And the weeks go by….still here in NY, and we’re beginning to have conversations about what to take with us when we return to the boat.The nice drivers from UPS and FedEx have been our friends during these weeks as Fred orders more and more items …
August 6, 2010 Sand Bay
We were back from the North Channel and were ready to be back on the water. We headed out to Riley’s Bay for the afternoon and took a dinghy ride to Wave Point for some lunch and cocktails. Our friends Ben and Nikki were with us on board “Big Dog” – the name of our […]
Carver Cove, Vinalhaven Island, and Camden, ME
Click here to see our progress map. Our current location is at the top of the list. We had such fun in Mt. Desert Island, NE Harbor, Somes Sound and SW Harbor. These were our ultimate Maine destinations but it is time to turn west an…
Port Harvey, Cordero Lodge and Dent Island Lodge
The view down Cordero ChannelHeron Fishing at Dent IslandAugust 20, 2010Our route from Sullivan Bay took us back down past Echo Bay, Cramer Passage, Retreat Passage, Spring Passage and into Knight Inlet. Along the way we saw porpoises, bears on shore …
August 22 – 25, 2010
An Old TownA House Built to Resemble a Light HouseDon’t Stumble Out of this Tavern – Entrance a Little Close to the RoadA Little Bit of CanadaIn 1988 a Movie in which Julia Roberts Starred in ‘Mystic Pizza’ was Filmed HereEssex, Connecticut to Mystic, …
August 21, 2010
Lighthouse Marking the Entrance to the Connecticut RiverWaited for an Hour for the Railway Bridge to OpenDowntown Essex, ConnecticutShelter Island, New York to Essex, Connecticut – East winds in the morning made for a rough ride and so we again got cov…
SPICEMAS Grenada
Spicemas GrenadaAugust 15, 2010Clark Court’s Bay, Woburn (Grenada)12°00 N / 061°44 WIf we categorically shunned Carnival in Brazil yet tested our tolerance for small crowds at the Tobago Heritage Festival, we definitely jumped with both feet into G…
Catch Up!
I’ve been a bit neglectful I know, so to bring you all up to date:After Pocomoke we headed south once again. Met up with Art & Barb Dister on the ’48, “Follow Me” and follow we did, down to Wrightsville Beach where we spent three days riding …
Wheelhouse floor
With the windows and doors installed, the first thing that I wanted to get done inside the boat was the installation of the wheelhouse sub-floor so that we wouldn’t be climbing around on beams when we entered the boat through the wheelhouse door. First…
August 22-23 – Red Bluff Bay
After our relaxing time at Warm Springs, we headed a short distance further south to Red Bluff Bay. Both guidebooks and firsthand accounts rave about how scenic Red Bluff is so we are looking forward to it. Besides the scenery, the guides also talk abo…
