Posts under ‘Tony's Corner’

It took me a little longer to get this year’s “Muchas Gracias List”, an annual thanksgiving tradition here on the Andiamo blog, together. It’s mostly because Andiamo’s been crazy busy lately. Nonetheless, I want to get this year’s list up now while I had a chance to give a special thanks and recognition to the [...]

One good thing about Andiamo’s engine deciding to take an implosion break was that it got me back to land in time to watch the 2008 election unfold. And what a sight that was indeed! It was the antithesis to the disastrous, horrific and just plain criminal events that unfolded on that fateful Tuesday of [...]

Plagatox. The only name you need to know.
So on my last shopping run in Panama City, I came across an insecticide I’d never heard of before. It’s called PLAGATOX. Now mind you, there were lots of other brands of insecticides on the shelf. All the old-school favorites, Raid, Black Flag, Baygon, but PLAGATOX got [...]

I miss my bitchy annoying one-eyed cat.
A year has gone by since Aretha checked out. I still can’t believe it’s been a year already. It still amazes me how much she comes up in conversation regarding Andiamo. Past crew and guests still love to rehash their favorite Aretha stories when we talk. I find [...]

While we were enjoying a rather quiet day weather-wise in the anchorage today, things were rather stressful otherwise. I don’t know why, but things were getting on my nerves. I found myself not having the usual patience to deal with issues on the boat, the weather and whatever else. Later in the day, I was [...]