The phone rang in our flat in Prague one morning at around 11, which for us is right after breakfast. “No, there must be some mistake,” I heard Stan telling the manager. “We aren’t leaving today. It’s NEXT Friday.” There was indeed a mistak…
August 24, 2011
Karen Anne Going into the Peterborough Lift Lock
We Are Up as You can See – The Land is 65′ Down
We are Up and the Other Tub is Down
The Gate Going Down – You Have to Mind Your Lines at this Point as the Water Goes Up One Foot
This a Beautiful Setting …
August 24, 2011
Karen Anne Going into the Peterborough Lift Lock
We Are Up as You can See – The Land is 65′ Down
We are Up and the Other Tub is Down
The Gate Going Down – You Have to Mind Your Lines at this Point as the Water Goes Up One Foot
This a Beautiful Setting …
Hurricane Irene
Location: Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island
Coordinates: 41° 40.216′ N 71° 25.964′ W
As the remnants of Hurricane Irene track across New England, we are very thankful aboard Three@Sea that we weathered the storm safely. We are still at ancho…
photo…The subtitle for today was locks and bridges,
photo…The subtitle for today was locks and bridges, bridges, bridges….oh, and more bridges…the lowest we’ve encountered!!!! Lots of “do not open” ones. Downtown Chicago is bridge heaven. Those tall, tall buildings look even taller when you …
First stop…Chicago Lock #1 right next to Navy Pier…three
First stop…Chicago Lock #1 right next to Navy Pier…three radio calls and lots of waiting…finally we dialed them up on the cell phone…probably asleep at that early hour as there was no activity anywhere…It was a short trip down two feet into …
Erieau Marina, Erieau ON
(Friday Aug 26 – Dist: 48.3 mi; Avg Speed – 17.3 mph; TTT: 2:40 hrs)
Everything was dead calm in Port Stanley when we left and that translated into a beautiful sunny ride on Lake Erie. I wish that the Great Lakes were that nice more often….
Sunday as we headed out we were very aware of the activity
Sunday as we headed out we were very aware of the activity on shore…the Annual Chicago Triathlon…one of the largest competitions in the world…this was the scene at 7 AM…bicycles and people everywhere….
Our favorite view of Navy Peir and downtown Chicago…as
Our favorite view of Navy Peir and downtown Chicago…as much as we love you…we gotta head South!!!!
(L to R….Colbys, Carters and TUMBLEWEED crew) Saturday
(L to R….Colbys, Carters and TUMBLEWEED crew)
Saturday Floyd started our day by fixing a BIG brunch…Becky and I then took off for “munging” at Crate and Barrel and followed by a fruitful visit to Macy’s. Our evening entertainment was dinner at C…
