Six locks today and 31 miles to Hastings, ON. The Trent Severn is a route that leads boats through lock after lock. Often the lock is open and ready for us to enter. Instead of using the VHF Radio for communication, the telephone is the mode of convers…
Oswego, NY to Sackets Harbor, NY
Day 18Depart Lock 7-Oswego, NY 10:00 amArrive Navy Point Marina-Sackets Harbor, NY 3:00 pm Distance 38 MilesCumulative 488 MilesNote: You can double click on any picture to v…
Frankford, Ontario – on the lock.
We crossed under the Gateway to the Trent Severn, the bridge over the River that leads to the supermarket. Next we crossed under the railroad bridge. Almost immediately thereafter, we came onto Lock #1. No response on the radio or three blasts of…
A few photos from Boston and Rhode Island
Here’s a few shots from my trip to Boston, MA last month. In Boston harbor, there was this beautiful (and large) trawler named Oasis (seen below). I couldn’t locate a brand anywhere on it so I have no idea what brand it is or any of the details about it. If you know what this […]
Trouble at Teakerne
Teakerne Arm
Marine Park is a popular summer destination in the Desolation Sound area (map).
The main attractions are Cassel Lake and the waterfall draining it that spills over
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Beaver Island, Lake Michigan 7-14-11
Here’s another island retreat where you are guaranteed to have a good time. We were headed out of Charlevoix on 7/12 to Mackinaw City about 15 miles out when the predicted winds and waves of 10-15 and 2-3 increased to 18-22 and 4+ respectively so we …
Beaver Island, Lake Michigan 7-14-11
Here’s another island retreat where you are guaranteed to have a good time. We were headed out of Charlevoix on 7/12 to Mackinaw City about 15 miles out when the predicted winds and waves of 10-15 and 2-3 increased to 18-22 and 4+ respectively so we …
Vashon Island Wedding 7-3-11
What is there about an island that stirs our imaginations, encourages us to dream and even to fall in love? Vashon Island off the coast of Seattle is such a place and the site for the wedding of our nephew, Kyle, to his beautiful bride, Kate. We all ga…
Vashon Island Wedding 7-3-11
What is there about an island that stirs our imaginations, encourages us to dream and even to fall in love? Vashon Island off the coast of Seattle is such a place and the site for the wedding of our nephew, Kyle, to his beautiful bride, Kate. We all ga…
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Now it is less than a week before we leave to come home for a visit. Yea!!! Today was pretty much like yesterday, except that it only looked like it would rain. Happy Hour was perfectly comfortable. It was cool with a nice breeze and we could have stay…
