We left Wingates early and headed for Bainbridge. It was a nice trip and we found the town dock to tie up to. We walked along the river and through this beautiful Live Oak park to the small downtown area. Had lunch at a chinese restaurant which was t…
Apalachicola River cruise to Bainbridge Ga
We left John’s on Sunday morning after a great breakfast from our host. Alan and I wanted to cruise up the river to Chattahoochee and lock through to Lake Seminole to the Flint River. We had a beautiful day for cruising and made good time. Saw many hou…
Apalachicola River cruise to Bainbridge Ga
We left John’s on Sunday morning after a great breakfast from our host. Alan and I wanted to cruise up the river to Chattahoochee and lock through to Lake Seminole to the Flint River. We had a beautiful day for cruising and made good time. Saw many hou…
Mississippi River
We are on the mighty, muddy Mississippi River. Today is bright and sunny, and the trees are turning, so it is quite lovely. It is COLD (!), so we are tucked in the pilot house enjoying a swift ride. The River is up five feet from yesterday, and will co…
Apalachicola C-Brat gathering at John’s place on the River
Put the boat in at Apalachicola ramp and cruised over to Papa Joe’s for some lunch. After a great meal we cruised over to John’s for the C-Brat weekend of fun.
Apalachicola C-Brat gathering at John’s place on the River
Put the boat in at Apalachicola ramp and cruised over to Papa Joe’s for some lunch. After a great meal we cruised over to John’s for the C-Brat weekend of fun.
Flir Problems
The FLIR Night Vision camera system developed a problem. When the system is powered up, the initial screen (system information, etc.) displays for about 10 seconds and then the screen (Raymarine E80) goes blank with just the word Flir in dim grey letters displayed at the top right of the screen. When left on for […]
Dingy Davit Replacement
Looks like I didn’t follow a version of the old adage “measure twice, drill once”. If we had of purchased the right dingy initially, we would not be going through replacing the dingy davit. We are fortunate in that our Mainship broker, Don Ross of Heritage Yachts came to our rescue with the idea of […]
Harvest Moon, Pocomoke City
I think this was in October, taken from our dock in Pocomoke City, MD.
Travels of The Rose 2009-10-18 17:28:00
In case some of you have the impression that we are taking a step backward by leaving The Rose and spending the winter on land…..think again. The location and view from our home isn’t hard to handle at all. This is looking north from our balcony……..
