During our stay in DC, we visited Mount Vernon for a day and were very impressed with the old home and the grounds there (more on this in a separate blog).
A number of friends visited us while in DC. Marv Miller, a good friend from our…
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Annapolis Bound
Geneva State Park
Sign says,”No Fish No Pay” With that many rods how could you NOT catch any fish. Long ago we learned that the best time to travel is often in the pre-dawn hours. We awoke at 3:30 a.m. to check out our weather information. A huge storm materialized to our west and was gaining in strength. By 4:30 […]
From A Fabric Bimini To A Hardtop In One Day
As many of our followers know, we built our own bimini back in June of 2009. The yellow Sunbrella has kind of been a trademark for Beach House wherever we go. But the Florida sunshine and the cold damp weather in the Chesapeake has taken a toll in just…
July 2012 Alexandria Bay – Boldt Castle – Picton Island, NY
The 1000 Islands has always been a location noted for its beauty and vast resources. Long before Europeans settled the area, the Iroquois and Algonquin Indians spent their summers fishing and hunting here.
Lore has it that Manitou said to the Ind…
J-Class Yachts
Working our way up Southampton water, these guys passed us going the other way.The boat does not look that big, until you realise there are about twenty people standing on deck there.As best as I can tell, it is Velsheda.Anyway, they will be racing aro…
J-Class Yachts
Working our way up Southampton water, these guys passed us going the other way.The boat does not look that big, until you realise there are about twenty people standing on deck there.As best as I can tell, it is Velsheda.Anyway, they will be racing aro…
Utica to Sylvan Beach, NY
We are winding up the Erie Canal portion of the trip, 160 miles and 23 locks. We traveled 28 miles today passing through 3 locks, one up 20 feet and the last two, down 25 feet each, bringing us to the water level of Oneida Lake. We …
Making all things better
Marsh Harbor is our best bet for having our mechanicals repaired so we leave Guana and slowly motor the 5 or 6 miles back to Marsh Harbor.I talk with Marselle at Harbor View Marina on the way over and he hooks me up with a guy named Andrew to fix the G…
The Oswego Canal
At 8:55 AM on Monday morning, we departed Brewerton NY and 90 minutes later we arrived at Three Rivers Junction and the entrance to the Oswego Canal.We took a hard right (north) and traversed 8 locks to Owsego, NY. This segment of the trip was ve…
Navigating on the Erie Canal – Schenectady to Brewerton, NY
I’ve got a mule,Her name is Sal,Fifteen years on the Erie Canal.She’s a good old workerAnd a good old pal,Fifteen years on the Erie Canal.We’ve hauled some barges in our dayFilled with lumber, coal and hayAnd ev’ry inch of the way I knowFrom Albany to …
