5th – 13th September – We are back onboard after a couple of weeks of business travel for Ian and again we are heading back to the Balearics. It is easy to understand how some well intentioned “cruising live aboards” find themselves in a …
Fog!!
Our idea was to make it back to Duisburg in record time, one day from Neuwied to Duisburg. When we got up in the morning it looked a little foggy in the harbor, however when we got on the Rhine we realized we had made a mistake by leaving early. Howeve…
Cochem on our way back
As we approach Cochem the sun was in the right position to capture the castle on the hill, the “Reichsburg” castle.We walked around in Cochem for a bit, and then got our bikes down and went to the little village “Valwig”which we passed just befor…
Last day in Zell
Today Oct. 12th) we will leave Zell and aim to go to Cochem.Joanne captured this picture from the back of the boat early in the morning. The sun is starting to peak over the mountains and the early morning fog hanging over the Mosel is dissipating.
Last Day in Lunenburg
For the past several days we’ve been going to go to the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic but always turned away because of the crowds. Always busloads of tourists pulling up and unloading right at the main entrance. Now I know how the other folks felt …
The Kingdom of Tonga – Vava’u
The Vava’u archipelago rises out of the sea, uplifted from the sea floor by tectonic plate movement, as ridges of limestone. There is seismic and volcanic activity along the entire Tongan island chain that sits on the edge of the Pacific ‘ring of fire’…
Boat Stuff
We had a great time Saturday as race committee. After we saw off the fleet we decided to try and label the wires running up the wire chase from the lower helm station up to the flybridge. We took the wood casing off the chase and Matt stati…
Bob and Bert, and trials!
Here we are solving one of our “trials” this week. We almost ran out of beer! Twice! We are in Paris Landing State Park Marina tonight in TN (named for a steamboat and freight landing on the Tennessee River that started in 1884), and luckily we could w…
Finishing aft cabin sub-floor
Finished the aft cabin sub-floor with all access hatches cut and framed out. With everything “glued and screwed”, the floor in the aft cabin has really stiffened up and feels very solid to walk on. This area was a challenge because there wasn’t much ro…
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2010-10-13 12:52:00
Day 45 Joe Wheeler State Park, Rogersville, Alabama, MM 277 Tennessee River Saturday, October 9, 2010Laundry day – and it turns out that the laundry room is a L…
