Breaking Away

Lake Huron Beauty

The “sibling rivalry” fun continues! Cheryl, Janet, Rick and I have been having a super time cruising the North Channel of Lake Huron. So many beautiful sights, hikes, flora, fauna, sun rises, sunsets, pouring rain, wind, waterfalls, “alpine” l…

Starfish hanging out by our boat at the dock

Best Corrosion Protection for Aluminum in Saltwater

I have had several aluminum boats out here on the Chesapeake Bay, not quite as salty as the Gulf, but salt is salt. Here is what I do: First part of year … read more →

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Roche Harbor

We are in the bay at Roche Harbor, we arrived yesterday from Buchart Gardens. Katelyn and Callum came aboard on Saturday they met us at Buchart Gardens. We all had a great time exploring the gardens and now are enjoying Roche. We are planning a hike on…

John and Amy helping on the boat in Maple Bay BC

Buchart Gardens BC Callum, Katelyn, Bill

August 5 – 7, 2010

Leaving this Morning the Navy Recruits Were Doing Their WorkoutU. S. Navy Medical Ship – ComfortFort McHenryBaltimore Harbor with a Water TaxiInner Harbour BaltimoreOld Power Plant Converted into a Barnes & Noble, Hard Rock Cafe and ESPN ZoneU.S. Const…

Great Loop Completed !

June 5th … 3:05 pm …. we pulled into Solomons, MD, from the south, completing our circle. Happy, sad, “what do we do now??” , “where did the last 13 months go?” feelings, but a lovely day on the Chesapeake. We had stayed at the Tides Inn Marina the…

Massasauga Provincial Park 8-8-10

Henry’s is the perfect jumping-off point for a trip into Massasauga Provincial Park in the Moon River area. It is a boat-based park covering hundreds of islands, some with their own inland lake. This is great gunkholing territory with lots of seclude…

August 5 – 8 – Elfin Cove

After three glorious days in Glacier Bay, the clouds returned and the morning fog did not burn off. We motored south out of Glacier Bay into Icy Strait. The visibility was less than 1/2 mile so we relied on our radar to tell us what vessels were out t…