We got back this afternoon from doing a short two night cruise to some local anchorages. Our “guide” has been Wade, a friend of the Nagles who is joining them for the return trip to Seattle. Wade is a retired United Airlines 747 pilot who, post ret…
Our New Home – Merritt Island!
With the passing of our 24 year old boat kitty and best friend, Boots, I haven’t really been in the sarcastic, funny mood I am usually in when writing a blog but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy or that we didn’t love the three days of cruising t…
Sean’s Visit, Somes Sound and Southwest Harbor
Click here to see our progress map. Our current location is at the top of the list. Sean got to the boat around dinner and we had a nice grilled flank steak dinner on Rickshaw. On Saturday morning we left Northeast Harbor for a tour around…
August 13 – 16, 2010
New York Skyline – Twin Towers MissingParking Cars in New York City – Space at a PremiumShopping at Century 21 – Very BusyThe Bull in the Financial District – Danny Hopping His Stocks will do BetterThey are Building at Ground Zero – A Memorial and a Tr…
Northeast Harbor, ME
Click here to see our progress map. Our current location is at the top of the list. We are so excited to finally be here. Northeast Harbor is on Mount Desert Island (MDI), which for some reason is pronounced as Dessert not Desert, is the p…
SUNDAY AUGUST 15TH
A rainy day in Baltimore.Took the day off!
Kwatsi Bay
Kwatsi Bay is deserving of the name “Glory Be” Directions to the marina – it is the only structure in the bay. The scenery at rustic Kwatsi Bay MarinaWe departed Pierre’s shortly after 10 AM, bound for Kwatsi Bay. We could see “Sea Jay”( Jim and Chery…
Pierre’s and Pig Roasts
Pierre unveils the pig, soon to be eaten by allPatrick & John in Pirate Garb (sort of)Friday morning, the 13th, we departed Port McNeill in dense fog, which had been dissipating but then settled back to only about 100 yards visibility as we cleare…
Plan "B" continued….
The first 8 big sticks are done. I broke one taking it off the stack! Doh! No biggie. Good thing it broke now. I’ll just chop it up for other stuff.I managed to layup 12 this time. That should get the job done quicker. This is the backside showing the …
Hold on, we’ve got big seas ahead!
If there are two things that Anna and I will take from Lake Michigan they are that Michigan has the best municipal marinas we have seen and that Lake Michigan can produce some of the heaviest seas we have ever boated in. Since leaving Mackinac Island, …
