Category Archives: Friends

Early Thanksgiving in San Diego

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Captain Tom

I;ve been writing about going to Kelly’s in San Diego. The “main event” of our trip was the annual “Early Thanksgiving” celebration. This would be the second year for me. The idea is since most people spend Thanksgiving with family … Continue reading →

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Anza-Borrego Desert – East of San Diego

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Captain Tom

We just returned from a visit with Daughter Kelly in San Diego. One of our days was spent in the high desert about 90 miles east of San Diego. We got there via Julian which is the home of Julian … Continue reading →

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Summer Weather

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Captain Tom

We are officially into monsoon season here in the Keys. Anytime day or night it can go from perfectly clear to god awful storming in minutes and be over just as quickly. So, the other day out on the boat … Continue reading →

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Fun Underwater

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Captain Tom

You may have noticed that most of my posts here are about things that happen on the water. But there is a beautiful world here in the Keys underwater that we enjoy playing in. I decided it was time to … Continue reading →

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Mystery Solved !

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Captain Tom

While I’d rather be out on the water on these windy days when you can’t get out food and cooking fills in for fun. This week I solved an 18 year food mystery. Way back we had dinner at Marcel … Continue reading →

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Fish Tales – 2 Big Dolphin

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Captain Tom

Feb 23, 2012 I went out with Dave on his boat Cat Is Tropic to do some trolling. Between wind and entertaining friends with back country and reef fishing he hasn’t had much chance to get offshore. Today was the … Continue reading →

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Last week of 2011 – Serious Fun

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Captain Tom

I haven’t put much up here this week but we’ve been seriously busy having fun.  Rather than repost it all here are the links to what the last week in December has been like for us here in our little … Continue reading →

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What to do when the wind is blowing…

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Captain Tom

Last week I completed the course work and passed the  test for the Masters upgrade to my Captains license. I took the course with Flynn Smith here on Cudjoe Key and would highly recommend anyone interested in obtaining their USCG … Continue reading →

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Day Before Thanksgiving – Both Kinds of Dolphin !

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Captain Tom

The day before Thanksgiving was a beautiful day here in the Keys.  Light warm breezes, clear blue skies and flat seas called.  We loaded up the boat and headed offshore to do what we do down here; spend time on … Continue reading →

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Injinji Socks – Laugh but they work!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Captain Tom

While in San Diego I mentioned that I’d like to hit Roadrunner Sports for some socks.  Injinji makes (and Roadrunner sells) great toe socks for running. They also make “tabi” socks for those “cold” mornings when you needed a little … Continue reading →

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