by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
(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.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Friday (5-6-16) Mike and Amy joined me and Karen for a tour of the Amphibious Assault Ship USS Baatan (LHD 5) in Port Everglades. The Navy’s Fleet Week hit town along with the Air Show. It was a fun-filled weekend.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Saturday (4-30-16) was a beauty for boating. George and Mary Pat joined us for a cruise down the busy New River and ICW. The river never fails to deliver some interesting sights.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Friday night is free music night on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale and we caught Jesse Jones, Jr. blowing some mean sax with his band 4-29-2016. The City puts on these shows and they are a cool way to wind down the week.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Apr 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Wednesday evening (4-20-16) Karen and I took a dinner cruise to the Quarterdeck on the Dania Pier for dinner. The moon was full, the wind was howling and the variation of boats we encountered drove home the point that size does matter.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Apr 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
The surf was up making the beach a blustery place to be. With the Tortuga Musical Festival on Ft. Lauderdale beach we decided to take a Sunday stroll on Hollywood’s beach.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Apr 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
There’s a special hue of blue God reserved for the ocean when your depth sounder can no longer read the bottom. It’s a comforting blue for sailors. You can’t run aground and world exploration beckons. Yesterday (4-8-16) the conditions were perfect to...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Apr 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
THE PAPERBOY “What I want is facts, boy!” The detective’s voice came from behind the bright light that blinded Joel. It was a painful voice. Each word sharp and piercing. The paperboy felt limp and sweaty. The heat from the lamp made his mouth dry. “I don’t know what...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Apr 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
A gloomy Sunday seemed like the perfect day to head for the Dania Beach Arts and Seafood Festival, conveniently located next door to the newly opened Casino@Dania Beach.
