We are back at the WoodenBoat School so Dee can do a week of scratching Corian for practice in a scrimshaw class. Yep, Corian is the training material of choice. But that’s not the story. Jim here is the story. The last time we were here, I captured him working on a new figurehead. It […]
July 24 – Yorktown, VA
Day 128 – A Little HistoryRiverwalk LandingWe passed the 4,300 acre Naval Station, the largest naval base in the world, as we left Norfolk this morning. There were at least twenty ships docked in the area. It’s amazing to see so many huge ships in one …
More of the same
fender kickers looking for a free boat ride. *sigh* Oh well, can’t dwell on that. We’ll likely use the ole’ boat this summer.Yesterday we took a trip to Watertown NY to check out Harbor Freight Tools. I’ve heard a lot of guys rave about this place, whi…
Oriental, NC – 7/24/11
When we came into Beaufort Town Docks it was practically full but when we were leaving this morning at 9 a.m. it was nearly empty. Apparently most folks are up and out before us.The current was again pretty stiff but neither of us had any trouble getti…
The end of Lady Jane
No, it’s not a prank.With Lady Jane now out of the water, and her hull properly cleaned off, it’s obvious the hull is severely corroded. The jetwash alone blew a few holes in the hull!It’s a fact that the hull is too far gone for me to be able to affor…
On our way to Budapest
It has rained a lot and the river is full of “floatsome” At times I would look out to the Danube from where we were docked and there would be large trees blocking the way in or out of the harbor. I had to push this tree away from in front o…
statues of Bratislava
We will remember Bratislava for it’s life size bronze statues. One of the statues is a worker crawling out of a man hole.The one on the left is the actual statue and the one on the right is an enterprising “street artist” who is copying the…
Bratislava Slovakia
Le rêve at rest in Bratislava at “Marina Dodo. We will not forget the people in Marina Dodo!!!Looking down the Danube from the castle grounds.
Round Pond, Maine, and the Cruising Paradigm
We are in lobstah territory, which means paying close attention to where we are heading and lots of dodging and weaving.
The lobstermen lay their traps everywhere, millions of them.
Their boats have cages around their props, as do many of the yachts in Maine.
We are anchored at the entrance to Round Pond harbor (in Maine). The harbor […]
Position
Click to see our position today http://fms.ws/5TH6g/17.77351S/177.18205E We have not been very good about posting our location, partly due to technical difficulties. We have been in various parts of Fiji si…
