Finally, It is time for us to push away from the docks and start cruising the beautiful Pacific North West waters. Before leaving, we have some last minute adjustments to the diesel heaters. We owe lots of thanks to Ian and Nick from Philbrooks for making a Sunday AM call to the boat for troubleshooting. […]
The Randy Boatshu: The Story Continues
This is a story that is actually hard to write. Why you ask? Well, it’s long and complicated and to fully appreciate it you have to have read several articles that were written at different times. Below are the articles for those of you who want …
The Randy Boatshu: The Story Continues
This is a story that is actually hard to write. Why you ask? Well, it’s long and complicated to fully appreciate it you have to have read several articles that were written at different times. Below are the articles for those of you who want the f…
Trent-Severn Waterway
After a few days’ stay in Port Trenton, we embarked July 12 on our transit of the historic waterway. The Trent-Severn Waterway has an interesting history in the development of the Canadian frontier. This year marks Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, and fees for the Waterway have been waived. The Waterway, all the facilities involved […]
Brow Head
During the Napoleonic-era, a signal tower was built at Brow Head near Crookhaven, Ireland. A century later, the Marconi Wireless Telegraph company installed telegraphic equipment on Fastnet Rock and a station on Brow Head. Passing ships signaled the Fastnet Lighthouse and the keepers relayed the message wirelessly to Brow Head for transmission to the final…
Finger Lake Wineries & Breweries
Allan H. Treman State Marine Park
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.”—Maya Angelou
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.”—Maya Angelou
We’ve been visiting a lot of cute brewery and wineries in the area…here are a few of our favorite, so far.
Aurora Ale & Lager Co.
Aurora Ale & Lager are a new NYS Farm Nanobrewery located on the east shore of Cayuga Lake with a wonderful hill top view of the lake. They’re just a few miles south of the quaint village of Aurora. They brew small batches of beers from smoked porters, aromatic IPAs, bourbon barrel-aged stouts, wheats, saisons to sours.
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Across Lake Ontario
Murray Canal, Ontario Hitchhiker on foredeck Our “triangle loop” trip last year took us from Oswego across the eastern part of Lake Ontario to Kingston, an easy run of around 42 miles. The route to enter the Trent-Severn Waterway takes a more westerly direction, and is a bit over 70 miles, […]
Heavy Weather Tactics For Power Boats: Big Waves and Small Details
The post that follows this introduction is a chapter excerpted from the FPB 70 and 78 Owner’s Manual. Everyone who goes to …Read More
July 11 – Celebrating 36 Year
We’re celebrating 36 years together on this voyage we call life. What a great adventure it has been and we look forward to seeing what new adventures the future brings.”The Voyage”I am a sailor, you’re my first mateWe signed on together, we coupled our…
For The Dog Lovers
Those of us who frequent the Bahamas love these dogs…Nordhavn 57-26 Istaboa
