I started these leg warmers the day before Al’s surgery and finished them July 31st. They were a great hospital project. Not difficult, just something to keep my mind busy. I love the yarn which is a combination of merino paired with a lace weight…
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No putt putt putt …..
for Lil’ Peace! We’re going all electric for the dingy. Minn Kota Traxxis 55-lb Thrust Freshwater Transom Mount Trolling Motor, 36″ ShaftWe’ll use a Series 27 Deep Cycle battery and that should give us plenty of range. Picked up the trailer today …
A Poem for Friday
I saw this on Trawler Forum (thanks Steve W) and had to share.From the Swedish Ocean Racing Club – Sailing Poem – Poet UnknownA small boy heard the ocean roar,There are secrets on my distant shore,But beware my child, the ships bell’s wail,Wait not t…
Sweating Our Way up the Bay
The plan was to leave Atlantic Yacht Basin on Sunday July 22 after cleaning the boat and replacing the sea water impellers on the engines. Of course plans are always fluid and our departure was delayed a day because of a closure of the Gilmer…
Nothing new to report…
…but thought I should post something just for the sake of posting something.We’ve been busy mending the mechanicals that came apart while cruising in the islands. Nothing major, got new completely clean water hoses leading from the inlets to the sea …
50/50 Cookies
As a thank you to the staff on Kidd 7 at KGH I made some cookies (50/50, meaning 50 % chocolate 50% dough) which I took over fresh for the shift change this morning. Everyone was asking how Al was transitioning. Al is making the change and adjusting…
Aug. 2 – Ottawa, ON
Parliament HillDowntown DockOttawa is the capital of Canada, it was chosen by Queen Victoria as the permanent capital in 1857. At that time Canada was made up of Lower Canada (now Quebec) and Upper Canada (now Ontario) and was known as the Province of …
Plotting Our Course
We’re (me, Pam, Megan, Gertie, Chevy, Ruby, and Olivia) are sitting in a hotel in Lexington, VA. It was an 11 hour drive from Bleecker Mountain in upstate NY to here. Pam and Megan drove the car and I drove the truck with all the critters e…
Blind River Marina, Blind River, ON – 8/2/12
At 8 a.m. this morning all three boats met to discuss the weather.High Wind Not only was it really overcast but the wind was blowing and predicted to get even worse as the day progressed so with encouragement from my bride, along with the other tw…
Cape Lookout, North Carolina
We finally made it to a place that we’ve wanted to explore for many years! Cape Lookout is a National Seashore located at the very bottom of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, about 10 miles from Beaufort inlet.
Cape Lookout is best known for i…
