As we finish the Hudson River and head up to the Erie Canal and New York Canal systems we passed by this bridge, as you can see Hurricane Irene (last year) left it’s mark on this river system.Even after the Hurricane the Erie Canal was damaged badly an…
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To Shearwater – Anniversary and The hunt for a mystical cove
It was our anniversary today and we celebrated it by watching a somewhat rare Red-Throated Loon in our little anchorage early in the morning from the back deck. Debbie and I both took some photos. It is a delicate and shy bird, hard to get close to. …
#23 – Fishing Kalinin Point then Sitka
Last year we fished just off Kalinin Point in Salisbury Sound with good results. Today we exited Piper Island at 8 and were fishing at 9am. Several other boats had the same idea and we ran into two other Selenes, Spirit and Serena, fis…
Townsville Turtle Hospital by Bear
Did you know that there is such thing as a turtle hospital? There is one in Townsville, Australia, which is connected to an aquarium. When we visited, there were five sick turtles. &nbs…
Who Doesn’t Love a Parade – of Military Ships
NAV: After spending five hours getting thru seven bridges and the Great Bridge Lock (the RR bridge was a 45 minute wait), we were feeling like we were home free as we headed toward Norfolk harbor. Wrong. (Continued…)
TUESDAY JUNE 5TH, 2012
The Mississippi is much busier with tow traffic than the Illinois was. It is an issue for us because they outrank us at the locks and it takes a tow about 1 ½ hours to pass through each lock. Having to wait this amount of time at several locks each da…
#22 – Peril Strait to Piper Island Anchorage
Today we need to make some distance through Peril Strait towards Sitka. It’s about 70 miles from Red Bluff to get to the Sitka side of Sergius Narrows. Slack at the Narrows occurs at 6:30pm so it will be a long day. We do want to get …
MONDAY JUNE 4TH, 2012
This picture is taken from the back of our boat. It is where the Illinois River meets the Mississippi. The majority of Loopers take a left at this point and head downriver. But we take a hard right, and after so many, many months have our nose pointed …
#21 – Up Current to Red Bluff Bay.
Of course once inside the inner Bay of Pillars, a high tide is needed to exit. Today’s high tide begins at 2PM, an hour later than yesterdays so we will need to postpone our departure until then. The Douglass Guidebook says the current…
SUNDAY JUNE 3RD, 2012
Ross and Mark were awake early so they got us underway. The queens were allowed to sleep in! But the queens knew enough to get up before the kings drank all the coffee. The river surface was like glass. All seemed peaceful as we sipped our coffee…
