SUNDAY AUGUST 28TH, 2011

The guys had a tee time at 8 am so Tami dropped them off and we gals walked up to the White Gull Inn. We had heard they are very famous for their cherry stuffed French toast so we figured we’d check it out. When we arrived we found out it was a 45 mi…

Sardinia

SARDINIA
After Sicily, Sardinia is the largest island in the Med.  Most well-known is the Costa Smeralda, an exclusive resort development of the 1960’s by a consortium including the Aga Khan.  For many, Sardinia is a mysterious island, part…

SATURDAY JULY 27TH, 2011

When we check into marinas, they oftentimes give us a packet with local information, maps and coupons. The marina here in Sturgeon Bay gave us just that and included was a coupon for 10% at a local bakery. So we were off first thing to bring back fresh…

Sardinia & the Maddalena Archipelago

After Sicily, Sardinia is the largest island in the Med.  Most well-known is the Costa Smeralda, an exclusive resort development of the 1960’s by a consortium including the Aga Khan.  For many, Sardinia is a mysterious island, part of Italy…

Sardinia & the Maddalena Archipelago

After Sicily, Sardinia is the largest island in the Med.  Most well-known is the Costa Smeralda, an exclusive resort development of the 1960’s by a consortium including the Aga Khan.  For many, Sardinia is a mysterious island, part of Italy…

Sardinia & the Maddalena Archipelago

After Sicily, Sardinia is the largest island in the Med.  Most well-known is the Costa Smeralda, an exclusive resort development of the 1960’s by a consortium including the Aga Khan.  For many, Sardinia is a mysterious island, part of Italy…

FRIDAY JULY 26TH

The weather report is for small seas and light winds till mid morning, so we headed out into the pitch dark of Lake Michigan around 4:30 a.m. Only a sliver of a moon so you couldn’t see a thing…unless you looked up! The night sky was incredible. Wi…

August 25, 2011

Just as We Were to Start the Engines a Security Came Over the Radio to Let us Know This Boat was Coming Down the Chanel – When it Passed Danny Called our Security and We Were Off – Could You Imagine Two Large Boats in this Chanel
This is Float Plane Co…

August 25, 2011

Lakefield, Ontario to Buckhorn, Ontario – It was a beautiful day today after the cool evening. We found a good spot at the lock wall. We called a taxi for Lynn to go and retrieve her car in Peterborough as she has to work tomorrow. This is the start of…

Dinghy Launch/Retrieval

A number of you have asked about how we launch and retrieve Beer Can (our larger aluminum dink). I will start with a bit of commentary. Our last boat was a Nordhavn 50 and the dink was stored on the … Continue reading →