Tomorrow will be a week since Dyna had her surgery. She has been overwhelmed by the many kind thoughts sent her way – emails, blog posts, comments on the website – and so have we. We knew she was a special girl but didn’t realize how many others did to…
tie ups to Abandoned wall, docks and Barges! OH MY…
Not alot to see along the way a few houses, lots of trees and barges though.The barges are loaded with asphalt, bark mulch, salt, sand, stone, pig steel, grain, crushed stone and other unmentionables. They are being transported from other plants …
Sept. 13 – St. Michaels, MD
Day 179 – Company OnboardSan Domingo Creek – AnchorageToday was a work day. We have to throw a few of them in now and then. This morning we dinghied ashore and bought a few groceries, we’ll need to go again when we get to Cambridge. The store here is v…
Last Sunset?
Ever since sometime between 1884 and 1892 the Tarr & Wonson paint factory has marked the entrance to Gloucester’s inner harbor, its waterside labeled with a fading declaration of its long silenced function “Manufactory.” It is perhaps the last surviving relic of Gloucester’s days of maritime might. (Now it’s pretty much a massive Gorton’s plant […]
#19 Princess Louisa To Anacortes, WA and the end of our 2011 Alaska Cruise
Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 – PLI to Secret CoveToday we left Princess Louisa Inlet on the way to Secret Cove on BC’s Sunshine Coast. Unfortunately, Alex made two mistakes today. The first was a miscalculation of current at Malibu Rapids….
Heritage Harbor to Henrys
Sunset at Heritage HarborThe plan for an early start was foiled by fog in the morning. we didn’t get out until almost 9:30After nearly 40 miles we pulled into our new home for the night. This is an abandon lock wall we tied up on. It is the…
Still In Chicago
Date September 12, 2011 to September 13, 2011Day 76-77Departure No travel todayArrival Burnham Harbor, Chicago, IL Miles Cumulative 1654.9…
Fiberglass mascots
Hi Steve – This is a question relating to your “past” life at Int’l Fiberglass. We’re huge fans of your statues and even have an A&W Burger Family living in our back yard. We recently added a pair of the Harbie the Seal statues (from the old Harbor Gas stations) and wondered if by chance […]
Day 171 – Back in Gloucester, VA
Today is Tuesday, September 13th and we are back in the York River Yacht Haven to stay for the next 5-6 months as we can't go any farther north until the spring. Weather permitting, we'll explore the east coast of the Chesapeake Bay this wint…
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
John’s reoccurring shoulder injury is driving him crazy. It’s been hard for him to sleep the past few nights. It is bothering him more during the day than before. He has been to the doctor for it on numerous occasions, even seeing an orthopedic doc…
