A picture of Le rêve docked in Nürnberg on the top of the lock.It appears that lots of high power towers are needed to carry all the electricity away from Le rêve’s power plant!!!!!! Catching the last of the days rays by raising the davit and …
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Solar power
Besides many wind generators there is lots of solar power in Germany.Here are but a few examples of that. The picture on the bottom is of a roof with 340 panels on it.I was told that Germany has a problem dealing with all the solar power pro…
The locks in the MDK
The MDK is only 19 years old. It opened in 1992 and made shipping from Holland all the way to the Black sea possible. The locks are different from the Main locks, and most other locks for that matter in that the doors don’t swing open like barn d…
More MDK
Here are two examples of how the canal was build around hills and through valleys.
The MDK ( Main Donau Kanal)
The MDK is very interesting to transit. Many varying landscapes. Not at all what you would think a canal would look like. Traditionally a canal is a straight ditch dug to connect one body of water to the next. Not so with the MDK.Engineers have u…
End of the Main
Sunday July 3de and we have reached the end of the navigable part of the Main.The picture on the right shows the Main continuing on to the left and the MDK (Main Donau Kanal) continuing on the the right. The Main was an interesting river, however…
Happy Independence Day!
Flags aloft on a regatta boat for the 4thThe 4th of July was another active day, full of fun and sun! We took Tingum out for a bit of diving in the morning, off east side of Great Guana Cay. Vicky and Jim relaxed aboard while Jay, Ron and I meandered t…
Wind Blown Anchorages
Happy 4th of July to all of our families and friends. We have been “stuck” here on the Little Choptank River for 10 days. When Sharon and I find an anchorage we like, we tend to overstay our welcome. Well, nob…
Summer smiles!
What makes cruising so much fun? For us, it’s the adventure of exploring new places, making new friends, as well as introducing old friends to familiar, favorite island spots. We love sharing with guests the many joys of simply being aboard, giving t…
Stranded Naked 2011!
The highlight of the past few days though, was the beginning of Regatta Time in Abaco, and the Stranded Naked Cheeseburger Beach Party on Friday! In case you are not familiar with Stranded Naked, it is a houseboat that was brought to Green Turtle Cay f…
