This is the Kirkfield Liftlock on the Trent Severn Waterway – the highest in the world of its kind. The cruiseboat Kawartha Voyageur is descending, as seen in the left side chamber. I have never been able to take such good pictures (always onboard a boat going up or down). In these images, Richard Willmott … Continue reading »
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Sept. 7 – Cape May, NJ
Long Day in the OceanUtsch’s MarinaWe left our anchorage at 5:58 this morning…sunrise was at 6:32. We had over a hundred miles to cover to make it to the inlet at Cape May, where we will take the ICW to the Delaware Bay. Today would be t…
Hoppie’s Marina, Kimmswick, MO – 9/7/12
The sun was shinning and things looked good to leave this morning until we looked at the weather and saw the storm that was predicted for later in the day. We discussed the options with Blue Heron and decided that we wanted to be securely tied to…
Hoppie’s Marina, Kimmswick, MO – 9/7/12
The sun was shinning and things looked good to leave this morning until we looked at the weather and saw the storm that was predicted for later in the day. We discussed the options with Blue Heron and decided that we wanted to be securely tied t…
CORFU AND THE START OF DOUG & MARY’S VISIT
All is well and we are at Corfu again, having been there in early August, cruised south, and now returned. This posting brings us up to 14 August.In early August we cruised from Levkas up to Corfu, and berthed at the large Gouvia Marina to meet our fri…
Hurricane Alert – Watch Out For Lesley
Hurricane Lesley is forecast to give Maine a wide berth, and make a direct hit on the eastern corner of Newfoundland. But, keep a weather eye peeled. This is a complex weather scenario and it would not be unheard of for Lesley to shift course more to the west. The 96 hour 500 mb forecast […]
Friday, September 7,2012
Yesterday, just before we left to go out to dinner with Mike and Linda, a dandy storm blew in. We were drenched just walking to the car with an umbrella. Today was another hot one. We paid a visit to Shop-o-rama, went to a boat show a…
Phuket Early 2012
2012 started with our friends Andy and Jane coming from the US to visit us. For the better part of two and a half decades, we have always spent New Years Eve together but it has become more difficult (but not insurmountable!) to continue the traditio…
Phuket Early 2012
2012 started with our friends Andy and Jane coming from the US to visit us. For the better part of two and a half decades, we have always spent New Years Eve together but it has become more difficult (but not insurmountable!) to continue the traditio…
Afternoon Drive
We have a loner car to drive as the car we are driving is in the shop getting the air conditioner worked on. We have been wanting to go to the Bennett Vineyards which is about a 30 minute drive from where we have Pale Moon so we were on the road putting miles on […]
