August 18, 2011 Cuttyhunk Island41°25.71N – 070°55WHad we stayed one more day at Vineyard Haven we could have bumped into President Obama shopping at the legendary Bunch of Grapes bookstore. Instead, we hightailed it out of Martha’s Vine…
Aug. 21 – Philadelphia, PA
Day 156 – Birthplace of AmericaPenn’s Landing MarinaThe weather predicted storms for the afternoon so we got moving early this morning. Our first stop was Elfreth’s Alley, the oldest continuous inhabited street in America. Most of the surviving homes…
I head back to TUMBLEWEED on Thursday…My BBF Becky is joining
I head back to TUMBLEWEED on Thursday…My BBF Becky is joining us for the last leg to finish the LOOP…Chicago to St Charles…Floyd has been checking off those boat chores…we are excited and ready for this!!!!
Noland Analog To DIgital Converter-21st Century Meets Your Parents gauges
You are looking at something for which we have been waiting since before Wind Horse was launched, an analog to digital converter so we can display our analog engine gauges on the computer. It is shown above sharing the computer screen with Coastal Explorer.
Of equal importance are the alarm readouts across the top (in green). […]
August 21, 2011; Sunday
Port Charles Marina, St. Charles, MO, to Hoppies Marina, Kimmswick, MO: After 10 days in St. Charles we were on our way again this morning. The boat looks great; we had it pulled and the bottom checked, we had the hull cleaned and a 3 stage…
Who wants to stay on a Boat?
In 2010 a journalist from CBC News asked me “why would anyone would want to stay on a Boatel?”. In response I asked “Have you ever walked by a marina and wondered who lives there?” His response was “of course”. That is … Continue reading →
St. Ignace, MI to Harbor Springs Municipal Marina, MI
Date August 21, 2011 Day 54Departure St. Ignace, Michigan 8:50 am Arrival Harbor Springs Municipal Marina 2:40 pmMiles
Sunday, August 21, 2011
This past week we have been at Jeff and Susan’s house. We have gone out to dinner with our friends Charlie and Joan, spent a day with Mom and Dad Sagel, went out to dinner with Jeff, Susan, and Kate, had another couple of doctor appointments, went to C…
Ensenada to Palau May to July 2011
To recap the period since the last update: We completed our passage from Ensenada to Palau without any significant problems with the boat and with no particularly daunting winds or seas. We made three stops, at Honolu…
Ensenada to Palau May to July 2011
To recap the period since the last update: We completed our passage from Ensenada to Palau without any significant problems with the boat and with no particularly daunting winds or seas. We made three stops, at Honolu…
