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Inside Passage to Alaska Part Two

Day 6 Port McNeil to Blunden Harbor: For those of you who wonder what we do all day on a boat let me tell you how our day went. The plan was to rise at 3 am for a weather check prior to a 4 am departure to cross Cape Caution. 1:30 am found us […]

Hastings to Peterborough (Little Lake Marina) – May 28, 2018

Off we go to Peterborough to a marina!  The morning started off very foggy.  Today we have some open water, Rice Lake, so we will be able to pick up our speed and stretch our legs.  Only one lock today! As you can see, Teak has sett…

Hastings to Peterborough (Little Lake Marina) – May 28, 2018

Off we go to Peterborough to a marina!  The morning started off very foggy.  Today we have some open water, Rice Lake, so we will be able to pick up our speed and stretch our legs.  Only one lock today!

 As you can s…

Campbellford to Hastings – Sunday, May 27, 2018

Last night a 48 foot Bayliner came in and their plan was to leave first thing in the morning for the 9:00 am lock opening.  We decided to wait and head out after them because we did not think we would both fit together in the lock.  When 8:30…

Campbellford to Hastings – Sunday, May 27, 2018

Last night a 48 foot Bayliner came in and their plan was to leave first thing in the morning for the 9:00 am lock opening.  We decided to wait and head out after them because we did not think we would both fit together in the lock.  When 8:…

Fearless

Siegel dogs have typically been mindful, cautious, sensible – oh, forget it. They have been wimps. Big colossal babies. We’ve had to coax them up all but the simplest of stairs. They need their ramp to cross the 2 foot chasm between the boat and the …

The Netherlands to Norway

From the Netherlands we made a 500-mile, 3-night run to Norway with a pitstop in Helgoland, Germany for duty-free fuel. Conditions for the first two days were wonderfully calm and for the final night were rough in tight seas on the bow with pitching to 20.5° as we closed on the Norwegian coast. But we…

2018-07 What Comes DOWN Must Go UP, or Avoiding the "Baja Bash"

Sunday, May 13, 2018: La Paz, Mexico

In October-November, 2017 the Wild Blue cruised down the California and Mexican Coasts to La Paz, Mexico.  This downwind-downswell run is, and was, quite enjoyable.  Cruising up these Coasts, that is upwi…

Moving more towards Facebook & YouTube

Hi Folks

I’ve made a couple of video’s lately that haven’t appeared here. I’ve been focusing my efforts on Facebook & Youtube trying to get the number of subscribers on YouTube up so I can play with the Big Boyz!

Anyhow, here’s the latest video p…

Moving more towards Facebook & YouTube

Hi FolksI’ve made a couple of video’s lately that haven’t appeared here. I’ve been focusing my efforts on Facebook & Youtube trying to get the number of subscribers on YouTube up so I can play with the Big Boyz!Anyhow, here’s the latest video publi…