“Way up north; way up north, north to Alaska, you go north, the rush is on…”. I can’t get that old Johnny Horton song out of my head. I was 7 or 8 when it came out. Now that we are pushing north, what was once my imaginary Ala…
All that drama and
worry for nuttin’! Pulled the clamps and ratchet straps off the transom tonight and walla! It only sprung back about 3/4″ on each side.I guess that’s good ’nuff for the girls I go with! ;-)Lori, Robert (my good neighbor) and I move the roof panels in a…
Monday, July 18, 2011
T Minus 4 and counting……Today I finally got my hair cut. It seems like it’s been forever since the last time. If only I could convince John to cut it. It’s hotter at home than it is here, so it was time. Doesn’t that seem funny, that it’s hotter at…
July 17 – Belheaven, SC
Day 121 – Open Water and Cool BreezesScranton Creek – AnchorageAnother beautiful day. Our plan was to go to Oriental…which was just a short trip up Adam Creek and across the Neuse River, but we hated to waste such a nice day, so we pushed on. The ICW…
#51 North To Alaska
“Way up north; way up north, north to Alaska, you go north, the rush is on…”. I can’t get that old Johnny Horton song out of my head. I was 7 or 8 when it came out. Now that we are pushing north, what was once my imaginary Ala…
Painting and Other Stuff…
Most our work on the boat the last few days centered on painting the beadboard planking that will be the overhead finish throughout the boat. Seemed pretty simple in theory… about a hundred and forty 12 foot boards to be primed and finished then cut …
Glorious Weather to Tropical Storm Bret
Indeed, being on a boat, the weather dictates all. The one constant in cruising and boating is that Mother Nature rules: schedules, plans, and hoped-for activities are subject to immediate revision and change. Numerous times. Multiple times. The only c…
Beysehir part 1
We were enjoying the Lake District so much we decided to stop at Lake Beysehir instead of going directly to Konya. In hindsight I wish we would have either stayed one night longer in Egirdir to explore Isparta or gone directly to Konya. Beysehir has an…
Its all for the birds
Diesel Duck has moved up to the Chesapeake Bay for the hurricane season. It is lovely here. During the daytime temperatures are in the 34 deg C range, but nights have been a lot cooler than what we were used to and the humidity is down to 40%. (…
Saugatuck is on the agenda for our next stop…wind needs to go
Saugatuck is on the agenda for our next stop…wind needs to go away…far far away…we think we’ll be crossing to the west side and checking out marina stops by the end of the week. We have made friends with folks in Racine so we’ll make a stop there…
