Day 150 – Rain and RelaxationBack Creek – Mooring FieldWe had a relaxed morning in Annapolis…there were only a few people wondering around, it was much quieter today than this weekend. Stan found a marine store in East Port that carries the oil and f…
Washington, DC – 8/14/11 & 8/15/11
8/14/11
Sunday was chore day for us. Early trip to the laundry room here at the marina followed by a list of things to get at the store a few blocks away and clean up the boat.
Early evening arrival of daughter Christine and family was delightful. We…
Testing Damge Control Pumps
We fit damage control (crash ) pumps to all our yachts. These are plumbed with a single line throughout, and Ts with valves in each watertight section. Although the pumps are self priming, the slightest leak, especially to the forepeak, and they won’t draw. So a periodic test is a good idea.
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Port McNeil
We slept in a bit and the Debbie and Barb headed over to the ferry to visit U’mista, the cultural center at Alert Bay. See: http://www.umista.org/ U’mista is a term of the Kwakwaka’wakw people that means returning home after being taken in a raid…
Little Current to Croker Island Anchorage to Gore Bay
August 7thThings don’t always pan out the way they are planned. Due to weather we have passed up a couple of my MUST anchorages. We spent a night in Little Current instead of Baie Fine very disappointing, especially when it turned out to be…
Dusty Diva’s Dine At Nicatous Lodge…
A group of gals, dubbed the ” Nicatous Lake Dusty Diva’s” rode their ATV’s to Nicatous Lodge last week for lunch. Evidently the paparazzi couldn’t find us out here in the boonies to cover the event , so I will have to do i…
Mackinac Island, does not get any better than this…………..
What a pleasure to be “home”. Mackinac Island has been a favorite for most of my adult life. In my 20’s I began to race sailboats and the Port Huron and Chicago Mackinac races end at Mackinac Island. We have won a few races and placed in others, …
Monday, August 5, 2011
On Friday we spent the day with John’s parents. We played bridge in the afternoon and then went to Manor House for the seafood buffet. It was really good, but I ate too much. It’s always good to spend time with Mom and Dad. In fact, we are going back t…
Big night on Compass Cay
To be added to the “Shots over the Bow” collectionCompass Cay’s first JunkanooAs posted earlier, Josh threw a great wedding party for his brother Zack and new sister in law, Gergana. He really pulled out all the stops. It all started the night be…
Strong Wind Warning
(Monday Aug 15 – Dist: 1.7 mi; TTT: 0:30 hrs)
Sugarloaf MarinaPort Colborne, ON
Linda and I were a bit concerned with the wind on the Lake and the fact that the marine forecast predicted 2-4 waves, so we decided to basically go around the cor…
