Did you ever notice how one thing leads to another? Seriously, things seem to escalate. In ordinary lives, little things like wiping up one small spill on the counter can start an unforeseen chain of events (“Uh-oh, now the rest of the counters could u…
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Home but still blogging
We are home but still reflecting on our trip. Also I wanted to put a little explanation on as to how to leave a comment, as several people have told me they are having a problem leaving a comment.If you click on “comment” on any particular blog a page …
The Circle is Completed
September 19 – 26, 2011This is truly a momentous post for me. I am writing from the same dock I where I first presented our cruising plan with the June 13 post, meaning we all (sometimes I wasn't sure all of us would be back here together) have…
Off They Go!
Puffin might look pretty good with a rooster-tail trailing several hundred feet like the ones we saw yesterday on the big offshore powerboats racing down the Patuxent. But it’s probably not gonna’ happen in the 7 knot club where Puffin hangs. (Co…
Goin’ South: SailBlogs 2011-09-27 05:18:19
Team helicopters on hand for action photos cavorted way low over the water and added to the general din for this vroom-vroom crowd. Nothing, however, compared to the ear-cracking racket from the powerboats as they chewed the surface at close range to…
Lake Michigan Fall 2011
After returning from Lake Superior, we decided to use Grand Haven, MI as our base of operation for the remainder of the year. This also gives us a chance to return home to Chattanooga for a few weeks. Although we very much enjoy the boating life, it is good to spend some time at our […]
FLUKE Finishes the Champlain Canal
September 16 – 18, 2011Our next planned stop after leaving Lock 7 was the wonderful little town of Mechanicville, located between Lock 2 and Lock 3. The lowest bridge on the Champlain Canal is between Lock 4 and Lock 3, and we got under it without …
Back on Puffin
The missus and I are most happy to be back aboard Puffin after a couple of weeks at home in Vermont. Irene did more damage to infrastructure and houses in southern and central Vermont than perhaps any other natural disaster there ever before. Many to…
Thank You Captain
Despite the rain all day, today was a pleasure to be on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). We managed to get an early start at 0715 this morning at Hospital Point, Mile 0 on the ICW charts. As with last year, we took …
Cruising on the Champlain Canal: Locks 9 – 3
September 11 – 15, 2011For this section of locks, after leaving Lock 11, we ended up spending one night at Lock 9 and four nights at Lock 7. I'm going to divide the post into canal scenery for the lock series and then Lock 7 history and activit…
