Sitting in the darkened pilot house on our last overnight passage aboard Oso Blanco, moving south along the coast of Australia. We left the Great Barrier Reef a few days ago and have had perfect weather: winds at 5-10 knots, not a cloud in the sky, unb…
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Final Overnight
Sitting in the darkened pilot house on our last overnight passage aboard Oso Blanco, moving south along the coast of Australia. We left the Great Barrier Reef a few days ago and have had perfect weather: winds at 5-10 knots, not a cloud in the sky, unb…
I love to feel the rain in the summer time
is the title of a song by the Welch band “The Alarm”. It used to be one of my favorites. So far this year we’ve seen a lot of weird weather. Today we got plenty of rain almost constantly and it was welcomed. It’s been pretty dry around here for awhile …
Sunset
We often laugh about taking photos of sunsets at sea. The reasoning is that you only need one in your collection, because they all look the same. That may be true visually, but each day and each night at sea is u…
Sunset
We often laugh about taking photos of sunsets at sea. The reasoning is that you only need one in your collection, because they all look the same. That may be true visually, but each day and each night at sea is u…
Summertime fun
What a great weekend of family and party time!!! Wonderful memories and a dream come true. … Continue reading »
De Tour Marina, De Tour Village, MI – 8/5/12,
We did the right thing this morning … got up and went to church.Episcopal ChurchThe Usher This was one of the most laid back places we have been. Not only was “Rosie” handing out the bulletins but another dog was present as well and both a…
Moor $tuff 2012-08-05 17:00:00
Sunday, August 5, 2012
82°49.649’ W
41°33.386’ N
N-E-Port Marina
Catawba Island, Ohio
With dark heavy clouds overhead and the wind creating 6 to 8 footers on Lake Erie the boaters started heading for home early! Jerry and Rose drove us to the local store before departing and beginning a four hour drive to get home.
Shortly after they left the sun came out and so did a few remaining boaters so back to the picnic table for more stories and munchies. Later in the day Jack, Sue, Tom, Chris, Barb and I went to a new restaurant on the water front and had a late lunch before they all headed for home.
We are now in the planning stages to depart first thing tomorrow and head for Detroit and stay on the river some where. I think a few phone calls are in order before departing. As always all of our plans are weather dependent!
Moor $tuff 2012-08-05 17:00:00
Sunday, August 5, 2012
82°49.649’ W
41°33.386’ N
N-E-Port Marina
Catawba Island, Ohio
With dark heavy clouds overhead and the wind creating 6 to 8 footers on Lake Erie the boaters started heading for home early! Jerry and Rose drove us to the local store before departing and beginning a four hour drive to get home.
Shortly after they left the sun came out and so did a few remaining boaters so back to the picnic table for more stories and munchies. Later in the day Jack, Sue, Tom, Chris, Barb and I went to a new restaurant on the water front and had a late lunch before they all headed for home.
We are now in the planning stages to depart first thing tomorrow and head for Detroit and stay on the river some where. I think a few phone calls are in order before departing. As always all of our plans are weather dependent!
Moor $tuff 2012-08-05 16:59:00
Saturday, August 4, 2012
82°49.649’ W
41°33.386’ N
N-E-Port Marina
Catawba Island, Ohio
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JORI!
Most of the day was spent at the tables next to the boats doing what boaters do best! It sure was nice to see all of the people we had met four years before.
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| Moor $tuff in the slip |
The plan was to dine at a very popular restaurant named Mon Ami Restaurant & Winery for their Saturday night buffet! After waiting for over an hour to get in (worth every minute) the feast began! This was a special weekend so there was no holding back. Jack, Sue Jerry, Rose, Tom, Chris, Barb and I had one heck of a meal.
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| Chris – Sue – Barb – Rose Tom – Jack – Skip – Jerry |
On our return to the marina and before we had a chance to sit at the picnic table for a night cap a major storm blew in and all hands ran for their boats to add extra lines and secure anything that could blow away. Once the boat was secured and the rain began to pelt us — we took cover inside our boat where we stayed put until morning! The storm was a little frightening for the first half hour then settled into rain, lightening with plenty of thunder to keep us awake.
Tomorrow, Barb and I will take some time and plan the next leg of our adventure.
