by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Sunday (6-26-16) was too hot to bake on the beach or in a boat. The Cubs brought their first place record to Miami, so we drove to Little Havana to catch them playing in the air conditioned comfort of Marlins Park.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
I tell newbies, “There are only three kinds of sailors; those who have run aground, those who are about to run aground and liars.” The nonprofit sailboat Defy The Odds #Sailforjustice was donated to help formerly incarcerated teens learn to work as a team...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Sunday (5-29-16) the excitement on the packed beach in Ft. Lauderdale surged through the crowd as three rockstars of the ocean cruised just a few feet off shore for all to see.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
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.
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.
