This summer, while KJ was out on charter, we received several shots from local photographers of her underway. Those are always so nice to have & impossible to get yourself. These two are from Alasdair Turner.
Thanks to all who sent them along to…
What's Next?
Who can take all the excitement? First an earthquake on Tuesday and now Saturday morning – we sit at the Comfort Inn in Solomon’s Island, Maryland awaiting the expected hurricane. The skies are dark and dense, the air thick and warm. The rain will …
Potential fire avoided!
It’s been a little bit since I updated the blog and I know you are terribly curious what we are up to so…..Last weekend we had a fun time on the boat. However, I noticed when I went to unplug our shore power chord from the boat that it was pretty da…
Potential fire avoided!
It’s been a little bit since I updated the blog and I know you are terribly curious what we are up to so…..Last weekend we had a fun time on the boat. However, I noticed when I went to unplug our shore power chord from the boat that it was pretty da…
Secured and Waiting For Irene
1300 Saturday – Oyster Bay – we have completed hurricane preparations.
June Jones has reflaked the secondary anchor rode, so it is ready to deploy. Notice the figure eight lay to minimize the risk of fouling.
The “turtle” (blue bag) is secured aft of the house and adjacent to the big electric winch. One end of the […]
IRENE 1
August 27, 2011IRENE – Time of impact minus 14 hoursHudson River41°21 N All seemed so normal last night in Manhattan and New York harbor. A splendid night, in fact, balmy and calm… the proverbial calm before the storm. On land and on t…
Aug. 26 – Baltimore, MD
Day 161 – Hurricane WatchAnchorage MarinaMost of our day was spent watching the weather reports and doing the last minute things to get the boat ready. The dock was a busy place today as people added lines to their boats. There still seems to be a lot …
Update
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 …
