July 10, 2010KOUROU (French Guyana)05:08.89 N / 052:38.79 WIn the last six months, we’ve been anchoring in all sorts of places. All along, JP has developed his own anchoring styles for each type of bottom and situation. He sure was prep…
Jailhouse Rock
July 5, 2010Ile Royale (Slavation Islands) – French Guyana 05:17.106 N / 052:35.373 W Ciao Brazil! Hello France! What? France in the middle of South America? Indeed! French Guyana is so French that I was able to in…
Amazon Exit
July 2, 2010 Off of Cabo Norte02:51 N / 048:53 WWe left Sao Sebastian de Boa Vista just after sunrise, making sure to go out with the tide. The beauty of the Rio Para is that the river’s current pushes you to the sea and if you time i…
Amazon’s Reception Committee
June 29, 2010Sao Sebastian de Boa Vista (Amazonia)01:42.91 S / 49:32.00 WOur night at anchor in front of Ponta Negra was incredibly busy. Barges were going up and down all night, shining their floodlights on us. I’m sure glad they didn
Amazon’s Ebbs and Floods
June 28, 2010Ponta Negra – Amazonia01;38.02 S / 049:13.69 WWhat better place to learn about tides and tidal currents than the Amazon River system at full moon? Watching our friends beating against current out of Belèm, making good only a kno…
Good Morning Roy.
It is hard to know where to start, it has been a wonderful week on Blue. The weather continues to be great and the anchorages continue to impress. The day after our last blog entree Anna and I made a short jump on the outside of the small craft channel…
July 17-18 – A Weekend in Naha Bay
To give Dave Nagle’s brother and sister-in-law a brief taste of Alaska cruising, we did a short 20 mile trip from Ketchikan to Naha Bay. There is a public dock there and trails that go to some upland lakes. The dock is a bit small so Dave went in fi…
Water Off The Boat
It’s all about keeping the fresh water off the boat, as water = rot on a wooden yacht. To that end, we replaced the upper deck drain holes. Seen above is the old drain on the right and the new drain on the left. It should move a lot more water off the …
Spring thru Fall ’11 Cruise Plans Updated 2/23/11
It is time for Lou and me to start making our cruise plans for the next year. This fall we do not want to miss the colors in the mountains, so we will be spending time splitting wood and enjoying the colors and brisk air. Then it will be doing some Southwest Florida cruises through […]
Buckhorn Ontario
We arrived in Buckhorn to find it quite the party place. Immediately upon exiting Lock 31 we were astounded to find the lock walls completely full. As we passed a larger boat they told us that they were leaving and that we could have their space. …
