Dingy Davit Replacement

Looks like I didn’t follow a version of the old adage “measure twice, drill once”.  If we had of purchased the right dingy initially, we would not be going through replacing the dingy davit.  We are fortunate in that our Mainship broker, Don Ross of Heritage Yachts came to our rescue with the idea of […]

Harvest Moon, Pocomoke City

I think this was in October, taken from our dock in Pocomoke City, MD.

Travels of The Rose 2009-10-18 17:28:00

In case some of you have the impression that we are taking a step backward by leaving The Rose and spending the winter on land…..think again. The location and view from our home isn’t hard to handle at all. This is looking north from our balcony……..

Travels of The Rose 2009-10-17 11:20:00

     This was a “shortcut” between the BR Pkway and Weaverville.Paul and Sue Graham from “Odyssey”, GH37 in Brunswick, GA                 &nbs…

October 2009 – Allen’s Landing Trip

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.