Fort Matanza
John and a big cannon
Today John and I toured Fort Matanza. We took a free ferry from Matanza Park to the fort. This fort was built to protect the back side of St. Augustine. They were never fired on and never had to fire on anyone else…
(More pix than usual, but this was a splendid ride!)August 29, 2011Liberty State Park anchorageNew JerseyThe Day After Irene0500 – JP nudges me, “Get up, there is no current right now, let’s weigh anchor!” We have an 11-hour passa…
Today is Monday, August 29th, and we returned to the boat yesterday afternoon to find no damage! However, the water level was really high and we had to walk through about 6 inches of water in order to get to the walkway to the boat. Then the boat ha…
The guys had a tee time at 8 am so Tami dropped them off and we gals walked up to the White Gull Inn. We had heard they are very famous for their cherry stuffed French toast so we figured we’d check it out. When we arrived we found out it was a 45 mi…
SARDINIA
After Sicily, Sardinia is the largest island in the Med. Most well-known is the Costa Smeralda, an exclusive resort development of the 1960’s by a consortium including the Aga Khan. For many, Sardinia is a mysterious island, part…
When we check into marinas, they oftentimes give us a packet with local information, maps and coupons. The marina here in Sturgeon Bay gave us just that and included was a coupon for 10% at a local bakery. So we were off first thing to bring back fresh…
After Sicily, Sardinia is the largest island in the Med. Most well-known is the Costa Smeralda, an exclusive resort development of the 1960’s by a consortium including the Aga Khan. For many, Sardinia is a mysterious island, part of Italy…
After Sicily, Sardinia is the largest island in the Med. Most well-known is the Costa Smeralda, an exclusive resort development of the 1960’s by a consortium including the Aga Khan. For many, Sardinia is a mysterious island, part of Italy…
After Sicily, Sardinia is the largest island in the Med. Most well-known is the Costa Smeralda, an exclusive resort development of the 1960’s by a consortium including the Aga Khan. For many, Sardinia is a mysterious island, part of Italy…
The weather report is for small seas and light winds till mid morning, so we headed out into the pitch dark of Lake Michigan around 4:30 a.m. Only a sliver of a moon so you couldn’t see a thing…unless you looked up! The night sky was incredible. Wi…
