After much consideration, Pam and I have decided to head south with Drift Away this fall. We really had much to consider. We both have jobs we like (I work in the sailing business and Pam is a vet tech), and we have a boat that still …
Cape Lookout Bight
Cape Lookout National Seashore is approximately 4 miles from the Beaufort (NC) Inlet. It has long been recognized as one of the finest harbors on the NC coast and has been used for centuries as a harbor of refuge. Spanish privateers used the bigh…
Murrells Inlet, SC – 7/10/11
Another hot day in the south. We had made arrangements for a rental car and I had to take a taxi almost 20 miles to a Sears store to pick it up. We had decided to run around today since it was a very busy boating day here at the marina plus it would gi…
New berth
Here is Lady Jane in her new, temporary, berth.On Thursday we moved the old girl round from her mooring on the River Itchen and across Southampton Water to Hythe, where she is now alongside at Hythe Marine Park.My special thanks to both John, skipper, …
Wrangell to Ketchikan Southbound
July 2, 2011After getting up early to go to the post office, in the rain, Patrick arrived to find that it would not be open until Tuesday, July 5, even though the posted hours were 10:00 AM to 12:00 on Saturday. A USPS employee was there but declined …
Lock 11 Amsterdam, NY to Herkimer, NY
Day 11Depart Erie Canal Lock #11, Lock Wall, Amsterdam, NY 8:00 amArrive Erie Canal-Herkimer, NY 4:00 pmDistance 43 MilesCumulative 363 Miles NOTE – Double click on a picture for…
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Today felt really strange. John and I have spent every day together for so long that it felt weird being here by myself. However, I made the best of it and spent the bulk of the day working on genealogy research. That was so much fun! We had thundersto…
Kingston, ON – we are finally in Canada!
Our cruise from Clayton, NY to Kingston, ON was really pleasant. We cruised with Kate and Greg on Grianan and it was one of those days you pinch yourself and wonder how you ever got so lucky! What a pleasure!The Wolfe Creek Cut allowed us to cruise bet…
Painting and a dark night
This past weekend was a “man weekend” I guess. Tarne and Sarah stayed home and just Caleb and I went up to the boat for a working trip. We had big plans for the weekend to tackle one of the “to do” list items that I had been wanting to address for a …
Painting and a dark night
This past weekend was a “man weekend” I guess. Tarne and Sarah stayed home and just Caleb and I went up to the boat for a working trip. We had big plans for the weekend to tackle one of the “to do” list items that I had been wanting to address for a …
