The sun was shinning and things looked good to leave this morning until we looked at the weather and saw the storm that was predicted for later in the day. We discussed the options with Blue Heron and decided that we wanted to be securely tied t…
Hoppie’s Marina, Kimmswick, MO – 9/7/12
The sun was shinning and things looked good to leave this morning until we looked at the weather and saw the storm that was predicted for later in the day. We discussed the options with Blue Heron and decided that we wanted to be securely tied to…
CORFU AND THE START OF DOUG & MARY’S VISIT
All is well and we are at Corfu again, having been there in early August, cruised south, and now returned. This posting brings us up to 14 August.In early August we cruised from Levkas up to Corfu, and berthed at the large Gouvia Marina to meet our fri…
Hurricane Alert – Watch Out For Lesley
Hurricane Lesley is forecast to give Maine a wide berth, and make a direct hit on the eastern corner of Newfoundland. But, keep a weather eye peeled. This is a complex weather scenario and it would not be unheard of for Lesley to shift course more to the west. The 96 hour 500 mb forecast […]
Friday, September 7,2012
Yesterday, just before we left to go out to dinner with Mike and Linda, a dandy storm blew in. We were drenched just walking to the car with an umbrella. Today was another hot one. We paid a visit to Shop-o-rama, went to a boat show a…
Phuket Early 2012
2012 started with our friends Andy and Jane coming from the US to visit us. For the better part of two and a half decades, we have always spent New Years Eve together but it has become more difficult (but not insurmountable!) to continue the traditio…
Phuket Early 2012
2012 started with our friends Andy and Jane coming from the US to visit us. For the better part of two and a half decades, we have always spent New Years Eve together but it has become more difficult (but not insurmountable!) to continue the traditio…
Afternoon Drive
We have a loner car to drive as the car we are driving is in the shop getting the air conditioner worked on. We have been wanting to go to the Bennett Vineyards which is about a 30 minute drive from where we have Pale Moon so we were on the road putting miles on […]
Hoppies
All you boaters who are reading our blog, or those of you who have enjoyed traveling vicariously with us, we need your help. Hoppies is our next stop on the Mississippi. It is the only stop for boaters in a 250 mile stretch. The Corps of Engineers doesn’t see any reason to keep it going. […]
7 September 2012 Waterford – Haverstraw – Atlantic Highlands
This is where our Mini Loop began–a round trip of 990 miles, 100 locks, 118 days and our circle is complete. ( We’re counting Federal Lock to Federal Lock–Troy, NY). Waterford is a nice little village and we got a kick out of returning ther…
