Departure Party

Our good friends Doug & Karen gave us a going away party Thursday night. Fajitas, Margareta’s and lots of fantastic side dishes. Man what a good time sure makes it hard to leave. Maybe we can wait a couple of weeks and get another party! Here are s…

Fire On The Boat

And in a really great way!Propane firepit has turned the boat into near perfection. We had s’mores tonight with friends onboard. It changes the whole ambiance of an evening, even with the crummy “summer” weather we’ve been having.In fact, it’s nearly 1…

The North Channel 2010

Mackinac Island to Gore Bay: We were awake much of the night as Idyll Time rocked back in forth in our slip due to a low pressure system moving over us. The high winds created large swells inside the marina. All of the boats were tugging and pulling on the lines in their slips like […]

Intermission

Spirit is moored in Wrangell’s Heritage Harbor after an easy cruise down Wrangell Narrows while Patrick & Miriam return to the Seattle area tomorrow to celebrate Miriam’s Mom’s 98th Birthday on July 6. Patrick & Miriam return to Wrangell on Ju…

New Territory

Oswego to Clayton Sunday, June 20th We are leaving the last lock for a while and head off in to Lake Ontario. It is a big flat lake, but we are only going across a small corner of it. We are going to Sackets Harbor so Carole can investigate her origins…

Keystone to Yellowstone

Wednesday, May 11 — Day 19: Keystone, South Dakota to Buffalo, Wyoming (continuing on the Passage Across America) Even though it was still snowing, we went back to Mt. Rushmore in hopes that visibility may be better. This first picture is at the entrance to the park. If you look at the trees in this […]

Mackay to Airlie Beach

The weekend had arrived again and for promoters of the ‘drag races for powerboats ‘http://www.mackay-revealed.com.au/story/2010/06/26/marina-hosts-ocean-drags/ all their hopes and wishes must have come true as the wind that had blown it’s guts out…

Roger and Lisa and the Big Car Carrier

We’re anchored in Trippe Creek off the Tred Avon River north of Cambridge MD with friends from Dock B–  Roger on C-Venture (Lisa is at work in Delaware – the poor woman) and Mike and Fran on Dauntless.  Went into Oxford today and celebr…

The “Pool” at the End of Baie Fine – North Channel

Baie Fine is a wonderful 10-mile cruise laden with fantastic photo opportunities around each rocky bend and cliff as you work your way up to a little cove called the “Pool.” We anchored, as is tradition, in the med-moor style…

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June 30, 2010

Blog???   What blog?  Oh man, does the time fly when you are having fun.  And even when you’re not!  There has been some of both in recent weeks, she whined.Our stay at the Sleep Inn turned out to be 15 days.  We did get some…