Tuesday October 5th – Honey I’m not enjoying this”,,, hmmmmmmmmm never thought I’d hear those words coming from my lips. Let’s back up for a moment. Early in the morning, NOAA predicted that the seas would be manageable 1-2 ft, and the winds would…
Great Loop Date: 10.13.2010 (Wednesday): Wolf, Wolf …
Day #62: 1553.3 total miles (52.0 miles)Locks: 12 total (today: 0)Port #29 – Wolf Island (Anchorage; Crump, TN)OB and NII Wishin left Mermaid at 7:40AM getting back on track toward the second scheduled anchorage, Wolf Island. Sea Estate left about an…
Lake Michigan
Perhaps it should be called Lake Michigos! (sorry as I remember it, that is Yiddish, for “Crazy” or maybe it should be Mishouganah – whatever)People may complain about the Delaware Bay, but it is only one day. Lake Michigan was 22 days, of wh…
Vacationing with Rick and Lynnie
We’re in Cary NC (near Raleigh) at Rick and Lynnie’s house which, as Norm says, has a whole room just for laundry! We’re enjoying being in a home with lots of room and being with our friends whom we haven’t seen in person for a year. We’ve …
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2010-10-18 10:19:00
Day 53 Joe Wheeler State Park, Rogersville, Alabama, MM 277 Tennessee River Sunday, October 17, 2010 Gold fla…
Hot summer at Goose Pond Marina
It was a very hot summer at Goose Pond Marina on the Tennessee River. We spent most of the summer getting SEASEA ready to travel back down river in the fall and working on other boats in the marina. I stripped and refinished the interior te…
Monday, October 18, 2010 – Marina Costa Baja, La Paz
Thursday, October 14, 2010 – Caleta Partida How quickly has the 10 days gone since our arrival. It is very easy to slip into the total vacation mode. We had intended to leave for a short cruise last week. For some reason, given our previous exper…
Cuba Again?
Breaking Away was in Havana (IL) for 3.5 weeks, and now we’re in Cuba again — Cuba Landing Marina, TN. It’s right near Interstate 40, and Bert had to leave today for the Nashville airport to fly home. Bob had to leave us on Friday because he had a bus…
Oct. 16 – Powderhorn Lake
Another beautiful fall day, so we decide to take the boat down to Powderhorn Lake. We anchored off shore and kayaked into Indianola Fishing Center for lunch. As you can see from the picture…we were quite a ways out…almost a mile! We sat on the deck…
Life’s2Short 2010-10-17 10:15:00
The Trek SouthOn Thursday, October 7th, we entered the Deep Creek Lock at 8:30 a.m.Heading into the Dismal Swamp, 22 miles of no-wake speed but a beautiful trip nonetheless. Bill & Ana left their mark on the lock wall when we were there with them e…
