Norfolk, VA – 8/4/11

After going to the laundromat and breakfast at IHOP, we came back to the boat and walked around town.The waterfront area has been revitalized and is very nice. Waterside Marina is located just south of the Naval Base and next to the park.There is a lar…

Lamen Bay, Epi Island

We had a very calm trip north to the island of Epi and we headed into Lamen Bay because this bay was noted for having friendly Dugongs which are similar to our Florida manatees. We had the harbor to ourselves and found the locals to be very friendly. …

USB from Wirie

Here is the USB from our antenna for wifi. I connect this to my mac laptop. (View Post…)

Wirie

Here is our wifi solution, the Wirie, mounted on the flybridge. (View Post…)

Is It Hard To Install A Single Side Band Radio?

First, a complete disclosure. I have installed a dozen or more SSB radios as a service technician over the years. But my first two installations were on our own boat and I started with no previous knowledge and only the manufacturers manual. To make ma…

Ugly Weather Moves Us On

Today has been…well…just one of those days. First we had to move our boat to a less rough spot for the night which still left us rocking and rolling throughout. Namena Island is a small dot in the middle of an ocean level reef, so when the wind get…

Waterford Visitors Center, Waterford NY

(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…