Last night we had a dandy storm. First the lightning started. The entire sky was lit up by the lightning longer than it was dark in between lightning flashes. I have never seen anything like it. Then the wind started blowing and…
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Nantucket Sunrises, Celestial Orbs, New Friends and Old, A Whale of a Cruising Tale
We’ve been hanging out on the hook in Nantucket, a bit to the north of the summer mob scene. In spite of dreadfully slow internet service on both AT&T and Verizon, this is a lovely spot. The sunrises, as you can see above, have been wondrous. And by getting up at 0445 for the […]
Pisgah National Forest
My compliments to the US Forest Service. They have run the Pisgah National Forest for years much like a national park. They maintain roads with parking access to trails, creeks and waterfalls some of which are the most popular in western North Carolina. While Courthouse […]
H APPY BIRTHDAY JERRY
Today would have been Jerry Garcia’s 70th birthday.This marks the beginning of what Deadheads call “the Days Between” as he diedon Aug. 8th. It is a week of celebrations and remembrances. I was diving the morning of the tragedy and had just gotte…
7/30/12 – Solomons, MD
As planned, we rented a car and went home to Topsail Beach on July 3, leaving the boat at Olverson’s Marina just off the Potomac River. Our trip home involved a wedding celebration, visits with family, and many hours on the water pulling skiers and of…
Gloucester (which we have sinced learned is pronounced Gloster)
Up early for a run to Portsmouth, New Hampshire (pronounced Porthsmith) and can’t tell you how badly we butchered the name of the river we stayed on – Piscataqua (Pis cat a qua) – and they think us Minnesotans speak funny – uff da, vell don’t ya know. …
Cornwall, ON to Salaberry de Valleyfield, QC
The St Lawrence was like a lake in this portion.
The destination is Marina Valleyfield, the largest in Quebec
We had an easy day today of 35 miles and NO locks. Weather cooperated again.
We arrived and told when the reservation was booked t…
Town Marina, Little Current, ON – 7/30/12
The eight of us (Blue Heron, Queen Kathleen, Marc’s Ark and Quest) met for breakfast at the Sportsman’s Pub shortly before 8 a.m.Mike and Kathy waiting on shuttle We were supposed to meet at 7:30 but the shuttle driver that transports boaters from…
July 30, 2012
And here we are in West Virginia! Every day has had something more special than the last. Fabulous run up the Ohio!
Louisville was a hoot! The waterfront has 2 sections available to ‘transient’ boats like us.  …
Sunday, July 30, 2012
We visited the marina office this morning to inquire about a weekly or monthly rate. They have a weekly rate plus 2 days free when you pay for 5 days. So, we decided to leave the boat here for a couple of weeks and make a trip home. W…
