Quite a different kind of adventure as we pass things we’ve seen and done before…Floyd was quick to spot his name mountain…St Nickolas..and we couldn’t help but notice how much the foliage had grown around the mile markers.
Knitting DANGER
On Sunday when trying to finish my Turkish bed socks I became dangerously aware that I may not have enough yarn to finish the second one. Since that special yarn was purchased when home in Canada on a side trip to Picton, Ontario, I had no way of dash…
Kentucky Dam Marina and Paducah KY
We have landed in Kentucky and are at the Kentucky Dam Marina, we will be here for a few days before heading back out on the River. The first night here we called Patti’s and they sent a van on out to pick us all up at the marina, the…
Sept. 26 – Solomons, MD
Day 192 – Back on the WaterMill Creek – AnchorageWe got a later than usual start this morning since we needed to get something back from another MTOA member…plus it was a bit foggy and everyone else seemed to be leaving at the same time. For anyone l…
Interesting
Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Ossining to Newburgh- Dodging Logs
In my previous post, I wrote about the starboard engine quitting just north of the George Washington Bridge. I spent the next three hours changing filters and cracking bleed screws in the 110 degree engine room to no avail. We li…
Off They Go!
Puffin might look pretty good with a rooster-tail trailing several hundred feet like the ones we saw yesterday on the big offshore powerboats racing down the Patuxent. But it’s probably not gonna’ happen in the 7 knot club where Puffin hangs. (Co…
Goin’ South: SailBlogs 2011-09-27 05:18:19
Team helicopters on hand for action photos cavorted way low over the water and added to the general din for this vroom-vroom crowd. Nothing, however, compared to the ear-cracking racket from the powerboats as they chewed the surface at close range to…
It’s the People That We Meet…
The MTOA Rendezvous endedyesterday and as always it was a great time. We gave a talk aboutcruising the coast of Maine and a 2 hour talk on Medical Emergenciesfor Cruisers. We exchanged some terrific tips at the Round Tablemeetings. There is no better s…
Metropolis, IL to Grand Rivers, KY
Date September 26, 2011 Day 89Departure Metropolis, IL 7:45 am Arrival Green Turtle Bay, Grand Rivers, KY 4:40 pm Miles 51.2 Cumula…
