(Wed Aug 3 – Dist: 23.9 mi; Locks: 1; TTT: 3:35 hrs)
Twas a beautiful calm morning as we left Coeyman’s Landing and continued up river past the Capital of NY, Albany. The port was quite busy with both barges and ocean going ships. It was …
Karpaz Peninsular first adventure!
North Cyprus is soooo picturesque! Especially with the motorbike I think we’ll enjoy or time here. And it’s a great place to walk which I love. http://www.cypnet.co.uk/ seems a pretty good website about the area.
Ru…
Cruising Guides
We use a variety of cruising books and guides aboard Seadee. The Cruising Trawler site has an Amazon store featuring all of the books we use and more. Cruising Trawler Book Store
Thursday, Aug 4…my daughter Kelli and her husband Lance are
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 After 31 years, much of her gear is outdated, outmoded, or nasty.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…
