The Broughtons are a popular cruising area east of Port McNeill at the junction of Johnstone Strait and Queen Charlotte Strait. It has many protected channels, bays, coves and small marinas. On account of it being north of Seymour Narrows and its cousi…
Sept. 3 – Chester River, MD
Day 169 – Fresh VeggiesComegys Bight – AnchorageWe took the dinghy to town this morning and went to the farmers market. We both enjoy spending a morning strolling through booths of local produce, fresh baked goods, flowers and artist booths. Today wa…
End of Summer
Maddie in Newport, RI
September 3, 2011Annapolis, MDSouth AnchorageHappy Labor Day weekend to all. Mixed feelings, I know. How can this be “happy” if we are heralding the end of summer? Indeed, we can feel it: the increase…
The Boat Bone Yard
There’s been a spate of dead boats lately. Hurricane Irene was responsible for many, of course. Sixteen boats went over the Troy Dam in upstate New York, I’ve heard. This once beautiful CSY 33 was brought into Norwalk Cove…
Sunday shakes but no Quakers
Today was a mellow Sunday morning, taking it easy and messing with small boat projects, anchored off a small village in Anatom, Vanuatu. The generator was running and the new batteries were happily charging. When one of our…
Passing time in the BIG City
Today was dreadfully HOT 97 degrees the weatherman said it would feel like 105 and it did. But we took the bikes into town anyway. We locked them up at Millennium Park and continued on by foot. The section we did was the Loop which in…
Saturday, September 3, 2011
What a difference a day makes! John and I are both a lot happier today than yesterday! For John, having talked to the mechanic today has made a world of difference. He expects the tank to be finished next week and ready to install. We talked abou…
Day 161 – Norfolk
Today is Saturday, September 3rd and we're still here in Waterside Marina in Norfolk having arrived Wednesday afternoon. We went to the Nauticus Museum and the Battleship Wisconsin yesterday and spent most of the afternoon there as it was so inte…
Marin Cruise 2011 – Saturday
We tried stand up paddleboarding this morning and fishing this afternoon. Life is good.
Seal
Happy Labor Day to the USANordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
