We departed today (Monday 8/27 at 9:30AM) for Leland, MI after spending five lovely days in Charlevoix, our favorite port on Lake Michigan. Thanks to 5 to 10 MPH winds from the west, the 36 mile four hour run was made on seas less than 1 foo…
Anna Mae got a new paint job
We had her hull painted and some minor mechanical work done at Townsend Bay Marine in Port Townsend Washington. They did a wonderful job. We motored home to Portland Oregon and had an uneventful trip, just the way we like it. Anna Mae joined us i…
Monday, August 27, 2012
The weather is better. It stopped raining, and is in the upper 80s. John ordered the boat part first thing this morning. It’s supposed to be here tomorrow sometime. I spent a good part of the day working on genealogy research.&n…
Stratonikeia Ottoman Times
Merhaba,
The best part of visiting Stratonikeia was just the surprise of being some place so interesting when earlier in the day we had no idea it even existed.
“East of Milas, the remains of ancient Stratonikeia lie in and around …
Yet one more SNAFU
After yesterday’s SNAFU with the epoxy I was hoping things would get better. I was wrong.This is part of one of the seams I taped and epoxied. It’s not normal to have these small voids.Normally the weave is totally filled with epoxy. Voids can cause a …
Jekyll Island Beaches are For the Dogs, in Pictures
We’re here in Georgia’s Golden Isles, which consist of Jekyll Island, St. Simon’s Island, Little St. Simon’s Island, Sea Island, and the city of Brunswick. This is an upscale touristy area because of its climate. January lows are in t…
Captain’s Log
The Island Hopper Crew, Kevin, Debbie and Bryce, the Welsh Terrier flying the St Pete YC Burgee.
I want to summarize our travels this summer on Island Hopper, a journey of 2750 miles and 95 days aboard. I departed May 6 with my good fr…
Captain’s Log
I want to summarize our travels this summer on Island Hopper. It was a journey of 2750 miles and 95 days aboard. I departed May 6 with my good friend and college buddy, Ed Daniel from our homeport of Longboat Key Moorings. We headed to Ft M…
Aug. 26 – Crown Point, NY
History LessonCrown Point – AnchorageOur destination today was Crown Point. It is at the narrowest part of Lake Champlain and for that reason it is full of history. An important spot first to the Indians and then the French, British and American …
New Buffalo Marina, New Buffalo, MI – 8/26/12
All systems were a go this morning for the 52 mile run down the lake to New Buffalo, MI where we will stage our crossing of the lake to Chicago.
Lake Michigan
Most of the trip was in water showing 1 to 3 footers. When we were at the m…
