BOATS OUT OF THE WATER

BOATS OUT OF THE WATER

Thursday (5-26-16) I took LyonsRoar to Playboy Marina to do the scheduled service on both outboards. On the way across Port Everglades I passed the Yacht Transport boat that squats in the sea to allow yachts headed to Europe to drive onto custom cradles and ride...
SKIES THREATEN LATIN FUSION

SKIES THREATEN LATIN FUSION

Friday (5-20-16) we packed a picnic dinner and headed for the beach to hear SUENALO liven up the sands with their high energy Latin Fusion. The music won over a sparse crowd that braved the menacing storm front that loomed above the shoreline.
SUNDAY SUBDAY

SUNDAY SUBDAY

(5-8-16) Sunday was subday and I made my last trip to Fleet Week 2016 to tour the USS California. Karen was called away to work in Texas leaving me to climb the vertical ladders that access the sub’s innards alone.  
USS BAINBRIDGE DDG 96

USS BAINBRIDGE DDG 96

On April 12, 2009 Navy SEAL snipers shot three Somali pirates from the USS Bainbridge’s fantail and rescued Captain Phillips from a lifeboat after a three-day standoff. We got to tour the Bainbridge on Saturday (5-7-16). How a Somali pirate could face a bad ass...