Kunta Kinte Festival in Annapolis Saturday September 25th -29th- Early Saturday morning we untied the lines and began our journey out of the creek when off in the distance we heard a ‘Bon Voyage’. Brian and Joy were out on the dock. Thanks so…
Nova Scotia
Last Monday Pam & I jumped on a plane and headed to Nova Scotia to have a look around and visit our friends Donnie, Marilyn, and Chloe. Our flight got in quite late so knowing Donnie’s curfew was early we got a motel and arranged for them to pick u…
Great Loop Date: 09.28.2010 (Tuesday): Hopalong Cassidy Never Did This!
Day #47: 1141.6 total miles (44.4 miles 5.45 hours)Locks: 10 total (today: 2)Port #21 – Kimmswick, MONot many folks will remember the tales of Hopalong Cassidy. None of his adventures involved the Mississippi River or any of the area we are…
Joining the Cruise to Nowhere
Hopkins Creek AnchorageSaturday Sept. 18 – Our original plan after the rendezvous had been to go to Worton Creek to have the boat hauled and the bottom painted. Plans changed because the marina doesn’t do haul outs over the weekends. The CBC …
The "Baltimore Bash"
White Rocks??Sunday Sept. 12, 2010 – An early morning shower delayed our departure from the Chesapeake basin. Once the rain stopped we untied from the dock and headed for our next destination Rock Creek anchorage just a …
Lake Michigan Northport Coming Home 9-19-10
The last cruise of the season is always special as it has to sustain us through a boatless Denver winter. I wanted to make it extra special on this 23 mile sunny and calm trip from Charlevoix to Northport so I “fired” Captain Bob and took full comm…
Solomons, MD to Annapolis, MD: 05/05/10 – 10/03/10
It’s been a long time since the last update and there is not too much new to report. We’re settled in Annapolis for a couple of more weeks before we head south for the winter. The summer was incredibly hot – over 60 days in the 90s! We’re glad to see some fall weather at [Read More…]
Great Loop Date: 09.27.2010 (Monday): Stepping into MUD…
Day #46: 1097.2 total miles (44.3 miles 4.25 hours 9.0 mph)Locks: 8 total (today: 0)Port #20 – Alton, ILThis morning dawned beautiful and bright. Not a cloud in the sky. Finally we were going to see the Mississippi River. Our trip would be shorter to…
There’s not too many things……
that I’m afraid of on this planet but this is one of them!This diabolical device is much like a flame thrower! The noise it makes is horrific! It got the job done though!Here’s one of the big barn doors I made and shrunk.If you look close you can see w…
SUNDAY OCTOBER 3RD
The ODDYSEA has been put to bed for the winter. We left New York two days ago and drove back with our friend La Foote. After 15 hours of travel yesterday, we arrived home last night.There hasn’t been any recent blogging because I had to return home for…
