by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 20, 2015 | Ft. Lauderdale
When Karen and I first relocated to Ft. Lauderdale I used to quip, “If you move here they will come.” I was referring to friends and family that beat a steady path to our door to enjoy south Florida’s amenities with us. We did not know it at the...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 18, 2015 | Travel
Karen and I headed to Winter Park on Friday (8-7-15) to prepare for the Winter Park Beer Festival on Saturday and sell some copies of Ski Bum Chronicles in the land from whence it was spawned. My how the place has grown since I ran wild there in the early 80’s....
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 14, 2015 | Travel
Karen and I headed to The Rockies on 8-8-15 to sell copies of my third novel Ski Bum Chronicles at the Winter Park Beer Festival, which is in Grand County, Colorado where the story took place. I manned our booth and Karen donned her beer hat to work the crowd. ...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 30, 2015 | boats
Escape is anchored in Elizabeth Harbour near George Town when she is rammed in the night by another boat. Ewan is tending to the wreck when Agatha takes the dinghy and abandons him. ...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
excerpt from Chapter 20 – Warderick Wells Manny didn’t know it, but he was climbing sacred ground. The legend of BooBoo Hill tells the story of a missionary ship that was dashed to bits on the...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 26, 2015 | boats
Excerpt from Chapter 24 – Norman’s Cay The trip was mercifully short. Everyone’s stomach was pleased to glide into the cut north of Wax Cay and hit smoother water. There were several boats already at...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 25, 2015 | boats
Our first anchorage, after leaving Elizabeth Harbour off George Town on Great Exuma island, was Lee Stocking Island. Ewan asked Ross to teach Ellie how to work the anchor windlass. It turned into quite the lesson in survival. ...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 24, 2015 | boats
The sail from Leaf Cay had been a real challenge. Crossing the shallow bar to the anchorage in massive breaking waves scared the bejesus out of the crew. Escape tied to a mooring ball just west of Staniel Cay, Exumas. Snorkeling the underwater cave system was a real...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 23, 2015 | boats
Excerpts and original pictures from Chapter 17 of Sailing Escape. Ellie cleaned away the dinner dishes. Ross and Ewan studied the chart. “I’d like to make Staniel Cay tomorrow.” “Looks doable to me, Boss. There’s still lots of light. Mind if I take the dinghy to Leaf...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 21, 2015 | boats
My newest novel Sailing Escape is based on a sailboat delivery I made from the Exumas Islands in the Bahamas to Miami Florida in 1998. The final approval of the interior proof was made yesterday (7-20-2015). The book will be available for purchase by the end of July....
