More of Belfast

We really didn’t get to see much of Belfast yesterday, except for the laundromat and the co-op next door, which is very similar to Whole Foods.  We woke up this morning to rain and a bit of fog and decided that since we could, we would just hang…

Karen’s 25th High School Reunion

We borrowed my son Chris’s car for the weekend. Drove over to the French Quarter and checked into the Omni Royal Orleans. Karen’s friends from school Lisa & Stephen joined us and we went to a mixer at My Bar on Bourbon Street on Friday night.Hung o…

Eagle at Port Hardy watching the fishermen clean their daily catch

Port Hardy

Port Hardy is a sleepy little fishing town at the northern end of Van. Island. We are tied up at Quarterdeck Marina waiting for the Hills to join us. The weather is foggy and their float plane has been delayed. We are looking forward to their arrival. …

Safety Cove Whales

Safety Cove

We left Shearwater Marina on saturday with beautiful weather. The sky was blue and a soft breeze at our bow,until we reached Fitzhugh Sound. We could see the fog bank in the distance and when we hit it, yuck, just like pea soup. We switched on the rada…

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Shinny Boats and Little Goats

Our parking spot inside Opunohu Bay on Moorea is very interesting in that it is the play ground of the large – and I mean large! – private yachts. In the three days that we are here there are two nearly 200 ft yachts, each with their harem of water to…

Loons, Rattlers and Bears…Oh My (Georgian Bay Island National Park) 8-2-10

After six weeks on 3+Canadian canals and over 100 locks, we left the protected and predictable canal waters at Lock 45 at Port Severn after a 2 ½ hour delay to drop 14 feet to Lake Huron on 7-26. You have to start navigating right away, remember that …