http://gypsiesinthepalace.net/blog The travels and adventures of M/V Gypsies in the Palace and her hearty crew Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:50:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Gypsies in the Palace blog has been moved to Blogspot. The direct link is http://mvgypsiesinthepalace.blogspot.com. You can, as always, get to it from the website, www.gypsiesinthepalace.net. The old posts are being moved over and cleaned up as quickly as I can but that takes time. To see old posts, ... http://gypsiesinthepalace.net/blog/2009/02/02/new-gypsies-in-the-palace-blog/ I'm sitting here watching the sun rise in Boot Key Harbor in Marathon thinking that life really doesn't get much better than this - after all we're in the Keys, it is sunny and warm (finally), we have a bunch of cruising friends in the marina to play with, the ... http://gypsiesinthepalace.net/blog/2009/01/27/margaritaville-in-marathon/ I don't usually talk about politics in this blog, but Tuesday was a pretty awe-inspiring day not just for the country but for the gypsies! Tammy here... We had stayed another day in Coconut Grove due to really high winds and bad seas, so about 11:30 am, Colleen, Doug and I made ... http://gypsiesinthepalace.net/blog/2009/01/22/key-hopping/ Well, we are back on the water and moving south again. Doug here. Gypsies in the Palace spent 27 days in Pompano Beach (but who's counting). We arrived two days before Christmas so we could drive down to see Scott and Michelle Kirby in Key West for Christmas. On January 1, Colleen ... http://gypsiesinthepalace.net/blog/2009/01/19/coconut-grooving/ A dragon, three snakes and a cock go into a bar...sounds like a joke right? But it actually happened the other night in Pompano Beach... Tammy here. How so you might ask? We had a mini-cruisers reunion with some good friends of ours, Vicki and Norm from Tide Hiker, whom ... http://gypsiesinthepalace.net/blog/2009/01/14/semi-true-stories/ Well, we're still in Pompano Beach but we're starting to think of heading south again!! Tammy here.... We have gotten tons of work done around the boat in the last couple weeks while Colleen and John have been visiting Colleen's parents - we are re-provisioned with enough food on board for a ... http://gypsiesinthepalace.net/blog/2009/01/10/wanderlust/ Happy New Year! from all the Gypsies from Pompano Beach, Florida, where we are tied up in a little marina just past Hillsboro Inlet on the ICW. Sorry for the gap in the blog but we were doing some serious holiday partying down in Key West which then ... http://gypsiesinthepalace.net/blog/2009/01/01/key-west-crazies-hit-key-west/ Doug here, One of the most complicated and critical systems on a boat is the electrical system. Complicated because you must maintain a system that uses 110 volt alternating current (like general household current - "110 VAC") and 12 volt direct current (like a car - "12 VDC"). Some things on ... http://gypsiesinthepalace.net/blog/2008/12/22/in-search-of-electrical-independence/ We are currently anchored in Lake Worth which is right off of Palm Beach in 25 knots of wind - it's howling and we're rocking and rolling!! Great first day to be back on the water, but the outside was even worse - 9 foot seas! Tammy here ... http://gypsiesinthepalace.net/blog/2008/12/22/on-the-road-again/ We just got back to the boat in Stuart, FL where we left it for a night while we drove to Sebring to see our good friends from Kennebunkport, Francesca and John Spain (owners of Maine Art Gallery and The Gallery on Chase Hill - if you are ever in ... http://gypsiesinthepalace.net/blog/2008/12/16/a-kennebunkport-reunion-southern-style/