We left DeTour Village on a bright calm day without weather for a change. These lighthouses (DeTour Reef, Barton Reef, Mackinac Island, Round Island and Old Mackinac Point Lighthouses) dotted our scenery and served as chart markers, but have been lifel…
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH
We left with the first light. The ocean had a 4 to 5 foot swell to it and it wasn’t long before I was scrounging around in the medicine cabinet looking for seasickness meds. Best to be proactive! Of course it put me to sleep so I wasn’t much help t…
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH
The ninth anniversary of the bombing of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. As predicted the day started with rain, which quit about a noon. We gave the Oddysea a good cleaning, inside and out.Watched a little football, grilled dinner and hit the …
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH
Ross’ sister, Beth, made the airport run with us yesterday afternoon. We arrived in Atlantic City after midnight and by the time we rented the car and drove to our boat in Cape May, it was after 1 a.m. Hopped up on caffeine and the travel jitters, it…
A Chesapeake Cruise
We finally untied the dock lines and left the dock for a few days of cruising instead of working on the boat. All of the must-do projects are done for now, and we need a little time off to relax and enjoy some of the fruits of our labors. One of the gr…
The “Tool of the Year Award” has been contested!
The “Tool of the Year Award” has been contested!
AND Barnacles on the Bottom
15 September 2010
The Tool of the year award has been contested!
The Yanmar Diesel Emergency Fire and Bilge Pump has lodged an appeal.
AKA: DPL48-2PT, Sold b…
Tennessee River part 2 plus a side trip
We are enjoying the vistas along the Tennessee River. It is a beautiful stretch of water. The rock cliffs and the way that mother nature as carved the river into this winding body of water is totally amazing. It is really hard to do j…
Days 5 & 6
Wednesday 9/8/10 With the winds having diminished we headed back towards Lake Pepin. What a difference a day makes. The usual fishermen were back at the entrance to the lake and the conditions were calm.Lake Pepin looking n…
New Cruising Plans
Our original plan for this year was to finish the loop and bring Idyll Time back home to Chattanooga, TN. After spending the summer on the Great Lakes, we realized that there is still much more cruising to do on these Lakes. In our two years of traveling on these waters, we have only begun […]
Tuesday —- Ohio River to the Cumberland River
Day: 455 Miles Today: 49 Locks Today: 02 Total Miles: 5386 Total Locks: 146
It was a beautiful sunrise. I woke up early and told the lockmaster that all the pleasure boats had agreed to be ready by 7:00 a.m. We were hoping upon hope that he would find a way to let us go through because […]
