Today was a day of rest to try and get rid of all the sore and aching body parts as a result of our trip over here yesterday. Ricki has both knees with hot patches on them trying to get them to work again and I am just sore all over. Later …
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Ottawa
We moved a mile from Hull Marina across the Ottawa River to the blue line to enter the locks at Ottawa. The first lockage is at 8:30 AM. since there are 8 locks to traverse and a lot of things to see in Ottawa we wanted to be tied up …
For You NFL Fans
and you David Bowie fans…I know; nothing to do with boats or cruising, but you have to admit it’s very clever. Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Mystic Seaport, Here We Come!
Monday dawned a bit overcast but with enough sunshine to do our engine check with confidence. Our planned departure was around 8, when the line handlers came on duty. Once Tom looked at the weather, we hurried up our pre-departure routine a…
Parallel Bars of the non-Olympic Variety
Yesterday Al took 8 steps in the parallel bars. He is doing amazing with his balance, during standing. His sitting balance is very good. Unfortunately I missed his milestone because I was discussing him with his covering physician. (Continued…)
Mackinac: Geology, Gardens and Scouting
Today, our last day on Mackinac Island, gave us a chance to walk to the top of the island to see the famous Arch Rock. The Island is basically limestone uplift and the edge of the island with limestone cliffs created a beautiful arch in the cliffs by wind/water erosion. Walking through the natural […]
Pulpit Harbor – It Weaves A Web
Pulpit Harbor, Maine is one of those destinations that can catch you in its web. There is room to anchor, it is well-protected from all but one direction, wild life a-plenty is in residence, interesting boats to study come and go, and there are friends new and old with whom to discourse. Add good communications […]
Blue Heaven 2012-08-11 18:04:00
Before I go much further into our trip, I forgot to introduce you to Serenity’s new little sister. We finally bought ourselves a dinghy to use with our fancy Steelhead davit. It is not just any dinghy I might add. Since he was a littl…
Aug. 10 – St. Ours, QC
Dreary Travel DaySt. Ours Lock WallToday was a cloudy, cool and dreary day, but luckily we didn’t get any rain until later in the evening. Our travels took us further down the St. Lawrence River to Sorel…this is as far north as our journey will tak…
Till we return, Malaysi
My first impressions of Malaysia last year when we were headed up Malacca Straights to Thailand were not heart warming. We saw mass development and the signs of economic progress, the historic towns and of course the beautiful Lankawi but the country…
