July 26thWe moved from the marina in Sunset Cove to Lock 40 for the night in hopes to cross Lake Simcoe in the morning. It was quite pleasant at lock 40 and no raccoons! Jim spent the day fishing, Ashley spent the day reading, and I spent t…
Time for a Bottom Job
July 26, 2011 [Travel Lift about to set Pine Knot on the keel blocks and jack stands] My friend Vic and I moved Pine Knot over to Pepe’s Yacht Service at Clear Lake Marine Center for new bottom paint. Vic…
Time for a Bottom Job, 7-26-11
My friend Vic and I moved Pine Knot over to Pepe’s Yacht Service for new bottom paint. Vic has used Pepe’s several times and highly recommends his work: Pepe Duran (281-467-3804) We decided to have Pepe move Pine Knot’s boot…
Eagles in the news…
We have a fair amount of eagles here in Maine. It’s hard to believe that less than 40 years ago, eagles were almost extinct. There were only about 20 nesting pairs at that time. Fast forward to 2011, and we have more than 500 nesting pairs of eag…
Delta Friday
It has been a bit of an odd day as far as vacations go. We had lunch on Joe and Carrie's boat (left over BBQ pork sandwiches from wednesday night dinner, yummy) and after that Matt and Joe left to take Joe's new ski boat back to its slip on Bet…
#52 Glacier Bay
Writing about Glacier Bay isn’t easy. There is no single superlative that adequately describes it. No matter how prepared you think you are … you’re not. The place evokes emotions that can only be known by physically being there. We arrived early on a Thursday morning, same as any other day. But like Alaska itself, Glacier Bay is so big and so wild it’s impossible not to be a little overwhelmed. All the photos below may be enlarged by clicking on them. I made a short, 2 minute video. …
#52 Glacier Bay
Writing about Glacier Bay isn’t easy. There is no single superlative that adequately describes it. No matter how prepared you think you are … you’re not. The place evokes emotions that can only be known by physically being there…
Eliana Cruises Glacier Bay
Eliana arrived in Glacier Bay! “Visiting in one’s own boat isn’t without a couple of hurdles. The incredible distance to get there aside, entering the park is by permit only. The total number of private boats allowed in the bay is limited to 25. Only two cruise ships are permitted to be in the park on a given day so you might see one of them.”
Who Would Have Thunk?
(Wednesday July 27 – Dist: 30.6 mi; Avg Speed: 7.9 mph; TTT: 3:50 hrs)
The Hudson River
The Palisades
I had heard that the Hudson River was beautiful but I had no idea. In some places it reminds one of the shoreline in northern Ontario and at…
#52 Glacier Bay
Writing about Glacier Bay isn’t easy. There is no single superlative that adequately describes it. No matter how prepared you think you are … you’re not. The place evokes emotions that can only be known by physically being there…
