Our boat came with a dinghy, a cute dinghy, but it was not a very usable dinghy. So Stan did a little research and decided the size, shape and type he wanted to use on The Pearl. We needed a roomy stable dinghy we could use to explore, fish and travel …
The Cranberry Islands
Click here to see our progress map. Our current location is at the top of the list. Some pictures as we made our way to the Cranberry Islands. …
Nightmare Watch
Location: Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island Coordinates: 41° 41.111′ N 71° 26.792′ W When reading Dave’s recent Night Watch blog, you can almost hear The Eagles in the background singing, “I’ve gotta peaceful, easy feeling…”. You can feel his sheer bliss and joy of being at sea. Unfortunately, someone changed the soundtrack for my night watch, and all I […]
August 9, 2010
Entering the C & D Canal at Chesapeake City, MarylandLarge Yacht Towing His Tender Which is Not a Bad Size on the C & D CanalSalem Nuclear Plant in DelawareDanny Holding a Dead Horseshoe Crab – The FDA Uses Their Blood for Testing New Drugs as Their Bl…
Anchoring in paradise
We four siblings have anchored out every night since we started! Up until they joined me, we usually tied up at a marina every few nights to plug in, wash the boat, eat at a restaurant, etc. Well, we haven’t done that once. We like being out in the pea…
August 9 – 12 – Elfin Cove to Sitka
We departed Elfin Cove Monday, August 9, for Sitka. We started the trip by going to Pelican, another board walk community similar to Elfin Cove with no roads, only a board walk. The cannery in Pelican closed a few years ago and many other businesses in…
Docking Poles DIY Style
I should have my new docking poles finished tomorrow and since info on DIY ones is thin on ground thought i’d add this incase anyone wants ideas for their own. was going … read more →
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Gananoque, Canada & Kingston Ontario – The beginning of the Rideau Canal
Gananoque, Canada in the Thousand IslandsThe Gananoque InnKingston, Ontario HarborDowntown KingstonChez Piggy Restaurant Going into the first lock on the Rideau CanalThe locks get very crowded during the summerIn Canada all their locks are histori…
Prince Rupert to Port McNeill
Waiting for dinner to jump into his mouth The number of fish waiting to jump the falls was stunning Success! Patrick’s Coho Salmon Ever hopeful the salmon will fall in his reachAlmost making it over the jump in the fallsDouble Trouble on both sides of…
Taiwan to Hong Kong
I need to fess up – We have actually been in Hong Kong for a few weeks now but I am just getting around to publishing the blog…….
Weather windows seem to be a rare commodity these days. I understand that we are in the middle of the Typh…
