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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 […]

Big Sound Marina

.Next stop was Crawdad’s destination for one month – Big Sound Marina in Parry Sound on the East Coast of Georgian Bay. We were off to visit elderly parents and a 10 day bike trip to Burlington, VT and Montreal. You’ll see more on that later.A dra…

Ok, down to it….

That’s ’nuff car talk. Actually got a little work done on the boat today. First task was building up the area around the bow thruster tube. I’m no sculptor and can appreciate the genius of Michael Angelo. The goal here is to get an even flow of water p…

Brewerton to Oswego, NY

 We put Ian and Joan to work quickly as deckhands.  Debbie the Deck Boss was in charge of them.  The Captain brought IH along side the lock wall skillfully 8 times today in our 32 miles from Brewerton.  After 9 miles we turned nor…

July 21 – Oswego, NY

Finally Moving OnOswego Lock 7 WallWe woke up to a beautiful morning; just cool enough to create a little fog on the top of the water. It really was wonderful to be back on the boat and I enjoyed my coffee on the flybridge. About eight o’clock Gallivan…

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Block Island – Island time

Yesterday in the rain – a very close arrangement.On a beautiful day at Block Island we did the tourist thing and went to the beach.  Izzy getting ready for the ocean.What can I say – made for Izzy, right Cooper and Georgia?At Mohegan Brewery …

Back in the U.S.A.

We headed back to the U.S.A. with hopes that they will allow us back into the country. We crossed the boarder at 0839. Haro Strait was just a little choppy with less than one foot wind waves. We arrived at the Customs Dock at Roche Harbor on San Ju…

Ganonoque,On

Guess they could call this one bird island, good mixture of cormorants and seagullsNancy and Eddie on one of the balonies with turrets behind them A few of the windmills on Wolfe islandThere are harts carved here and there on the castleLeft Kingst…