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Pictures from Taiwan to follow
So sorry everyone! Since I had so much trouble uploading the pictures sent from the yard, I sort of gave up trying in the few minutes of each night I have to myself.Tom Button is on the way back from his latest trip to Taiwan and though I saw the…
Day 169…Corn Field
Welcome to day 169 of 365 photos…this corn was on the road to the airport today, where I went to pick up Mr. B. Back in Maine, we always say that corn should be “knee high by the 4th of July”. I think this qualifies. It is hard to tell by the photos but this… Continue Reading
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May-July 2014
We spent about 2 wks in the marina at San Jose Del Cabo while we waited for our good friend Bret Bihler who was going to crew for us on the hop from San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada. The town is very tourist oriented and “downtown” was full of jewelry and art shops. There were many good restaurants and good local bus transportation too. It was a beautiful place to spend a relaxing 2 wks. Our trip to Ensenada was uneventful. I caught a dorado about 1 hr into the trip and having a third person meant that everyone got enough sleep.
Ensenada was a different story. Good restaurants but now much pricier. The water on the docks at Cruise Port Village marina was horrible- salty and an off taste- such that I ended up buying water to drink. We didn’t get sick but we were worried that we had contaminated our water tanks. I have to say I much prefered mainland Mexico to the West Coast of Baja.
It was a 10 hr trip from Ensenada to San Diego where we bypassed the customs dock and went straight to our slip in Fifth Avenue Landing marina which is a botique marina in front of the downtown convention center. Customs officials came directly to the dock (megaboat dock) and checked us in quickly. We had been concerned about the amount of alcohol and certain food stuffs on board that we might have to discard but they didn’t even check. A day and a half later we hauled in Marine Group Boat Works in Chula Vista which had been recommended. They were expensive but did good work. We had multiple repairs that we had put off til we got into the US, as well as new paint on the bottom. After getting back into the water we spent an additional 7 days in a slip next to the yard to finish some projects. While on the hard, we were next to “Polar Bear” a large yacht having welding repairs done to the steel hull. Unfortunately about a week after we returned to Fifth Avenue Landing, “Polar Bear” caught fire in the yard and was totally destroyed. Byron thinks a spark from the welding ignited the insulation inside the hull which was flammable.
Now we are waiting for an engine mechanic who finally fit us into his schedule. I bought new salon rugs to replace the original area rugs that were falling apart and I have a new vent hood for the stove coming. It has been almost a month of scheduling and waiting. I will be glad to move on hopefully by mid July. Being in San Diego has been a good place to wait though as everything is available here. There are fireworks almost every night right next to our slip and many sports bars so we can watch the World Cup games!
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May-July 2014
Voyager as the small boat on the right in San Diego
We spent about 2 wks in the marina at San Jose Del Cabo while we waited for our good friend Bret Bihler who was going to crew for us on the hop from San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada. The town is very tourist oriented and “downtown” was full of jewelry and art shops. There were many good restaurants and good local bus transportation too. It was a beautiful place to spend a relaxing 2 wks. Our trip to Ensenada was uneventful. I caught a dorado about 1 hr into the trip and having a third person meant that everyone got enough sleep.
Ensenada was a different story. Good restaurants but now much pricier. The water on the docks at Cruise Port Village marina was horrible- salty and an off taste- such that I ended up buying water to drink. We didn’t get sick but we were worried that we had contaminated our water tanks. I have to say I much prefered mainland Mexico to the West Coast of Baja.
It was a 10 hr trip from Ensenada to San Diego where we bypassed the customs dock and went straight to our slip in Fifth Avenue Landing marina which is a botique marina in front of the downtown convention center. Customs officials came directly to the dock (megaboat dock) and checked us in quickly. We had been concerned about the amount of alcohol and certain food stuffs on board that we might have to discard but they didn’t even check. A day and a half later we hauled in Marine Group Boat Works in Chula Vista which had been recommended. They were expensive but did good work. We had multiple repairs that we had put off til we got into the US, as well as new paint on the bottom. After getting back into the water we spent an additional 7 days in a slip next to the yard to finish some projects. While on the hard, we were next to “Polar Bear” a large yacht having welding repairs done to the steel hull. Unfortunately about a week after we returned to Fifth Avenue Landing, “Polar Bear” caught fire in the yard and was totally destroyed. Byron thinks a spark from the welding ignited the insulation inside the hull which was flammable.
Now we are waiting for an engine mechanic who finally fit us into his schedule. I bought new salon rugs to replace the original area rugs that were falling apart and I have a new vent hood for the stove coming. It has been almost a month of scheduling and waiting. I will be glad to move on hopefully by mid July. Being in San Diego has been a good place to wait though as everything is available here. There are fireworks almost every night right next to our slip and many sports bars so we can watch the World Cup games!
Now this really blows
Literally! So I’m sanding away yesterday and by noonish the temp in the shed reaches 85 F. Add another 10 degs up on top of the boat and that’s pretty warm. So I thought to myself, it’d be nice to have a fan up here. I’ve done it before with the large …
June 2 through 28, King Fisher Bay Marina, Demopolis, AL
June 2 through 28-2014, Demopolis, AL, Kingfisher Bay Marina:
On Monday, the 2nd , slept in and just rested up from all our travel days.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the 3rd and 4th, we picked up our car in New Johnsonville, TN. Roy and Elvie drove down to Demopolis and picked us up and we drove back to their boat in Nashville. The next morning we drove over to Pebble Isle, had lunch, and Roy and Elvie left for Nashville. We visited with Barry for a short while and then we headed back to our boat in Demopolis.
On Thursday the 5th through Tuesday the 10th, we worked at finally getting things done around the boat. We both have long lists and we are still working on them. Keith repainted the anchor chain, greased the windless, and oiled the propeller shafts and I helped with taking the chain out and then back in again; it is very heavy.
On Wednesday, the 11th, we drove over to Meridian, MS, and did some shopping at Lowe’s and Walmart and checked out a few other places. We replaced all of our smoke/fire alarms since they hadn’t been done since 2000.
Thursday the 12th; Happy 17th Birthday Derek.
Lazy day but did a few things on our list. Friday the 13th, I finished all the wood inside the boat; used Murphy’s Oil soap and it looks good. Keith did half the bright work outside.
Saturday the 14th; Happy 11th Birthday Austin.
Did a few things on our list and went into town and did some grocery shopping, etc. Keith still working on the bright work. Keith did a pump-out. We can only go two weeks when using the heads on a regular basis. It is nice having the pump-out right here at our slip.
6-14-2014:. Flag Day and also Austin’s Birthday.
Sunday the 15th through Wednesday the 20th, still working on our lists. Tried to do some sewing projects but my thread keeps knotting up. I don’t know if it’s the machine, the material, or me. Now the whole bobbin case fell out so I guess it will be a while before I can cross sewing off my list. I was planning on going to town again on the Tuesday the17th to pick up a few things but when I started the car there was a loud noise coming from under the hood. Keith checked it out and he thinks it was the fan for the air conditioning so I did not go to town. On Wednesday the 18th, Keith picked up all our supplies for an oil change from Napa in the morning and then I drove into town before it got too hot since we could not use the air. Thursday the 19th, we got going early because of the heat and no air and drove to Meridian, MS (about 1 hour away) to the Lincoln dealer to get our air conditioning fixed and to replace spark plug coil assembly #5. This is the 4th coil that has gone out on us; only 4 more to go! In checking, they decided to change all 8 spark plugs as well as the coil. After checking the air conditioning unit they found we had a bad compressor and it had to be replaced. It would take a whole day to replace it so they got us a rental car and we drove back to the boat in Demopolis. Our car and all it’s repairs will be done by 17:00 on Friday.
6-15-2014: Huge yacht came in for the night.
Friday the 20th; Keith went to the range with two of the guys from our dock and they did some practice shooting for the match tomorrow. I stayed at the boat and got our wash done. After Keith got back from the range, we drove over to Meridian to pick up our car. It was done by 16:45 and it wasn’t cheap but we now have much needed air conditioning (or so we thought); the temps have been in the mid to high 90’s all week long. We stopped and got a few things at Lowe’s and had dinner at Red Lobster before heading back to Demopolis. We only got half way back and our air conditioning was blowing hot air only. It had worked up to that point. It was 19:00 by this time and still 95 degrees. It was too late to go back to the Lincoln dealer so we kept on driving back to the boat. The dealership is not open on weekends so we left several messages letting them know we were not happy with the situation and we would be there first thing Monday morning and expect them to fix the problem.
Saturday the 21st, Happy Birthday Ronn!
Keith went to the shooting match for most of the day. By mid afternoon we had a terrible thunder and lightening storm and then it just rained for a few hours.
Sunday the 22nd, Happy Birthday Sharon!
We didn’t do much of anything but get ready for our trip back to Wisconsin and Montana.
Monday the 23rd through Saturday the 28th: Got going early on Monday the 23rd and got to the Lincoln dealership by 07:30. We sat there all morning and by 12:00 they had fixed the problem; they said it was a defective part and they replace it with a new compressor. Hopefully we are good for our trip next week. The rest of the week we spent getting ready. It also rained some every day the rest of the week.
CO’s comments: Al is a marine from about the same time I was in. I was walking by his boat and he was cleaning a rifle with a great big scope. He is just getting into bench rest shooting. We talked and I said it looks like fun so I went with them last weekend and had a great time. We shot on a private range and as long as you believe they way I believe you would get along with all the good old boys. Al has a 45 with some very special ivory grips. On one side is a carving of a purple heart and the US flag at half mast and the other side he has the names of the 22 marines that were lost under his command in Viet Nam. The Purple Heart is his. After the Corp he retired from the FBI. I intend to get into shooting the rest of the summer when we get back from Montana. One of the shooters at the range was in the Air Born and he finally admitted that marines are some of the toughest SOB’s he has ever met.
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Ramp to Shower and Laundry rooms
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Laundry and Showers with a gathering place on top for picnics, etc.
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Grill provided by marina
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Sea Food restaurant on the premises
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Swimming pool
6-24-2014: King Fisher Bay Marina and Demopolis Yacht Basin, Demopolis, AL
June 2 through 28, King Fisher Bay Marina, Demopolis, AL
June 2 through 28-2014, Demopolis, AL, Kingfisher Bay Marina:
On Monday, the 2nd , slept in and just rested up from all our travel days.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the 3rd and 4th, we picked up our car in New Johnsonville, TN. Roy and Elvie drove down to Demopolis and picked us up and we drove back to their boat in Nashville. The next morning we drove over to Pebble Isle, had lunch, and Roy and Elvie left for Nashville. We visited with Barry for a short while and then we headed back to our boat in Demopolis.
On Thursday the 5th through Tuesday the 10th, we worked at finally getting things done around the boat. We both have long lists and we are still working on them. Keith repainted the anchor chain, greased the windless, and oiled the propeller shafts and I helped with taking the chain out and then back in again; it is very heavy.
On Wednesday, the 11th, we drove over to Meridian, MS, and did some shopping at Lowe’s and Walmart and checked out a few other places. We replaced all of our smoke/fire alarms since they hadn’t been done since 2000.
Thursday the 12th; Happy 17th Birthday Derek.
Lazy day but did a few things on our list. Friday the 13th, I finished all the wood inside the boat; used Murphy’s Oil soap and it looks good. Keith did half the bright work outside.
Saturday the 14th; Happy 11th Birthday Austin.
Did a few things on our list and went into town and did some grocery shopping, etc. Keith still working on the bright work. Keith did a pump-out. We can only go two weeks when using the heads on a regular basis. It is nice having the pump-out right here at our slip.
6-14-2014:. Flag Day and also Austin’s Birthday.
Sunday the 15th through Wednesday the 20th, still working on our lists. Tried to do some sewing projects but my thread keeps knotting up. I don’t know if it’s the machine, the material, or me. Now the whole bobbin case fell out so I guess it will be a while before I can cross sewing off my list. I was planning on going to town again on the Tuesday the17th to pick up a few things but when I started the car there was a loud noise coming from under the hood. Keith checked it out and he thinks it was the fan for the air conditioning so I did not go to town. On Wednesday the 18th, Keith picked up all our supplies for an oil change from Napa in the morning and then I drove into town before it got too hot since we could not use the air. Thursday the 19th, we got going early because of the heat and no air and drove to Meridian, MS (about 1 hour away) to the Lincoln dealer to get our air conditioning fixed and to replace spark plug coil assembly #5. This is the 4th coil that has gone out on us; only 4 more to go! In checking, they decided to change all 8 spark plugs as well as the coil. After checking the air conditioning unit they found we had a bad compressor and it had to be replaced. It would take a whole day to replace it so they got us a rental car and we drove back to the boat in Demopolis. Our car and all it’s repairs will be done by 17:00 on Friday.
6-15-2014: Huge yacht came in for the night.
Friday the 20th; Keith went to the range with two of the guys from our dock and they did some practice shooting for the match tomorrow. I stayed at the boat and got our wash done. After Keith got back from the range, we drove over to Meridian to pick up our car. It was done by 16:45 and it wasn’t cheap but we now have much needed air conditioning (or so we thought); the temps have been in the mid to high 90’s all week long. We stopped and got a few things at Lowe’s and had dinner at Red Lobster before heading back to Demopolis. We only got half way back and our air conditioning was blowing hot air only. It had worked up to that point. It was 19:00 by this time and still 95 degrees. It was too late to go back to the Lincoln dealer so we kept on driving back to the boat. The dealership is not open on weekends so we left several messages letting them know we were not happy with the situation and we would be there first thing Monday morning and expect them to fix the problem.
Saturday the 21st, Happy Birthday Ronn!
Keith went to the shooting match for most of the day. By mid afternoon we had a terrible thunder and lightening storm and then it just rained for a few hours.
Sunday the 22nd, Happy Birthday Sharon!
We didn’t do much of anything but get ready for our trip back to Wisconsin and Montana.
Monday the 23rd through Saturday the 28th: Got going early on Monday the 23rd and got to the Lincoln dealership by 07:30. We sat there all morning and by 12:00 they had fixed the problem; they said it was a defective part and they replace it with a new compressor. Hopefully we are good for our trip next week. The rest of the week we spent getting ready. It also rained some every day the rest of the week.
CO’s comments: Al is a marine from about the same time I was in. I was walking by his boat and he was cleaning a rifle with a great big scope. He is just getting into bench rest shooting. We talked and I said it looks like fun so I went with them last weekend and had a great time. We shot on a private range and as long as you believe they way I believe you would get along with all the good old boys. Al has a 45 with some very special ivory grips. On one side is a carving of a purple heart and the US flag at half mast and the other side he has the names of the 22 marines that were lost under his command in Viet Nam. The Purple Heart is his. After the Corp he retired from the FBI. I intend to get into shooting the rest of the summer when we get back from Montana. One of the shooters at the range was in the Air Born and he finally admitted that marines are some of the toughest SOB’s he has ever met.
Ramp going down to slips
Ramp to Shower and Laundry rooms
If you look real close you can see Kim Jo IV with Keith (in white)
on the back of the boat and Al (in red) walking on the dock
Laundry and Showers with a gathering place on top for picnics, etc.
Grill provided by marina
More views of slips
Sea Food restaurant on the premises
Laundry room
Transient dock
Swimming pool
6-24-2014: King Fisher Bay Marina and Demopolis Yacht Basin, Demopolis, AL
On to Juneau
Douglas Harbor and Hoonah Sound proved to be another mixed bag. The prawn pots produced at a steady, but not extravagant pace, while the crab pots were total busts. Over our two visits to the anchorage we did 8 crab pot drops in widely varying locations and depths and not one crab showed up, legal or not.
Fortunately, as we were heading up Hoonah Sound, we had a radio conversation with someone leaving who suggested Cosmos Bay, a few miles south of Kelp Bay on Baranof Island. The anchorage in Cosmos is a little funky in that, if you use the inner site, you cross a shallow bar find the “deep” 4-fathom hole and drop the hook. Everywhere around you it is 2 fathoms or less. While it the inlet is only open to the ESE, we had a persistent 15-20 knot WNW wind from the head of the inlet the entire time we were there. The crabbing was good and we pulled our limit of 6 crabs the next morning (6/12) though.
We decided it was time to head towards Juneau and do our major provisioning before our guests would arrive for our Glacier Bay visit. From Cosmos we headed first to Pavlof Harbor on Chichagof then to Swanson Harbor where we did some more crabbing. While in Swanson we discovered the vessel “Peachy Keen” (a classic wood Ocean Alexander Mk I) owned by Billie & Mike Henry whom we know from Puget Sound. They were with a buddy boat, “Outbound”. We joined them for dinner one night onboard their boat and scored a nice hunk of halibut from the 57 pounder they had landed.
After a couple of days there and a few more crabs in our freezer, we headed towards Juneau on Sunday, June 15. Normally, we have to look hard to find dock space in Juneau (transient space is unassigned in Auke Bay and it is first-come, first-serve) but when we arrived, it was as vacant as we had ever seen it and had no problem finding a spot. A busy few days are in store while here.
2014-18 More Fishing Sitka Sound and Surrounding Areas
More Fishing Sitka Sound and Surrounding AreasWednesday, June 18th:Alex’s college buddies arrived for their annual cruise on the Wild Blue. Willie, Joe and Mike have cruised all over Alaska and British Columbia with Alex, and in recent years enjo…
