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Wright’s Marina, Britt, ON – 7/26/12

Finally … WiFi at the dock but it is very slow.  I am downloading 7/23 through 7/25 with this posting, however pictures refuse to post.Marc’s Ark and Quest left at 7 a.m. for the 51 mile run to Britt.  Blue Heron elected to stay and leave…

Killbear Marina, Killbear Point, ON – 7/25/12

After receiving advice from a local, we left early at 8 a.m. for the short run of 16 miles to Killbear in order to miss the cruise boat that would be coming through the small boat channel out of Parry Sound.  There are few places that we could hav…

July 26 – Kingston, ON

Rainy DayConfederation BasinThis morning was a complete opposite of yesterday…it rained most of the night and it was very cloudy and dreary when we got up. Our dockage may be free but the scenery is about the worse we’ve had. After breakfast I …

San Souci, ON Henrys Fish Camp – 7/24/12

We woke up to strong wind this morning and after discussions with the other 3 boats, decided to stay put and hope the wind lays down tomorrow.  This gave us an opportunity in the afternoon to get together and chart our course for the next few days…

Sans Souci, ON – Henry’s Fish Camp – 7/23/12

When we looked at the weather report for today it indicated winds out of the SW with 60% chance of storms in the afternoon so along with Marc’s Ark and blue Heron, we decided to make an early run for Henry’s on Frying Pan Island 31 miles away.&nbsp…

Back To HK & CN

Hello boys and girls; once again I’m writing to you from (the Golden Prince Hotel in )Dou Men, China, across the river from the Seahorse Marine boat factory.  My friend David C and I are here to take delivery of his new Diesel Duck 462; but first he/w…

Thursday, July 26, 2012

We are still in a holding pattern.  We woke up this morning to fog, 2 to 4 foot waves, and off and on rain.   So, we opted to stay another day in North Port. It was a good day to lay low.  We really didn’t do much today.&n…

Doubtful Sound

We were off early the next morning for Doubtful Sound. Despite its name, Doubtful Sound is a Fiord surrounded by high mountains and is almost as visually imposing as its famous northern neighbor, Milford Sound. It received its name from … Continu…

Sittin’ in a Dog Park

Yep.  Sittn’ here in the Stamford (CT) dog park.  Pamela is picking seaglass at her favorite beach, and I have Ruby and Chevy at the dog park.  I’m on Al Gore’s internets via our Verizon hot spot, which works great.Yesterday we stayed wi…

Because you asked

Below is my sweet Jane’s explanation re: P &QF (Continued…)