July 7 – Beaufort, SC

I will post an update later today. We are on our way to Charleston andI have now battery power for my computer…so no way to complete myblog.Sent from my iPhone

July 4th

We apologize for being so remiss in our blog. Life has been busy here on land but there’s just not the same day-to-day changes we experience onboard. We’ve been totally swamped with ActiveCaptain.But this past weekend was the 4th of July. Not only is t…

Love That Fog

Back when we were just talking about returning to Maine this summer, I commented on our sense of anticipation. “I look forward to getting back to fog.” This confirmed my status as being more than a bit off center. Fog is marvelous. Yes, it does mess with one’s mind. The thought of not being able […]

Antique Boats and Boldts

Wednesday 7/6/11     The weather forecast threatened rain and storms starting late in the morning so with that in my arsenal I was able to talk Pam into a 6 am departure! Again our ride was a bit rocky until we turned into the St. L…

McClellanville, SC – 7/7/11

Moor $tuff and Quest left Charleston Municipal Marina at 8:50 this morning to travel the 38 miles to McClellanville, SC. There was a big fishing tournament starting today and the marina was practically empty when we left.After a few miles on Charleston…

Commercial traffic

This ship from Sliedrecht Holland is one of the biggest single we have seen on the rivers at 135 meters overall.He is loaded with soya and headed for Hungary. One problem!!! he is loaded so heavy that his draft is to deep to transit some part of t…

MDK summit

 Some pictures of the summit of the canal

Main Danube Canal Locks

The Main Danube Canal lifts vessels from an altitude of 231 m above sea level at Bamberg to an altitude of 406 m above sea level at Hilpolstein through a series of 11 locks. The last 3 locks are 24.6 m each (80.7 feet) The distance between the last two…

Just some fun photos!

The Basilica Cisterns In The Depths of History

We truly loved the Cisterns. In the heart of the historical area of the city an underground cavern has been built and standing for hundreds of years built from 527-565. The 336 marble columns rising from the ground, supplied the water for the city. The…