This is M/V Nellie Crockett of Georgetown, MD. In the above photo she is shown underway during an evening cruise on the East Langford Creek, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the eastern shore. Built in 1926 (som…
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Canakkale
Our first Med Mooring.I was a bit comprehensive about it but it actually works very wel and is a good way to dock (moor) Sammy our tour guide took us to Troy. This is the Trojan horse. Helen of troy!!!!! The “Odeon”
From Marmara Island to Canakkale
From our anchorage in Marmara Island in the sea of Marmara we went to Canakkale.On the way we saw many boats both cargo and cruise liners. The cruise liner was almost 1000 ft long. This (Canakkale) is where we checked in which was the most diffi…
Istanbul
Where the burgie’s fly……..As we approached the Bophorus we snap a shot with the AGLCA burgie proudly flapping in the wind The famous “Blue Mosque” in Istanbul.
Crossing the Black Sea
Tuesday Aug 30 we left Constanta behind us and crossed the Black sea.The Black Sea is not huge but with dimensions like 600 X 200 nautical mile still a considerable body of water to cross. The weather promises to be good for the crossing but even…
Birds Everywhere
I always enjoy bird watching and today was a great day for it. Puffin is back in the water and the birds I watched were the Navy’s Blue Angels as they practiced barrel rolls, loop the loops, inversions and other maneuvers, many at seeming tree-top lev…
Waterford, NY to Haverstraw Bay, NY: 08/20/11 – 08/31/11
What a long, strange trip it’s been. Oh wait, I think some obscure band already used that line. Anyway, we’re in Half Moon Bay Marina on Haverstraw Bay for the second time on our cruise back to the Chesapeake. We left Waterford after the rains eased and worked our way south through the last lock [Read More…]
The Coast Of Africa
On Sunday morning, in what was to have been the trailing effects of Hurricane Irene as she moved up the coast towards New England, we were battered with some of the strongest gusts of the storm. As the day progressed the …
Goodnight Irene
It was last Tuesday, the day of the earthquake on the east coast, that Sharon and I decided to continue our trek north. We decided to head back to Rock Hall for a couple of reasons, but the most pressing reason was Hurric…
Constanta
At dock in “Tomis” marina in Constanta on the Black sea.We are waiting for a few days to cross the Black sea to Istanbul Turkey for the sea to be a bit more friendly. Steven Dorin ( the fellow on the right) collected our locking fees at the last …
