When we checked the weather this morning NOAA predicted seas less than 1 foot with winds out of the west at 5 to 10 MPH. One out of two ain’t bad …. we did have winds out of the west but the seas were rollers of 2 to 4’s on the beam all day whi…
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Kingston to Oswego, NY
We watched the weather forecast, Wed called for south winds 5-10 knots, seas less than 2 feet. We had an open crossing of 55 miles the entire width of Lake Ontario on the eastern end. Our destination, Oswego, NY the mouth of the Oswego rive…
The hit counter approaches 100,000… end of the world?
I used to work in the computer software business. Back in the mid-1980s, I instructed all the Cobol programmers who worked for me to convert all two digit years in their programs to four digit, as I’m sure every other software business did. …
Keith’s First Ocean Adventure: Enjoying Catalina, Then Back to San Diego
Saturday morning we headed to shore right after breakfast. Keith was again furious abut the lifejacket, but this time his screams weren’t as hysterical as before. Our friends were waiting for us in their _______ boat at the dock. We … Continue reading →
plumbing and more lighting
After a lot of planning and measuring (see first pic), we ordered our galley cabinets. With the timeline that we’re on, it just didn’t pencil out for us to set up shop and start building cabinets, face frames, and doors so we ordered the basic galley c…
Time to find safe harbor… again.
Okay Isaac, in the morning we are heading south to the Bluffs Marina in Jupiter hoping to find shelter from whatever happens in the next few days.Looking at this scenario; all we can tell is that a blow is heading in our general direction. Hell, a few …
Gooood Times in New Buffalo, MI
(Sat Aug 18 – Dist: 49.3 mi; Avg Speed: 9.6 mph;
Seas: calm; TTT: 5:15 hrs)
It was a perfect day for travel on Lake Michigan… except for the fact that we were watching a couple of waterspouts in the dis…
Leaving Milwaukee
Back of the “Wing” that is over the Milwaukee Art Museum that opens and closes three times a day. My family moved to Milwaukee in 1842 and there are still many of the family here in the town of Brewers, beer and the arts. Sunday, cousin Jenny met us with her family. Last night Eric […]
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Yesterday we were visited by a woman named Brenda who is a Harbor Host for AGLCA (American Great Loop Cruisers Association). She saw our AGLCA flag and came around to see if we needed anything, like to go to the grocery store or something similar…
Changes in Latitude
Last NZ summer took us deep in to the Southern Ocean to roughly 50 degrees south latitude. One of our sons, George, and I are just back from an Alaskan fishing trip to roughly 60 degrees north latitude. (None of … Continue reading →
