September 26, 2012

Monday
message, huh?  Looks as if a few Mondays
have slipped by, but here we are!  Onward
and upward…..

Wow,
we last met in Wheeling, WVA, where we ate dinner in a little pub—the only
waterfront eatery we could find….

The Great Rivers Part 1: Great Lakes to The Mississippi

Our river journey will take us from the Great Lakes to our home port of Chattanooga, TN.  We will be traveling down the Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee River systems for the next 1100 miles.  We did this trip two years ago in a little 18’ boat (see our 2010 log “The Great Little Boat […]

At Anchor in the Chesapeake

SO nice to be at anchor…in the northern Chesapeake Bay behind Gibson Island. The kitties are confused – where is the dock that we can jump up on and go off and explore other boats? What is this WATER? (Continued…)

Sept. 25 – Baltimore, MD

Henderson’s Wharf MarinaI know it seems like we’ve been in Baltimore forever to anyone following the blog, but it’s a great place to just hang out and have fun with other boaters…especially Henderson’s Marina and Fell’s Point.Hen…

Launched.

Launched this morning. Textbook operation, and she floats pretty close to her lines. Thanks to all involved. More pics to come…

Launched.

Launched this morning. Textbook operation, and she floats pretty close to her lines. Thanks to all involved. More pics to come…

Post Cruise Activities

After the return to Anacortes preparations began for the next adventure for Patrick & Miriam, at least for Patrick!  In early October Patrick and son Sean leave for Kathmandu to participate in a 19 day trek to basecamp for Mount Everest at an …

Nepal – the next adventure

Preparation BeginsIn early October Patrick and son Sean depart for a 19 day classic trek to the Base Camp for Mount Everest (also known as Sagarmantha or Chomolungma) where most of the summit expeditions are staged in the spring of each year.  T…

Jekyll Island. Again.

I like to write this blog everyday, but I know it must be getting monotonous to you.  Not traveling, and no boat projects because of the heat and humidity.  We go to Jekyll Island a lot because we have the time, the dogs love it, and so do we…

iPad update from Al

iPad is here. Waiting for a wifi internet here in the st Mary’s.  (Continued…)