August 11, 2012Portobelo, PanamaPunta Cono (courstey Baja Nomad)HELP is needed to rescue a family and their sailboat, beached in Baja….We may be thousands of miles away but the cruising community is a vast network. This call for help came acros…
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Mackinaw City Marina, Mackinaw City, MI – 8/10/12
On Thursday afternoon small craft warnings were posted to last from 11 p.m. through 11 a.m. Friday but when we got up this morning things didn’t look bad at all and since storms were predicted to come in on the weekend which would keep us here several …
Quick Trip
After our last anchorage we headed to Deltaville, Va. and Dozier’s Marina. Why you ask? Two reasons. 1. Because it’s so hot & humid. 2. To make a quick trip home for my Dad’s surprise birthday party & mini family reunion.Her…
Now the North Channel – Killarney to Little Current
Subtitle: A “little” current at Little Current.We awoke Thursday morning in Killarney with a warning for increasing winds for the next four days (Thursday to Sunday) over Lake Superior, Lake Huron, the Georgian Bay and the North Channel. The…
Chateau Montebello, Quebec
The Chateau Montebello is the largest log structure in the world, our next destination. It was built in 1930. Presently it is a Fairmount Hotel with an adjacent marina which is in a protected basin. We elected to spend two nights he…
Tourists on Mackinac Island and Visitors
Our friends, Don and Nella Pearson arrived on the Mackinac ferry at 2:30 yesterday bringing our mail, Alan’s orders for extra parts, and smiles on their faces. The Pearsons were our friends from the West Houston neighborhood and we raised our children together in Memorial Glen. Today they live in Grand Rapids, Michigan. So […]
Fill her up!
With all this traveling we have been doing, it was bound to be time to re-fill the fuel tanks. Last fill-up we did was in Cape Canaveral via a truck delivery. Since we still have no operational tank gauges, we figured better safe than sorry. Being in Newport, it seems the way it’s done is … Continue reading »
We can only wish
that these were the only gangbangers in Canada…
(Thanks for the picture to my Facebook friend Frank Lewandowski)
August 10, 2012; Friday, Pebble Isle Marina, TN
After about 3 ½ weeks in Montana, we finally left on July 23rd and got to Don’s house on the 24th. As much as we love Montana, it was good to get to Wisconsin. We had a wonderful time visiting with family and friends and we both feel w…
Ludington MI, Fish Galore
(Wed Aug. 8 – Dist: 52 mi; Avg Speed: 12.4 mph;
Seas: 1-2 feet; TTT: 4:10 hrs)
After our relaxing stint in Frankfort we finally had a good travel day and a bunch of us headed for Ludington while ot…
