Ross changed oil on both engines and the generator this morning while I caught up on the blog. With those projects out of the way, we decided to take the rental car and go check out nearby Harbor Springs and Petoskey. Our first stop, since we hadn’t …
July 24 – 26, 2011
Merrickville, Ontario to Smith Falls, Ontario – Another very hot day, Allan and Carole kept us posted on room at the marina as it is a first come, first serve marina ran by the city of Smith Falls. I got started on laundry as we had plenty of power and…
July 28 and 29, 2011, Thursday and Friday
Thursday, Frankfort, MI to Manistee, MI: Today was a pretty uneventful day except for the fog we had on the lake all day. We had checked 3 different weather reports before leaving and none of them predicted fog. &nb…
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…
