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Tag Archives | Grand Banks
November 2010 – Rockville, SC, – Fernandina Beach, FL, – Jacksonville, FL, – St. John’s River Cruise, FL, – Palm Coast – New Smyrna Beach – Merritt Island – Stuart
November 2010 &nbs…
Cambridge, MD – Oxford, MD – Reedville, VA – Portsmouth, VA – Morehead City, NC – Isle of Palms, SC
What a fantastic month this has been as we welcome the fall season, however the weather in Cambridge, MD during our stay for the Grand Banks Rendezvous was anything but beautiful! Wind! Rain! Cold! — like you wouldn’t believe. We extended our stay …
Lake Michigan Northport Coming Home 9-19-10
The last cruise of the season is always special as it has to sustain us through a boatless Denver winter. I wanted to make it extra special on this 23 mile sunny and calm trip from Charlevoix to Northport so I “fired” Captain Bob and took full comm…
New York – Baltimore – Cambridge #26 September 2010
Norm, Jean, Bill, Laura, Lynn, and Reid
Baltimore Tiki Barge
We began this month, sans boat, on a NY farm that produces corn, tomatoes, melons, pears, apples, peaches and plums. I was in hog heaven!!!!!!!!!!!! Bill’s sister, Doris, was our very gra…
Lake Michigan Charlevoix 9-17-10
Waves and wind finally calmed down and the sun came out on 9/15 so we scooted the 54 miles down the Lake Michigan coast to Charlevoix. We were here in 9/08 just for an overnight, but this time with the time to spare and the 2 nights for 1 dock price sa…
Mackinaw City 9-13-10
With the wind and waves continuing on Lake Michigan, we delayed our departure and switched from cruising to touring mode here in Mackinaw City. This town of 900 is positioned well to handle the throngs of tourists who swarm here all summer to visit the…
Mackinac Island 9-12-10
Sometimes a place transports you and Mackinac Island is it. Just like in the 1979 movie, Somewhere in Time, with Christopher Reeves and Jane Seymour, based here at the Grand Hotel, romance is in the air. The weather was perfect for hiking and biking th…
Lighthouses of the Straits of Mackinac 9-10-10
We left DeTour Village on a bright calm day without weather for a change. These lighthouses (DeTour Reef, Barton Reef, Mackinac Island, Round Island and Old Mackinac Point Lighthouses) dotted our scenery and served as chart markers, but have been lifel…
