We left Horn Island stop at Booby Island we headed off across the Gulf of Carpentaria to make
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Byline Ayla
The August issue of Astronomy magazine hits the newsstands today, and it includes an interesting article by a new freelance writer named Ayla Besemer. That’s right: Our own Ayla is a published author, and she couldn’t be more excited! The article is titled, Why Teens Should Care About Astronomy, and Ayla was inspired to write […]
Patuxent River – Solomon’s Island and Vera’s White Sands
6/21 – 6/25 – We departed Washington, D.C. a little after 8:00 in the morning. It was a pleasant day on the Potomac and we had a push from the tides and ended up traveling to Canoe Neck Creek off St. Clement Bay arriving a little after 5:00. It was…
Seneca Lake – the largest of the Finger Lakes
Cayuga Seneca CanalCattle along the CanalAfter leaving Seneca Falls, one of our favorite towns, we continued eight miles and one more lock to the end of the Cayuga Seneca Canal, arriving at the 38 mile long Lake Seneca. This lake is deep, 605 feet at i…
Lake Ontario and Beyond
On Friday morning, June 24th, the weather was not exactly ideal for crossing Lake Ontario, but it was far better than what was being forecast for the next couple of days, so we went for it. After considering various possible routes across the lak…
Chattanooga Choo Choo and more…………..
A visit to Chattanooga would not be complete without seeing the Chattanooga Choo Choo. The Choo Choo is more than a train. It’s a museum of trains that are being used as a hotel and restaurant. Yes, you too can sleep and eat in the hi…
The Long Overdue Vacation Blog….Brace Yourself
Maybe subconsciously I’ve been putting off writing this blog to avoid self-incrimination…(the pictures will speak for themselves)…or maybe I’m just now recovering from vacation and the long weekend in Key West that followed…Yup – I’m going with n…
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Another Week on Pickwick
We had rain Wednesday afternoon, June 22nd, until about 4:00 p.m. Then Don came out on his pontoon and brought his adorable little Pomeranian, Precious. Bud showed up about 5:30 to visit for a couple of hours but t…
Elk Rapids 6-26-11
We traveled 24 miles from Traverse City to Elk Rapids on 6/20 and stepped back to small town Americana at its best. In our 7 days here, we’ve had 5 days of rain and NOAA which usually forecasts weather in technical terms ran out of descriptions and …
Northern Lake Michigan Traverse City 6-19-11
It is good to be back on the water again!!!!! After a week’s worth of inside boat projects at Northport Bay Boat Yard (we recommend them highly) and some reprovisioning and more projects at Northport, we headed off on 6/14 to explore Grand Traverse B…
