Day: 452 Miles Today: 44 Locks Today: 02 Total Miles: 5136 Total Locks: 143
We left at sunrise for our start down the Mississippi. This is where the trip starts to get dicey. We were traveling fast again and at one point we reached 13.7 mph for a few minutes. I think that may be a speed […]
Saturday —- Mississippi River, Alton IL to Hoppie’s
September 5 – 8, 2010
There is Always One Idiot – Red Flags are Out Because of the Under TowBike Trails on the Ocean – Well UsedThis is Called Sea Legs – It is Made in New Zealand and is Worth $100,000Bikes at ProvincetownBeach at ProvincetownDowntown ProvincetownFalmouth, …
(Western) Samoa
Western Samoa is no more. Its name was changed to simply Samoa in 1997. However, in an effort to differentiate it from its neighbor to the East, American Samoa, we continue to refer to it as Western Samoa as many others do. Samoa is between longitu…
Finishing the engine install
As soon as the engine was on the rails, I got right to work drilling and bolting down the engine mounts. Even though we are “on the hard” and unlikely to move (unless there’s an earthquake), I still don’t like the idea of 1200 pounds of steel and iron …
Test Msg
36nm NE of Cairns and all is well. 16.35S 146.18E
Bound for the Louisiades!!
Saturday 11th September, sunny 15knt easterly and the excitment was high amongst the 25 skippers and their crew as they await the final weather briefing and hearty breakfast on the verandah of the Yorkeys Knob Boat Club.
With all the formalities out of…
Stuck in Cuba?
Well, Havana anyway, but it’s Havana, Illinois. Breaking Away will be sitting at the marina here for three weeks! Why? Because Bonnie Elizabeth Arrigo was born! This is Rick’s first grandchild, and she was due October 5. Rick was planning to fly back t…
Life’s2Short 2010-09-10 09:49:00
The Wye River, Kent Narrows and the Chester RiverWe left San Domingo Creek at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 1st, and were anchored in Pickering Creek, off the Wye East River, six hours later. It was a smoking hot day with limited air movement, so we …
Day of longboarding
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Suwarrow to Samoa
We arrived bright and early to the pass at Suwarrow on Sept 7/10 after 4.5 days on the rolling ocean. Suwarrow is a tiny little atoll in the northern Cook Island group. It is basically a narrow perimeter of sand and coral rock around a 5 x 5 mile lagoo…
