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…

South River off the Neuse

Deciding to take advantage of relatively calm offshore conditions we departed Cape Lookout Bight and returned to the ICW via the Beaufort Inlet.  With the forecast of continued extremely hot and humid weather, we decided to head to the South River…

Murrells Inlet, SC – 7/11/11

Today started with running a few errands since we had a car with the hope that we would hear from our mechanic sometime this morning regarding the location of our engine part. When he did call he was waiting on a return call from a warehouse a little c…