Tag Archives | trawlers

June 22, 2012

Barge Coming Through the Narrows – Never Called a Security and Could Not Make Radio ContactA Very Narrow Channel – The South Channel Going into Parry SoundThe Cambrian – Originally a Fishing Tug from RossportPerry Island Swing Bridge – We had to Wait 4…

June 22, 2012

Barge Coming Through the Narrows – Never Called a Security and Could Not Make Radio ContactA Very Narrow Channel – The South Channel Going into Parry SoundThe Cambrian – Originally a Fishing Tug from RossportPerry Island Swing Bridge – We had to Wait 4…

Orland, Maine – Alwives – Ospreys – Seals

Sometimes it is interesting to find out a bit about the towns that we travel through without a thought, while on our way to another place. Many have some scenic or historic value that we don’t have a clue is there. Take Orland, Maine, located in …

Patriots Jet Team

One of the people we are with identified the team that gave us our free aerobatic show yesterday:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots_Jet_Team

All That Dog Gear

After 10 years of cruising with 3 different dogs you either learn a thing or two or you go crazy – or maybe a bit of both. We are frequently asked how we handle two large dogs on a boat, both by cruisers with a dog, ones contemplating cruising with a d…

Bring a Kitten to Happy Hour

First, I’d like to give a big thumbs up to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and in particular Ranger Bryson.  I had sent in the paperwork to get the Whaler registered here in Georgia over a month ago.   I hadn’t heard anythin…

Ashod Stuff

Shalom,
  It’s Sunday; the first day of the work week. 
In Hebrew my name is Rut.  There’s no th sound here.  When I have to give my name in a cafe and I say Ruth, they just look at me surprised.  Eve told me to sa…

June 23 – Brewerton, NY

Long DayBrewerton City DockIt was a beautiful day to be on the water. Our cruise today in the Erie Canal was through a manmade cut instead of the Mohawk River. It was very pretty, rural and peaceful. We only saw a few other boats and we were the only b…

Port d’Escale, Montreal,QC – 6/23/12

Since we have spent the past 2 days on the canal without a WiFi connection, I had to type the blog into a word document and cut and past it into the blog.  6/21 & 6/22 have been posted individually before this one.Since we had 60 miles to go t…

Saint-Ours, QC – 6/22/12

6/22/12The locks on the canal operate from 8:30 until 7 p.m. starting today for the season so we were prepared to leave at 8:30 when they opened.  In Canada you indicate that passage is wanted by tying up on the blue line painted on the lock wall …