As our target departure date of September 13th rapidly approached, we stocked up on provisions, topped off the fresh water tank, hauled the bicycles onboard and secured them to the rails. We had already taken care of so called routine maintenance on th…
Monday —- Diversion Cut to Ohio River
Day: 454 Miles Today: 91 Locks Today: 01 Total Miles: 5337 Total Locks: 144
At seven in the morning engines were started and anchors were up. Out into the Mississippi we went. Again it was swift. It looked as though the water had risen overnight which meant more debris would be washed off the banks. It was […]
Fwd: A touch of first world luxury
Position, 08.21S 116.07EThis is where I was lolling reading my book this morning–John was having a massage. If you wish dinner can be set up in these gorgeous gazebos. There seem to be lots of honeymoon couples enjoying romantic dinners, not to…
Fwd: Colourful Bema
Because the sat phone connection is slow we weren't able to send photos with our last report. However since it is such a colourful place we include these now that we have a fast connection.The harbour master looks bemused as we climb aboard our t…
Pensecola – Panama City
Pics – Hugh Power Cat behind Summertime in Palafax Marina belongs to the Lamar Advertising owners family. I have no ideal what that big tower is, if you do please let me know. View from the pool at the Boardwalk Hotel. Friends we met at AJ’s. We made i…
Pass Christian, MS – Pensecola, Fl
We left Pass Christian on a perfect weather day. Took us about 11 hours to get over to Lu Lu’s Home Port Marina in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Went over to check out LuLu’s for dinner and watched the Saints game. The next morning Karen & I walk to the en…
FRIDAY AUGUST 20TH
We have arrived at our destination for this leg of our journey. The bad news, now we have to close up the boat to return home. First item on the to do list is the laundry. This is where the Garmin comes in real handy. Ross punches a few things in and w…
Sunday —- Hoppie’s to Diversion Cut
Day: 453 Miles Today: 110 Locks Today: 00 Total Miles: 5246 Total Locks: 143
Yesterday afternoon while at Hoppie’s Marina, it was suggested by Fern that we visit the town restaurant for dinner. Then we found out that the restaurant closed at 5:00 p.m.
So at 4:00 p.m. Gary, Maggie and I hiked it a quarter of a […]
Leland/Frankfort
Leland/FrankfortSeptember 10We woke up to blue skies, sunshine and a flat lake. What a nice change! We left the Charlevoix marina in time to make it through the 7:30 a.m. bridge, and it was a picture-perfect day. Our original plans were to cruise to Le…
Leland/Frankfort
Leland/FrankfortSeptember 10We woke up to blue skies, sunshine and a flat lake. What a nice change! We left the Charlevoix marina in time to make it through the 7:30 a.m. bridge, and it was a picture-perfect day. Our original plans were to cruise to Le…
