Tip-say!!!! Oysters + Fish Stew + Shrimp = Marina Party

Marina Party It is officially fall, bordering winter.  This past week has been CHILLY!  Tonight, Saturday, 18 November 2017, we enjoyed a marina party put on by Don from “B” Dock, and his family.  We have never been ones to pass up good food, music, social time, especially if we could enjoy an adult beverage and be within walking distance back to Banjo.  As a result, even though I still had a bunch of work to do, we decided to take a break and have some fun. Approximately 30-40 people…

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If You Can’t Tie A Knot…

If You Can’t Tie a Knot There’s a saying that goes a little something like this…“If you can’t tie a knot, tie a lot.”  Well that’s great and groovy until you have to untie all of those “a lots” especially when you’re in a hurry.  Taking fifteen minutes to untie a dozen granny knots just to move a fender two feet over when you are coming into a dock is a little less than ideal. Practice, Practice, Practice I have no idea why, but knots befuzzle me sometimes.  I have…

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Boat Pet Safety – Muster Your Pets!

Boat Pet Safety: Location, Location, Location When it comes to pet safety on boats, there are a myriad of topics to be considered, and, usually, we do pretty well.  One of the foremost lessons about people or pets aboard is that it is critical to know that everyone is safely aboard.  We learned an important lesson this morning to this regard. The Unexpected Phone Call Around 11:00 hours, we went down below into our stateroom to have some cuddle time.  We had been below for about 30 minutes when Shannon’s…

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String Frost Song: Feedback? Comments?

Seeking Feedback on String Frost Song We were hoping to get some feedback on this little tune.  It is called String Frost Song.  I created the String Frost song today and wanted to hear your thoughts, comments and feedback.  Any thoughts at all would be great.  We are kicking around ideas for a theme song for our videos. We have a bunch of other candidates on my computer and those will be uploaded soon. Thanks for your help! UPDATE: Although we like this little ditty, we made the decision that…

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Red Sky At Night: Sunset November 6th 2017 New Bern, NC

Red Sky at night November 6 2017 New Bern NC

Red Sky At Night, Sailors Delight The old adage states “Red sky at night, sailors delight.  Red sky in morning, sailors take warning.”  According to lore, this means when the sky is red at sunset, fair weather is on the way.  When the sky is red in morning, bad weather is coming.  I’ve heard this saying has something to do with atmospheric pressures and light refraction.  Whatever the cause, we find this to be the case more often than not. Regardless, the view from Banjo tonight was next-level spectacular.  I…

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Dazzling Sunset Footage: November 2 2017 – New Bern NC

Sunset footage New Bern, NC at Bridgepoint Marina

Dazzling Sunset Footage I walked outside to capture this dazzling sunset footage, with the sunset already in progress.  November is already shaping up to be one of my favorite months.  The temperatures have decreased.  The constant summer thunderstorms have subsided.  To the west, the sun appeared larger than normal, and the moon was absolutely HUGE.  The sky continually changed colors  and was majestic.  This video footage is a mix of several scenes captured.  We hope you enjoy a bit of the calm that we experienced watching the scene unfold.  These…

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