We enjoyed the “Pool” so much we didn’t want to leave but finally we departed for Heywood Island and later, Little Current. After getting settled into our quiet anchorage, shared with half a dozen other boats, off Heywood Island, we…
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A busy day today. While not as early a start as yesterday, we still managed to take our dinghy out at 5 AM and pull a crab pot we left soaking all night that contained one keeper crab and then get going from Santa Anna Inlet by 6 AM. We had about 15 mi…
Our Flopper Stoppers were on board and we were ready for some rest so we headed for our favourite spot, Cid Harbour, Whitsunday Island.
19th Denia to Ibiza
Mooring for a couple of days in Denia gave us an opportunity to catch up on some work requiring more substantial internet access than provided by our BlackBerry phones. However, we were both equally keen to be underway again a…
Pictured here is one of Wendy’s two ‘original’ batteries. Together they could theoretically produce 620Ah of power. The only problem is that as you can see from the strata of dust they’ve lain dormant through the whole rebuild- almost since we …
Working tugs on the NY Canal SystemFoggy morning – this was the boat following us “My Cyn”This bridge is crooked not the picture it was made that wayA picture of us going into a lock. The dam is on the left and the lock in on the right. Tha…
It rained all through the night while we were at the Kirkfield Lock but we knew that the icky weather would pass about mid-morning. So we slept in a little longer than usual and headed out while it was still drizzling just a tad. Today will be anothe…
In order to beat the typical afternoon winds, we left Ketchikan bright and early at 4:15 AM. While it can be a challenge to get yourself moving that early, the payback is usually calm seas and lovely early light. Our goal for today was Santa Anna Inle…
My apologies for not staying more current. The farther behind you get in one of thes things, the harder it is to find the time to catch all the way up.As noted in previous posting, we loaded Arcadia I aboard Dockwise’ Super Servant III on June 4th. T…
Today was another exciting day because we experienced the Kirkfield Lift Lock, the Hole in the Wall and the Trent Channel. We saw more beautiful homes and lots of small cottages. The people who own/stay in the cottages are called cottagers, which I t…
