Our plan was that transiting downtown Chicago and the narrow industrial area on Sunday we would avoid much of the busier weekday barge traffic…and that seemed to work pretty well. We passed only a couple of barges headed the up and then just the o…
Probably the most interesting bridge we dealt with all
Probably the most interesting bridge we dealt with all day…and it gave us the most difficulty…ConRail lift Bridge…10 foot clearance…no way under it. Yet when we hailed them on the radio, we got NO response…all three times. Finally we resort…
Nice scenery…interesting little pagoda…they didn't seem
Nice scenery…interesting little pagoda…they didn’t seem too interested in us….even though we spent almost a half hour
in a holding position there…waiting for the railroad bridge…another story…
Monday, August 29, 2011
Fort Matanza
John and a big cannon
Today John and I toured Fort Matanza. We took a free ferry from Matanza Park to the fort. This fort was built to protect the back side of St. Augustine. They were never fired on and never had to fire on anyone else…
Hudson Cruise
(More pix than usual, but this was a splendid ride!)August 29, 2011Liberty State Park anchorageNew JerseyThe Day After Irene0500 – JP nudges me, “Get up, there is no current right now, let’s weigh anchor!” We have an 11-hour passa…
Day 156 – Chesapeake, VA
Today is Monday, August 29th, and we returned to the boat yesterday afternoon to find no damage! However, the water level was really high and we had to walk through about 6 inches of water in order to get to the walkway to the boat. Then the boat ha…
SUNDAY AUGUST 28TH, 2011
The guys had a tee time at 8 am so Tami dropped them off and we gals walked up to the White Gull Inn. We had heard they are very famous for their cherry stuffed French toast so we figured we’d check it out. When we arrived we found out it was a 45 mi…
Sardinia
SARDINIA
After Sicily, Sardinia is the largest island in the Med. Most well-known is the Costa Smeralda, an exclusive resort development of the 1960’s by a consortium including the Aga Khan. For many, Sardinia is a mysterious island, part…
SATURDAY JULY 27TH, 2011
When we check into marinas, they oftentimes give us a packet with local information, maps and coupons. The marina here in Sturgeon Bay gave us just that and included was a coupon for 10% at a local bakery. So we were off first thing to bring back fresh…
Sardinia & the Maddalena Archipelago
After Sicily, Sardinia is the largest island in the Med. Most well-known is the Costa Smeralda, an exclusive resort development of the 1960’s by a consortium including the Aga Khan. For many, Sardinia is a mysterious island, part of Italy…
