As Envoy cruised up the narrow buoyed channel towards Ayvalik a RIB was heading directly bow-on towards us. When it was about 30m away we could see it was a Turkish Coastguard RIB, and the officers were signaling us to slow down. I checked our speed as…
THE ISLANDS OF SKYROS AND LESVOS, AND OUR RETURN TO TURKEY
While doing this posting I’ve also added photos to the last one.Skyros, the largest and eastern-most isle of the Northern Sporades, proved to be our favorite of the Group. It’s much quieter, and has much of the charm of the Cyclades with older styl…
WE GET A SEAWATER SHOWER IN BED, AND RETURN TO THE NORTHERN SPORADES
The morning of Doug & Sharon’s arrival we got a rude awakening. We were anchored off a village called Ay Yeoryios, and fishing boats up to about 20m work from there. About 0600 we hear a boat pass close by and then a deluge of water came through our …
Our kinda woman
Heroic woman hairdresser punches massive black bear on the nose to rescue her pet dogRead more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2032677/Hero-hairdresser-rescues-dog-punching-massive-black-bear-FACE.html#ixzz1X5ePMQLMNordhavn Exumas Abacos Baham…
Labor Day 2011
There were three fruit salads at the Labor Day party, so needless to say, mine wasn’t totally gone. It was 3/4 gone though, so I feel like the people did like it. We have leftovers for tomorrow now. That’s not all bad either. It was supposed to rai…
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-09-05 16:25:00
Days 369 – 371 DuSable Harbor Chicago, IL Monday, August 29 – Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Dream Catcher approaching Chicago Chicago Harbor Light Dream Catcher on far right entering DuSable HarborArtistic wal…
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-09-05 16:25:00
Days 369 – 371 DuSable Harbor Chicago, IL Monday, August 29 – Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Dream Catcher approaching Chicago Chicago Harbor Light Dream Catcher on far right entering DuSable HarborArtistic wal…
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2011
For dinner last night we ordered pizza delivery to the boat. Thinking ahead, we ordered an extra large. That way, once underway this morning, we could enjoy our hands down all-time favorite breakfast of cold pizza!!! Mmmmm. (although cold take out Chin…
The Big, Bad Lakes
The next phase of our journey had been much anticipated, but not without a fair amount of trepidation. It would involve cruising through the open waters of the Great Lakes, including Lakes Huron and Michigan, for the next three and a half weeks. Durin…
Off to San Francisco: Leg 1 and Repair/Maintenance Items
On Wednesday we left for San Francisco. Leg one was from San Diego to Ventura, which took 24 hours. We left at 1130. For the first seven hours, the wind was steady at 15 knots from the forward port side, … Continue reading →
