Homeward: Mattawoman Creek

Mattawoman Creek, 7/6/2009 38° 33.513′ N | 077° 11.825′ W Hours logged: 4.0We originally intended to set out for home on Sunday afternoon, the day after the 4th. We were feeling lazy and tired (read: hungover), so we stayed an extra night at James C…

Fireworks!

Independence Day 200938° 53.380′ N | 077° 03.463′ WHours logged: 3.0Well, the big day is here! Pennsylvania friends and our usual July 4th companions Tommy, Laura, John, and Cindy came down early. We invested some time in organizing all the food and…

Knuckleheads

Old Town, 7/2/200938° 48.289′ N | 077° 02.343′ WHours logged: 1.0If it’s Thursday night, it’s poker night! Since the boat is right here in DC, I took fellow knuckleheads Adam, Brad, Alex, John, Navin out for a quick dinner cruise followed by poker a…

Attu, part two

We are now several hundreds of miles to the West of Attu, the last of the Aleutian Islands and have crossed the International Date Line.  That itself is kind of weird as just prior to crossing the Dateline, at Noon, it was Thursday.  A few mi…

Georgian Bay (Jul 18 to Jul 31)

We came to Bay Moorings Marina in Penetanguishene to attend a “looper” get together, but arrived several days early. The marina is not really near the downtown area, so Joe rented a car for a few days. On Saturday, we went to the Jesuit Martyrs Shrin…

More on the Trent Severn Waterway

Today’s voyage on the Trent Severn Waterway has brought us to many new lakes and through some very interesting locks. We left Bobcaygeon this morning at 8:05 am and have traveled across Sturgeon Lake, to Sackett Bay, then to Balsam Lake, Mitchell Lake,…

More on the Trent Severn Waterway

Today’s voyage on the Trent Severn Waterway has brought us to many new lakes and through some very interesting locks. We left Bobcaygeon this morning at 8:05 am and have traveled across Sturgeon Lake, to Sackett Bay, then to Balsam Lake, Mitchell Lake,…

Trent Severn Waterway

Wow! It’s been 10 days since we updated this blog. We’ve been very busy covering very little ground, in terms of miles, but we have seen alot and have been through no less than 30 locks – phew. In fact, we’re a little tired of locks at the moment.So, b…

Trent Severn Waterway

Wow! It’s been 10 days since we updated this blog. We’ve been very busy covering very little ground, in terms of miles, but we have seen alot and have been through no less than 30 locks – phew. In fact, we’re a little tired of locks at the moment.So, b…

New England Krogen Rendezvous

As June’s dismal rains finally relented, harbors throughout New England saw the arrival of a collection of Krogens of all shapes & sizes. They were all edging their way towards Block Island’s Great Salt Pond in preparation for the New England Kroge…