8/27/11 Saturday Since our last entry a lot has happened. Of course we were busy catching up with friends & family and taking care of household chores, but more to the point Pam met the surgeon on Tuesday. A nice man wi…
August 22, 2011
This is the Trent – It is a Working Boat for the Canal System
Leaving Hastings the Locals were out Fishing – Don’t they Look Cold
Turtle Sunning – We have been on the Trent Severn before and I Seen Very Few Turtles – It Seems to be a Bumper Year
One of…
This couldn’t look worse.
Hurricane Irene is forecast to make landfall at or near Stamford Connecticut right at high tide, which is about a foot and a half higher than normal because of the new moon. The hurricane computer models show it pretty much clobbering us here in …
Keel Laying Day
Throwing a party with some friends. Pics to follow. Standby…..
Preparing For Hurricane Irene
We are anchored in Oyster Bay’s West Harbor, on Long Island (west coast), getting ready for Irene’s arrival Sunday.
We’ve chatted with our old cruising buddy Ralph Naranjo, who used to hang out here, to get the skinny. Ralph said West Bay and he was right. As you can see above, it is protected on all […]
August 25-26 – Thorne Bay to Prince Rupert (aka “Escape from Alaska”)
The weather on Thursday, August 25 was a 180 degree change from the recent weather. We left before dawn to calm winds and flat seas in Clarence Strait. We decided to take as much advantage of it as possible by going as far as we could. We blew by Ket…
August 25-26 – Thorne Bay to Prince Rupert (aka “Escape from Alaska”)
The weather on Thursday, August 25 was a 180 degree change from the recent weather. We left before dawn to calm winds and flat seas in Chatham Strait. We decided to take as much advantage of it as possible by going as far as we could. We blew by Ketc…
Mike & Julie Metscher Visit to Just Believe
We had a great visit with Mike and Julie, this was their third attempt to get to the boat. The first was cancelled due to business, the second was cancelled due to illness and the third they made it and we had a great time. Mike was my COO a…
Charlevoix, MI to Leland, MI
Date August 26, 2011 Day 59Departure Charlevoix Municipal Marina, MI 7:15 am Arrival Leland Municipal Marina, MI 11:30 am Miles …
August 22 through 24, 2011, Monday through Wednesday
Monday; Hoppies Marina, Kimmswick, MO, to Kaskaskia Lock tie up, Modoc, IL: Our friends from “Time Out” left early and were planning a very long day (112 miles) but we slept in some and only went 41.4 miles to the Kaskaskia Lock and Dam and …
