Tour de Alistair (Continued…)
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Heading South – Sort Of!
We have to go north to head south on our way from Sitka to Ketchikan, June 25-27The rains returned, along with much cooler temperatures, as we cleaned and reorganized the boat in anticipation of Jon and Susanne Liljegren’s arrival on Thursday. …
Crabs again!
Before we could head out we had to check the crab pot – 4 nice crabs – dinner for tonight. We had another set of rapids to go through today and I drove us through them. Just a few swirlys that turn your boat in the opposite direction to which you are…
Our Visit Home (Part 1)
Our goal coming up the East Coast was to make it home for Father’s Day which we accomplished with a couple of days to spare. We celebrated that special day at Star Restaurant in Dubuque, Ia. with our parents.OK. So maybe we just drank our meal!Of cours…
M/V Fat Bottom Girl 2012-07-02 20:04:00
Travel Day….Today we departed Great Sale Cay at 9:45AM in route to Rat Cay. It was a beautiful day with NO mechanical issues. We did get swamped by an huge armada of cruisers and sport fish boats that rocked us so bad that our glass lamp …
Boatless – In the PNW
Yes, that’s right. We are up in the Pacific Northwest, but we aren’t here with our home, our boat, our MV DESERT VENTURE. Remember my last post? Like weeks and weeks ago? I know I left you waiting for the much anticipated voyage north – but the weather just didn’t materialize. Well, not quite true. […]
M/V Fat Bottom Girl 2012-07-02 19:04:00
Travel Day….Today we departed Great Sale Cay at 9:45AM in route to Rat Cay. It was a beautiful day with NO mechanical issues. We did get swamped by an huge armada of cruisers and sport fish boats that rocked us so bad that our glass lamp …
Year 2 Day 97 – Oswego, NY
Today is Monday, July 2nd and we're here in Oswego getting ready to cross the big lake – Ontario. We left Little Falls on Saturday morning arriving at Sylvan Beach in the early afternoon. What a wild scene that was! It was party time for all …
Kingston and Rescue at Sea
House on an island with your boat floating in the basement Leaving a beautiful port is always difficult, but at 8 a.m. this morning we were tied to the fuel dock to fill up in the USA (Alexandria Bay) before heading to Canada again. The price was $3.80 compared to $5.15 in Montreal. So, we […]
Happy CANADA Day!!
It’s been awhile since we’ve posted, and we have adventures to share, but in this quick post, we want assure everyone we made it through the Kirkfield Lock just fine- In fact, it was slightly anticlimactic after all the hype and discussion AND the challenges of the waterways both before and after our ride in […]
