I just got back from a great visit to see friends and family back in MA and ME – what a whirlwind!!! While Doug and the Bootser “batched it” on Gypsies for 6 days, I had the pleasure of flying (I had forgotten how much fun that is in today’s day and …
Arlington National Cemetary
A visit to our nation’s capital is not complete without a visit to Arlington National Cemetery. We completed a walking tour of the Cemetery which was officially designated a military cemetery in 1864. Veterans from all the nation’s wars are buried h…
Ashiya to Nagasaki
It does not seem that we have gotten very far. If you check the “Live Tracking” button on the web page you will see that we are docked in Nagasaki, which means we traveled about 450 miles in 3 weeks. We still have about 1250 miles…
June 3, 2010 – Costa Baja Marina, La Paz
May 21, 2010 – underway to La Lancha on north side of Isla Carmen Our hopes were high, but it was not to be. Not a fish to be seen on our way to Caleta Juanico. In addition to the absence of fish, Earl discovered that the transmission is losing oi…
Meandering through North Carolina to Virginia
Greetings from the mouth of the Alligator River! We are once again at Miss Wanda’s, the marina behind the Shell gas station!! Assuming the predicted weather window, we cross the Albemarle Sound tomorrow and leave North Carolina behind… but that’s the end of our NC story, the 2010 version of which really began about two […]
Kennebunk to Schenectady
Wednesday, May 5 – Day 12: Kennebunk, Maine north to Falmouth, Maine; Falmouth southeast to Schenectady, New York So today we got fuel for the first time since leaving San Diego. Read on… Eric’s cousin’s cottage in Kennebunk, Maine Downtown Kennebunkport, Maine Former US President George HW Bush’s estate in Kennebunkport. Since we had three […]
Welcome Gideon Pope
I was able to go to Germany and be with Kari Jo and the children before she had our new grandchild, Gideon on May 4, 2010. It was a happy sad time, a new baby is a happy event, Justin leaving to go on deployment the day after Gideon was born was sad. I am grateful to […]
Port Canaveral Florida – a short stop on our way north
Port Canaveral, FloridaThe cruise ship terminal parkingCruise ships leave from here weeklyOcean Club Marina directly across from the cruise ship docksA black bear Wayne spotted while we were cruising up the waterway in North Carolina, this was a firstA…
May 31 – Memorial Day
We headed out around 11:30 with no destination in mind. We knew Kenneth and Earline were at their place at Magnolia Beach, so we headed that way. It was a beautiful day, not too hot for South Texas on Memorial Day. When we reached the beach we were sur…
Life’s2Short 2010-06-01 12:12:00
New Bern and River DunesLate Monday afternoon, May 24th, Todd & I walked in to downtown New Bern and were immediately impressed by how clean and well-kept everything was. They have a wonderful downtown area with several nice shops and restaurants a…
