Adventure N-62 Hull 22 2010-08-30 20:22:00
For those of you who were wondering, we made it to San Diego on June 28th. I gave up on updating the blog as it became too much like work. I was sitting in internet cafes while everyone else was out playing. Now I am sitting a Scripps in La Jolla, CA w…
Chicago
What a great town! Anna and I have had a great time running around Chicago and seeing all the sights. From the moment we arrived we were totally captivated by the feeling of this wonderful city. We docked at a marina right across from Soldier Field whe…
Engine prep and port side ports
Finished prepping the engine for install. Engine mounting brackets are finished, painted , and installed. I built a lifting rig for the engine/gearbox combo that should give us plenty of maneuverability when we go to swing the engine into place We need…
August 2010 Washington DC – Lottsburg VA – Baltimore, MD – New York #25
Houseboat across from us in DC
Have you ever seen a corn field on board a boat???
On August 1, we very reluctantly cast off our dock lines and said goodbye to Washington, DC. Across from our slip we enjoyed such…
Ibiza and Mallorca
23rd July – Ibiza
We moved Mad Sunday around the coast to anchor in Talamanca– a very busy bay in the heart of Ibiza town area – with much water traffic and the perpetual noise of jetskis whizzing around us. We stayed for a couple of days, …
Ketchikan – August 30
After six weeks of poking around north and west of Ketchikan, we motored back into Bar Harbor marina this afternoon. Before pulling in, we stopped at the fuel dock and took on 200 gallons of fuel. I estimate that we had somewhat over 300 gallons of f…
Cocoa Beach – Land of Surf and Beach Bars
Well we are back to living for weekends like most people I guess – we work during the week (Doug in his office and me at the gym and on the boat – I actually had a two day legal project this past week for a former client and it was a total blast. Gues…
Table Project
The table in the saloon was rectangular causing problems when sliding around the settee and making movement in the cabin limited when it was open all the way. The last few months we haven’t used the table…it was just more trouble than it was worth….
Mighty Mississippi River
This is a picture of the Mississippi River from the bridge of our boat. As you can see it is very muddy (kind of a chocolate brown), very turbulent, and moves very quick.This is some of the debris from the river being flooded. We spend our …
