Erie Canal, Waterford NY too busy with Steamship Meet – Lock 3 for us tonight!

Anchor up at Houghtaling Island after a peaceful night. The bottom was muddy, which meant a good hold for the night with 5 feet of (fresh water) tide, but the wash down pump is necessary to remove the mud from the anchor and anchor rode.  The 6 bo…

Tarrytown, NY to Croton-on-Hudson, NY

Day                  4Depart              Tarrytown, NY 10:00 amArrive               Croton-on-Hudson, NY 11:30 amDistance            8.7 MilesCumulative   163.8 MilesJust a short trip today to Half Moon…

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Today we remained at anchor at Daytona Beach, Florida. We did a little cleaning until it got too hot out. Then we read, played cards, and had Happy Hour on the back of our boat. Tomorrow we are planning on going exploring by dinghy. There are lots of d…

The Yassawas

The Yasawa Group of islands, nestled in the lee of the large island of Fiji's Viti Levu, arc north-northeast for 56 miles and are surrounded by one of the greatest, most pristine reef systems in the Pacific. Seldom visited, the group consists of fo…

June 21 to July 1 – Exploring the the Area

Our first set of guests are arriving in Wrangell on July 4.  We want to be in Wrangell on July 1 to get the boat cleaned and  to enjoy the holiday celebrations (the Harbor Master advised us that Wrangell takes its Independence Day holiday pre…

Little Falls to Sylvan Beach on Lake Oneida

June 28thWhat a Longggggg day, it was one of those days that everything seems difficult nothing major its the little stuff.  But, we survived, yesterday the locks seemed to be easy, today they were more work, not that there was wind or rain but th…

Life’s2Short 2011-07-02 11:10:00

Another Week on Pickwick

We had rain Wednesday afternoon, June 22nd, until about 4:00 p.m.  Then Don came out on his pontoon and brought his adorable little Pomeranian, Precious.  Bud showed up about 5:30 to visit for a couple of hours but t…

Life’s2Short 2011-07-02 11:10:00

Another Week on Pickwick

We had rain Wednesday afternoon, June 22nd, until about 4:00 p.m.  Then Don came out on his pontoon and brought his adorable little Pomeranian, Precious.  Bud showed up about 5:30 to visit for a couple of hours but t…

Just suck it up

and forge ahead. This mornings session in the Big Blue Boat Shed went a little better. I made sure the epoxy & hardener reservoirs were filled and used a mixing nozzle to help speed things along. I’ve read some reviews of these rollers and they sounded…

Wednesday and Thursday, June 29 and 30, 2011

Wednesday, Port Huron, Desmond’s Marine:  We stayed a second day because Lake Huron was too rough to travel.Nice little restaurant on the Black River in Port Huron 6-29-2011View of St. Clair River from the Black River 6-29-2011Kim Jo III at Desmon…