Shalom and Happy Shavuot (Saturday night through Sunday evening)
We had some Israeli visitors yesterday. DoraMac attracts anyone who knows anything about boats. I was working on this email about our visits to Jerusalem, and I told them that it has been…
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My Jerusalem
Me an' Sal on the Erie Canal
At some point during my mis-spent youth, I learned a folk song about a mule skinner and his mule Sal working the tow path on the Erie Canal, and here I am. Haven’t spotted Sal, but I’m keeping my eyes peeled. “the 363-mile Erie Canal …was one of the …
Up Hudson River to the Locks
Thursday 17 May, brother Tom dropped me off in Newark, near the train station and I made my way via PATH and Amtrak, back to Croton-on-Hudson. Jubilee was not at the dock, as Dean and John (who met us when we came in) had taken the boat up-river a s…
Petra Final Email!
Shalom,
Randal has spent the afternoon cooking up a storm. He’s making falafel, Randal version and salmon egg baskets that he learned in a cooking class in Thailand 12 years ago. I’m staying out of the galley! This …
Nilly and Eitan Bukchin
Shalom,
Before too much time passes, I want to introduce to our new friends Nilly and Eitan. Thanks to them we knew about the free museums day and also about interesting places to stop on our way to and from Eilat/Petra. They also pr…
Visit to Petra Jordan Part 1
Shalom
We have just returned from a visit to Petra in Jordan. Anyone who saw the Indian Jones movie where he searches for the Holy Grail has seen Petra where it was filmed. It’s quite an amazing place geologically as well as hi…
MD, DE, NJ & NY
12 May, Roger left the boat for a shuttle ride up to Philadelphia Airport where he met his family; they’re spending time with Karen’s family and showing off the grandkid. Dean and I made an early morning departure from the Chesapeake City Dock and co…
One memorable stopover
The second lift bridge we arrived at was in the town of Spencerport. The bridge tender recommended that we tie up for the night at the town dock between the Union Street Lift Bridge and the Adams Basin Lift Bridge because the bridges wouldn’t operate …
The aroma of Peppermint
In Lyons we arrived late afternoon and decided to tie to the town wall which provides hydro outlets for the cruisers. A gentleman hasted toward us and offered to help us with the lines to tie up. He introduced himself as “Canal Bob” but is name i…
Visit to the Dead Sea
Shalom
It’s Saturday, the Jewish Shabbat and the marina is hopping with boats going in and out and birthday celebrations on birthday boats. It’s the least calm day of the week! All watched over by an Israeli naval ship at the en…
