Island Hopper departed the dock at Waterford, NY at 8:30 AM. Temperatures were predicted to be in the low 90’s and winds were NW 10 -15. Today’s schedule is 37.3 miles with 9 locks. Total lift 252 feet. Since the canal is also the Moh…
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Young’s Point, On – 7/15/12
In Line for the First Lock At 8 a.m. this morning we went to the gas dock for our complimentary pump out and then on to lock #20 for the 8:30 opening. Only problem was …. All the boats ahead of us!6 locks later and only 19 miles we are now…
#27 Sitka to Juneau: Salmon, Crab, Whales and Prawns
On Friday, July 6th, our son Max and his gal Katie arrived from Chi-town (Chicago) for a week of Alaska cruising. Max is an Software Applications Consultant with Model N working at a client site in Chicago. Katie in a charter scho…
#27 Sitka to Juneau: Salmon, Crab, Whales and Prawns
On Friday, July 6th, our son Max and his gal Katie arrived from Chi-town (Chicago) for a week of Alaska cruising. Max is an Software Applications Consultant with Model N working at a client site in Chicago. Katie in a charter scho…
Erie, Pennsylvania
Each time we leave a harbor we wonder what the next will be like and how the trip there will be. Today was beautiful—no fog as predicted, light winds to keep us cool, and when we arrived at Erie, Pennsylvania, the Bay Harbor Marina we’d chosen is beautiful. They put us on the “bragging” dock […]
#46 July 2012 Oswego – Sodus Bay – Sackets Harbor, NY – Clayton, NY – Dark Island, NY – Alexandria Bay, NY
Sodus Bay Light
After a wonderful week of spending time with Doris, Bill’s sister, in her home in Williamson, NY, we took (some) of his family out our last evening there for a Sodus Bay sunset cruis…
That didn’t take long!
We didn’t stay “boatless” for long. Welcome the latest addition to the Fleet “Plan B”!
Cheers
We learned a very valuable lesson this past weekend. When boaters get together, it’s always a good time, even if you are on land! Although Short Walk (Joe & Ann – they’ll always be Short Walk to us) sold their b…
Yarmouth – at last
Finally Patch and I managed to sail Arctic Rose to Yarmouth, on the Isle of Wight, this last weekend.When I say sail, I actually mean motor, as the wind was from directly in front of us, with big rolling waves coming from the same direction, making doi…
Mans best Friend
Saturday Al was clearly feeling YUK. I did not push him and he did not want to get in his chair. His PCA, Dave, noticed increased swelling in his forehead and was concerned. The weekend resident on call came for a peek. She was not overly concerned…
