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…

The New Kismet Starts to Take Shape

Light at the end of the tunnel!  As I write this blog, construction has begun on our Ranger Tug R27. Our transition from being live aboard boaters for five years to joining the trailerable trawler world has taken 1.5 years so we’re very anxious and excited to get back out on the water. As you […]

Ongoing Boat Projects

If we seem to have fallen down on our projects, it only appears that way. Since we arrived in Fort Myers Beach, the work on the boat has been constant. That doesn’t mean we have not had time to walk on the beach, go for a swim in the Gulf, or sample th…

The Big Apple

(Sunday July 24 – Dist: 6.7 mi; Avg Speed: 5.5 mph; TTT: 1:15 hrs)

Sunday morning we were able to secure a slip at the 79 TH Street Marina so we headed out into New York Harbor and travelled the short distance up river to 79 TH Street.

One can al…

Lock #12 Ranney Falls, Ontario to Hastings Village Marina, Ontario

Date            Sunday July 24, 2011 Day             26Depart         Lock #12 Ranney Falls, Ontarion 8:20 amArrive          Hastings Village Marina, Ontario  1:15 pm       Distance         19Cumulative   659 Mil…

Myra Ruins

  All in all, we liked our time in the mountains more than down by the coast.  But there were bright spots too.
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We left Seydisehir before 8 am since it would be at least a 6 hour ride to Antalya on the coast. I always start out wea…

SUNDAY JULY 24TH, 2011

Moved from Mackinac Island a short distance to Mackinaw City on the mainland. Just hung out all day at the boat.This a map of most of our trip this leg so far. It is a bit fuzzy I’m afraid. Seems my little camera that has served me so well is going kaput.

Lock #6 Frankford Ontario to Lock #12 Ranney Falls, Ontario

Date            Saturday July 23, 2011 Day             25Depart         Lock #6 Frankford, Ontario 9:00 amArrive          Lock #12 Ranney Falls, Ontario 2:55 pm       Distance         20Cumulative   640 MilesNote:…

Belleville, Ontario to Lock #6 Frankford, Ontario

Date            Friday July 22, 2011 Day             24Depart        Belleville, Ontario  8:45 am      Arrive         Lock #6 Frankford, Ontario 1:15 pm       Distance         17Cumulative   620 MilesNote:  Y…