The Spy Museum, a private museum in the Penn Quarter of DC, was a must stop for me, a retiree in the business. Unfortunately I did not get any pictures. The museum itself was laid out quite well. The first section which explained and …
George Washington’s Mount Vernon
This is George Washington’s home on the Potomac River. He was so much more than a military officer, statesman and president. He was also probably the most forward looking farmers of his time introducing concepts such as crop rotation. …
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The tournament fishing boats will have to came back through this! Sure makes sleeping great though, I sleep like a baby.
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This video will help you see the kind of surge we have here now with the current weather. The last 2 days have been pretty bad with large waves and a lot of wind. There’s also an afternoon storm whi…
Out and About
We have been back in New Bern for about two weeks. We decided to boat in and around the New Bern area for the rest of this boating season and possibly over the next few years for as long as we have Coco. When we were out on the cruise to Washington DC Coco did […]
From the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario
Sunday morning, June 12th, it was chilly and threatening rain, but we were anxious to be on our way through the first several locks of the Erie Canal, so at 7:35 a.m. we untied the dock lines and headed for Lock #2. This time, Ken secured a line a…
Raccoons eat mussels?
I’ve blogged before about the surprising variety of wildlife around our marina here in Stamford, Connecticut, including Rocky the Raccoon.He comes out most evenings about a half hour before sunset and searches along the shore for mussels. I…
Still on the Waterford FREE dock Locks 11-14 closed!
We were originally planning to leave here yesterday but we decided to stay as it was suppose to be the worst of the next 2 days ie gusty winds and rain but of course it was actually pretty nice. All the other loop boats left so Jim decided to dis…
From the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario
Sunday morning, June 12th, it was chilly and threatening rain, but we were anxious to be on our way through the first several locks of the Erie Canal, so at 7:35 a.m. we untied the dock lines and headed for Lock #2. This time, Ken secured a line a…
