Traveling the Chesapeake

September 17, 2011We finally left Solomons Island the 10th of Sept.. We had been there for 6 weeks and were getting anxious to travel again. We really love it when we are on the move.Docked in a marina waiting for IRENEElaine and I left early morn…

Sept. 16 – Cambridge, MD

Day 182 – Happy Birthday StanCambridge Municipal Yacht BasinWe woke up to a cold morning…we actually had to put jeans on for the first time since March. I fixed Stan a large breakfast since it was his birthday and then did a load of wash. I also made…

Traveling the Chesapeake

September 17, 2011We finally left Solomons Island the 10th of Sept.. We had been there for 6 weeks and were getting anxious to travel again. We really love it when we are on the move.Docked in a marina waiting for IRENEElaine and I left early morn…

One Last Cuddle

We bid farewell to Tonia this morning. Miss B will miss the extra attention Tonia showered upon her. The visit seemed to fly past. We enjoyed having Tonia and we had fun at Universal even thoigh at times we wondered why we had agreed to pay money to…

Didim marina and Yachtwork

Didim Marina is a brand new marina. It opened in 2010 and has room for 580 boats in the water of which 41 can be over 30 meter.We were told that you don’t want to go there because there is no infrastructure and it is away from everywhere. Yes it is a c…

Illinois River

9/12/11 Monday     Last night was a quiet night behind Sugar Island once the week-end boaters went home. Today we got going at 7am. We made it through the Marseilles and Starved Rock Locks before anchoring out side the buoy line acr…

September 12, 2011

Still here at Solomons!  It’s been a comfortable, interesting two weeks since last we spoke.  Our plan, of course, was to head out and cruise the Chesapeake.  Well, as we’ve always said of plans (“What good is a plan if you can

Seneca, IL to Henry, IL

Date             September 16, 2011 Day               80Departure    Springbrook Marina, Seneca, IL 8:55 amArrival         Henry Harbor Marina, Henry, IL  6:55 pm        Miles                49.6 Cu…

Joliet, IL to Seneca, IL

Date             September 15, 2011 Day               79Departure    Joliet, IL Free Dock  7:55 amArrival         Springbrook Marina, Seneca, IL 2:55 pm        Miles                29.8 Cumulative …

Friday, September 16, 2011

Willow Tree Restaurant from across the streetAdvertising structure in the parking lot of the marina. I like the way it looked.John and I scouted out a marina on the St. Johns River at Sanford, FL. It’s called Monroe Harbour Marina. They have room ri…