Greetings all!
I’m happy to report that the GSSR group is leaving Nagasaki after three weeks here. As I type this, I am firing up engines.
This next leg is a long one; 250 nm of open ocean heading almost exactly due south. We’ll be traveling for 33 h…
May 30, 2010We spent the morning preparing ADVENTURE for the trip though the canal. We changed the oil and filters on the main and check the other fluids and vitals in the engine room. With this out of the way, we spent the rest of our time lounging a…
Thursday, May 6 — Day 13: Schenectady, New York, USA to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Historic Schenectady The Eerie Canal Niagara Falls, the most powerful waterfalls in North America, located in Niagara Falls, New York. The Cave of the Winds attraction at Niagara Falls. Don’t let the name fool you. There is no cave – the […]
May 28, 2010Dracula made plans to take us on a taxi sightseeing tour of Panama. Our first stop was the Colon Free trade zone (C.F.Z.) The C.F.Z. is a gigantic entity at the Atlantic gateway to the Panama Canal. It is dedicated to re-export an enormous …
We arrived at the Atlantic side breakwater entrance took a hard right and made way for Sunset Bay Marina. The marina is very nice. Service on the other hand is extremely slow, almost nonexistent.
Approaching the canal can be a little intimidating when one looks at the number and size of the ships awaiting passage.
Greetings all!
Our group is still in Nagasaki. We have made plans to depart a couple of times, but have had troubles figuring out where to go, plus have had…
