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All is well that ends well.

Lunch with Rick & Pam (M/V Tourist) and Bob & Sharon (M/V Big Run) turned out to be quite an adventure.  Big Run and Broulee hiked the 1.6 miles to Doziers Marina where Tourist has been hanging out for the last month.  After a couple …

Sicily revisited

After a month of catching up with work, family and friends we arrived back in Tunisia to continue our cruising.  The weather was not quite so extreme and the humidity was lower than when we left.  There being little by way of fresh produce locally, w…

Sicily revisited

After a month of catching up with work, family and friends we arrived back in Tunisia to continue our cruising.  The weather was not quite so extreme and the humidity was lower than when we left.  There being little by way of fresh produce locally, w…

Cousin’s Birthday Bash

The annual summer birthday bash for all of the cousins on Brenda’s side of the family is today. We are at the Rocky Mountain House Historic Site and will be camping in a teepee tonight. The kids have had their gift exchange and we are sitting around the fire enjoying the quiet and watching the […]

Solomons, MD to Annapolis, MD: 06/14/12 – 08/29/12

We’re in Port Annapolis Marina on Back Creek in Annapolis, MD. As always, the plans we make are carved in water.  In our last post, I mentioned that we would be moving to a marina in Pasadena, MD in July.  After inspecting the marina, we decided that it really wasn’t for us.  The cove it [Read More…]

I’ve been thinking…..

This is when Lori always says: “Uh oh!” :-)Well I’m always thinking. I’m the idea guy! Straddling the line between genius and insanity I say!I’m half thinking about revisiting the infusion process for some of this boat hull project. Gotta put some more…

Starved Rock Marina, Ottawa, IL – 8/31/12

We left our FREE dock at Joliet along with Queen Kathleen and Gold Leaf to make the 8:30 bridge opening just a short distance away.  Our goal today is Ottawa, 53 miles away,where they also have a free city dock.

Leaving Joliet

 Shortl…

Starved Rock Marina, Ottawa, IL – 8/31/12

We left our FREE dock at Joliet along with Queen Kathleen and Gold Leaf to make the 8:30 bridge opening just a short distance away.  Our goal today is Ottawa, 53 miles away,where they also have a free city dock.Leaving Joliet Shortly after th…

Ohio River Down Bound Part I (Aug 15 to Aug 31)

With one more pass by a sculpture we had wondered about (memorial to Mr. Rogers who was from Pittsburgh), we started the trip down the Ohio, although we were heading north.  We end up learning a good bit of geography on these trips.  Thank …