Wooden boats are definitely the thing up here. Besides big houses from the turn of the last century on “millionaires’ row” their passion was speed boats and racing. So, the Clayton Antique Boat Museum has a beautiful collection of these 100 year old wooden boats that were once speed boats. But, in addition, there are […]
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#45 June 2012 Blog NYC- Erie Canal-Oswego Canal – Sodus Bay, NY
May’s posting ended with a tone of “to be continued” so will make it short. When we departed Tom and Elinor’s dock in Severna Park, MD, we paused for a few days in Chesapeake City, another old and quaint little town where boating activity w…
Alexandria Bay, NY
We are back in the USA at Alexandria Bay along the St. Lawrence Seaway, with Canadian geese surrounding our boat. In this beautiful harbor we watch the big tankers pass, along with a lot of tour boats heading to Boldt Castle. The castle is the most famous of the palatial summer homes built in the […]
Penetanguishene – if you can spell it, you can stay!
Last year we visited the next harbor, Midland and while we were there some friendly folks from AGLCA (American Great Loop Cruising Assoc.) scheduled a Rendevous. The organizers drove us to Penetanuishene, fed us dinner at the local museum and showed us…
St. Lawrence Seaway
Muriel June Rides the Wall up Vieux Montreal (Old Montreal) was wonderful with lots of events going on: Quebec Day, parades, art galleries, and Cirque du Soleil on the dock. Our very own circus on the dock! What magnificent performers! We visited the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Governor’s mansion and best of all had fantastic […]
Meaford, ON, What a Pleasure are you!
Beautiful Marina at Meaford, ON.The wind blew like stink (my sailing buddies know what that is!) when we cruised to Meaford and when we arrived in the harbor, the harbormaster placed us in a parallel parking spot, barely big enough for Crawdad. No…
Montreal for the Weekend
Ten hours of cruising landed us at a beautiful dock called Vieux (old) Port of Montreal with an old bell clock tower at the entrance. Montreal used to be the final destination for ships going up the St. Lawrence River until 1959 when the locks were completed for big ships and boats to go all […]
China, Tibet & Hong Kong – a Different Life
Jim and I traveled to China a few weeks ago. We enjoy the cultures and people we meet along the way. Most people we meet on our travels have seen much more of the world than we. This trip was with Overseas Adventure Travel. We have traveled …
Owen Sound, ON – Big City Feeling
The Saginaw was in port. Made us feel at home!The Owen Sound Marina went bankrupt a few years ago and was recently purchased by 5 new partners in auction. They are working hard to make it a better place. We wish them well.We try to visit interest…
Wiarton, ON – More Canadian Quaintness
Cruising has been gorgeous for most of the trip so far. As you can see I am safe from those pesky flies.The fog rolled in at an incredible pace. Glad to have radar for those times of surprise.There are few cottages. Some are palatial and others a…
