We stayed at the Midway Marina near Fulton Mississippi. They have a pond on the property that was very cool. It was stocked with Blue gills, catfish, and Marilyn’s personal favorite, turtles.Here are some the pictures we took. The yel…
Largest Lock at Whitten Lock and Dam
Well, we made it through the largest lock of the trip, it is 84 feet deep and pretty intense. This is the front gate of the lock. You can see I am standing on the side of the boa…
The Kingdom of Tonga – Niuatoputapu
The Kingdom of Tonga is the only South Pacific country that was never colonized by a European power. Tonga is a constitutional monarchy based on the British parliamentary system. The King however, does have quite a bit of power. He appoints the prime m…
Great Loop Date: 09.24.2010 (Friday): Havana (Hint: OB’s in Illinois)…
Day #43: 985.6 total miles (47.6 miles 7.75 hours 9.0 mph)Locks to date: 7 (today: 1)Port #18 – Havana, ILOB left IVY in her wake at 8:15AM. She (OB) was clean inside and out. Capt. Todd, 1st Mate PSR and Apprentice Mate Charlie were all well rested….
Life’s2Short 2010-09-30 12:36:00
Solomons, Crisfield and Tangier IslandWe spent Wednesday, September 22nd, at Solomons Landing cleaning the boat, getting a couple of zippers replaced on the flybridge canvas (thanks to Rusty at A Stitch Aweigh for such wonderfully expeditious service!)…
St Petersburg
We have been here in St Petersburg for over a week now. Some boats have been moving from one side of the marina (east) to the other side (west) because of the weather the night we made our Gulf crossing. A 43′ Cantana Cat pulled the cleats out of the d…
New York – Baltimore – Cambridge #26 September 2010
Norm, Jean, Bill, Laura, Lynn, and Reid
Baltimore Tiki Barge
We began this month, sans boat, on a NY farm that produces corn, tomatoes, melons, pears, apples, peaches and plums. I was in hog heaven!!!!!!!!!!!! Bill’s sister, Doris, was our very gra…
Palmetto Moon 2010-09-30 10:06:00
The high temps continue into September, so we moved our cocktails and appetizers into the boaters’ lounge at Anchorage Marina to take advantage of meeting more people and enjoying the a/c. On Saturday, September 4, Su and Nan, her friend from PHS days,…
Palmetto Moon 2010-09-30 09:55:00
On Su’s birthday, we took the water taxi to Fort McHenry with Paul & Joanne of M/V Abacus and Bob & Lynn of M/V Legrace. Fort McHenry served as the cornerstone of the water defenses of Baltimore during the Battle of Baltimore on September 12-14…
Palmetto Moon 2010-09-30 09:45:00
On Monday, September 13, the MTOA (Marine Trawler Owner’s Association) rendezvous started with BYOB and heavy hors d’oeurves. On Tuesday, we attended several seminars including the history of marine navigation. The day ended with happy hour followed by…
