Elizabeth City, NC – 7/29/11

Moor $tuff & Quest pulled out of Alligator River Marina at 7:40 for the 37 mile trip to Elizabeth City.Another nice marina and since we are the end of the northern migration, not crowded at all and the folks are glad to see boaters.A short run up …

Splashtop I Pad App Remote Control of Nav Computer – It Works

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We are about to inform you about a modern miracle. There is an IPad app called Splashtop, which claimed to allow remote control of a computer from the IPad. We were dubious but figured it was worth a try.

The installation was simple, and under the guidance of Chris Martin we soon had Splashtop installed on […]

More Broughton Archipelago Photos

Dinner in Sutherland BayOn the flybridge of Seventh WaveLinda Collier’s PaellaThe Raft Up!All 13 people fit on the flybridge of Seventh WaveEagles nest in Acteon SoundAllyson reading a Cajun fairy tale after the Cajun DinnerJennis Bay MarinaThe Roche H…

July 26 and 27th Lake Simcoe

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…