Taken during our sea trial; 49′ Gulf Star In slip at Grand Harbor, Iuka, MS Jim Angel and Keith worked very hard at getting the dinghy on top Master State Room Galley, much larger than…
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August 31, 2012
This is a picture I got off a friends Face Book page. This lightning strike is on the last ore dock in my home town, Ashland, WI, on Lake Superior. This is the last of many ore docks that I knew growing up. Sadly, …
September 3 and 4, 2012: Bay Hill Marina to Aqua Yacht Harbor, AL
Monday the 3rd: It has been a while since I last posted on our blog. Our plans to go to Chattanooga have been postponed and or cancelled again. We got to our friends at Bay Hill Marina in Athens, AL, and due to the hurricane “Isaac” we&nb…
August 24 through 28, 2012; back on the river
August 27 and 28, 2012; Monday, Grand Harbor Marina to Bay Hill Marina, Athens, AL: Got going about 07:00 again this morning. We had 2 Locks today; Wilson Lock with a 93′ lift and Joe Wheeler Lock with a 48′ lift. We got to Bay Hill Marina and gassed…
August 10, 2012; Friday, Pebble Isle Marina, TN
After about 3 ½ weeks in Montana, we finally left on July 23rd and got to Don’s house on the 24th. As much as we love Montana, it was good to get to Wisconsin. We had a wonderful time visiting with family and friends and we both feel w…
July 15, 2012, Roundup, MT
Well, where do I begin. Our summer started out really good with a wonderful trip up and down the Cumberland River. But, our wonderful summer ended on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. It started with a call from a friend in Roundup telling…
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 …
6-21 and 22-2012; Sugar Bay anchorage near Benton, KY
We only had about 5 hours of travel today so we pretended it was Sunday and slept in. We got out on the river by 12:30 and it was another hot one. About 16:45 we left the Cumberland River via the Barkley Canal and we were back on the Tennes…
6-20-2012, Lake Barkley State Park Marina, Mile 59.0+
Wednesday: Another beautiful day on the river. We went 33.4 miles to Lake Barkley State Park which is 2 miles up the Little River. We got here early in the afternoon and this evening we ate at the Hotel restaurant. It was very g…
June 19, 2012; Dover Island on the Cumberland River
We got going early this morning; on the river by 06:20. We had a long day planned; a total of 65 miles I called ahead and the lock was open and ready for us when we got there. It sure is nice not to have to wait. The Lock M…
