Atlantic Crossing
David Peariman and his best friend Baron are on an incredible voyage. Starting in New Orleans, more than a year ago, they are aboard the “Nancy Jane,” on the Indian River (Intracoastal Waterway) in Cocoa, Florida. Pearlman is hoping to sail his now decrepit-looking boat to Portugal.
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DAY TRIPPING (#1.)
Cassadaga and other mysteries in Florida’s interior
DAY TRIPPING (#2.)
Weeki Wachee (SR50) Florida’s road through Space & Time
EARTHRISE
Where I Come From
SPACE COAST
Home Is Where The Rockets Fly
NAKED LAUNCH
Pretty As A Florida Picture
ORANGES
Indian River Fruit
ORANGES (CONT’D)
EXTRA! (1975)
FLORIDA SUGAR (HOW SWEET IS IT?)
EXTRA! (PG3)
ON THE ROAD WITH CHARLES KURALT
Wakulla Springs to the Moon.
SUWANNEE RIVER (“GHOST STORIES”)
SUWANNEE RIVER (BLUEGRASS)
MAYPORT (AND ALL THAT JAZZ)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (TICKET QUEST)
THE POLICE (DISNEY’S ROAD)
DIRE STRAITS (VINNY’S NIGHT IN JAIL)
ROLLING STONES (TANGERINE BOWL)
close to home
LAKE ALICE
DEVIL’S MILLHOPPER
PAYNE’S PRARIE
CEDAR KEY (BACK IN FLORIDA TIME)
CRESCENT BEACH
CROSS CREEK (CUMQUAT MARMALADE)
ORANGE LAKE (STEVE Z) EDUCATED GROWER
MICANOPY (MADNESS)
MICANOPY (WIKI)
LOCHLOOSA
ICHETUCKNEE
CASSADAGA (PSYCIC-DELIC)
BLUE SPRING
ORANGE
FROSTPROOF
ZEPHYRHILLS
WEEKI WACHEE (SR50)
SILVER SPRINGS (SR40)
OCKLAWAHA RIVER
OCALA NATIONAL FOREST
YANKEETOWN
ORLANDO
DELAND
DAYTONA BEACH
ROAD TRIPS
A1A (FLORIDA’s EAST COAST)
A BEACH FOR ALL SEASONS (COCOA BEACH)
SPACE COAST (NASA) TIMELINE
ENERGY DANCE (SEBASTIAN INLET SURF)
ENERGY DANCE (SEBASTIAN INLET) ALT.
HOME IS WHERE THE ROCKETS FLY
BOUND FOR PORTUGAL
SUMMERTIME
SAIL AWAY (FORT LAUDERDALE KEY WEST)
IN THE PRESENCE OF THE POPE (JOHN PAUL II IN NASSAU)
SUMMER IN THE CITY
NYC (A FACELESS CITY)
SATURDAY IN THE PARK
MARDI GRAS MAGIC (TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS)
MIDNIGHT LIGHTNING (TURTLES IN THE MOONLIGHT)
I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
ROAD TRIPS (BOUND FOR PORTUGAL)
ROAD TRIPS (TIME FOR SUMMER)
SUMMER
ROAD TRIPS (NOTES) 1.
ROAD TRIPS (NOTES) 2.
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Bound for Portugal
David Peariman and his best friend Baron are on an incredible voyage. Starting in New Orleans, more than a year ago, they are aboard the “Nancy Jane,” on the Indian River (Intracoastal Waterway) in Cocoa, Florida. Pearlman is hoping to sail his now decrepit-looking boat to Portugal.
(See story and photos, page 5.)
By Dave Hogerty
Alligator Staff Writer/Photographer
It looks like a floating shack nearing the end of its buoyant existence, but the “Nancy Jane” is actually a sound ship, whose destiny is to deliver her captain, David Pearlman, and his dog Baron to Portugal.
Just over a year ago, Pearlman, 46, left New Orleans and piloted the boat (powered by two automobile engines) across the Gulf, down the west coast of Florida and across the state through the Lake Okeechobee Canal System.
*I’ll keep going north in the Intracoastal (waterway).” Peariman explained. “I stop frequently on the way, to work at local marinas. Part-time jobs are Pearlman’s only source of income to take care of living, construction, and maintenance costs.
“Most of the money I earn goes to buy lumber for the boat.” Pearlman said. “This cabin in only temporary — a place I can live and work while I’m still building the boat.
“The two hulls are first rate.” Pearlman said. “And sometime later, I’ll tear the top down and start working on a smaller sailing-type cabin, and third hull. When I’m finished building, most of my effort will go into buying sails, masts, and riggings.
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