Allan H. Treman State Marine Park
“Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people – your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.” –Barbara Bush
Wow it’s almost August…this summer is flying by. We’ve been very busy, but we haven’t done any of the things we did last summer. We just haven’t found the time to do the beautiful hikes or visit some of our favorite places. Although, we’re having a great time. Hopefully we’ll make our way back to some of those gorgeous spots before we go home in the fall.
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July 31 – What Happened to July
Pavlov to Neka Bay
Day 43 &44: Pavlov to Neka Bay: As we exit Freshwater Bay on this grey morning, the tall peaks on Admiralty Island welcome us into Chatham Sound. Just another 15 Miles brings us to Icy Strait where we are happy to find conditions calm with hardly a ripple on the water. We soon spot a […]
July 29 – Newfield Covered Bridge
“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” ― Alexander Pope
I love covered bridges, they are so picturesque. A reminder of a simpler time when life was a little slower. There’s been a lot of rain in the area, so our usual route to Kyle’s home in Pennsylvania had several closed roads, so we had to go a different way. The benefit…seeing something new. Only 7-8 miles from the boat we spotted a covered bridge right here in Tompkins County. The Newfield Covered Bridge is the lone survivor of the three covered bridges that Tompkins County once boasted and is 1 of 24 authentic covered bridges left in the state of New York. It’s the oldest covered bridge still open to daily car traffic.
Georgetown, South Carolina
Nordhavn 57-26 Istaboa
Georgetown, South Carolina
Nordhavn 57-26 Istaboa
Kiruna, Sweden
The Swedish town of Kiruna, with a population of about 17,000, made headlines in 2004 when it was announced the center would need to move 3 km east due to ground settlement resulting from mining operations nearby. The mine, operated by LKAB, is the largest underground iron ore mine in the world and has a…
Narvik
Narvik is ice-free year-round due to the warm waters of the Gulf Stream that run along the west coast of Norway all the way to Svalbard. This makes it an ideal shipping port for exporting Swedish-mined iron ore. The scenic Ofotbanen railway that transports the ore from Sweden to Narvik is one of the reasons…
John Livingston is a very special person
John Livingston: Master Carver and Painter of Northwest Native Art…….. . Sharry and I stopped in Victoria to visit with John Livingston and his wife Maxine Matilpi. Unfortunately, we missed Maxine because she was at Gilford Island teaching women how to make button blankets, a traditional art form of the coastal people which is her specialty. John came to dinner on Starr and we talked about our growing friendship over the past 30 or so years. John carved this pole for Sharry and I many years …
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Hurtigruten
The Hurtigruten (meaning ‘Express Route’) is a system of coastal ferries, founded in 1893, that run between between Bergen in southwest Norway and Kirkenes in the far north near the Russian border. The ships operate as both cruise and local supply ships, making nearly 70 stops on their 11-night round trip to transfer cargo and…
Not Much…
Many of you are wondering what has been happening with the Red Head crew. Not much, really The kids enjoyed their week at the farm. Dora even touched noses with a llama – of course, Mom didn’t have her camera. Red Head went back into the water last Fri…
