June 10, 2011Under partly sunny skies we cast off the mooring lines at 0810 AM and headed out the north breakwater entrance to exit Sitka via the Western Channel. As we headed out into Sitka Sound, the northwest swell increased to 3-4 feet, but with n…
HMS York
Not being superstitious to start a voyage on a Friday, Diesel Duck motored out of the Governor’s Creek on the morning of June 10th, heading for Key West, Florida, USA. The weather prognosis was good and we were able to use the jib sail in addition to …
MONDAY JUNE 13TH, 2011
On the move again. Today’s journey took us from Bobcaygeon to Kirkfield.If you look at the map you will see that today we passed through the lock at Rosedale. It was a lift of only about 4 feet, but this put us at 840 feet ab…
Sunday through Tuesday; June 12 , 13 & 14, 2011
Sunday; Orleans County Dock: Stayed over another day because the weather was supposed to be bad again; well, it wasn’t. The weather report has been wrong so many times you are almost tempted to just go, but the time we do that, …
Biking to Bozburun
Weather in Turkey can change on a dime! We had a lovely sunny morning, early evening thunder storms and hail, and it was a three blanket night. Sunday our neighbor had to rescue my flannel pants which had blown off the line. Sh…
Big Lunch
Conventional rules of wildlife photography ask that there be no butt shots. Images of birds should be from the front or side. Other principles of photographic aesthetics place high value on gesture and suggestiveness. So today other principles trump the butt shot rule. It’s a small scene, almost intimate. Perhaps this is why the image […]
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…
