Glen and Mike came sailing on Arctic Rose again.Here you see Mike on the helm, with Glen supervising, as we head out of Southampton water relatively early on Saturday morning.Plenty going on, but not a lot of wind for sailing.
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Heading for Chichester
Glen and Mike came sailing on Arctic Rose again.Here you see Mike on the helm, with Glen supervising, as we head out of Southampton water relatively early on Saturday morning.Plenty going on, but not a lot of wind for sailing.
Up up and away we go
I climbed back up on the hull for the first time since I had my lil’ accident. Managed the ladders pretty good. Knee felt tight but ok.I had almost forgotten what it looked like up there! I did some sanding for an hour or so on the taped seams getting …
Town Dock, Little Current, ON – 7/31/12
We had made arrangements to take our dinghy to Harbor Vue Marina this morning to see if it could safely be repaired. The marina is located just past the swing bridge that only opens on the hour so we timed our departure for the 9 a.m. opening.Min…
Mocking up the galley
Last weekend we worked on the galley mock-up and now have the layout pretty much figured out and appliances located. The blank spaces under the temporary counter top will be filled in with base cabinets. For the uppers, we ended up making the test layo…
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Last night we had a dandy storm. First the lightning started. The entire sky was lit up by the lightning longer than it was dark in between lightning flashes. I have never seen anything like it. Then the wind started blowing and…
Nantucket Sunrises, Celestial Orbs, New Friends and Old, A Whale of a Cruising Tale
We’ve been hanging out on the hook in Nantucket, a bit to the north of the summer mob scene. In spite of dreadfully slow internet service on both AT&T and Verizon, this is a lovely spot. The sunrises, as you can see above, have been wondrous. And by getting up at 0445 for the […]
Pisgah National Forest
My compliments to the US Forest Service. They have run the Pisgah National Forest for years much like a national park. They maintain roads with parking access to trails, creeks and waterfalls some of which are the most popular in western North Carolina. While Courthouse […]
H APPY BIRTHDAY JERRY
Today would have been Jerry Garcia’s 70th birthday.This marks the beginning of what Deadheads call “the Days Between” as he diedon Aug. 8th. It is a week of celebrations and remembrances. I was diving the morning of the tragedy and had just gotte…
7/30/12 – Solomons, MD
As planned, we rented a car and went home to Topsail Beach on July 3, leaving the boat at Olverson’s Marina just off the Potomac River. Our trip home involved a wedding celebration, visits with family, and many hours on the water pulling skiers and of…
