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Prescott, Ont

Eddie is visiting with a seagull on the postFort WellingtonNew Tall Ship Landings condo building in Brockville kind of towers over everything else.May not be as large as Boldt Castle, but Singer castle still looks pretty goodBreezy this morning, but ni…

Prescott, Ont

Eddie is visiting with a seagull on the postFort WellingtonNew Tall Ship Landings condo building in Brockville kind of towers over everything else.May not be as large as Boldt Castle, but Singer castle still looks pretty goodBreezy this morning, but ni…

It Is Time To Get On With Cruising

Mother Nature has been sending us a not-so-subtle message. “Enough with the boat testing and fine-tuning” she seems to be saying, “it is time to move on.” Having now completed a vigorous sea trial, and checked things back at the dock, we have a date with US Customs for clearance. Today, being Sunday, was designated […]

Smooth Sailing and Sailing and Sailing

(Sunday July 22 – Dist: 187.4 mi; Avg Speed: 22.1 mph; TTT: 8:45 hrs)

Again another perfect day on one of the Great Lakes.  Lake Huron was angry at us in 2008 but sure made up for it these past two days.  Other than the small annoyance of ha…

[KensBlog] Visit to an Ancient City

Greetings all!

Roberta has come up with a succinct description of the region of Turkey in which we are now cruising: “Disneyland For Boaters.”
I understand what she means.
It’s as if someone started with a blank sheet of paper, wrote down all…

[KensBlog] Visit to an Ancient City

Greetings all!

Roberta has come up with a one word description of the area we now cruising: “Disneyland.” I understand what she means.
It’s as if someone started with a blank sheet of paper, wrote down all the things that make for great cruis…

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Today was the perfect cruising day!  The temperature was 79 degrees.  The sun was out and there was very little wind.  The water was dead calm.  It doesn’t get better than that.  We fueled up at the marina before we left. …

[KensBlog] Visit to an Ancient City

Greetings all!

Roberta has come up with a succinct description of the region of Turkey in which we are now cruising: “Disneyland For Boaters.”
I understand what she means.
It’s as if someone started with a blank sheet of paper, wrote down all…

Crossing Lake Ontario – Oswego to Trenton Ontario

As explained in the previous article, we arrived in Oswego Monday afternoon (7/16/12).  We stayed in Oswego for two days waiting for a weather window to cross Lake Ontario.Lake Ontario is the smallest of the Great Lakes (7,300 square miles as…

Western Lake Erie Islands and Put In Bay

Alan loved his burgee exchange at the Lakeside Yacht Club in Cleveland, and we made many friends while there—even some who are planning to do the Great Loop.  This morning we checked the wave buoys, weather predictions and left about 6:30 a.m. as a freighter was also leaving and one entering the Cleveland harbor.  But […]