Don got up early to post blog entries by walking up to the Laundromat where reception was better. Then we all had breakfast with the Patos crew. It was a wonderful chance to catch up with them. Deb and Dave walked up to the top of the hill for good …
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 6TH, 2012
The water rose several inches over night. Because of this, Ross wasn’t quite so worried about us getting stuck again. Just to be on the safe side Tami, Mark and I sat out on the bow as we left in case our “lard” was needed again.W…
#24 – Fishing Sitka
The Fontes and Frenches still have a day left to cruise and we haven’t caught a salmon yet so today we’ll give it one last shot. Last year we boated salmon south of Sitka near Long Island and the Biorka Islands. On Thursday we left the dock a…
Shipping
Well, it’s official – kind of. Our South Pacific adventures may actually come to an end in the next few months. We have a contract to ship Oso back to the Seattle area from Brisbane, “loading between August 20 – 30…
Erie Canal & Oswego Canal – New York Canals
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…
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…
