Normally we like to cruise with at least one crew. In fact Alex likes a crowd aboard. But there are times, due to unforeseen circumstances, crew is just not available. Such was the case Sunday, August 19th once Alex placed Admiral…
Censorship is frustrating
Merhaba,
We spent almost a year in China and I don’t remember experiencing the frustration of blocked website the way I have since we’ve returned to Turkey this year. China blocks facebook, but I don’t really do facebook …
Labor Day weekend
Well, I spent my Labor Day weekend doing a lot of labor on the boat. After spending most of last weekend installing the hydraulic steering pump for the auto pilot (got to do this job twice because of some initial bad info from the manufacturer regardin…
Beardstown, IL and Logstons tug barge
The dredded dredge blocks the Illinois River with floating pipe and cables connected to bouys. Usually you go outside of all the bouys. This time the MJ had to weave between them. A long twelve-hour day with lots of entertainment filled our day. We left Hamms Marina by 6 a.m. and crossed Lake Peoria into Peoria, […]
Monday, Sepember 3, 2012
We left bright and early this morning, and cruised the Mississippi River from where it meets the Illinois River to Hoppies. We passed through two locks to get here and there are no more locks until we reach the Ohio River. This is qui…
The Great Book Of Anchorages
Susan and I are very, very, very excited to announce the start up of Beach House Publications. Our first book for The Great Book Of Anchorages series covers the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk/Hampton Roads to the Florida Keys and includes …
Shipping to Panama
Weight and volume are a considerationSeptember 3, 2012Portobelo, PanamaSo, you’re stuck in Panama with some boat problem and need to import parts from the USA to get you back underway. How do you do it? It depends on the amount of st…
September 2012 Update On Us
Sorry it has been so long since we posted an update. Life has been good for us overall, just really busy. Keith takes just about every bit of Christi’s time and energy. Keith is thriving in every way. He was … Continue reading →
Sept. 2 – Waterford, NY
Beautiful SundayCanal Visitor Center DockOn Sundays Waterford has a farmers market right on the dock at the Visitor Center. It’s fun to hang out and visit with the locals and boaters. We spent most of the morning doing just that. This af…
So What’s It Really Like Living Aboard In Georgia In The Summer?
It’s dang hot, that’s what it is.In upstate New York, where we come from, we’d have heat waves where it would get this hot. They would last maybe a few days to a week or so. Georgia in the summer is one big heat wave. Here’…
