On Friday morning, June 24th, the weather was not exactly ideal for crossing Lake Ontario, but it was far better than what was being forecast for the next couple of days, so we went for it. After considering various possible routes across the lak…
Izmir
Today we visited the City of Izmir, the ancient city of Smyrna. It was established on the shore of one of the most beautiful gulfs of the Aegean Sea dating back 8500 years. Today the population is nearly 4 million and the third largest city in Turkey. …
Historical Izmir Clock Tower
The Izmir Clock Tower built in 1901. The tower’s clock was a present from the German Emperor Wilhelm II. They say the clock has not stopped since its construction date.
Here's a photo I meant to post showing carnage on the hard
Here’s a photo I meant to post showing carnage on the hard top…see what I mean about BUGS!!!??? Floyd has been on several killing sprees…My hero!!!!
July 4th…back in the STATES…DeTour has a parade at noon
July 4th…back in the STATES…DeTour has a parade at noon and then fun in the park this afternoon. So we’ll take the camera and participate…somewhere in here we’ll make a trip to the grocery store (no French labels this time)…planning for Lake Mi…
July 3rd…spent the morning cleaning boat…Floyd
July 3rd…spent the morning cleaning boat…Floyd worked outside and I did inside duties…gas and pump out…off to De Tour Village…about an hour away…but there was no doubt that the weather had improved and that it was a holiday weekend. These f…
Cool and windy…gheez, it is July …returned to charts and
Cool and windy…gheez, it is July …returned to charts and guide books…decided to pass on Thessolan and go straight to DeTour Village…then discovered that US Customs was located at Drummond Island…right on the way to DeTour…so made an over-ni…
More primer
It looks the same as the last picture, I know, but this is the deck after another coat of red primer.The first coat was just single pack primer, painted simply to prevent the rust busting effort from going to waste with the rain looming.This red is the…
Floyd decided since we were plugged into shore power to try
Floyd decided since we were plugged into shore power to try his hand at Key Lime Pie …you know, old family recipe!!! a la Phil Giovanni!!!! it turned out pretty darn good…I had the supervisory role…oh, and quality control…I tried to tell him it…
