Travels of The Rose 2008-10-03 13:33:00

October 3, 2008We are continuing south and making progress with our trip to Marathon, FL. Since leaving Portsmouth, VA, we have had good weather and travelling conditions. Over the past couple of years, we made the choice to travel the Dismal Swamp rou…

Brokeback Mountain in Eyemouth

Rather startling progress to report – the bridge and the deckhouse are now one and are sitting on the hard next to Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s dredger.The steam dredger is on the left, and the deck structure for Heroine is on the right, in aluminium. Thi…

Brokeback Mountain in Eyemouth

Rather startling progress to report – the bridge and the deckhouse are now one and are sitting on the hard next to Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s dredger.The steam dredger is on the left, and the deck structure for Heroine is on the right, in aluminium. Thi…

August 2008 – Hurricane IKE

Hurricane IKE left its mark in our marina. Fortunately, we fared much better than most marinas in the area as we did not lose a single boat! We had two sailboats that experienced rigging failure and lost their sticks, and a number of boats had “dock ra…

Charleston, S.C. To Portsmouth, VA.

NEW!  Friday, May 30, 2008                                     Charleston, S.C. – Georgetown, S.C.
 
Touring Charleston needed more time, so we’ve decided to return to this charming city in the fall, but today we…

J & Kendra Tingle with Ben & Charissa Hubbard

Our nephew J Tingle, his wife Kendra and friends Ben and Charissa Hubbard drove down for a quick visit from Chattanooga on Friday, August 15th. They left straight from work and we headed upstream to Jones Creek and anchored for the night. Saturday morn…

J & Kendra Tingle with Ben & Charissa Hubbard

Our nephew J Tingle, his wife Kendra and friends Ben and Charissa Hubbard drove down for a quick visit from Chattanooga on Friday, August 15th. They left straight from work and we headed upstream to Jones Creek and anchored for the night. Saturday morn…

British Columbia and the Victoria "Splash"

On Tuesday, July 22nd we flew out to Vancouver, British Columbia and took a ferry over to Sidney on Vancouver Island to meet up with the friends we made while traveling the Great Loop. When we arrived, Chuck and Chris welcomed us to their boat Essi-Ann…

British Columbia and the Victoria "Splash"

On Tuesday, July 22nd we flew out to Vancouver, British Columbia and took a ferry over to Sidney on Vancouver Island to meet up with the friends we made while traveling the Great Loop. When we arrived, Chuck and Chris welcomed us to their boat Essi-Ann…

Maine, glorious Maine!

We slowly felt our way through thick fog around Cape Sable & across the Bay of Fundy in tandem with Bay Pelican and anchored at Roque Island, Maine before proceeding to Bar Harbor to clear customs. Moon Star was finally delivered from the fog that …