Pictures from our 2024 Adventures
We ended 2023 the year with a visit from Amanda, Paul and Ziggy and great friends Susan and Arch Elving. We were so lucky to spend time with those we love.
The Bahamas: we stopped at Sandy Point, Foxtown, Mores Island, Spanish Cay, Green Turtle Cay, and Grand Cay
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| Yummy dinner from Grand Cay Homecoming |
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| Famous Eatery in Foxtown - best fried conch in the Bahamas |
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| Caught a launch |
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| Memory tree |
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| Green Turtle |
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| Donny's Docks |
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| Why we go |
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| Pulling a boat is hard on tires |
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| Dolphins welcomed us to Crab Cay |
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| Teddy enjoys the boat |
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| Mores Island |
Chesapeake Eastern Shore Cruise: Smith Island, Crisfield, Salisbury, Vienna, Seaford, Oxford, Cambridge, St Michaels
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| Little town with a free dock and great pies |
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| Salisbury has a big Perdue chicken presence |
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| Crab is what we came for |
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| Glass on the river |
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| Steve won the costume contest at the Ranger Tug Rendezvous |
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| Boat won best decorations! |
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| Famous and we had to try it |
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| The reason to visit Cambridge? A crab processing plant! |
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| Harriet Tubman Museum in Cambridge |
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| Seeking more CRAB |
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| Cambridge FREE DOCK |
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| Great Eats in EASTON - short uber from Cambridge |
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| Famous Smith Island cake, built to sustain the watermen |
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| yep more CRAB |
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| hauling out in the Solomons |
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| Our last evening on the Chesapeake |
On to the Galapagos, Quito and Birding
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| Well-earned sit-down birding after early mornings and long hikes to see the birds. |
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| The pigmy owl siting |
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| Yummy Slug? |
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| artisan at work |
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| Chocolate Experience |

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| Captain Steve checking out the Grace's helm |
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| close up with the wildlife - Galapagos specialty |
Late summer in Oregon and California, hiding from Florida heat
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| NewPort Beach Pier - a rest stop on our walk |
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| Visiting Aunt Louise in So Cal |
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| Deck fun at Amanda & Paul's new house |
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| Our favorite view from the Preserve in Pismo Beach |
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| The Chef's Kitchen |
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| Visiting Wineries - a popular pastime in CA |
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| Walking the beaches in Oregon |
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| Enjoyed visiting with Suzy Plank |
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| When Howard Jones visited we found some rusty gold to explore |
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| Made many stops here! |
A few extras:
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| Just a sample of Steve's hobby at work. |
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| The tree that almost got us |