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…
Kingston Ontario Canada July 9th
A resturant in Kingston all decked out with beautiful hanging basketsthe AGLCA burgee along with the Canadian courtesy Flag that we can now fly since clearing customs.A swing band playing a free concert at the city hall outside.There are many beautiful…
July 7, 2011
This is the Original Dining Room Furniture – The Table comes with Buttons in the Corners that Rings a Bell in the Kitchen for the Staff to ComeOffice at Singer CastleTook This Picture of a Picture – The Bourne’s Family Formal Ski Vacation in the AlpsWo…
Oh Canada!
Friday 7/8/11 Following a quiet night behind Boldt Castle we pulled the anchor to find it had grown a few whiskers. This was some of the most vile smelling stuff I’ve ever encountered in any anchorage.Anchor Beard.Once the ancho…
