August 21, 2010

Lighthouse Marking the Entrance to the Connecticut RiverWaited for an Hour for the Railway Bridge to OpenDowntown Essex, ConnecticutShelter Island, New York to Essex, Connecticut – East winds in the morning made for a rough ride and so we again got cov…

SPICEMAS Grenada

Spicemas GrenadaAugust 15, 2010Clark Court’s Bay, Woburn (Grenada)12°00 N / 061°44 WIf we categorically shunned Carnival in Brazil yet tested our tolerance for small crowds at the Tobago Heritage Festival, we definitely jumped with both feet into G…

Catch Up!

I’ve been a bit neglectful I know, so to bring you all up to date:After Pocomoke we headed south once again.  Met up with Art & Barb Dister on the ’48, “Follow Me” and follow we did, down to Wrightsville Beach where we spent three days riding …

Wheelhouse floor

With the windows and doors installed, the first thing that I wanted to get done inside the boat was the installation of the wheelhouse sub-floor so that we wouldn’t be climbing around on beams when we entered the boat through the wheelhouse door. First…

August 22-23 – Red Bluff Bay

After our relaxing time at Warm Springs, we headed a short distance further south to Red Bluff Bay. Both guidebooks and firsthand accounts rave about how scenic Red Bluff is so we are looking forward to it. Besides the scenery, the guides also talk abo…

A Summer Nor'Easter

Countdown – 312 Days to goVacation time has arrived on Sunday, and so had the bad weather!  Our plans were to leave on Sunday and head to Wickford for two nights, then on to Bristol, RI and then to Cuttyhunk, MA for two nights.  Unfortunately, the wi…

A Summer Nor’Easter

Countdown – 312 Days to goVacation time has arrived on Sunday, and so had the bad weather!  Our plans were to leave on Sunday and head to Wickford for two nights, then on to Bristol, RI and then to Cuttyhunk, MA for two nights.  Unfortunately…

Captain’s Log Update August 24, 2010

Captain’s Log – August 22, 2010- Prince Rupert, B.C to Coos Bay, Oregon 
We left Prince Rupert about 6 AM headed for the Grenville Channel, a 50 mile long fjord that is a main route on the inside passage.   It is a spectacular wilder…

Captain’s Log Update August 24, 2010

Captain’s Log – August 22, 2010- Prince Rupert, B.C to Coos Bay, Oregon 
We left Prince Rupert about 6 AM headed for the Grenville Channel, a 50 mile long fjord that is a main route on the inside passage.   It is a spectacular wilder…

Ottawa, Canada

 The flight of eight –  these locks are named that because there are 8 to go through in OttawaThis granite stone has the route we were following from Kingston on the Rideau, to Ottawa and then on to Montreal and back out the St Lawrence Seawa…