Yesterday, Jim had to take a client out to dinner and Gina went out to dinner with her friend Theresa. Clara and Lindy went with Gina as well. So, instead of waiting until 8:00 P.M. to leave Cincinnati, we left at 6:30 P.M. We did pre…
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Saugatuck, MI
(Monday Aug 13 – Dist: 45.6 mi; Avg Speed: 9.8 mph;
Seas: 2 feet; TTT: 5:00 hrs)
A neat photo op but somewhat unexpected from all of the weather forecasts that we referenced. We were expecting light …
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
The Muriel June is now on Central Time—the first time since November of 2009! We have lots of clocks to change. Thick fog shrouded the Frankfort marina this morning but it didn’t deter the line of fishermen who left the harbor starting at 4:30 a.m. For about two hours it looked like the Christmas boat […]
Ever wonder who reads your blog?
Ever wonder who reads your blog? (Continued…)
Road Trip
We just returned from what’s turning out to be our annual road trip to visit family in Tucson and Boise. Traveling nearly 2500 miles in our ’93 Jeep with 212K miles on it through Arizona, Utah, Idaho, and back south through Nevada and Arizona in 18 d…
Road Trip
We just returned from what’s turning out to be our annual road trip to visit family in Tucson and Boise. Traveling nearly 2500 miles in our ’93 Jeep with 212K miles on it through Arizona, Utah, Idaho, and back south through Nevada and Arizona in 18 d…
Stink
Delays, delays and even more delays. Last week we tried to return to Pennsylvania one more time before we shoved off for points south (read Bahamas). Ten minutes before we were to drive back to Pennsylvania, Sharon …
How to Run TV Coax
One thing you have to do when you buy an old boat is pull wire. I’ve been pulling wires on Drift Away for two years, and yesterday was yet another day to pull wire. We bought a small television for the middle stateroom and I nee…
Charlevoix Marina, Charlevoix, MI – 8/13/12
We woke up to what looked like a perfect day to move on down Lake Michigan.Ferry in the Sling As I was preparing the boat to leave we noticed this big guy getting hauled out of the water. This work yard was located directly behind our slip and is …
Aug. 13 – Rouses Point, NY
Back to the StatesGaines’ MarinaWe returned to New York around 10:30 this morning and stopped at the Custom & Border Protection pier to clear customs. No issues and we were on our to the marina in Rouses Point in about 15 minutes. We had a nice Ame…
