One of the tasks I have to get out of the way before I can move onto the rest of the drive train is setting the skeg. The skeg is a single piece of very heavy walled Stainless Steel channel. Almost 6 feet long and weights about 60 lbs.Skeg fitted into …
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Nesahaugen
Before arriving in Fjærland, we had planned to hike up to the Flatbrehytta Mountain Cabin, 3,280 ft (1000 m) up at the head of Fjærlandsfjord. But the Fjærland information center said the trail wasn’t passable yet due to snow and suggested Nesahaugen instead for great views. Below are trip highlights from May 9th, 2018 in…
June 17 – Waterfalls and Small Town Charm
Spencerport Town Dock
“It’s the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.” —Bertrand Russell
We made another stop along the way today. The small town of Holley has a pretty park that provides free docking. It’s just a short walk through the park to the Holley Canal Falls. The falls are about 35 ft and are feed from the overflow water from the Erie Canal. The water empties into the East Branch of Sandy Creek and eventually makes its way to Lake Ontario. It made a nice place to stretch our legs and have lunch.
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Tender NMEA2000 System
Frequent readers of this blog know we like NMEA2000 and have become very dependent upon Maretron N2KView at the core of our monitoring and control system on Dirona. The screens above are our underway and at rest monitoring displays for Dirona. They are repeated in the pilot house, salon, and master stateroom. Knowing how much…
Jostedalsbreen
Jostedalsbreen, at 188 sq miles (486 sq km), is the largest icecap in mainland Europe. The icecap extends close to Fjærland at the head of Fjærlandsfjord, a northerly arm of Sognefjord, Norway’s longest fjord. From the guest dock at Fjærland we made an easy bike trip to Jostedalsbreen at Supphellebreen Glacier. On the way back…
June 15, 2018 – Tobermory to Little Current
Good day on the water. Headed out of Tobermory in the morning with flat beautiful seas. We enjoyed this town with all it’s shops, ice cream, restaurants and great people! Bye, bye Tobermory! Great day on the water!Not …
June 15, 2018 – Tobermory to Little Current
Good day on the water. Headed out of Tobermory in the morning with flat beautiful seas. We enjoyed this town with all it’s shops, ice cream, restaurants and great people!
Bye, bye Tobermory!
Great day on…
June 13 & 14, 2018 – Tobermory
June 13, 2018
Tobermory is a great little town! The harbormaster told us that come July and August people will be elbow to elbow all along the waterfront. It’s a real tourist town. We will hang out here waiting for our next weather wind…
June 13 & 14, 2018 – Tobermory
June 13, 2018Tobermory is a great little town! The harbormaster told us that come July and August people will be elbow to elbow all along the waterfront. It’s a real tourist town. We will hang out here waiting for our next weather window.Jo…
June 16 – Lockport Flight of Five
Canal Port Medina
“If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” —Thomas Edison
We started our morning by visiting the North Tonawanda farmers market…it was full of wonderful sections. After enjoying our breakfast at the market and picking up a few items (we should have gotten more) we headed back to the boat and started our trip east, back to Ithaca. Our planned destination for the day was Lockport, so we could explore the old Flight of Five locks. After spending a few hours wandering through town, reading the history of the area and visiting another farmers market, we decided to move a little further east before finishing our day.
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