It’s ALL Chinese to me….

Greetings…from Hong Kong! I can’t believe our little fiberglass home has brought us to Hong Kong…just sounds so cool. But it is not cool here; about 100+ degrees every day and more in the middle of the city!
Last I wrote we were cruising the sout…

It’s ALL Chinese to me….

Greetings…from Hong Kong! I can’t believe our little fiberglass home has brought us to Hong Kong…just sounds so cool. But it is not cool here; about 100+ degrees every day and more in the middle of the city!
Last I wrote we were cruising the sout…

August 3, 2010

Waiting for the Bridge at Tilghman IslandTilghman Island – Local Fishing Boats – I Hope This One Does Not Leave the DockTilghman Island – Local Fishing Boats – These Are Still in UseThe Lighthouses in this Area are Quite Different from the Great LakesN…

Bad Luck on the Sassafras River

Upon leaving Summit North Marina on Tuesday, we cruised 4 hours to the beautiful Sassafras River, intending to stay a few days to explore the creeks by dinghy and hike a local park off one of the creeks.  After anchoring in a lovely spot…

The No Booze Cruise to Lose

As you can tell from the previous blog posting, our time in Summit North Marina was a food fest.  What you didn’t see in the blog is that, over the course of 4 days, Vicki had three birthday cakes.  Rog and Lisa surprised her with a yummy car…

Captain’s Log August 6, 2010

Captain’s Log – August 6, 2010- Juneau to Ketchikan
Today we are in Ketchikan, the last port city in Alaska on our way south.  Ketchikan is sort of the gateway to the north, and place were all the cruise ships stop both coming and going up an…

Gloucester Island to Hinchinbrook Island

Our decision to leave the beautiful passage was made due to the weather again~ Our dilemma was whether to spend another peaceful day here and run the risk of the bad weather pattern catching up with us. Although the boat handles bad weather superbly, i…

Captain’s Log August 6, 2010

Captain’s Log – August 6, 2010- Juneau to Ketchikan
Today we are in Ketchikan, the last port city in Alaska on our way south.  Ketchikan is sort of the gateway to the north, and place were all the cruise ships stop both coming and going up an…

August 1 – 5 – Glacier Bay

To say we had a wonderful time in Glacier Bay is an understatement.  Bookend between a bit of clouds and wind at the start of the trip and mist and fog and the end of the trip were three absolutely gorgeous days. Glacier Bay is quite deep, proba…

The North Channel Part Three: 2010

Boyle Cove to Little Current: From Boyle Cove, we have an easy hour run to Little Current. We have made this trip now several times and are very familiar with the waterway. We timed our departure to arrive at the Little Current swing bridge on the hour for its scheduled opening. We make a quick […]