(Monday Aug 29 – Dist: 59.1 mi; Avg Speed: 19.6 mph; TTT: 3:20 hrs)
Lake Erie was good to us again as we had a beautiful trip from Erieau to Leamington. We passed lots of fishing boats both commercial and charter which made the trip more intere…
Just as we were thanking our lucky stars…things got really
Just as we were thanking our lucky stars…things got really interesting…and barge and tow parked on the other side…a tow coming through…and two of us waiting in a little hidey hole…but we were almost through the 12 miles…so how much worse …
yes, twelve miles of a narrow working industrial
yes, twelve miles of a narrow working industrial channel…doesn’t give us big pleasure boats much wiggle room…or notice…we had thought that by traveling on Sunday it wouldn’t be busy…or at least as busy as during the work week…we…
It looked like such a lovely water fall until you realized
It looked like such a lovely water fall until you realized that its purpose was to dilute the sewage and chemicals coming from two directions into one channel …and noticed all those caution signs…it was a sign we were entering what they call “12…
The Coast Of Africa
On Sunday morning, in what was to have been the trailing effects of Hurricane Irene as she moved up the coast towards New England, we were battered with some of the strongest gusts of the storm. As the day progressed the …
Aug. 29 – Rock Hall, MD
Day 164 – Calm Day on Chesapeake BayRock Hall City DockWe will be spending the rest of the season exploring the eastern shore of the Chesapeake, so most of our days will be short runs from one small town or anchorage to another. No need to get up earl…
Post Irene
We moved Jenny back to her slip yesterday and found all ok except no power. Still no power this morning. SO we headed over to the gym and have plugged in here. The power is within blocks of the marina, so we hope we have power later today. Otherw…
All Ok.
We made it through just fine. Our only worry was whether the sailboat in front of us would snag the buoy on our anchor trip line. Around 1:30 AM the storm reached its maximum. I can’t tell what the maximum wind speed was, but my guess is around 4…
Slick as ………..
The second set of bottom panels went up slick as …… Maybe I’m just getting the hang of it.Alignment on the stern was perfect. Bow needs a little adjustment which will have to wait till this afternoon. This girl is starting to show her true size. :…
Bouncing Along Michigan
8/27/11 Saturday Irish Boat Shop is a working boat yard that doesn’t have many slips that will accommodate Tourist thus they put us on the wall next to the travel lifts. Tight but not too bad. They did offer a 20 percent Looper …
