for what? The third year in a row? Poor ole’ Mummy got scroodled out of her summer holiday! ;-( I’s sorry dear. But on the brighter side we did get in a helluva road trip! 2300 kms (1430 miles) and 11 States in 4 1/2 days.The idea popped into my noodle…
Smithsonian Institute Art Collections
Statues/Sculptures at the National Art MuseumSmithsonian American Art Museum National Portrait Gallery
Lay Day, Orientation, and Haida Dinner
Today was a lay day, a day to sleep in a bit. We all did and had a lazy morning on the boat. We compared photos of the trip so far and I posted the blog for the past few days. We all took showers and got caught up on things. (Continued…)
Georgian Bay, Baie Fine – doesn’t get finer than Bay Finn.
Killarney is a charming town and Killarney Mountain Lodge was a pleasure. We left about 8AM for the short ride to Baie Fine (Bay Finn). The white granite lines Baie Fine on each side. Rocks abound in the Bay and Crawdad and Grainan had to wind around t…
August 4 & 5, 2011; Thursday and Friday
Thursday, Kenosha, WI to Hammond, IN: After sitting for 5 days in Kenosha we finally left early this morning at 06:00. Lake Michigan was pretty rough with 4 foot large rollers hitting us on our port side and we were prepared for a long day….
Killarney – feels like we are almost home!
As we crossed into Killarney, we noted we were crossing our wake and had technically completed our Loop. We originally left Fenton on the 14th of June for our trip to Sturgeon Bay, WI and the Grand Banks Rendezvous. Over a year later, we were back in h…
Erie Canal, Locks 2 thru 10
(Friday Aug 5 – Dist: 37.3 mi; Locks: 9; TTT: 7:30 hrs)
River Link Park, Amsterdam NY
Our first day on the New York Canal System was rather long but went smoothly. The canal lock masters were friendly and prompt, never any delays even if th…
Trip along the Karpaz Peninsula
Karpaz, Karpas, Karpasia….all the same. Lots of names for places here. Some the former Greek names, some the new Turkish names and some variations on both. This is part one of the day trip we did from the marina to the very tip…
New York, New York
July 31, 2009Liberty State Park, NJ40°41.72N-074°03.85WSome cities command respect as you enter them, Rio de Janeiro, Belem and Miami for example. But there is nothing like New York City. Coming from the south, the full span of the Verrazano …
Nation’s Capital
RIGHT – Front View (west) of CapitalLEFT – North ViewRIGHT – East View LEFT – House of Representatives RIGHT – Senate LEFT & BELOW – Interior Shot of Capital Dome
