Charlevoix was truly a special stop for us. A chance for me to catch up with a (no, I am not using the word OLD) Mary Kay friend that I had reconnected with on Facebook. Linda Bemis and her husband have a cottage in Charlevoix and spend their summers t…
Entering a busy Charlevoix channel was gonna be a
Entering a busy Charlevoix channel was gonna be a challenge…just engines and gears….we were doing just fine til we misjudged the bridge opening by 4 minutes…that’s a long wait in a busy channel…finally they opened…we zipped through only to be…
Wind forecast and worries about traveling the Straits of
Wind forecast and worries about traveling the Straits of Mackinaw got us up and at ’em at O’Dark Thirty…though all that was for naught. Looking at that bridge as the sun rose was an awesome sight….Our first day on Lake Michigan was smooth and easy…
Seems the Brits started all this at Mackinaw Island…and
Seems the Brits started all this at Mackinaw Island…and they seem to have left a little something behind…Floyd almost jumped off the carriage. He’d really like to own one of these phone booths though heaven knows where he’d put it???? A kind fellow…
We thought the trash truck pick up that we happened on
We thought the trash truck pick up that we happened on was a hoot….and couldn’t resist that cute post office. We understand that there is no home delivery on the island…everyone comes to the post office to pick up their mail. Police ride bikes as w…
Mackinaw Island is a lovely little place…no cars
Mackinaw Island is a lovely little place…no cars allowed. The place was packed with tourists…walking, bicycling, riding horses, in horse-drawn carriages…restaurants, t-shirt shops, knik-knack shops, bike rental places…children, dogs, grandparen…
July 11 – Charleston, SC
Day 115 – 30th AnniversaryCharleston Maritime Center (Market Pavilion Hotel)Charleston…what a wonderful place to celebrate our 30th anniversary. Stan surprised me this morning by telling me we were going to spend the night at the Market Pavilion Hote…
Amsterdam, NY to Sacket’s Harbor, NY: 07/02/11 – 07/12/11
We’re in Sacket’s Harbor, NY tied up to two docks. Details below. Our stop in Amsterdam was very nice. Susan drove out from Boston for the July 4th weekend and managed to find Riverlink Park in the dead of night. After hugs and kisses and brief conversation, we all headed off to bed. While the [Read More…]
Farewell to Alaska 2011
July 11, 2011Today was another unusual sunny and warm day in Ketchikan as we prepare to leave Alaska for British Columbia, completing our time in SE Alaska in 2011. We did not go downtown, leaving that area to the passengers from the four cruise ships…
Tidewater Marina, Baltimore MD
(Sunday July 10 – Dist: 76.1 mi; Avg Speed: 10.3 mph; TTT: 7:20 hrs)
Another pleasant day of traveling on Chesapeake Bay. We have been blessed with calm seas and warm, sunny days. This was our view off our starboard side for the duration of our sta…
