6/13/2011 CATSKILL MARINA TO TROY DOCKS

MONDAYTOTAL MILES TRAVELED TODAY: 33 NM DOCKED AT: TROY DOCKS (518-470-0461) $1.25/FT                        TROY, NYSUNRISE: 5:17 &…

GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS

GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS (Continued…)

Chesapeake

Mt.Vernon, seen from DOMINOFriday, June 10, 2011Mt. Vernon, VA38˚41.940N-077˚05.046WChesapeake! James Michener’s novel depicting the history of the Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure.  Grandiose as it is, though, it hardly prepares the trav…

Tardiness is next to

being pretty lazy I guess. Haven’t had much of a chance to get around to updating this blog so here goes.It was a pretty productive weekend in the ole’ boat shed. I managed to get laid up and glued three of the four large bulkheads.Here you can see Fre…

Jacksonville, FL – 6/13/11

Reynolds Park Marina is actually closed on Sunday so we had to wait until after 9 a.m. to go to the office to square up for our nights dockage. We ran into Capt. David Peden again in the office and finally got off the dock about 9:30.The river is very …

A Good Night’s Sleep

      beep…..beep…..beep…..beep…..beep…. what was that, I didn’t set an alarm clock.  I look at the clock.  It’s 5:15 a.m.  I lay in bed for another 15 seconds before I decide to get up and investigate….

First Impressions – Day 255 – Seattle, WA

On Monday, I flew from Dulles International to Seattle, a distance of 2269 statute miles.  This was the first that I have flown from sea to shining sea.  The weather was perfect.Upon arrival, I drove down to Outer Reef’s office on L…

The Mamanuca Islands

We enjoyed the Nananu-i-Cake area for 3 days before moving around to the town of Lautoka on the west side of Viti Levu.  We stopped about half way and made the trip in two short 4 hour trips.  We just anchored for the night and did no…

Waterford Town Dock, Waterford, New York

The town docks from aross the canal; the visitor’s centre is even flying a Canadian flag, good way to make us feel welcome.Sunny with a few clouds this morning, nice travel day. Left Catskill this morning, exited Catskill Creek and went under Rip Van W…

Charleston Work Stop

Wind Horse is securely ensconced within the confines of the Charleston Maritime Center. Our old friends aboard the lovely scow schooner, Nina, are here as well. We are a short walk from the amenities of a cosmopolitan city, which compete for our attention with the job at hand, wrapping up this phase of t he […]