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New VHF & SSB Antennas

When we bought our boat it had the original 15 year old 23′ VHF and SSB antennas mounted on the pilothouse roof. When we did an update of the electronics in the winter of ’08-’09 we added a second VHF with a Digital Antenna 8dB 6′ antenna. On our trip …

Birmingham-Oak Mountain

Oak Mountain state park in Birminham, AL is where we spent our last night on the road. It was a nice campground and you wouldn’t know you were in a city. We left out early in the morning headed for Chipley.

Tupelo, Mississippi

We pulled into state park at Tupelo Mississippi and the place was empty except for one camper. It was a great place to do some hiking and chill out. We stayed 2 nights and cleaned out the car and organized our stuff again. We did not see Elvis or visit…

From Russia with Love…

3900 plus sea miles and counting since our departure April 19, 2009 from Seattle, WA…we delighted in SE Alaska’s beautiful Inside Passage, survived the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea & the Aleutians which, by the way has the worst weather in the wo…

More on the Trent Severn Waterway

Today’s voyage on the Trent Severn Waterway has brought us to many new lakes and through some very interesting locks. We left Bobcaygeon this morning at 8:05 am and have traveled across Sturgeon Lake, to Sackett Bay, then to Balsam Lake, Mitchell Lake,…

Trent Severn Waterway

Wow! It’s been 10 days since we updated this blog. We’ve been very busy covering very little ground, in terms of miles, but we have seen alot and have been through no less than 30 locks – phew. In fact, we’re a little tired of locks at the moment.So, b…

New England Krogen Rendezvous

As June’s dismal rains finally relented, harbors throughout New England saw the arrival of a collection of Krogens of all shapes & sizes. They were all edging their way towards Block Island’s Great Salt Pond in preparation for the New England Kroge…

Travels of The Rose 2009-07-14 09:26:00

Dr. Jayaraman with yours truly pre-procedure. Side view, notice the dimensions on the side of the frame (XL). This unit locks into a receiver that eliminates all movement when the gamma knife is in operation.I realize that Connie has already sent out …

2009 Cruise begins…

We left Portland, Maine last week and stopped first at the Isles of Shoals, a small group of islands off the New Hampshire coast near Portsmouth.The weather cleared and we’ve enjoyed the first prolonged spell of sun since May.As we crossed Massachusett…

Steering – Technical Stuff

The yard have taken the rudder shaft out and had a large Woodruff key cut in it. This will keep tiller arm fixed. The tiller arm itself is new and will be attached to suit the new steering (the Woodruff key locks the tiller arm to rudder shaft).We fina…