Oak Mountain state park in Birminham, AL is where we spent our last night on the road. It was a nice campground and you wouldn’t know you were in a city. We left out early in the morning headed for Chipley.
Deckhouse Going On…
There has been lots going on recently and the deck is looking clearer – the aluminium plate to hold the deckhouse on has been cut and laid in position. It is only screwed into the wood at this stage and will be bolted on later, after the deckhouse has …
Anchors Away! (really)
After our successful weathering of the storm in Red Bay in 2006, using only single anchor and a load of chain, we decided to go for the heaviest “ground-tackle” so Heroine would hold in big winds, we bought two massive 300kg anchors. They are designed …
Happy Birthday Michele
Tilghman-on-Chesapeake, 8/8/200938° 42.60′ N76° 19.75 W Hours logged: 4.5The girls en route to their Tilghman Island destination for Michele’s birthday. (Thanks, Mark, for getting the photo!)
Tupelo, Mississippi
We pulled into state park at Tupelo Mississippi and the place was empty except for one camper. It was a great place to do some hiking and chill out. We stayed 2 nights and cleaned out the car and organized our stuff again. We did not see Elvis or visit…
Tupelo, Mississippi
We pulled into state park at Tupelo Mississippi and the place was empty except for one camper. It was a great place to do some hiking and chill out. We stayed 2 nights and cleaned out the car and organized our stuff again. We did not see Elvis or visit…
North Channel (Jul 31 to Aug 11)
Killarney, founded in 1820 but only accessible by road since 1962, is considered the entrance into the North Channel. It is a small village but caters to boaters by having water access to many services – the LCBO (liquor store) has its own dock. Ment…
Inverted
Last winter, while visiting Michele’s parents, we went to the Grove City outlets north of Pittsburgh. I found a phenomenal deal at the Black & Decker outlet on a new-in-box 1000 watt inverter (model #VEC049DCB): $45. I could not resist. I final…
A Visit from Dick Vosbury
Word on the Bay is that Dick Vosbury (of Vosbury Marine) is the man to call if you have an old Volvo engine. I’ve been trying for quite a while to figure out a time to have him look over our engine in Mariner II. Lately, my concerns have been increas…
Arrival in Hokkaido, Japan
I am happy to announce that we have arrived and are “sitting pretty” in our berth in Hokkaido, Japan marking one of the final legs of the Great Siberian Sushi Run. It was quite a long passage from Kamchatka, Russia but not the longest we have ever mad…
