I spent the afternoon sitting on smooth rocks in the middle of a cool, mountain stream doing laundry with seventeen year old Serafina from the island of Anatom (Aneityum), Vanuatu while Bear played hide-n-seek and swam with six local boys all abo…
Istanbul
Where the burgie’s fly……..As we approached the Bophorus we snap a shot with the AGLCA burgie proudly flapping in the wind The famous “Blue Mosque” in Istanbul.
Crossing the Black Sea
Tuesday Aug 30 we left Constanta behind us and crossed the Black sea.The Black Sea is not huge but with dimensions like 600 X 200 nautical mile still a considerable body of water to cross. The weather promises to be good for the crossing but even…
St. Joseph’s MI to Chicago IL
Today was a great day to cross over to Chicago its a 60 miles trip across Lake Michigan to Chicago. It really could not of been better!Happy Hours in St. Joe’s, 6 looper boats were there and with a big trip across the lake in the morning cocktail…
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Time marches on. Schools are back in session. It’s still extremely warm, poor kids! This morning I met Ann, the wife of the guy who took the tank out of the boat and will, hopefully very soon, put the new one in. She was very nice and easy to talk …
Boo Hoo Hoo, We are Home
(Thursday Sept 1 – Dist: 45.6 mi; Avg Speed: 13.9 mph; TTT: 3:10 hrs)
Hallelujah! Linda and I have completed America’s Great Loop. As you can see, it is with mixed feelings. I asked Linda for the title of this last ent…
A baby
… had to put it up.This will be a happy day at Compass Cay and Wild Tamarind. Will has flown back to the Exumas to complete the project at Wild Tamarind and repair the damage Irene inflicted on the system at Compass Cay. Tucker’s very proud that his …
Birds Everywhere
I always enjoy bird watching and today was a great day for it. Puffin is back in the water and the birds I watched were the Navy’s Blue Angels as they practiced barrel rolls, loop the loops, inversions and other maneuvers, many at seeming tree-top lev…
August 12 Friday Drummond Island/ Mackinaw City Docks
The morning is calm and we decide to get going. The weekend weather prediction is rain. We follow“Muddy Waters” an hour later and are rewarded with calm seas all day. We pass the Drummond ferry-the only way on and off … Continue reading →
August 11 Thursday Meldrum Bay / Drummond Island, North Channel
We decide to get an early start before the winds pick up. When we are out of the bay-the waves are 3-6 ft. We decide to get up on top for a much smoother ride. We are heading to Drummond Island- … Continue reading →
