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#28 – Juneau to Petersburg: Fishing Halibut, Exiting Fords Terror in the dark, and videoing Pack Creek Bears

On Monday, July 16 we headed south from Juneau down Gastineau Channel and into Stephens Passage.  Our destinations this week include Taku, Endicott Arm, Dawes Glacier, Fords Terror, Windfall harbor, the Pack Creek Bears and Petersburg.  Here’…

Brewerton to Clayton, NY

 We left Oswego which is on Lake Ontario at 8:00AM for Clayton, NY about 64 miles.  We traveled across the end of Lake Ontario to the St. Lawrence River which was 32 miles.  The weather forecast was for 10-20 knots from the south with …

WE DID IT, finished the loop

Well I am pleased to report that Solitude treated us so well on the entire trip.  I think that it is certainly in part by the way that Erwin took such good care of the boat and was very good at the regular maintenance.As you can see by this next p…

WE DID IT, finished the loop

Well I am pleased to report that Solitude treated us so well on the entire trip.  I think that it is certainly in part by the way that Erwin took such good care of the boat and was very good at the regular maintenance.As you can see by this next p…

Visiting Home

When Pam and I bought Drift Away, we made an agreement.  As soon as one of us decides that living on a boat isn’t fun anymore, we’ll stop.   For the record, that hasn’t happened yet, and we’ve been living aboard for over two years now.&n…

Pointy end still North

We left Newport, after exploring another great New England city, and spending time with family. It was wonderful to see them all again.Because we needed to stage for the Cape Cod Canal tides, we stopped on the West side of the canal, and anchored for t…

September Song 2012-07-23 08:36:00

Sunrise in our anchorage as we left for the Cape Cod Canal.A picture of our plotter, as we made our way through the Cape Cod Canal. Notice the 11.8 knots. We be flyin’!A bridge over the Cape Cod Canal in the morning haze.Lots of beautiful homes in the …

September Song 2012-07-23 08:34:00

Our ride into Scituate, MA.The view from our mooring. Notice the tide line on the pilings. There are nine to ten foot tides here.Another beautiful morning here in New England. It’s so great to see kids learning to, and loving sailing at a young age. Wh…

September Song 2012-07-23 08:33:00

Another calm day on the Atlantic.Keep up the good work Mr. Lobster man.Another beautiful lighthouse in New England.

September Song 2012-07-23 08:33:00

Phred and Candy took us to their favorite seafood place in Seabrook, NHAnd man was it good! Mr. piggy on the right had two.Had to try their steamed clams and mussels!We did some damage!