures. I have my underwater shots rotating as a screensaver and I am oowing and aahing over pictures on some of the forums I belong to.
This picture, really caught my eye this morning. I believe it is taken in Thailand and the link to the post is here Not my work at all, someone called Ilan Ben Tov. The link is a great site to go to for underwater pictures though if you need a fix! I really liked his work, and there is many galleys of underwater photos.


You can see more of his work here



I hate to giggle, but I understand Promenade is slogging through the rain puddles back and forth in St THomas trying to get all their shopping back on board. Never been there, never done that! Hee Hee!

Simeon, is staying in the British Virgin Islands doing charters for the winter on Belline, a 48' catamaran. I will give you a link to his profile when it is up...He sent me a note saying that one of his specialties on the boat was going to be EGGS BENEDICT!! WTF!! He made some for the captain last week. He never, not once, made anything like that for ME. In fact, I don't believe Simeon ever cooked me anything! I feel cheated now almost....