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Year 2 Day 198

Today is Sunday, October 14th and we're back on Queen Kathleen having arrived last night.  We left San Antonio at 6:00 AM for Chicago and a long layover.   The flight was scheduled out at 1:11 PM but was delayed for 3 hours so we spent 7 hours…

Year 2 Day 177

Today is Sunday, September 23rd and we're currently in Bethesda, MD.  Our plan is to have my car serviced tomorrow and possibly Tuesday and leave on Wednesday morning heading back to York River Yacht Haven where we spent last winter in order to vi…

Year 2 Day 172

Today is Tuesday, September 18th and we arrived at Green Turtle Bay, Kentucky yesterday afternoon – finally!  After we left Hoppies we only traveled about 4 1/2 hours to a place recommended by Fern to tie up.  It was on the wall next to the Kaskaskia…

Year 2 Day 167

Today is Thursday, September 13th and we're on the river near a town called Kimmswick, Missouri and parked at a place called Hoppies.  This isn't much of a stop but as they say, "it's the only game in town".  We're parked ag…

Year 2 Day Day 163

Today is Sunday, September 9th and we've been here at Grafton Harbor Marina since last Wednesday.  This is a very nice marina and a great little town.  We had dinner Wednesday night with several other boaters and then had to say good-bye to them …

Year 2 Day 159

Today is Tuesday, September 5th and after a very long day (almost 10 hours) we stopped alongside a barge near the town of Beardstown, Illinois.  There is no marina here and no town dock but for $1.00 per foot, they'll let you park overnight tied u…

Year 2 Day 155

Today is Friday, August 31st and we're in Ottawa, Illinois and probably will be here the next day or so while waiting for the remnants of Hurricane Isaac to pass through.  A lot has happened since I added to the blog so I'll go back to the fin…

Year 2 Day 149

Today is Saturday, August 25th and we're currently in South Haven, Michigan after a long day of uneventful cruising from White Hall.  I tried to add to the blog on Thursday but am having difficulty with the wifi and have been unable to get any pho…

Year 2 Day 144

Today is Saturday, August 18th and we're now at Leland, Michigan having arrived here on Wednesday afternoon.  The awful weather arrived on Thursday and we've been stuck here because of extreme rain and winds.  Hopefully we can leave tomorrow….

Year 2 Day 138

Today is Sunday, August 12th and we're currently in Charlevoix, Michigan having finally left Mackinac Island this morning at 7:30.  We had intended to leave on Thursday but had to wait 3 more days due to high winds.  Even today once we were in La…