The little guy is looking through my wheelhouse window, longing to get out. How did he get here and how long has he been onboard? The boat has been closed up all day and yet as we got back onboard, there he was in the wheelhouse. Got the camera, got his pictures, opened up all the windows … Continue reading »
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Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend
Last year at this time the temp was 24° C and we had the air on – this year is more normal for Ontario; -2° last night and the high today was 11° C This was the view across the bay this morning as the sun was rising:
Here We Go Again
We are back at Deltaville with a mission of figuring out why out port drive train starts vibrating like mad at 1770rpms. Obviously vibrating at lower rpms, but I get ‘waves’ in my coolant overflow tank at 1770! (Continued…)
Cruising, Living Aboard, Blogging, and Photography
Many of you who read this blog have plans or dreams of your own of one day leaving your job, living aboard, cruising when the mood suits you. It’s something I dreamed about for many, many years. Now that I’m actually doing it, I’m her…
SweetPea heading south without me?
SweetPea left Westport MA on Friday Oct 5th, aboard is Capt Jim and the crew which includes Charlene and Terry Wiley who came aboard to help get SweetPea to Myrtle Beach. We found Terry and Charlene via the AGLCA or did they find us? T…
SweetPea heading south without me?
SweetPea left Westport MA on Friday Oct 5th, aboard is Capt Jim and the crew which includes Charlene and Terry Wiley who came aboard to help get SweetPea to Myrtle Beach. We found Terry and Charlene via the AGLCA or did they find us? T…
Oct. 7 – Hobuckin, NC
Mayo Seafood DockSecond day of our car/boat trek south. This part of North Carolina is very remote. When you’re on a boat you feel like you a million miles from civilization, but you figure there must be towns and people somewhere. By car …
Pic O’ the Day 10.8.12
Mel kayaking on Pipe CreekCompass Cay, Exumas, BahamasNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Grand Harbor Resort, Iuka MS
(Thursday Oct 4 – Dist: 45.5 mi; Avg Speed: 7.8 mph;
Locks: 1; LWT: 35 mins; TTT: 6:15 hrs)
It was another nice day for travelling and we were making decent time until we got closer to the Pickwick Dam.&n…
25* degree drop in one day!
Friday, October 5th,Captain’s Log – Another beautiful day. Left Jackson Creek early in the morning heading for Portsmouth,VA. We have been on the Chesapeake many times and the last few days has been the best we have seen. Sometimes it can be pretty nas…
