As we continued to enjoy the shade and cool temps on the aft deck, we saw this cruise ship poking down the river…we noticed a crew member at the top and it sure slowed down to go under the rail road bridge. As you can see, clearance was pretty close….
Apia, Samoa
We arrived O.K. to the Apia Harbor in Western Samoa at 9:00 am. They didn't have room for us in the marina, so we anchored in the bay. No big deal as we had 4.5 days of soot and smoke to scrape off of the boat (the engines are smoking big – Detroit…
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH
After many days at Croton on Hudson we traveled further up the Hudson. I had no idea what a beautiful, scenic area this is. It was fairly early in the day so this tug and barge was the first traffic we met. Up ahead in this photo is West Point Academy….
Another Murray visit in Rhode Island
Click here to see our progress map. Our current location is at the top of the list. The pink stick pin indicates that we have turned around and are now heading south. Sorry that it has been a while since we’ve blogged…busy I guess!…
River Scenes #2
Dredge Goetz above Lansing, Ia.Maiden Rock, Wisconsin side of Lake PepinBirds along the shore waiting to head south. “Who’s got the map?”Coming into Red Wing, Mn. from the south.
From Ludington, MI to Michigan City, IN
LudingtonSeptember 11,12Like many other towns, Ludington was a nice stop with downtown nearby. There was also a beautiful park right next to the marina, with many sculptures that depicted the town’s history. One sculpture, Reflections, was a symbol of …
From Ludington, MI to Michigan City, IN
LudingtonSeptember 11,12Like many other towns, Ludington was a nice stop with downtown nearby. There was also a beautiful park right next to the marina, with many sculptures that depicted the town’s history. One sculpture, Reflections, was a symbol of …
September 3-19 – Propped Migration
Rather than pretend I am keeping up the blog by back dating entries, this post is a roll-up of things since Ketchikan. There is a wonderful movie about birds, Winged Migration. I feel as though we’ve become a part of a human equivalent by joining th…
St. Michaels to Solomons (Sep 3 to Sep 18 )
Joe was starting things up for our departure and found that the breaker switch for the auto pilot was broken. “It’s a boat.” Joe, of course, had a spare and once he’d located it, Bruce helped out getting the old one out and the new one in. So, we left…
Kensblog Offseason – Return to Hong Kong
Greetings all!
Roberta and I have some big news…
At the end of my last blog entry I mentioned that we had made the decision to take our boat, Sans Souci, to Singapore. However, after returning to Seattle, Roberta and I gave it more thought, and ch…
