Hotel Drustar
Silistra, Bulgaria
добро утро dobro utro = Good Morning
We’ll spend today in Silistra mostly to stock up on “fizzy water” from the supermarket and a few other things, see about checking out of Bulgaria this afternoon (or have to wait until we leave tomorrow depending what the officials say.) Our next stop will be […]
Last night in Serbia
Galley, Salon and Steps!
Now don’t tell me you were beginning to lose hope! I rushed Wiggles through his grass (I stood with him while he sampled every blade of grass on the property for 40 minutes). After all my barn rituals which went on for an additional ho…
Day 208…Photo Shoot
Welcome to day 208 of 365 photos…Tonight you get a sneak peak at a photo shoot done by Brad Styron Photography. He was shooting photos for our granddaughter’s senior photo on the beach in Emerald Isle. Nope, Brad isn’t taking a nap – just down there for a different perspective. Sorry for the shortness of… Continue Reading
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Smederovo to Porecka Reka and beyond
Hotel Dustra
Silistra, Bulgaria
добър ден dobŭr den Good Afternoon
Randal and I explored a little of Silistra this morning, one place being the Art Museum which was WONDERFUL. Price of admission was 1 lev = $.68. The catalogue of the permanent collection with English text as well as Bulgarian text was 5 lev. I took […]
it’s been a long time —
— since our last stay in Key West.
Today was the first day of Lobster Season. Pots everywhere, looks like Maine, I imagine. We dodged pots from Marathon to Key West.
Conch Harbor Marina is home for now.
We’ve got work to do right now, but I bet we find time for fun in a day or so.
Waitin’ for a Sunset. I’ll post pics.
Cheers,
Istaboa
Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Memphis Downtown
Memphis Downtown
Mixing Business with Pleasure – Cruise to Salem Mass
The Caterpillar engines were due for their first 250 preventive maintenance service and the question arose as to where the service would be performed. Location became an issue due to the scope of the service, which includes a valve adjustment and…
Visiting With Friends from Loop #1…
Great Loop II Date: 8/5/2014
Day #6 (Tuesday): 45 miles ( 153 total miles)
Port #3: Charles F. Moore Harbor (St. Clair Harbor), St. Clair, MI
I didn’t get up as early this morning and didn’t know why Todd didn’t wake me up. After I looked outside, it was apparent why he let me sleep a little longer. Rain and thunderstorms were heading our way. We tried delaying an hour to wait them out. The storms were taking a more northerly direction. Our options were to cast off and hope for the best or stay in port and wait…and wait…and wait. We decided on the former.
We left Keans around 8AM and didn’t find any rain until we were well into Lake St. Clair. The skies were dark and visibility was about a mile. With radar and AIS (Automatic Identification System), we were able to pick up the freighter traffic well ahead of seeing them. Our Waterway Guide gave us the channels to scan on our marine radio so we could hear the freight traffic talking to control points in the rivers and lake. We were able to notify them of our position, as well.
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| We’re on their water highway! |
By the time we hit the middle of Lake St. Clair, the rain was pelting down and we were rolling pretty well. We had 2 to 3 foot waves on our port beam. Charlie was unhappy, I was trying to keep busy updating the blog and Todd was trying to keep us on a vector that would lessen the impact of the waves. Once we entered the St. Clair River, the seas flattened, eventually the clouds broke, the sun appeared and everybody was happy.
We passed one of the biggest laker freighters just below St. Clair. The M/V American Century is 1001feet long, has a 105 foot beam and draws 56 feet. In comparison, Ocean Breeze is 47 feet long, has a 15 foot beam and draws a little over 3.5 feet. We’re just little fellas.
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| There’s a man under that arrow! |
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| See…there he is! |
There are only 13 lakers over 1000 feet long. The largest laker is the M/V Paul R. Tregurtha at 1013 feet. None of them can go through the Welland or the Soo locks. They only work in Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie carrying coal and ore pellets.
We arrived at the Pine River Bridge a little early and had to tread water until 3:00PM for the bridge opening. Once OB was tied to her dock in St. Clair Harbor for the night, good friends Joan and Jerry Muhme came to visit us. We had a fantastic dinner with them at Murphy’s Inn, a cute little Irish Pub and Restaurant in St. Clair.
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| Pine River Bridge…nice window flower box! |
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| Capt. Todd happy to be through the bridge. |
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| Wonderful dinner with Joan and Jerry Muhme at Murphy’s Inn. |
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| OB at her dock. Look at that big 68 foot Hatteras next to us! |
She is Beautiful Beyond My Expectations!
It’s ridiculously late – I was at the barn until after 10 tonight, but I wanted you to know that Tom B. sent pictures of the salon and galley that made my heart rate go off the charts! We also have pictures of the heads and master/guest stateroom…
Day 207…Mini Rainbow
Welcome to day 207 of 365 photos…My granddaughter and I went for a short walk tonight after dinner to Emerald Isle Woods. The mini rainbow was the first thing that caught my eye as we walked onto the dock. I was hoping for a spectacular sunset but while it was pretty, it was pretty ordinary.… Continue Reading
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Smederevo Serbia
Hotel Drustar dock with wifi
Silistra, Bulgaria
This is my last email of the evening. We left Belgrade and stopped at Smederevo. Here’s the story. The city center is charming; the Fortress fun, the newer parts of the city hopeful, but the older parts show that the economy of Serbia is still struggling.
Ru
Smederevo http://www.smederevowelcome.com/index.html
We arrived […]
