Anchor (Turkey Island) – 6/11/11

FINALLY … ON THE MOVE AGAIN!We pulled out of Monroe Harbor Marina at 8:20 and headed back north again. We have really enjoyed this part of the river and the folks here at the marina have made us feel very welcome. Apparently they do not get very many…

June 11 – Thunderbolt, GA

Day 97 – Asian FestivalBahia Blew MarinaWe went to Savannah this morning. The Savannah Asian Festival was being held this weekend at the Civic Center; they had entertainment, food and an Asian market. It was a nice way to spend part of the day. The w…

*"The Moment of Shear Terror"**By Kelli Rappard*Moving

“The Moment of Shear Terror”By Kelli RappardMoving into Lock 6 on the Oswego Canal we all were very confident with the 3 of us handling the Tumbleweed. The wind had other plans for us… The Captain drove us straight into the spot he wanted us to be……

Cruising the South Coast of Cuba – East to West

This was originally posted on our Sea Trek site and was from our trip to Cuba several years ago. This was originally published in Soundings Magazine, and many of our readers ask that we republish it. So here it is and we hope you enjoy reading it as mu…

We've been frustrated by boat problems before so why do

We’ve been frustrated by boat problems before so why do we let these things bother us??? Parts didn’t arrive until Tuesday (not Monday)….mechanic said no problem he’d have us up and running by 5…that didn’t happen either…Wednesday we just knew we…

To much eating and not enough exercise!!!

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There are cute pirates in Turkey!!!

June 10 – Thunderbolt, GA

Day 96 – SavannahBahia Bleu MarineWe took the bus into Savannah this morning…it was only a 15 minute ride. We took a trolley tour so we could hear a little history of the city and see all the squares. In 1733, General James Oglethorpe landed on a h…

June 9 – 11, 2011

Haverstraw, New York to Kingston, New York – Our cruise to Kingston was beautiful, hot but a nice breeze. The scenery reminds me of Northwestern Ontario. On the river today we passed beautiful homes and West Point. You really had to keep your eyes open…

6-12-2011 Dowry Creek Marina

On June 9, 2011, we called Beaufort and made an appointment to have the generator repaired on Thursday.  Since we had a week, we decided to go to Manteo for a couple of days.  We left at 0930 and arrived after 28 miles at 1315.  Most of …