Martha’s Vineyard, Lake Tashmoo to Red Brook Bay – It was a cold, windy and overcast day, after this summers extreme heat I found this enjoyable. Jejuda caught a mooring ball and we rafted against them. It was a good day to relax, read and watch some T…
Mackinaw City 9-13-10
With the wind and waves continuing on Lake Michigan, we delayed our departure and switched from cruising to touring mode here in Mackinaw City. This town of 900 is positioned well to handle the throngs of tourists who swarm here all summer to visit the…
Mackinac Island 9-12-10
Sometimes a place transports you and Mackinac Island is it. Just like in the 1979 movie, Somewhere in Time, with Christopher Reeves and Jane Seymour, based here at the Grand Hotel, romance is in the air. The weather was perfect for hiking and biking th…
Lighthouses of the Straits of Mackinac 9-10-10
We left DeTour Village on a bright calm day without weather for a change. These lighthouses (DeTour Reef, Barton Reef, Mackinac Island, Round Island and Old Mackinac Point Lighthouses) dotted our scenery and served as chart markers, but have been lifel…
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH
We left with the first light. The ocean had a 4 to 5 foot swell to it and it wasn’t long before I was scrounging around in the medicine cabinet looking for seasickness meds. Best to be proactive! Of course it put me to sleep so I wasn’t much help t…
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH
The ninth anniversary of the bombing of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. As predicted the day started with rain, which quit about a noon. We gave the Oddysea a good cleaning, inside and out.Watched a little football, grilled dinner and hit the …
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH
Ross’ sister, Beth, made the airport run with us yesterday afternoon. We arrived in Atlantic City after midnight and by the time we rented the car and drove to our boat in Cape May, it was after 1 a.m. Hopped up on caffeine and the travel jitters, it…
A Chesapeake Cruise
We finally untied the dock lines and left the dock for a few days of cruising instead of working on the boat. All of the must-do projects are done for now, and we need a little time off to relax and enjoy some of the fruits of our labors. One of the gr…
The “Tool of the Year Award” has been contested!
The “Tool of the Year Award” has been contested!
AND Barnacles on the Bottom
15 September 2010
The Tool of the year award has been contested!
The Yanmar Diesel Emergency Fire and Bilge Pump has lodged an appeal.
AKA: DPL48-2PT, Sold b…
Tennessee River part 2 plus a side trip
We are enjoying the vistas along the Tennessee River. It is a beautiful stretch of water. The rock cliffs and the way that mother nature as carved the river into this winding body of water is totally amazing. It is really hard to do j…
