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[Kensblog] Tomb Bay

Greetings all!

Most of the smaller towns we have visited do not have marinas. Instead, they each have a U-shaped central port. Boats drop anchor in the center, and Med Moor (back to the quay). Generally, the boats are a combination of gulets (for tak…

[Kensblog] Tomb Bay

Greetings all!

Most of the smaller towns we have visited do not have marinas. Instead, they each have a U-shaped central port. Boats drop anchor in the center, and Med Moor (back to the quay). Generally, the boats are a combination of gulets (for tak…

That’s a lotta boats

 (From Huffington Post)Nearly 2,000 boats made their way through the waters of the Gulf of Trieste in an attempt to win the 43rd annual Barcolana Regatta on Oct. 9. Dubbed the largest single-start regatta in the world, the Regatta attracts thousan…

Back aboard Istaboa

And happy to be…It wasn’t a bad drive, a thousand miles or so, but it did wear on us a bit.I remember many years ago, (this will make some cringe), we could drive a thousand miles and only stop for fuel. With a cooler of beer and a bucket of fried ch…

A few photos from our cruise down The Columbia

A communication dome sitting on a ship headed to sea, and The Stern Wheeler tied up in Rainier Oregon. 

Mount Saint Helens

We could not have asked for better weather. The view of Mt. St. Helens is beautiful!

We are underway…

What a beautiful day! We are enjoying our cruise down The Columbia River. We hope to anchor at Tongue Point this evening and head out across the bar in the morning. We have a great forecast, hopefully there will be no surprises.  Bill and I are ha…

Monday, October 17, 2011 near Loreto

Sunday, October 16, 2011 On the way to Candeleros Chico Today is the end of our first week out, one we have spent remembering the old routines – like closing the port holes before getting underway- and sweating and swimming. It has been very warm a…

Monday, October 17, 2011 near Loreto

Sunday, October 16, 2011 On the way to Candeleros Chico Today is the end of our first week out, one we have spent remembering the old routines – like closing the port holes before getting underway- and sweating and swimming. It has been very warm a…

AROUND ILDIR AND ALTINKUM

Our last visiting friend for the year – Chris O’Brien arrives today. Just happens to be the coldest day so far at 15d due to a front coming through – yet another gale warning. Will get back over 20in a day or two.Our cuts are healing and we hope to get…