Trouble at Teakerne

Teakerne Arm
Marine Park is a popular summer destination in the Desolation Sound area (map).
The main attractions are Cassel Lake and the waterfall draining it that spills over

Beaver Island, Lake Michigan 7-14-11

Here’s another island retreat where you are guaranteed to have a good time. We were headed out of Charlevoix on 7/12 to Mackinaw City about 15 miles out when the predicted winds and waves of 10-15 and 2-3 increased to 18-22 and 4+ respectively so we …

Beaver Island, Lake Michigan 7-14-11

Here’s another island retreat where you are guaranteed to have a good time. We were headed out of Charlevoix on 7/12 to Mackinaw City about 15 miles out when the predicted winds and waves of 10-15 and 2-3 increased to 18-22 and 4+ respectively so we …

Vashon Island Wedding 7-3-11

What is there about an island that stirs our imaginations, encourages us to dream and even to fall in love? Vashon Island off the coast of Seattle is such a place and the site for the wedding of our nephew, Kyle, to his beautiful bride, Kate. We all ga…

Vashon Island Wedding 7-3-11

What is there about an island that stirs our imaginations, encourages us to dream and even to fall in love? Vashon Island off the coast of Seattle is such a place and the site for the wedding of our nephew, Kyle, to his beautiful bride, Kate. We all ga…

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Now it is less than a week before we leave to come home for a visit. Yea!!! Today was pretty much like yesterday, except that it only looked like it would rain. Happy Hour was perfectly comfortable. It was cool with a nice breeze and we could have stay…

From Hyde Park, NY to the Western Erie Canal

Wednesday, July 6 – Hyde Park Marina, Hyde Park, NYHyde Park Marina was a convenient stop on the Hudson River, right next to the Culinary Institute. There was not much around, so we went for a walk, hung out on the boat where we saw the Hudson Rowing…

Boat ride, back on the water

We all climbed into an 18′ boat for our one hour ride up the Delta for our two day stay in the Danube.  We traveled past little villages, as we where winding farther into the marsh lands. Not knowing exactly what to expect, I was a bit apprehensiv…

Moldova to The Danube Delta in Romania

We left Moldova today and drove to The Danube Delta. A long drive, but a lot to see along the way. The countryside is cluttered with peasant villages. The horse drawn carts are overflowing with hay, and the Gypsy wagons are loaded with family members d…

stork family across the street from our house in The Danube Delta