Rick and I will return to Havana, IL on Saturday to resume the adventure. In a few days from then we will be on the Mississippi River. I get my stitches removed today from my hand. The healing has been fine, with no pain or problems.In the meantime, Ri…
Great Loop Date: 09.22.2010 (Wednesday): IVY (Not the Poison Kind)…
Day #41: 938.0 total miles (30.0 miles 4.0 hours 9.0 mph)Port #17 – Peoria, ILTodd and I got up happy today! Our destination was Peoria and we had NO LOCKS between us. This was a first since we began our river adventure. We took our time getting abou…
Great Loop Date: 09.21.2010 (Tuesday): Oh Henry!…
I had to switch to Google Maps because there are no charts for the rivers.Day #40: 908.0 total miles (40.0 miles 8.0 hours 9.0 mph)Port #16 – Henry, ILTodd and I were up and moving around at 4:30AM. We wanted to get an early start to very possibly ge…
Experience with John Deere 6068AFM75 in Nordhavn 52
Because the Nordhavn 52 is a new boat and
because we chose to go with a more powerful engine than standard, we receive many
questions on how we like it, whether more power is a good idea, and the fuel burn
at different speeds. Now that we have ov…
What a difference a day makes! Cape May, NJ – Chesapeake City, MD
Enjoying Ice Cream and Conversation along the C & D Canal with Denise, Al, Lulu, Paul & AnthonyAccording to Skipper Bob (the boater’s bible to cruising) leaving 2 hours after low tide is the best time to depart the Cape May Canal and head up th…
Just one of those days!! Atlantic City to Cape May, NJ
Both of us were well rested, and up and dressed by 6:30 in the morning. Most of you know that we love to sleep in and this early rising just isn’t our routine. The morning sky was brightening so we took a peak out to see if an…
Georgian Bay
You are looking at a mural on a full size grain elevatorAfter Locking through Port Severn we thought we had it made . After all “The Georgian Bay” is one of the finer cruising grounds, open water, lots of Islands,plenty of anchorages and great scen…
Lake Michigan Charlevoix 9-17-10
Waves and wind finally calmed down and the sun came out on 9/15 so we scooted the 54 miles down the Lake Michigan coast to Charlevoix. We were here in 9/08 just for an overnight, but this time with the time to spare and the 2 nights for 1 dock price sa…
Fun in the Sun at Hilton Head Island
There are plenty of things to do while at Hilton Head Island, and Shelter Cove Marina is a good place to be to take advantage of them. Some events take place right at the marina, such as the Beer Fest that we attended last Saturday.Shelter Cove i…
Michigan City, IN and Chicago, IL
Michigan City was a nice stop – with an outlet center and casino nearby. Rob shopped for a short while, and I shopped a little bit longer. Although the casino was nearby, transportation was provided. The Blue Chip Casino was located at “2 Easy Stre…
