It seemed that it was summer one day and a front blew through and it has been cool, pleasant and fall like. A nice change but a reminder that colder weather is coming and best to enjoy this seasonal change while it is still here and we get really serio…
It’s Show Time!
The Newport International Boat Show officially opens today at 10 am. The opening is announced with the firing of what sounds like a cannon; the sound is still fading when the gates open and a stream of boat-loving humanity streams in.Before the f…
Hello from Hilton Head
Randal and I are in Hilton Head South Carolina, the first stop on our “road trip up north.” Yes, South Carolina is still south of Roanoke, VA, but it is the first stop of our trip. We’ve come here to visit our Chinese friend Si…
I have humans…
the rest of the story…. I got humansNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Back in Lock 3 and waiting
Muriel June rigged to be under 17 feet for Champlain Canal’s numerous bridges. Radar is the highest point at 16 feet two inches. After a 5 day stop over in Houston to see the eye doctor for a retinal tear and laser surgery, we are back in Lock 3. Tomorrow was supposed to be our […]
Hoppies Marina is really several barges attached to the bank
Hoppies Marina is really several barges attached to the bank of the Mississippi…not pretty…no amenities…just a place to get gas and plug in for the night. Actually the only place to get gas…and because it is still right on the river, landing a…
Thursday, September 22, 2011
This morning I left to go grocery shopping before Pete came to work on the air conditioner. It was fixed, and he was gone by the time I got back. This time he replaced the thermostat and it is wonderful in the boat. Even the galley stayed cool while…
Trapped in the Champlain Canal: Locks 12 and 11: The Sea Stooges biggest blunder
September 6 – 10, 2011In the chronological order of the blog, by date, I wrote that we had gone all the way to the southern end of Lake Champlain and had wanted to lock through Lock 12 to get into the Champlain Canal. However, Lock 12 was closed. …
She's a cagey old gal..weathered from years of running the
She’s a cagey old gal..weathered from years of running the marina and dealing with LOOPERS…we were disappointed to learn that one of our favorite stops the first time around had been turned into a dumping ground for barges…so we needed to re-think …
Fern at Hoppies is every one's new best friend…she knows
Fern at Hoppies is every one’s new best friend…she knows more about the dangers and travel on Mississippi River than anyone wants to know…and she holds court with boaters every day…she graciously waited until we’d had Mile-High Pie to begin that …
