Tractors…and a couple of stylish cars…people throwing candy….oh, and horses…but the similarities ended there…no Queen…no Princess…no bands…maybe two floats….
Can I just say that the 4th of July in DeTour
Can I just say that the 4th of July in DeTour Village has been delightful…especially when compared to the disappointment of last year on the Erie Canal. Last year, nothing happened!!! No BBQ (grocery store was closed), no parade, no fireworks…prett…
Since Floyd has started using Polar Navy software on his
Since Floyd has started using Polar Navy software on his laptop to back up the RayMarine chart plotter, computer time for updating the blog has been hard to come by. But I have somehow managed today to FINALLY catch up…he caught me in the act!!!! Tho…
4th OF JULY
The bands around the bridge supports are murals of dolphins and manatees. Close up of one of the bridge supports.Happy 4th of July, everybody! Hope your holiday weekend was a lot of fun. This morning we moved further north along the ICW to Palm Coast,…
Erie Canal, Little Falls, NY….with no Little Falls, but still a cute place!
Through more locks. Passed through 7 locks today. Most take little time and there is little time between them. The Lockmasters have been extremely friendly and made the experience fun.Once again I am having trouble posting. Grrrrrr……………………
Erie Canal, Amsterdam, NY……….
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 […]
