The Resurrection?

Pictured here is one of Wendy’s two ‘original’ batteries. Together they could theoretically produce 620Ah of power. The only problem is that as you can see from the strata of dust they’ve lain dormant through the whole rebuild- almost since we …

Rome, Brewerton, Phoenix, still in New York

Working tugs on the NY Canal SystemFoggy morning – this was the boat following us “My Cyn”This bridge is crooked not the picture it was made that wayA picture of us going into a lock.  The dam is on the left and the lock in on the right.  Tha…

Kirkfield to Orillia

It rained all through the night while we were at the Kirkfield Lock but we knew that the icky weather would pass about mid-morning. So we slept in a little longer than usual and headed out while it was still drizzling just a tad. Today will be anothe…

July 20 – Santa Anna Inlet

In order to beat the typical afternoon winds, we left Ketchikan bright and early at 4:15 AM. While it can be a challenge to get yourself moving that early, the payback is usually calm seas and lovely early light. Our goal for today was Santa Anna Inle…

20 July 2010 – Back to Alaska

My apologies for not staying more current. The farther behind you get in one of thes things, the harder it is to find the time to catch all the way up.As noted in previous posting, we loaded Arcadia I aboard Dockwise’ Super Servant III on June 4th. T…

Bobcaygeon to Kirkfield Lift Lock

Today was another exciting day because we experienced the Kirkfield Lift Lock, the Hole in the Wall and the Trent Channel. We saw more beautiful homes and lots of small cottages. The people who own/stay in the cottages are called cottagers, which I t…

Weather Reports and Weather Reports!

It is July 19 and we have been in Bora Bora for 11 days now. This is a first for long term anchorages for us, but the weather will not ease up and let us out. We are going to be heading back toward Tahiti, to Moorea and this is part of the problem as w…

Rickshaw in Massachusetts

We left Rhode Island on Saturday morning, July 17th, and headed east towards MA.  For the first few hours it was pretty rolly but not too bad and the seas laid down for the rest of the day.  It turned into a gorgeous day and every sailboat in…

Petersburg to Craig

Ben & Connie Dancing Under the Stars in Sarkar Cove Miriam and Patrick dancing under the starsSpirit at Port Protection, State floatPatrick Kayaking at Port ProtectionThe main store and float at Port ProtectionMore Kayaking PhotosFuel dock at Peter…

Reality or Fantasy?

I love to fly – the smaller the plane, the more I love the experience. Most people think I am nuts to feel this way but the thrill of flying is beyond explanation for me. Our daughters know this of me, so for my 60th birthday, my gift was a skydivi…