It’s a fact that saving our wreck of a tug cost an absolute fortune. And we’ve grown so used to dealing with the consequences that for us it’s usually just a fact of life, like furniture, or cheese. All that welding and all that time in a big shi…
Klag Bay, Alaska
When we planned the offshore
run directly from Seattle to Alaska, we'd allowed ourselves a day or so to recuperate
and several days for weather delays…
And on the 15th day the rains let up
It’s been raining almost steady for the last two weeks. Finally this weekend the weather straightened itself out and we got back to work. It probably doesn’t look it but we put in a full days work today. I had my buddy Andrew helping out (Paid labor, h…
Great Loop Date: 09.26.2010 (Sunday): Just a Night at Mel’s (Hardin, IL)…
Day #45: 1052.9 total miles (67.3 miles 11.75 hours 9.0 mph)Locks: 8 total (today: 1)Port #19 – Hardin, ILThe crew was up and biting at the bit to take OB out of the dock at the very crack of dawn. We had a long day ahead of us. There was only …
Metz.
We are almost there!!! But that bridge in the distance looks awfully low!!!! And as we get closer our suspicion becomes reality, We DON’t fit under. At least not until we drop the radar arch. We decided that it was not a bad place to anchor, and …
Thionville France
Our first stop in France”Thionville”We had a hard time finding a place to dock (not enough water)Finally we asked this ” Bike and Barge” boat if we could go along side and tie up to them. This was OK with the captain of Merlijn , a Dutch Bike and…
Sept. 29-30 – Trip to Palacios
Fall weather has arrived and it is wonderful. Since the weather was so great…blue sky, lower temperatures and no wind, we decided to take a trip up the coast to Palacios. We left the marina at 9:15 and arrived in Palacios around 1:00. It was a perfec…
Chicago to Peoria Heights
Chicago to Peoria HeightsSeptember 24 through October 2Following a weekend trip to Cleveland, we came back to Chicago with Darcy, Randy, Sophie, Max and Sadie. They spent the night with us, and the next morning, we went through the Chicago Harbor Lock,…
Chicago to Peoria Heights
Chicago to Peoria HeightsSeptember 24 through October 2Following a weekend trip to Cleveland, we came back to Chicago with Darcy, Randy, Sophie, Max and Sadie. They spent the night with us, and the next morning, we went through the Chicago Harbor Lock,…
