The ICW (Intracoastal Waterway) from Norfolk, Virginia to South Florida is a very beautiful part of the USA. There is so much to see and so much history to discover. Diesel Duck went the ICW all the way to Charleston, South Carolina and anchored just…
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Charmaine, Linda, Charlotte Island – Lake Sharbot, Ontario Canada
I spent about 2 hours last night writing the first version of this email and lost it all in one wrong key stroke! This is version 2, less spontaneous but certainly more thought out!
Ru
ps Linda and Charmaine: If I get my facts …
Martha, Jessica, Boston
Randal is still working on "work stuff" and I’m working on catching up with these emails. We did take time off today to walk the Roanoke River Greenway detouring downtown for lunch. (You knew food was involved, of cours…
New England Lobster Dinner at Eileen’s
This email is the tale of the lobster dinner which included lobster tails! (And claws and all the rest of the lobster.) Randal and I look forward not only to the lobster dinner, but to our annual visit with friends. Getting to …
Har, Dick, Janet, Andy, Horseneck Beach and the Bayside Restaurant and Randal
Today it was oil change day for the car. Randal didn’t change the oil, but he did replace the windshield wipers which is a good thing because they were really squeaky unless it was pouring. And though Randal could tune it out; …
Fairhaven and New Bedford Harbor
Our chores still include another load of laundry and getting the oil changed in the Buick. It actually did quite well during the entire trip and didn’t guzzle too much gasoline. Gas prices in Roanoke are cheaper than anywhere!&…
Provincetown, MA
We arrived home in Roanoke late afternoon and I’m still sorting through the debris from our trip. What had seemed like a logical packing plan eventually deteriorated into a daily hunt for clean underwear, vitamin pills, and breakfast…
Cape Cod Friends
Linda’s and Charmaine’s island home
Hi Everyone,
We crossed the border to Canada Saturday morning. It was quick and simple. But our tracfone which had worked in Boston to call Canada wouldn’t work in Canada to call …
The interesting travel on the ICW
Moving south from Annapolis, our anchor came down for the night at Wicomico Creek, just south of the mighty Potomac River, which goes up to Washington from the Chesapeake. Next stop: Willoughby Bay, Benno’s favored place because of all the activity ac…
Point Pleasant Beach to visit Carol
October 14, 2011
Watertown, NY
Hi Y’all,
Between my years on the boat and my weeks in Massachusetts, I seem to have forgotten my 27 years of "southern." First Randal and then my sister pointed out to me that I’d written…
