Have I mentioned earlier that we like the beach here… or at least like watching the beach here? It reminds me of my childhood when the family used to go frequently to Seacliffe Beach in Leamington. Port Dover though has Ca…
August 17 – 18, 2011
Trenton, Ontario to Frankford, Ontario – We left Trenton late in the morning. We had 6 locks to go to today so we would have power to plug in the AC as it was very hot. Lock 6 is only 7 miles from Trenton but in the heat is seemed like an eternity. K…
Days 146-148 Oriental NC to Belhaven NC
We left Beaufort on Friday morning and timed it so we only had to wait about 15 minutes for the lift bridge to open. We had a short but enjoyable cruise to Oriental, NC hoping to tie up to the free dock but there was already a boat there and not enou…
Aug. 20 – Philadelphia, PA
Day 155 – Welcome to PhiladelphiaPenn’s Landing Marina We had an uneventful trip to Philadelphia. The river was full of debris, trash and huge tree limbs, which washed into the river during the flooding they had earlier in the week. We spent the a…
WE GET A SEAWATER SHOWER IN BED, AND RETURN TO THE NORTHERN SPORADES
The morning of Doug & Sharon’s arrival we got a rude awakening. We were anchored off a village called Ay Yeoryios, and fishing boats up to about 20m work from there. About 0600 we hear a boat pass close by and then a deluge of water came through our …
EVIA ISLAND, THE GULF OF VOLOS AND SMOKE IN THE ENGINE ROOM
The island of Evia at about 90NM long and 10NM wide is Greece’s second largest island after Crete. Unlike Crete it’s very close to the mainland coast, being mostly about 5NM away, but at the town of Chalkis separated by a bridge only 39 metres wide…
#15 Shearwater, Ocean Falls, Eucott Bay and Bella Coola
Thursday, August 18, 2011: Shearwater to Ocean Falls AgainOur new crew jumped off the Bella Bella water taxi just after noon. We grabbed a lunch at the Shearwater resort restaurant then got a BC fishing license for the c…
The "Iron Gate" locks
Entering the Iron Gate locks.These are the second last and the biggest locks in the Danube. We entered with two commercial boats (both double wide) Once in the lock the gate, which came up from the bottom, is closed. …
The "Iron Gate"
Approaching the “Iron Gate” we came through a very picturesque section of the Danube.Narrow passages and steep cliffs.The almost strait walls obviously continued to go straight down as the depth finder showed over 200 feet of water under the boat at ti…
