On Sunday, August 21, we left Smithfield and cruised down the Pagan River to the James River to the Elizabeth River to Portsmouth. Once again, we had south winds and heavy smoke, so all pictures look blurred. On Monday, August 22, Full Throttle started…
Palmetto Moon 2011-08-31 11:00:00
On Thursday, August 25, we pulled into Shed #1 at Atlantic Yacht Basin in Chesapeake, VA, Mile 12.6 on the ICW. This was the view from our port side. There were probably 40 boats, some three deep, in the shed with us.On Saturday, August 27, we woke up…
August 26 – 28, 2011
A Group of Jet Skiers – Reminds Me of Snowmobiles Going Across the Lake
These Ten Girls Came In for a Bachelorette Party – Danny and Roger Were in Their Glory Helping These Damsels in Distress Get Their Boat Started – They Said They Could Not Believe T…
August 26 – 28, 2011
Buckhorn, Ontario to Bobcagean, Ontario – We left Buckhorn in the morning with two stowaways, Rae and Steve as Roger had to work. As we entered the channel into Bobcageon, Danny and Steve were bird watching and spotted a ‘pink breasted, split tail, mat…
Waterford, NY to Haverstraw Bay, NY: 08/20/11 – 08/31/11
What a long, strange trip it’s been. Oh wait, I think some obscure band already used that line. Anyway, we’re in Half Moon Bay Marina on Haverstraw Bay for the second time on our cruise back to the Chesapeake. We left Waterford after the rains eased and worked our way south through the last lock [Read More…]
Aug.30 – Langford Creek, MD
Day 165 – Peaceful SceneryMillstone Point – AnchorageWe enjoyed a beautiful morning watching the birds and crab boats. I could hear the boats leaving early this morning and then I watched them come back in with their baskets of crabs. Stan rode his bik…
Hurricane Irene Visits New Bern
While Linda was in New Jersey working on an audit, Hurricane Irene was advancing toward Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. It looked as if she might make landfall somewhere along the Florida east coast or even veer northeast and back out to sea. B…
Meet the feline crew
I’ve often posted about the dogs, Chevy and Ruby, but I’ve said little about the cats. Perhaps it’s because I spend more time with the dogs. Dogs are high maintenance, requiring exercise at the dog park and potty breaks several …
Interesting
short films…3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage… all to turn 3 ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food into 3 beautiful and compelling…
Because Boats Need Ventilation Too
We changed out the passive ventilation scoop that goes into the pantry.
Now it will be active, solar powered, and it should exchange 1000+cf per hour. That will help minimize any dampness in the forward areas. We don’t have any real problem with that…
