Port of Orilla was a big and weekend busy marina. Close to

Port of Orilla was a big and weekend busy marina. Close to restaurants, bars, grocery and a fabulous bakery. We were ready to stay put for a while…and they offered a bargain “pay for two, get one free” plan. So we settled in for the weekend….and it…

Spent the night at Lock 39 with SEGUE…we could see locks 40

Spent the night at Lock 39 with SEGUE…we could see locks 40 and 41 from where we were…finally a chance to meet and talk with Richard and Angela…and their dog, Stella. It was a very rural area…another uneventful evening…rain in the night made …

Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-06-23 09:23:00

Days 292 – 293   Riverfront Marina, Newburgh, NYMonday, June 13, 2011 – Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Good barbeque at Billy Joe’s Ribworks Rock formations along the Hudson River West Point from the Hudson River Hills along the…

Manana…

Man… have we really gotten into this island life or what? Actually been sleeping in a bit—wake up, have a cup of coffee, leisurely check out the internet, (that is still running smoothly)  check the market, check emails, then walk up to the of…

Crane off

The other weekend, on the Friday, I watched this crane being removed from it’s barge.It had been moored upriver from the Northam bridge for quite some time.The crane, asides for it’s tracks, is remarkably similar to the crane on the barge next to me. T…

PHOTOS

Castle being renovated at CandarliMorris, Gail & Laurie having a cooling ale in CandarliFour out of the five boats at anchor in Foca are from NZEating the small fish Morris boughtTanker refuelling Envoy with 750 litres of diesel at MytiliniGail & Diane…

6/22/2011 ILION TO THE FONDA TERMINAL

WEDNESDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY:      36 NM DOCKED AT:     FONDA TERMINAL (FREE, P)                    …

Mystic’s Attic

And what an attic it is. Over 400 boats stacked and packed tightly in some  two sprawling warehouses. Maybe a couple hundred engines ranging from steam engines to naphtha engines and outboards. All the engines are in working order. The boats remain untouched in the same condition they were upon arrival – some with straps […]

Kingston NY to Waterford NY

June 21st and 22ndWe are now in Waterford which means we are now on the entryway to the Erie Canal.  We did our first lock in Troy and then landed on our first FREE dock at the visitors center.  We knew when we left this morning that Nau…

June 20, 2011

A Canal Boat – This Looks Like a Great Adventure on a Boat without the MaintenanceSomeone put a Mannequin on their Roof in a KayakTransport Caught up in the WiresThe View from the Bridge Downtown – Lots of Activity – Fishing and KayakingBrewerton, New …