June 16 – 17, 2012After we left Black Point early in the morning, we only traveled a short distance (1.5 hrs in time, but even that much was because we had to go around a big rock bar) north to Big Majors Spot. It is a popular anchorage because o…
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Back to the ole’ grindstone
After having been laid up with a badly sprained knee for the last two weeks it’s back to the ole’ grind at work. The knee is healing nicely and it won’t be long before I can get back out in the boat shed and get some real work done. Young Andrew was ov…
Oasis
Our balcony is a wonderful wee oasis. This morning we awoke to new hibiscus blooms, which made me smile. We enjoyed a wonderful steak supper last night at my sisters. We are down to the wire and Al is still waiting to hear about one more MRI. We’ve…
Marineware
I really, really, like good service from companies.As part of the effort to restore the storm damage I suffered a few weeks ago, I emailed the former owner and was told the blue colour of the hull is the same colour as the hulls of the RNLI lifeboats -…
June 24 – Brewerton, NY
Relaxing DayBrewerton Free DockWe rode our bikes around town a little this morning, and then relaxed at Oneida Shores Park…too bad we didn’t bring a picnic. Then we checked out Winter Harbor Marina, this is where we’ll leave our boat while …
Port d’Escale, Montreal, QC – 6/24/12
Our Sunday started off as it should, up at 7 a.m. so we could make the short walk to the 9:30 services at Basilica Notre-Dame.Another neat areaWe walked by another pedestrian walkway that looked so peaceful with lots of seats and trees.Basilica Notre-D…
How to Make Boat Cards, and Why
We have a boat card. If you’re not a cruiser yet, you might even wonder what a boat card is. Well, it’s like a business card but with boat and crew info on it instead of corporate stuff. Why have a boat card? We…
Cruising Around
Today was a short cruise to the next anchorage so we did a little exploring. We took a little tour of Sir Edmond Bay which would be a great place to anchor except for the fish farm taking up the best spot in the bay. So we continued on to Laura Bay C…
6-23 and 24, 2012: Leatherwood Creek anchorage and back to Pebble Isle
On Saturday, 23rd, we got going about 08:30. When bringing up our anchor it felt heavy so I went slow and watched as it came up. After bringing about 30′ feet up there was this huge piece of metal caught on the chain; it had to be 3 1/2 to …
Year 2 Day 90 – Waterford, N.Y.
Today is Sunday, June 24th and we arrived here in Waterford yesterday afternoon after a long day of cruising – over 9 hours. We were soooo glad to get here! We encountered a late afternoon thunderstorm again but it was nothing like the day before….
