Mid July Update

By on July 13, 2018 in The Pearl
Allan H. Treman State Marine Park

Never say dreams are useless because useless is the life of those who can’t dream. —Jim Morrison

Just a little update to some of the things we’ve been doing since we returned from the western Erie Canal. The weather has been pretty hot this month…hot for New York and hot if you live on a boat with no insulation. Some days have been almost as hot as Texas, but at least those days don’t last long. So what do we do when it gets hot…we try to find a cool spot to spend the day. Some days that means going to a park on the lake and others it means going to a mall.

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Friday the 13th

By on July 13, 2018 in M/V Starr


Friday the 13th. 53 18N 129 05W 0500 Sun just starting to come up We departed Prince Rupert yesterday morning and caught the ebb tide to ride south thru Grenville Channel and got big boost, hitting 13kn for a short time. That is a 5kn increase for our steady 8kn Starr. We were passed by Western Towboat’s 130ft Gulf Titan towing a 1×4 (100 x 400ft) barge loaded to the hilt with containers from SE Alaska heading to Seattle. I had a nice chat on the VHF with the Gulf Titan skipper and we talk…
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Friday the 13th

By on July 13, 2018 in M/V Starr


Friday the 13th. 53 18N 129 05W 0500 Sun just starting to come up We departed Prince Rupert yesterday morning and caught the ebb tide to ride south thru Grenville Channel and got big boost, hitting 13kn for a short time. That is a 5kn increase for our steady 8kn Starr. We were passed by Western Towboat’s 130ft Gulf Titan towing a 1×4 (100 x 400ft) barge loaded to the hilt with containers from SE Alaska heading to Seattle. I had a nice chat on the VHF with the Gulf Titan skipper and we talk…

Juneau to Tenakee Springs

By on July 12, 2018 in Idyll Time

Day 32: Juneau to Futner Bay: We have fog and rain this early morning as we say goodbye to Juneau and enter Gastineau Channel. With the crazy extreme tides we are leaving on a high tide at five AM so to be sure we can get out of the marina with plenty of water under […]

July 11th – Charlevoix to Frankford

By on July 12, 2018 in Last Trade

Another great day!  We could not ask for better weather.  Calm and smooth!!!!!  I can take these days all the time.

Al and Kay decided they were going to take over the helm so I was able to get a lot of reading and sunni…

July 11th – Charlevoix to Frankford

By on July 12, 2018 in Last Trade

Another great day!  We could not ask for better weather.  Calm and smooth!!!!!  I can take these days all the time.Al and Kay decided they were going to take over the helm so I was able to get a lot of reading and sunning in on the bow.&…

[kensblog] Victoria Canada

By on July 12, 2018 in Sans Souci


Greetings from Sans Souci! Roberta and I really have only one goal for our cruising this summer: To relax. It’s a long story, but we’ve had a lot happening in our personal lives over the past year (sold our place in Mexico, building a house, help one of our mothers move into a senior community, among other things). Our goal is to find a couple of quiet anchorages, tune out the world, and just be mellow for a while.   After several days of enjoying ourselves at our home port of Roche Harbor …

[kensblog] Victoria Canada

By on July 12, 2018 in Sans Souci


Greetings from Sans Souci! Roberta and I really have only one goal for our cruising this summer: To relax. It’s a long story, but we’ve had a lot happening in our personal lives over the past year (sold our place in Mexico, building a house, help one of our mothers move into a senior community, among other things). Our goal is to find a couple of quiet anchorages, tune out the world, and just be mellow for a while.   After several days of enjoying ourselves at our home port of Roche Harbor …

[kensblog] Victoria Canada

By on July 12, 2018 in Sans Souci


Greetings from Sans Souci! Roberta and I really have only one goal for our cruising this summer: To relax. It’s a long story, but we’ve had a lot happening in our personal lives over the past year (sold our place in Mexico, building a house, help one of our mothers move into a senior community, among other things). Our goal is to find a couple of quiet anchorages, tune out the world, and just be mellow for a while.   After several days of enjoying ourselves at our home port of Roche Harbor …
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July 10th – Mackinaw City to Charlevoix

By on July 12, 2018 in Last Trade

We finally got a weather window and a slip.  With all the information provided to boaters traveling this area, no one ever said anything about slips being hard to get.  In July and August the marinas are booked and trying to get a slip when …