Cumberland River 10/1 – 10/14
We went above Nashville for a few days after the currents had subsided a bit and anchored in Drake’s Creek. We noticed activity on the other side and found out that there was a “Camp” being set up at the house of Daniel Smith, the oldest stone ho…
Rivers, Rain, Coal & Cold
We hurried out of Chicago to beat forecast 40-50 knot winds and 18 foot (!) waves. Reached the safety of Calumet River Sunday morning and pulled into Crowley’s Boat Yard to have our radar arch lowered so we would clear a couple of 17 foot bridges ahead…
Chez Nous
We leave the rendezvous with Karel & Mijong of “Chez Nous”. This is “Chez Nous”, a 48′ North Sea much like ours.
Ankers Away
Ray & Eileen on “Ankers Away” departing the rendezvous, Solomons Island.
Anne Marie Sculpture Garden
It’s not all boating, we really enjoyed this outdoor sculpture garden in the Solomons.
Yokohama to Ashiya
We just survived Typhoon number 2 while in Japan last night. Ken and Roberta on Sans Souci and Braun and Tina on Grey Pearl have long gone back to the US, storing their boats here for the winter months.
You usually get three or four days o…
Krogen Cruiser’s Rendezvous
I didn’t fully appreciate the docking instructions until we arrived, “ahh, now I get it”.Pack ’em in boys! We spent three days meeting people and having fun!
Watt’s Island, Chesapeake Bay
We are on our way to the Krogen Cruiser’s Rendevous in Solomons Island. We stop for the night off of Watt’s Island in Tangier Sound. Again, we would never have previously thought of an anchorage like this but with the favorable weather we h…
Tennessee River (Oct 1 – Nov 8)
We stayed a full day at Green Turtle Bay – processed the mail and had dinner with Bob and Theresa (Theresa) to celebrate their one year anniversary on the boat. The next day we went through a short canal connecting Lake Barkley to Kentucky Lake and sto…
