The Ocean Spirit 
Monthly Archives: April 2015
When I asked myself this question this morning: Where is my spirit today? My honest answer: At peace. Then onto church. What was today’s sermon? “Peace with Self” Coincidence? Don’t believe that it was. Yesterday, I began my varnishing career. Armed & dangerous with the “How-To-Varnish” from YouTube & a 5-minute Varnish 101 from the local marina wood expert, I began sanding. As I was going through the many steps involved in… Read More
Apparently last night’s Spirit Sunday+ post had a few concerned…..No worries…really. Just all in a day! So we wanted to share some recent fun: This happened during our auto pilot sea trial: We had a family of dolphins escort us back to the marina. The locals that were with us said how rare this is to see dolphins in the North River. It was a definite highlight for both of us, though… Read More
Well…just so you will not think all has been a piece of cake down here….in the past 24 hours: Jim checked on the condition of the zincs in the heat exchanger on the starboard engine yesterday morning. The condition was poor which required removal of the water inlet plumbing. This is what he found: He spent most of the day up to his knees in gunk unplugging it. So what are the chances the port engine… Read More
We have a davit & dinghy!!! We wanted the name to go with Ocean Spirit, but also wanted something witty…..therefore “Lifted by Spirit” was the choice for our little boat as it is literally lifted by our bigger boat. The many suggestions were a lot of fun to receive & we thank you for the creativity & laughs. Giving credit where credit is due: Thanks to Mike Engelbrecht, who came up with… Read More
Before I begin the Spirit Sunday writing, I wanted to let you know we are making progress! There should be pictures & a post coming soon with the completion of the final (well for now) projects. That means casting off should happen very shortly! We are R.E.A.D.Y. Timing is everything & we continue to wait knowing & trusting all of this is not on our time schedule. Hoping in a couple of days… Read More
“He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul”……. I read those words yesterday on my early morning walk & immediately looked up to capture this beautiful surrounding. I knew at that moment part of what I wanted to include in this week’s Spirit Sunday. It was too magical not to! Now for thoughts from today…… Reflecting. Easter Sunday. Life. Death…. Read More
As we near the completion of round one of the improvements we have made, we wanted to share a few before, during & after pictures: We have spared you any pictures of the engine rooms, massive green gunk removal & the heads/showers. Though, Jim did a mighty fine job replacing the motor on one toilet & Jo went through a box of gloves. We are pleased with the transformation the past couple… Read More
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