It was so great to spend some time with John and Colleen, our Island cruising friends, members of the crew on Gypsies in the Palace, in 2009.Stephanie’s favorite breakfast, blueberry pie. We always enjoy eating breakfast while under way. Can’t beat the…
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Now Moderating the Blog
I posted on Saturday that I turned off word verification, a means to prevent “robots” from posting spam in the comments section of this blog. It kept many of my friends from posting as well because the numbers and letters one had to enter w…
Ekka
Think Minnesota State Fair meets Bayfield County Fair and you have the beginning of understanding of the Ekka – the Royal Queensland Exhibition of Industry and Agriculture. The event had all the traditional displays to which we are accustomed – with an…
Aug. 19 – Burlington, VT
BikingBurlington Mooring FieldAnother great day in Burlington…wonderful temperature, plenty of sunshine and a great view of the lake. We had another lazy morning on the boat while we waited for the second day of the USA Triathlon to …
Ekka
Think Minnesota State Fair meets Bayfield County Fair and you have the beginning of understanding of the Ekka – the Royal Queensland Exhibition of Industry and Agriculture. The event had all the traditional displays to which we are accustomed – with an…
Footy
Footy – that’s Aussie-speak for Australian Rules Football – is a popular Australian national sport which, to an American point of view, combines several better-known games into a fast-action, intense and grueling competition of 18 men per t…
Frankfort Municipal Marina, Frankfort, MI – 8/19/12
Our plan today was to leave at 7 a.m. and hope for a smooth ride to Frankfort, 42 miles away.Leland MarinaWe left the marina followed by Queen Kathleen.Leaving the Marina The water was predicted to be 2 foot or less but turned out to be 2 to 4 foo…
Footy
Footy – that’s Aussie-speak for Australian Rules Football – is a popular Australian national sport which, to an American point of view, combines several better-known games into a fast-action, intense and grueling competition of 18 men per t…
Lightning Strikes And How To Prepare
We’ve been fascinated by–and worried about–lightning strikes onboard since we saw the aftermath of a strike on an almost-new yacht in New Guinea. It had a piece of hull blown out below the waterline and lost most of its electronics/electrical gear. This is not an easy subject to discuss, and there are many different opinions […]
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
19 August, 2011
So far behind am I on this blog that I’ll never catch up but there’s no time to write if we’re out “doing” and we have been.
Currently we’re in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellvue, Quebec, and are more than “euphoric” about this t…
