This blog is not going well. Pictures and captions disappear. It can’t be me can it? I replace the pictures and again they disappear. GRRRRRR!Peaceful, protected, gorgeous. Two days at Regatta Bay was not enough time to enjoy grandeur of the rock…
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July 16, 2012 – We are finally free to use Arcadia II
Way back in April, I proudly reported that we’d bought Arcadia II. I haven’t posted anything since because, until very recently, we have not been able to use her.We bought the boat for use in the Pacific Northwest and don’t expect to bri…
July 16, 2012 – We are finally free to use Arcadia II
Way back in April, I proudly reported that we’d bought Arcadia II. I haven’t posted anything since because, until very recently, we have not been able to use her.We bought the boat for use in the Pacific Northwest and don’t expect to bri…
Kilcoursie Bay, Killbear Provincial Park
Getting back on the water again feels great, but we had not cruised for a few weeks. Between the Grand Banks Rendezvous and the bicycle trip to Vermont and Montreal and the trip home seemed like a very long time.First stop, Kilcoursie Bay a short dista…
Beaverton Yacht Club
Unsettled weather is forecasted with rain for the next few days, so we put into the B.Y.C. This is a very nice facility, with sail and power boats, some of which are my clients:
Efficient, Versatile, Easy-To-Use Communications: What Is the Answer For Cruisers?
Wind Horse is at anchor in Pulpit Harbor, Maine. This is a lovely anchorage: a few other yachts on moorings, room to anchor, calm enough for the rowing dink, and an osprey nest at the entrance. It is less than an hour from “civilization”, as in Rockport or Camden. We could sit here for […]
Downstream to Lake Simcoe
Alone in the upper chamber of the Kirkfield Lift Lock, being lowered
The Port of Of Orillia may not look too busy, but a walk in town quickly reminded us of why we don’t like big places anymore…
Here, in Beaverton Harbour we feel this …
Year 2 Day 134
Today is Wednesday, August 8th and we've been on Mackinac Island since Monday afternoon. We left DeTour early on Monday morning and unfortunately we had the worst water crossing we've had since we began cruising. We had considered turning a…
Botany Bay Road
Botany Day Road down by Edisto Beach has a stretch of Live Oaks (maybe a couple hundred yards) that are to die for. The results of an internet image search will attest to their popularity. Many images. Too many images just plain bad. Lovely territory but not easy to capture. We took off in the […]
Dog licenses? We don’ need no steenkin’ dog licenses!
Yesterday, for lack of anything else to do while Pamela was away, I decided to walk downtown to city hall to license our three dogs. Olivia has never been licensed and Ruby and Chevy’s Connecticut licenses have lapsed. It was a two mi…
