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Olivia’s First Romp in the Water

Many cruisers and liveaboards have dogs, and one thing we all look for are places for the dogs to go.  Large lawns to run and play off leash, places to poop, and places to swim.  Brunswich Landing Marina has all three, although the dog swim a…

Aqua Terra

I took the weekend off from blogging. Al did a lot of sleeping and resting. Not much therapy happens during the weekend. The high light seemed to be the new Phillips shaver I purchased for him, it works well. Al was agitated during Saturday night a…

Petersburg to Ketchikan Southbound

July 3, 2012Petersburg Fish Processing at duskThe 4th of July celebrations started early with a “trash” fish derby for the kids.  Many of them were fishing alongside our boat.  Only hand lines were allowed and the size of some of t…

Croton on Hudson Adventures

On Friday, July 6, we drove south about 10 miles to Nyack, NY on the west side of the Hudson River to visit the home of the famous artist Edward Hopper.Edward Hopper was an American realist painter and printmaker who achieved fame in the 1920s for his …

Frasher Park Marina, Trenton, ON – 7/8/12

This morning the marina virtually cleared out at 8 a.m. with most of the loopers heading west including Quest & Marc’s Ark.  Our intended destination was Picton, ON.Leaving Confederation Basin43 foot Kha Shing Vista – KARMA We passed…

Dow’s Lake, Ottawa, On

Inukshuk on the grounds of Rideau HallThe changing of the Queen’s FootguardWayne worked on the boat, changing filters etc to make sure that we would have 2 engines running as we travel over the next few days, found pieces of plastic in the fuel lines a…

Dow’s Lake, Ottawa, On

Inukshuk on the grounds of Rideau HallThe changing of the Queen’s FootguardWayne worked on the boat, changing filters etc to make sure that we would have 2 engines running as we travel over the next few days, found pieces of plastic in the fuel lines a…

Year 2 Day 103

Today is Sunday, July 8th and we are at Peterborough, Ontario.  Tomorrow we go through the Peterborough Lift Lock which has me a little intimidated.  This lock was completed in 1904 and was considered an engineering marvel at that time.  There are t…

Atlantic City

We left Cape May at 0900 bound for Atlantic City, NJ a distance of 45 miles in the Atlantic.  Forecast was good so off we went.  I had never visited Atlantic City so I was surprised by the number of large hotels and casinos, many bearing Tr…

July 7 – Lockhart, TX

4th of July CelebrationWinter Harbor MarinaWe flew home to Texas yesterday and spent today celebrating July 4th with family.  Stan’s sister and brother in-law put on an old fashion 4th of July celebration on the first Saturday of July…lots of …