We spent a delightful afternoon at the Mills Mansion in Annadale. This gilded age mansion was only 75 rooms…and something to behold. Our tour group was small…so we got to go a few places that public is usually not allowed. Seems the workers quit at…
Tumbleweed Adventures 2010-08-27 11:21:00
Tuesday we backtracked an hour to visit Martin Van Buren’s home in Kinderhook. It wasn’t originally on our list, but we discovered it on the map…and it was one of only a few places that were actually opened on Tuesday. Interesting place…interesting…
Tumbleweed Adventures 2010-08-27 11:15:00
Torrential rains hit this area over the weekend …most we’ve seen since we left Jacksonville in June. There were still clouds and storms around as we left for Hyde Park on Monday. We also heard that the Erie Canal was closed due to flooding and debris…
Tumbleweed Adventures 2010-08-27 11:06:00
Brother Zeus is finally learning to settle down…he napped with us for a couple of hours last weekend…guess he was tired!!!! And you should know that he started this with adult company…the couch is addictive!!! I’m not really much of a cat person,…
11 August 2010 – Cruising Around Alaska, again
We stayed in Petersburg from the 19th of July, (my last posting), through the 22nd. Once again, we enjoyed the extraordinary hospitality of George and Nancy Murrison. Sam Floyd and Al Locy know them from when they all lived in Sacramento many years ago…
A New Dinghy And A Big Change
Cruisers know that the dinghy is the same as the family car when we live ashore.It gets you to shore to buy groceries, visit with friends, and reach those beaches and snorkel spots that can’t be reached with the mothership. Ask ten cruisers what the be…
August 26 – Cyrus Cove
From Dry Pass Lagoon, we traveled a few miles further and anchored a short distance from the dinghy dock for the El Capitan Caves. In hindsight, we probably should have skipped last night’s anchorage and just anchored here. Next year, maybe. …
Is varnish a 4 letter word?
There is a small amount of remedial work needed to get Sea Spirit into the perfect working condition I prefer for all my possessions. One of those work items is to deal with some teak cap rail areas where the manufacturer (who owned the boat for the tw…
Is varnish a 4 letter word?
There is a small amount of remedial work needed to get Sea Spirit into the perfect working condition I prefer for all my possessions. One of those work items is to deal with some teak cap rail areas where the manufacturer (who owned the boat for the tw…
