Thursday, Aug 4…my daughter Kelli and her husband Lance are headed this way. Their train was due in Chicago at 3:15 PM but since it left Newton almost 3 hours late …they won’t make that stop. They’ll then have to transfer to the METRA for another 4…
North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor is the
North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor is the BIGGEST marina on Lake Michigan and certainly one of the biggest we’ve seen. Yep, count ’em…1500 slips. It is in the middle of a state park facility so getting to the store, etc. is a chore in itself. The…
Floyd has been busy working on his list of boat chores and I
Floyd has been busy working on his list of boat chores and I have been making preparations for new crew…and my return to Wichita. Some how we’ve managed to nap every afternoon and yet stay busy. His big chore was to remove the caulk around the front…
3rd August 2011 – Sea Trials
Sea trials have been completed. More interior photos and a stopover in Brunei.
What it takes to restore an old boat
Drift Away was a well equipped boat when it was new in 1980. After 31 years, much of her gear is outdated, outmoded, or nasty. We knew that we’d have to dump a truck load of boat bucks into her and took that into consideration when we…
All smiles – after breakfast!
Two weeks ago Diesel Duck arrived in Annapolis, Maryland. This charming city is located on the Chesapeake Bay. The city is host to the very popular annual boat show and claims it is the “Sailing Capital of the World” which we truly believe to be tru…
Aug. 3 – Washington, DC
Day 138 – Circulator (Bus) DayGangplank MarinaWe bought a day pass on the Circulator this morning and rode out to the National Zoo. The zoo is famous for the two pandas they have…unfortunately they were not out today. I was disappointed we couldn’t s…
Always Interesting
Maine’s woods are never neat, no competition for the photogenically clear understory of, say, the giant redwoods in California. Winter storms kill trees. Some crack off and lean over on the next tree. Some dry out and remain standing almost forever. Some rot standing. They are always interesting and no more so than on Warren […]
USS Sequoia
This is the former presidential yacht USS Sequoia. The Sequoia is a 104′ Trumpy design built in 1925/26 for a private individual who then resold the vessel to the president of the Sequoia Oil Company. In 1931 the US Gove…
Be Amazed!
These are the words that suddenly pop into my mind as I am 50 feet below the water's surface staring up at a column of rock that is over-adorned with every conceivable hard and soft coral, with a million (yes, I mean a million)fishes in the most da…
