Hardin, IL to Alton, IL
Date September 21, 2011 Day 84Departure Illinois Riverdock Restaurant, Hardin, IL 7:35 amArrival Alton Marina, Alton, IL 12:00 pm Miles 32…
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The air conditioner repairman Pete got to the boat at 8:30 this morning, just like he said he would. He repaired the line that Al cut to move the air conditioner out of the way of the tank, so the fuel tank could be removed. He charged it back up wit…
an other trip comes to a close.
We are home!!!!It is good to be home, however the trip that took us over the Rhine, Main, Main Danube canal, Danube, Danube Black sea canal. Black sea, Bosporus,sea of Marmara, Dardanelles, and into the Aegean sea is one we will look back on and have f…
Kama Hele: SailBlogs 2011-09-21 16:38:29
My mom is fifty! Sorry mom. You look kind of crazy, but it’s just such a darn cute picture, I had to post it. (View Post…)
Oh hey, another picture of Lilo.
Just cause. (View Post…)
The Unexpected Sofa.
Erm, yes. Well, it was the birthday weekend after all. For various inexplicable reasons it seems that acquiring Elton John’s sofa* seemed to be the best way to celebrate. We long tired of our only choice of seating being either fold up camping chairs…
More Fiddly bits of Woodwork.
It took a few weekends of careful joinery, some logistical headaches, a little help from my friends and one almighty hangover- but the deckhead is now fully lined in the forward compartment of the hull.Being me I couldn’t just go to the timber mercha…
Sevusevu
Our first order of business upon arriving in the Lau group was to check in with the local village to perform the traditional ceremony of sevusevu. Although on mainland Fiji more and more it seems the sevusevu is often skipped over by the more accessible villages, here in the Lau it is still taken very […]
Going Coastal (and catch-ups)
Our 0000 19 Sep departure from Port Angeles was under a clear sky, and partial moon. Against approximately 2’ chop in Juan de Fuca Strait, 9+ knots for the first couple hours (being carried by ebbing tide). Rounding Cape Flattery 0730hrs, in the fo…
