I thought this was an interesting picture. There must be a lot of vegetables growing in this area as we saw people with a tumbler full of carrots backing into the Danube and tumbling them to wash the dirt off the carrots. Just some pretty a…
The "Blue Danube"
There is a song about the “beautiful Blue Danube” Well we experienced the Danube to be more “Brown” than “Blue” I am sure with all the rain we had in the last week it added to the water being more brown with all the run off.However I think this p…
July 8, 2011 Friday before leaving for Canada
4th of July is over and we are preparing for our big adventure across Lake Michigan and into the North Channel of Canada. We wanted to cross either Saturday, Sunday or Monday (depending on weather). We decided to fuel up and pump out today so that we could avoid weekend traffic at the dock. After […]
FYI…I just added a new gadget to the blog…when you submit
FYI…I just added a new gadget to the blog…when you submit your e-mail address, you are then suppose to get a short message letting you know when new posts are made…we’ll see how that works for you??? Could be a pain on those days when I post seve…
The surprise was on me
My husband surprised me with a wonderful birthday party at The Yacht Club this past weekend. It was so nice to see everyone! I was very overwhelmed! Thank you!!! Amy thank you so much for everything… You are one of a kind. If we hadn’t been gone for …
Sunday afternoon Winthrop Harbor was a super busy place…lots
Sunday afternoon Winthrop Harbor was a super busy place…lots of boats…remember there are about 1500 slips here…though they aren’t all full there are still more boats in one place than we’ve ever seen…but by about 8 pm, we were the only folks ar…
Sunday morning while the coffee was still hot, Bobbi brought
Sunday morning while the coffee was still hot, Bobbi brought treats…a Wisconsin delicacy known as Kringle…almond and macaroon!!!! OH, MY!!!! We spent time with them on MIST and they came down to get a closer look at our dinghy arrangement. Compared…
( Carol, Bob, Bobbi, Bill, Linda and Floyd)Evening hors
( Carol, Bob, Bobbi, Bill, Linda and Floyd)Evening hors d’oeuvres were served by Bill and Bobbi Haag aboard their boat MIST, which we had originally met as DOTTIE S in July 2008…they had just purchased her in Punta Gorda and were moving her north to …
Once electric and lines were properly arranged, the lawn
Once electric and lines were properly arranged, the lawn chairs came out and the stories began. Floyd talked Bobbi into a run to Harbor Freight…Bill returned to his boat chores …leaving Linda to mingle with the dock buddies who came and went most o…
