Wednesday we got a visit from Rick & Deb (M/V Broulee) and Bob & Sharon (M/V Big Run). Rick & Deb, who were on their way back from cruising the waters of New England met up with Bob & Sharon somewhere upstream and decided to stop in Del…
More Fun
More fun than sitting on a whoopee cushion – launched from the boat voluntarily and otherwise. Voluntarily: The standing wave at the entrance rapids to the Olympic course really pops raft sterns up in the air. Some guides use this […]
Starved Rock Marina, Ottawa, IL – 9/2/12
Another day of waiting for the front to pass through. During one of the times it was not raining I walked up to the lounge to see what time it opened thinking that the NASCAR race would be on today and since we only had 5 channels on our boat TV …
Starved Rock Marina, Ottawa, IL – 9/2/12
Another day of waiting for the front to pass through. During one of the times it was not raining I walked up to the lounge to see what time it opened thinking that the NASCAR race would be on today and since we only had 5 channels on our boat TV …
Sunday. September 2, 2012
We have very poor Internet service here. Last night I was not able to get online at all. So, I am trying again tonight. Yesterday we spent the day working. John washed the boat, There was a lot of fish slime on the sides o…
Labor Day Weekend is here…
Though Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, we KKY owners are just getting started. Thanks to incredible creature comforts, the cooler days of fall are all the more reason to snuggle into our floating nests.This weekend has been remarkab…
Diving at its best
Diving at its best
We find Simone back at LBJ, the anachronism for Labuan Bajo, and also find an old friend and past crew member, Missy. It is good to see her, she heard me carry on so much about the Sail Indonesia Rally that she joined it on another b…
September 1, 2010 Deltaville, VA
When we last updated the blog, we were in Solomon’s Island, tied up to our slip at Spring Cove Marina. We really enjoyed our time there and we did some interesting things. Our first excursion involved renting a car and driving to Alex…
Olympic Moment
Want that Olympic moment? Buy a kayak rig. Maybe consider adding a face mask to the helmet. Don’t forget the nose clip for the inevitable rolls under water. Practice and then go up to the upper Ocoee River to the Olympice whitewater course from the ’96 Olympics. On Saturday morning they open a valve at […]
Chillicothe, Illinois
Chillicothe, Illinois We loved the cool and lingering clouds from ISAAC for the 65 miles on the Illinois River. We are now at mile marker 178, and that means we have 178 miles to the Mississippi River. We passed many campers along the river: families fishing, playing in the river, and water skiing. Passing huge […]![]()
