The food frenzy continued throughout our home visit. So much so that I had to exchange my new shorts before I got a chance to wear them! We had a chance to get together with Mike & Nancy for pizza one evening. I’d like to post a picture but because…
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A lil’ goop goes a long way
I needed to build up the flare around the thruster tube exits. I did this with some thickened epoxy, wood flour and silica.Shaping it is the hard part. Trying to get it nice and smooth without taking off too much takes some work.Here’s the last layer o…
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
This morning began like so many others. We got up early and hoisted our anchor up. The bridge that opens on the hour and half hour was still a few minutes away when it started closing. John figured the bridge tender could not see us b…
Stormy’s Log
Hello, my name is Stormy and I am Uncle Jeff and Aunt Susie’s 10 year old nephew. I visited them for two weeks aboard their boat. The first day I came with Uncle Jeff on a jet flight and we had a billion delays. That part of my summer was not that fun staying at […]
Detroit River
Two lakes down and two to go! We left Put in Bay at 7 a.m. this morning with calm seas, but threats of thunderstorms, which we hoped would pass to our south—and they did! Yesterday in Put-in-Bay we played tourists for part of the day with a winery tour, combined with a cave tour. The […]
What an event; What a ride!
Great Kills to Stamford CT. via NYC under perfect conditions. At one point we hit 11.6 in Hell Gate according to the chartplotter but unfortunately we didn’t get the picture of it. We timed the tide and current at both ends and what a difference that made. I posted pictures on Facebook so hopefully you … Continue reading »
THE ROMANTIC MEDIEVAL CITADEL OF MONEMVASIA
A particularly interesting and romantic place is the medieval Byzantine town of Monemvasia, located on a steep fortified island rising dramatically from the sea, and connected by a causeway to the mainland.Impressive Monemvasia Island is known as the
Snails Pace
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Clayton, NY Antique Boat Museum
We elected to stay a second night in Clayton so we could spend an extra day touring Clayton, especially the Antique Boat Museum. Link to ABM. It was a fantastic display, both in water and out of water of antique power boats.
The Antique…
July 23 – Clayton, NY
Why Make Plans?Clayton Municipal DockToady we went down the St. Lawrence to Clayton, one of the towns we had visited when we rented the car last month. It’s a quaint little town full of nice shops and restaurants. They have a great Antique…
