Swarms of Mayflies hatched last night covering our boat, windows, and screens. Mother Nature always has a balance, however, as the swallows and fish knew exactly where to find breakfast this morning. Still, there were hundreds on the boat that we washed off this morning before leaving to cruise only 20 miles to Alton, […]
Alton, Illinois
Staying Out of the Heat
No boubt adout it. It’s hot in Georgia. Every day is in the 90s, and it’s humid. The only relief is to stay indoors. The problem, of course, is Olivia the puppy. She’s a German Shorthair Pointer, a breed known t…
Rockland Maine, The Light, and Why It Is Sometimes Hard To Stay Focused
We have a stack of work to do for the FPB 97, an article due today for a magazine, our accountants need data from us with which to take care of taxing matters, and we are faced with a dilemma. When we should be hard at tasks on the critical path the light is distracting […]
Sept. 5 – Jersey City, NJ
New York CityLiberty Park – AnchorageWe left our anchorage knowing it would rain today, but we don’t mind traveling in the rain. It’s better than just sitting with nothing to do. The current was with us and gave us quite a push. We also seemed to…
Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe Races!
We were lucky enough to get a chance to watch some sailing races among the rare and famous Chesapeake Bay Log Canoes (built in the mid-1800s)! We have friends who own one of the 18 remaining traditional sailing craft – one of the biggest, 5 logs …
Lunch at Orhaniye
Merhaba,
One of the main reasons we came to Marmaris is because of Gwen on KW. Read about her at http://www.followtheboat.com/2008/04/04/gwen-of-kw/ She has lived In Turkey for umpteen years and around the Middle East even longer working here and there…
August 31, 2012
This is a picture I got off a friends Face Book page. This lightning strike is on the last ore dock in my home town, Ashland, WI, on Lake Superior. This is the last of many ore docks that I knew growing up. Sadly, …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
What a day! It began at 4:45. We were up and dressed and waiting for the sun to come up enough to see the buoys. Lightning made such a gorgeous light show for us, but made us unsure whether we should stay or leave. One…
Solomons
9/3/12 Monday (Labor Day) A little rain last night but not anywhere close to what the forecast led us to believe. Seems that every time I look at it it changes. Go figure!Congratulations to Marc & Michelle on Marc’s Ark who …
Summer and time for the list
When we were last in Marsh Harbor earlier in the spring, we attended the Annual Outer Reef Owners’ Rendezvous. While there we heard a great presentation from Matt Holloway the VP for Operations of Deltaville Boat Yard . They had just become an authori…
