We arrived Kingston, Ontario, after departing Clayton, NY–our intended 2 day stay lasted almost 2 weeks, enabling us to get lots of reading done. We also enjoyed the Antique Boat Museum and the Concourse de Elegance. Bottom line–we were …
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It’s probably cooler in hell right about now
Holy Crap is it hot outside! 34C and hotter in the shed 37C even with all the fans going!I had planned to get the first carbon fiber reinforcement on the bow & keel today along with a couple layers of tape. By the time I got the carbon fiber on the…
Aug. 3 – Ottawa, ON
BikingDowntown DockToday we took advantage of all the wonderful bike trails around Ottawa. We rode along the Ottawa River east to the Prime Minister’s home where we watched the guards. We also visited the Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica, which was buil…
De Tour Marina, De Tour, MI – 8/3/12
Our day began at 8 a.m. when we left Blind River in the company of Seaquel and Queen Kathleen and headed for the USA and De Tour Village in Michigan.North Channel We needed to go a few miles off the rocky coast line before turning west and we had …
Paying for Cruising By Writing
I enjoy writing. It’s why this blog exists. It seems that many cruisers enjoy writing as well judging from all the cruising blogs, books, and magazines out there. Based on feedback I’d gotten from my high school teachers, I neve…
Smarter than a 5th Grader
While Al navigates new skills at SMOL, I am learning all kinds of new computer skills here alone. I relied on him heavily for all my computer trouble-shooting. With out him at my service I am being forced to figure out things for myself. I’m feeling…
Gore Bay and Little Current
The anchorage in Browning Cove was wonderful, very protected and totally quiet. We had no cell phones, no internet, no TV and only the quiet of nature: the cry of the loon, so haunting; the screech of the bald eagle settling in for the night after a day of hunting prey; and the silver […]
Anchorage at Heywood Island
Awakened by thunder and lightning, then heavy rain, we stayed in Killarney during the morning watching our weather radar. However, by 11 a.m. skies were clearing and the weather radar indicated that we were finished with the line of showers. We cast off the dock with a little help from a neighboring skipper because […]
Using Pump Temperature As An Early Warning
You will recall we added temperature sensors to the raw water pumps on the engines, and to the exhaust water injection elbows. The concept was that this should provide early indication of a cooling issue. With a five degree F delta shown above, we decided to check the port engine pump. We found the long […]
Four Synagogues in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem
Merhaba/Shalom,
I thought I’d never get this email finished. I certainly wish I had a library handy to make research easier. This email goes on forever, and it’s about one small part of the Old City of Jerusalem.…
