We returned to Winter Harbor from Boston as the canal is open and the Oddysea should be ready to go. They still needed to take her for the sea trial to check the engines though. We arrived in Brewerton to see the Oddysea headed out for her sea trial. W…
Merhaba
We have been anchored out the last couple of days, relaxing and enjoying the local area. The closest marina is Marti Marina in the village of Orhaniye. Today we took a Dolmus or bus into Marmaris. We had lunch and did some shopping. Yesterday Bill and …
ENVOY ARRIVES AT FOCA, GULF OF IZMIR
We arrived at Foca, about 320 NM from our departure point of Marmaris on 1/6. This is really great, as firstly it’s here that we meet Morris & Gail, and secondly everywhere from here on is new territory for us. We’ve been cruising loosely in compan…
Tenakee Springs to Sitka
May 31, 2011The skies remained clear overnight and the wind died down to calm as we prepared to depart Tenakee Springs. We walked up into the center of town, expecting the store to be open at 1000 AM, but no luck, it would not open until 1215 PM and w…
FPB 64-4 Osprey – Dealing With Storm Force Winds
Steve Sutter, John Gowing’s FPB 64-4 captain, has been kind enough to fill us in on some of the details of their recent brush with storm force winds (55 to 65 knots), steep seas, and a breaking entrance bar crossing. We have included the photo above of FPB64-1, Avatar, as a reminder of boat scale […]
Utch’s Marina, Cape May, New Jersey
The Ship John Shoal lightThis big boat looks like it is about to run over CrawdadPassed by the Salem Nuclear Power Plant todayDocks at Delaware City MarinaLeft Delaware City this morning after filling with fuel. Delayed our departure until we could hav…
FUN DAY!
Sue and I left this morning and went to The Gardens Mall. We went before the stores opened so we could get our walking in. Then we shopped until noon. The mall is beautiful with lots of flowers, fountains, and sculptures. They have a Macy’s, a Nordstro…
Iron Lady’s Flybridge
I thought it might be interesting to show you how Iron Lady’s flybridge is set up. This is a shot of the scuttle. Underneath is the water tight door and entrance to the boat from the aft deck. The top … Continue reading →
