PCB Contaminated Hudson River bottom from General Electric plant is offloaded from a barge and sent through a reprocessing plant and returned to another barge to go back to the river. Muriel June encounters another really ugly, low, and rusty railroad bridge we had to duck under. Heavy fog this morning delayed our departure. But […]
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Locked out of Champlain Canal and Into Lake Champlain
Unlocked and Heading North: Fort Edward
Not only low bridges but also low flood gates. MJ lines up to see if she will fit under. Champlain Sailing Canal Boat from the 19th Century. What a great day and wonderful feeling to be unlocked from Lock 3! All the lock masters and helpers were there at 7:30 a.m. to wave good-bye and […]
Back in Lock 3 and waiting
Muriel June rigged to be under 17 feet for Champlain Canal’s numerous bridges. Radar is the highest point at 16 feet two inches. After a 5 day stop over in Houston to see the eye doctor for a retinal tear and laser surgery, we are back in Lock 3. Tomorrow was supposed to be our […]
Hair, Eyes, and Locks
This has been an interesting week of diversity. On Wednesday I started to see headlights in my right eye. I called my ophthalmologist in Houston and he said to come right in not realizing that we were half way across the country. Southwest airlines complied and got us here by Thursday night and on Friday […]
Lock 3 Yacht Club Gives Thanks
Erie Canal Lock #3 Yacht Club shirt. Front says “2011 Hurricane Irene Port of Waterford NY” Alan discusses Peggy’s thank you letter to the Executive Director of New York Canal System with a copy to the Governor of New York which all Yacht Club members signed It has been two weeks since Irene hit this […]
Erie Canal Lock 3 Yacht Club
Peggy stands in front of massive door of Lock #4 on Erie Canal which the Muriel June will not be going through this year This lady spider measuring about 4 inches across greets us each time we exit the Muriel June Rain has finally stopped but the river is supposed to crest at 2 a.m. […]
A Necklace of Islands Summer 9-8-11
As I look back on our summer cruise through northern Lake Michigan and the North Channel of Lake Huron, our GPS track threads through so many islands and forms a beautiful necklace. Grand Traverse Bay and the ports of Lake Michigan form its clasp, and…
A Necklace of Islands Summer 9-8-11
As I look back on our summer cruise through northern Lake Michigan and the North Channel of Lake Huron, our GPS track threads through so many islands and forms a beautiful necklace. Grand Traverse Bay and the ports of Lake Michigan form its clasp, and…
#37 Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms, SC, – Tallahassee, FL, – Pensacola, FL, – Daphne, AL, – New Orleans, LA, – Longview, TX, – Shreveport, LA, – Atlanta, GA, – Charlotte, NC, – Wild Dunes, SC. August 2011
View from atop the Isle of Palms Connector of ICW and Atlantic Ocean
The first part of our month was life as usual for us as boat work continued. Mid-month we took one of Enterprise’s cars and put 3000 m…
The Rhythm of Island Life 8-30-11
Our days at anchor in the beautiful North Channel islands are drawing to a close. Many boaters have already headed back to their home ports and casual conversations now include the question, “When are you hauling out?” The days are getting shorte…
