Itrepid cruisers-Wreck Island With our guests having only a week aboard, the need to keep to a schedule dictated our cruising itinerary. We wanted to travel a bit north, but decided it would be more enjoyable to spend time at anchor and exploring by dinghy or kayak rather than travel, so we headed […]
Going…Going…
We are now in full-time cruising mode… …and we cannot begin to express how good this feels… …to be back …Read More
Campbell River
Change of plans……you never know what will happen next when you are on a boat. We left Gorge Harbor on our way to Surge Narrows and the Octopus Islands timing everything to arrive at the rapids at slack tide. A glance at our windlass, which worked perfectly earlier this morning, and we saw oil dripping […]
Why is the Head a Head?
“When I forget how talented God is, I look to the sea.” —Whoopi Goldberg
We’ve had our grandson come stay with us on The Pearl several times this summer. He’s very inquisitive…”why” is his favorite word. He wants to know everything about the boat, how things work and why certain things on a boat are called what they’re called. You know the head, the galley, stateroom, berth…so it got me thinking the same thing, why do we call it the head? What’s the history of these words and where did they originate?
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Greenock Arrival
We booked a berth at the James Watt Dock Marina in Greenock near Glasgow way back in February while we were still in Daytona, Florida. Five months and 4,500 miles later, we’re actually here. En route, we met up with the only US-flagged vessel we’ve seen since leaving Newport, RI. Nordhavn 55 Odyssey arrived into…
Cruising guests
Our guests, Bill & Eleanor arrived Saturday afternoon (Aug 5) at Penetanguishene. We always look forward to cruising with them; our friendship has roots on a Bermuda cruise in 1986, and we’ve cruised aboard ships, our boat(s), and yes, a family cruise on a rented houseboat on the Trent-Severn some 29 years ago with kids! […]
Aug. 5 – Pine Creek Gorge
“Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” —Jim Rohn
We spent last week with family…on the boat and at their home. We had a wonderful time and it’s the main reason we’re in the area for the season.
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Rathlin Island
Rathlin Island is Northern Ireland’s only inhabited island and also is home to one of the largest seabird colonies in the UK. The West Light Seabird Centre is perched on a clifftop above the lighthouse at the western end of the island where visitors can take in the spectacular scenery, watch the thousands of seabirds…
Overthinking Things
When it comes to a project this size and with limited experience it’s way too easy to overthink everything. That’s my curse. If I just decide to do ‘something’ and go do it without a whole lotta thought, it manages to get done. That happened this morni…
Overthinking Things
When it comes to a project this size and with limited experience it’s way too easy to overthink everything. That’s my curse. If I just decide to do ‘something’ and go do it without a whole lotta thought, it manages to get done. That happened this morni…
