Ligurian Coast & Elba

12th July 2011
Having planned another MasterCraft International Team Meeting, following the success of the Ibiza meeting last summer, we bypassed Genoa to reconnoitre the proposed site in Santa Margherita, taking in Portofino  and San Fruttuoso al…

Ligurian Coast & Elba

12th July 2011
Having planned another MasterCraft International Team Meeting, following the success of the Ibiza meeting last summer, we bypassed Genoa to reconnoitre the proposed site in Santa Margherita, taking in Portofino  and San Fruttuoso al…

Dropping anchor and the dog days of August

For many,  summer is their time to get out there and boat, as it was for us for many years.  But now for Jeannie and I, it is our slower shore bound time. A short trip here and there but largely we are not out on the water as much, too darn h…

Captain and crew slept in on Saturday…cleaned up a bit and

Captain and crew slept in on Saturday…cleaned up a bit and then took in the sights and sounds of Harbor Days at North Point Marina…boating vendors, craft booths, face painting, air slides and, of course, beer and food…lots of boats for sale… o…

Go, CUBS, Go….Go, CUBS, Go….Hey, Chicago, what do you

Go, CUBS, Go….Go, CUBS, Go….Hey, Chicago, what do you say? CUBS gonna win today…

Blog Housekeeping

“Oh No,” you say, “Where did all the blog entries go?”Not to worry, the most recent cruise from Marathon to Solomons, Md. has been concatenated, saved to a PDF file, and linked through the “Past Cruises” tab. The photos from the “Photos

Friday was a busy day…we wanted to attend the

Friday was a busy day…we wanted to attend the CUBS game at 1:20…so that meant catching the METRA in Waukegan, finding Wrigley Field from the Ravenswood stop….(oh, just a little bit farther…for 3 miles…shoulda taken a taxi or bus)…then, of c…

They finally got here…closer to 7:00 than 5:00 that's for

They finally got here…closer to 7:00 than 5:00 that’s for sure. We’ve never really had trouble with trains running late before…so this was a new one for us. Course even after they made it to Chicago, they had about an hour METRA ride to Winthrop H…

August 3 , 2011

There is an Anchor Underneath all those WeedsThe Karen Anne Going Through a Narrow CanalElla and Lori Jumping ShipThey are Boarding the Karen Anne as Ella Wants to Play Cats Cradle with KarenKawartha Voyageur at Lower Brewers Locks Folds its Bow Up to …

August 2, 2011

Ella Taking Evan’s Fish Off – She Better not Loose ItElla having an Evening SwimEvan Going for a Walk Around Grandpa’s BoatTaking Abby to ShoreMorotn’s Bay – It is very peaceful here. Some local traffic due to the nice weather, they are just coming in …