At 8 a.m. we moved to the free do it yourself pump out dock in a stiff wind and prepared to leave at 8:30 with Queen Kathleen for Joliet, IL. Since QK has not been on rivers before and was a little worried about bridge clearances on the river, Q…
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Joliet, IL – 8/30/12
At 8 a.m. we moved to the free do it yourself pump out dock in a stiff wind and prepared to leave at 8:30 with Queen Kathleen for Joliet, IL. Since QK has not been on rivers before and was a little worried about bridge clearances on the river, Qu…
Living the Good Life
Yup. This pretty much sums it up. When the temps get over 90 degrees, its too dang hot to do much of anything here in Georgia. As a result, when not taking the dogs to Jekyll Island to swim, we do pretty much what Ruby is doing in t…
Lifted at Yat Lift and Home at the Merhaba Otel
July 31, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAR !!!!!
Merhaba,
We are just about ready to call it a day here at the yard. We’ve been here since about 7:30 this morning so it’s time to go. But I wanted to get off this first photo e…
Illinois River
“Minding the Bollard” in Illinois River locks. Where in the heck are we? We are in Grundy County, Illinois at mile marker 273 on the Illinois River. We came about 55 miles today, through 3 locks and more bridges than I could count. We started at 6 a.m. from the Calumet Canal off Lake Michigan […]
Pictures of our travels on Cape Cod
I guess I am getting a bit behind on posting about our travels as we moved around on Cape Cod. (Seeing as we are on Nantucket now). Great times, a family visit and gorgeous weather have been with us. We went to Cataumet on the “Upper Cape” as it was the only location … Continue reading »
Darts Anyone
When I arrived at SMOL today Al’s nurse was already on the look out for me. She was keen to instruct me on giving Al his shot. After carefully explaining the procedure, she handed me the syringe and said “here you try it”. Without a hesitation I too…
Under Attack Again – Peoria IL
(Wednesday Aug 29 – Dist: 74.3 mi; Avg Speed: 9.7 mph;
Locks: 1; LWT: 40 mins; TTT: 7:50 hrs)
This is our worst encounter with the Asian Carp. As you can see we just passed two up bound tows and I g…
One More Time
Yep, we’re making another attempt at the Salon cushions. C-2-Shore Custom Canvas and Upholstery has convinced us they are the folks to do the job and do it correctly. I showed them our Marine Services Review blog and assured them I would tell their sto…
Aug. 29 – Mechanicville, NY
Just Another Day on the WaterMechanicville City DockWe woke to a beautiful day; clear blue skies and the temperatures were going to stay in the 70’s all day…a perfect cruising day. Between the last lock we went through yesterday (lock 7) and the fi…
