The central of the three peninsulas of the Peloponnisos is called the Mani, and the local Maniote people are very hardy, independent and isolated, claiming to be direct descendents of the Spartans. Historically many of them were pirates, operating from…
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Mackinaw City Marina, Mackinaw City, MI – 8/12/12
Today we decided to take the historical tour of Mackinaw City and St. Ignace on the Trolley Tour bus.Mackinaw BridgeOld Mackinaw LightLake Michigan This is what the lake looks like with NNE winds at 10 to 15 mph. Lake MichiganThe lake is extremely…
Grand Finale, the evidence
This is either the evidence of a great few days, or possibly the ceremonial alter of the SMYC. Perhaps Main Street in Park City would be an appropriate location for the Cantina. E
Grand Finale
After our passage south from Cairns to Brisbane, we spent 6 fabulous nights anchored out in the islands near Brisbane with the Giffords on Totem. We found peaceful anchorages, the kids all played and had sleep-overs, and the…
Grand Finale, the evidence
This is either the evidence of a great few days, or possibly the ceremonial alter of the SMYC. Perhaps Main Street in Park City would be an appropriate location for the Cantina. E
Grand Finale
After our passage south from Cairns to Brisbane, we spent 6 fabulous nights anchored out in the islands near Brisbane with the Giffords on Totem. We found peaceful anchorages, the kids all played and had sleep-overs, and the…
Year 2 Day 138
Today is Sunday, August 12th and we're currently in Charlevoix, Michigan having finally left Mackinac Island this morning at 7:30. We had intended to leave on Thursday but had to wait 3 more days due to high winds. Even today once we were in La…
Muskegon, MI
(Sunday Aug 12 – Dist: 57.5 mi; Avg Speed: 10 mph;
Seas: 1 ft; TTT: 4:45 hrs)
It was Sunday, the winds were quiet and boaters were out in full force. These boaters in the channel between Lake M…
An “American” Story
Merhaba
As we travel we’ve been asked about "American Food." My answer is that the U. S. has food from everywhere because there are people from everywhere and this story from my sister tells that story.…
[Kensblog] Ancient Turkey
Greetings all!
It has been a while since I last sent a blog entry, because Roberta and I are currently off the boat,
staying in a hotel in Izmir, Turkey.
Our son, Chris, is visiting with us, and he isn’t much into cruising. Instead, he wanted to…
