Harbor Springs, MI to Charlevoix, MI

Date             August 22, 2011             Day                55Departure     Harbor Springs Municipal Marina 9:50 am  Arrival          Charlevoix Municipal Marina, MI 12:40 pmMiles         …

Boatel Pumpkin Puff Blueberry Pancake

  So many of our b & b guests have asked for this favorite recipe so I have included it in our new recipe section on our blog. Enjoy and tell us how you like it. Boatel Blueberry Punpkin Pancake Recipe … Continue reading

Tonawanda to Spencerport (Aug 10 to Aug 22)

We started our visit with a walk across the bridge to North Tonawanda heading for the Carousel Museum. On the way we stopped at the Riviera Theatre – home of the Mighty Wurlitzer. We managed to get in to admire the 1920’s décor, but they were doin…

August Adventures!!

August Updates!! August 12-14 has us in Beaufort NC for the annual Pirate Invasion! What made this year special was Jimmy & Deb and Dan & Suzanne from Carolina Beach came to join in the drunken debauchery!! Danny also brought along Steve and Sa…

August Adventures!!

August Updates!! August 12-14 has us in Beaufort NC for the annual Pirate Invasion! What made this year special was Jimmy & Deb and Dan & Suzanne from Carolina Beach came to join in the drunken debauchery!! Danny also brought along Steve and Sa…

Progress in Paradise

Q: How long does it take to get an overnight air freight shipment to Fiji? A: 10 days.   On Monday our long awaited shipment of new batteries arrived at the marina.   It has been 10 days since we paid for the 12 large batteries and …

August 19 – 20, 2011

Frankford, Ontario to Campbellford, Ontario – It was a beautiful sunny cruising day and the first night we stayed above Lock 12, Ranney Falls, in Campbellford. We went for a walk and to check out the suspension bridge. Roger and Danny helped a man who …

Here we go again

Yep… another blow.Wish we were back at Compass. Much better protection from all sides.Making plans… Crossing fingers and toes.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

Cuttyhunk Island

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…