The day was rainy, but rain can “lay” the water down flat. As we left the last lock (our VERY last lock) the buoys changed to the opposite side. Missing one buoy in this area could mean a destroyed propeller. We knew Dream Fever had damaged their props…
Oriental, NC – 7/26/11
We signed up for the courtesy van this morning from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. with plans of going to breakfast before hitting the grocery store. The four of us returned to the Village Restaurant and had another very good reasonable breakfast. Our GPS indi…
FPB 64 # 5 and 6 Update July 22
Here is a batch of photos from last week on FPB 64s five and six. We will start with putting lead into the bottom of number five.
Lead pgs are stacked in their entrainment areas.
Then the fun begins.
As lead ballast goes, this is a very simple job. The amount, shape, and mass of the surrounding plate […]
Big Chute – never will we see anything so unique!
Another early morning out of Port of Orillia to cruise through cottage territory. The Waterway is extremely narrow in parts with rocks protruding through the water with evergreen vegetation. This cruise was probably the most beautiful cruise we have ma…
NYC Tour
Tuesday, July 26
We continued our touring of Upper Manhattan and Harlem the next morning.
Cathredral Church of St John the Devine
Upper West Side near Columbia University
The Famed Apollo Theatre
Harlem – Gourmet
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Pokin’ around Sitka – July 19-25, 2011
The day after our guests, the Crowders, departed on July 18, Marcia and I also left Sitka. We didn’t go far though. Last year we thoroughly enjoyed the leisurely times we spent cruising the Ketchikan region while waiting for our buddy boat for the se…
The important thing about being an idiot is knowing it
I’m fairly handy at projects. I’ve done many over the years, both on my houses and, of course, my boats. Drift Away is a project boat, so I’ve got plenty to do. One of the things that project experience has taught me is that I’m an id…
Boom Swing – Mark 2
While in Pittsburgh, I picked up a ski tow rope as a modification to our “tree limb” boom swing. The Mark 2 version is much more befitting a lady (Iron Lady that is). The tow rope handle is much easier … Continue reading →
Harbortown
Harbortown Marina Cape Canaveral (Continued…)
Tuesday, July 26,2011
As you can tell, I have been remiss in writing the blog since we left to come home to visit. We arrived at Gina’s (our daughter) house on Friday morning. We got to see half of our grandchildren on Friday. Jeff (our son) called Friday night and said hi…
