Wednesday, September 1st – Cast off from the Herreshoff dock at 10:30 am, traveled past Newport and Point Judith, RI. The seas were a little lumpy with a swell that would rock us side to side. Once we rounded Point Judith, the seas smoothed out and…
September 1, 2010 to September 5, 2010 – Hurricane Earl – 299 Days To Go!
Wednesday, September 1st – Cast off from the Herreshoff dock at 10:30 am, traveled past Newport and Point Judith, RI. The seas were a little lumpy with a swell that would rock us side to side. Once we rounded Point Judith, the seas smoothed…
August 28, 2010 to August 31, 2010 North Falmouth, MA to Bristol, RI
Saturday, the 28th, we are still at Brewer’s Fiddlers Cove in North Falmouth, RI. It was a good day to do some laundry, so Lynda gathered up the towels and clothes and went off to do the wash. The marina has one washer and two dryers, so while th…
August 28, 2010 to August 31, 2010 North Falmouth, MA to Bristol, RI
Saturday, the 28th, we are still at Brewer’s Fiddlers Cove in North Falmouth, RI. It was a good day to do some laundry, so Lynda gathered up the towels and clothes and went off to do the wash. The marina has one washer and two dryers, so …
Sunday—- Illinois River MM 178 Hamm’s Holiday Marina Southbound
Day: 446 Miles Today: 59 Locks Today: 01 Total Miles: 4957 Total Locks: 140
Last night we had dinner on the dock. There were about 25 people of all ages, grandkids included. We had lobster and shrimp and potatoes and corn and great deserts. It was quite a feast. Everyone was so friendly. They have truly made […]
Blog Has New Features Finally 9-4-10
You asked for a more user-friendly blog and we’ve finally had the time, high speed internet and, more importantly, got around to reading all those pesky small print instructions on Blogger to figure out how to do it. I thought that I would do this i…
North Channel Town of Spanish 9-3-10
Labor Day weekend is celebrated here in Canada also, but spelled Labour Day. It marks the official end of summer vacation, but the weather is getting quirky. We have had the most amazing summer of really hot weather but that door is slamming shut now w…
North Channel Benjamin Islands 9-2-10
It was a 14 mile easy run from Kagawong over to the Benjamins between Secretary Island and the Sow and Pigs Rocks which you can see now on our added Google Earth link. The repaired lower station shifter on Baby Grand is working just fine, but unfortuna…
Good-by French Polynesia, Hello Suwarrow
If only the good-bye/hello could be so quick as speaking it! For the Google Earth followers, we are at 15.52.427 lat and 153.56.858 long. We got back to Tahiti on the evening of Aug 30/10, arriving to a lovely warm 25 degrees C from an un-seasonally co…
August 28 – 29, 2010
Navigational Aid with Bell at the Entrance to Cuttyhunk IslandEntrance to Cuttyhunk IslandDinghy DockLocal Pizza RestaurantNarrow Streets with Rock Walls Wind Through Out the IslandIf You Do Not Want to Catch a Mooring Ball You Can Tie Off to a PoleFis…
