The Statue of LibertyEllis IslandThe Empire State Building -record temperatures make the city hazy. this is our view from the anchorage, The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and this skylineComing into NY Harbor plenty of ship trafficacross the river – …
Lots of Catching Up To Do!
We left Baltimore on Monday, June 28th. We had a great time there visiting with friends and family but it was time to move on. As we left the Baltimore Harbor, we passed by the hospital ship ‘Comfort’ which we think was in Haiti after t…
Ahhhhh, finally weather we can anchor in.
We’re still on the Tred Avon River near Oxford, MD. But, we moved over to Plaindealing Creek. We’ll have a better view of the fireworks tonight. We’re planning on Maryland American crab apps, Coney Island American hot …
Departure Party
Our good friends Doug & Karen gave us a going away party Thursday night. Fajitas, Margareta’s and lots of fantastic side dishes. Man what a good time sure makes it hard to leave. Maybe we can wait a couple of weeks and get another party! Here are s…
Fire On The Boat
And in a really great way!Propane firepit has turned the boat into near perfection. We had s’mores tonight with friends onboard. It changes the whole ambiance of an evening, even with the crummy “summer” weather we’ve been having.In fact, it’s nearly 1…
The North Channel 2010
Mackinac Island to Gore Bay: We were awake much of the night as Idyll Time rocked back in forth in our slip due to a low pressure system moving over us. The high winds created large swells inside the marina. All of the boats were tugging and pulling on the lines in their slips like […]
Intermission
Spirit is moored in Wrangell’s Heritage Harbor after an easy cruise down Wrangell Narrows while Patrick & Miriam return to the Seattle area tomorrow to celebrate Miriam’s Mom’s 98th Birthday on July 6. Patrick & Miriam return to Wrangell on Ju…
New Territory
Oswego to Clayton Sunday, June 20th We are leaving the last lock for a while and head off in to Lake Ontario. It is a big flat lake, but we are only going across a small corner of it. We are going to Sackets Harbor so Carole can investigate her origins…
Keystone to Yellowstone
Wednesday, May 11 — Day 19: Keystone, South Dakota to Buffalo, Wyoming (continuing on the Passage Across America) Even though it was still snowing, we went back to Mt. Rushmore in hopes that visibility may be better. This first picture is at the entrance to the park. If you look at the trees in this […]
Mackay to Airlie Beach
The weekend had arrived again and for promoters of the ‘drag races for powerboats ‘http://www.mackay-revealed.com.au/story/2010/06/26/marina-hosts-ocean-drags/ all their hopes and wishes must have come true as the wind that had blown it’s guts out…
