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Gloucester (which we have sinced learned is pronounced Gloster)

Up early for a run to Portsmouth, New Hampshire (pronounced Porthsmith) and can’t tell you how badly we butchered the name of the river we stayed on – Piscataqua (Pis cat a qua) – and they think us Minnesotans speak funny – uff da, vell don’t ya know. …

Cornwall, ON to Salaberry de Valleyfield, QC

The St Lawrence was like a lake in this portion.

The destination is Marina Valleyfield, the largest in Quebec
We had an easy day today of 35 miles and NO locks.  Weather cooperated again.

We arrived and told when the reservation was booked t…

Town Marina, Little Current, ON – 7/30/12

The eight of us (Blue Heron, Queen Kathleen, Marc’s Ark and Quest) met for breakfast at the Sportsman’s Pub shortly before 8 a.m.Mike and Kathy waiting on shuttle We were supposed to meet at 7:30 but the shuttle driver that transports boaters from…

July 30, 2012

And here we are in West Virginia!  Every day has had something more special than the last.  Fabulous run up the Ohio!
Louisville was a hoot!  The waterfront has 2 sections available to ‘transient’ boats like us. &nbsp…

Sunday, July 30, 2012

We visited the marina office this morning to inquire about a weekly or monthly rate.  They have a weekly rate plus 2 days free when you pay for 5 days.  So, we decided to leave the boat here for a couple of weeks and make a trip home.  W…

[KensBlog] Good times, and some not so good times

Greetings all!

Roberta and I are now in Bodrum, Turkey..

This shows our journey so far. We’re slowly working our way north, and have covered just over 300 miles of coastline.

[KensBlog] Good times, and some not so good times

Greetings all!

Roberta and I are now in Bodrum, Turkey..

This shows our journey so far. We’re slowly working our way north, and have covered just over 300 miles of coastline.

Port Harvey to Ganges

July 24, 2012Spirit departed Port Harvey at 0800 under overcast skies which soon cleared as we headed east in Johnstone Strait.  The tide was ebbing strongly against us, so we hugged the back eddy on the Vancouver Island shore until the eddy faile…

[KensBlog] Good times, and some not so good times

Greetings all!

Roberta and I are now in Bodrum, Turkey..

This shows our journey so far. We’re slowly working our way north, and have covered just over 300 miles of coastline.

NOT Charlevoix, NOT Leyland but Northport

(Monday July 30 – Dist: 40.7 mi; Avg Speed: 11.6 mph;
        Seas: 2-3 feet; TTT: 3:35 hrs)

It was a marginal travel day today but since we only wanted to go to Charlevoix a mere 17 miles away we decided t…