Realizing that we would have a very long upriver run today to Prospect, KY, we were ready to leave at 6 a.m. (CST) when the first signs of light were on the horizon. With our running lights on we left the marina.Out early on the Ohio We saw …
Heather’s on the River, Prospect, KY – 9/12/12
Realizing that we would have a very long upriver run today to Prospect, KY, we were ready to leave at 6 a.m. (CST) when the first signs of light were on the horizon. With our running lights on we left the marina.Out early on the Ohio We saw …
Grafton IL
(Wednesday Sept 5 – Dist: 87.9 mi; Avg Speed: 9.7 mph;
Locks: 1; LWT: 0 mins; TTT: 9:15 hrs)
It did not take us long to grab a cooler and head for the pool; refreshing after the long, wet, cold then hot …
Three Year Saga, prt 1, the Voyage.
Three Year Saga
Furthur and Big Chill buddy boat down the West Coast, great adventures ahead.
Three years ago I left my familiar home, waters and friends and set out of the voyage of my life. Excitement, joy, fear, apprehension and wonder filled my h…
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
It was hot again today. It was nice to have the van available to us to check things out. We drove over to Green Turtle Bay hoping to see the people on “Next to Me” which is a 42 foot Jefferson like our boat. We have been playing leapf…
Bahamas 2012 on Tripline
September 2012I recently discovered Tripline while reading another Kadey Krogen owner's blog (Muddy Waters).I have made maps before using google but this looked much better and was very easy. I used it to create the following Map Player and Place L…
Green Turtle Bay, Kentucky
Muriel June has seen many dredges. This one is different. It seems to be sucking up the bottom dumping heavier mud into a barge and muddy water back into the Ohio River. Heaven! After more than three weeks of slogging around tows (some with 24 barges attached), coal power plants, many concrete factories, granaries, and […]
Sept. 11 – Baltimore, MD
Back to Familiar WatersHenderson’s Wharf MarinaWe took our time getting ready to leave this morning. Stan walked over to the Bohemia Cafe & Bakery and brought back a couple of cinnamon rolls for breakfast. It was a beautiful cool morning and anothe…
A Different Kind of Boating Adventure
We are currently cruising in France with Jim’s Dad (Le Grand Fromage). He suggested the trip last fall, and we agreed – two weeks chartering a canal boat in Burgundy and two weeks touring by car. It has been an interesting change of pace – …
Where's Your Daddy
Bridget roams about the apartment missing Al. She gets quite excited when he is here on the weekends. (Continued…)
