Sometimes there is not enough of a signal to post. So frustrating! Weather Bug predicted rain at 40%. Usually that means a few thunderstorms. Not so! It rained most of the day and some of the showers were severe with thunder and lightening. Not BooBoo’…
Poulsbo’s Third of July Independence Celebration
We've never seen so many boats in Liberty
Bay. Easily a thousand vessels filled the anchorage, by some counts two or three
thousand. This was our first time attending Poulsbo's
Th…
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-07-04 13:11:00
Day 306 St. Johnsonville Marina, St. Johnsonville, NY Monday, June 27, 2011 SteamboatInternational steamboat flotilla passes us on the Erie CanalSteamboatSteamboats on the Erie CanalTraveling on the Erie CanalMarina …
Wind Blown Anchorages
Happy 4th of July to all of our families and friends. We have been “stuck” here on the Little Choptank River for 10 days. When Sharon and I find an anchorage we like, we tend to overstay our welcome. Well, nob…
Saftety Drills – Really
A scene that will be repeated many times this summer in junior sailing programs all over the place: postgraduate rug rats learning to sail. Part of the process is to learn to get back in one’s boat should there be a man overboard. They can’t just fall out. They must launch themselves and it gets […]
June 30 – July 1, 2011
We are not Alone – 12 Boats Waiting between Lock 7 and 8 for Better Weather – A 32 Nordic Tug is in Front of UsOn Our Way into Town for Dinner – Notice the JacketsCounted 20 Fishing Charter Boats – Salmon Fishing is Great HereOswego, New York – Here we…
Lake Ontario and Beyond
On Friday morning, June 24th, the weather was not exactly ideal for crossing Lake Ontario, but it was far better than what was being forecast for the next couple of days, so we went for it. After considering various possible routes across the lak…
Seneca Lake – the largest of the Finger Lakes
Cayuga Seneca CanalCattle along the CanalAfter leaving Seneca Falls, one of our favorite towns, we continued eight miles and one more lock to the end of the Cayuga Seneca Canal, arriving at the 38 mile long Lake Seneca. This lake is deep, 605 feet at i…
Seneca Lake – the largest of the Finger Lakes
Cayuga Seneca CanalCattle along the CanalAfter leaving Seneca Falls, one of our favorite towns, we continued eight miles and one more lock to the end of the Cayuga Seneca Canal, arriving at the 38 mile long Lake Seneca. This lake is deep, 605 feet at i…
Days 94-99 Beaufort, S.C. to Charleston
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY TO EVERYONE!We ended up staying in Beaufort until Friday because of boat repairs but were able to get out and tour the city which is very picturesque as well as historic. As I said before, we had …
