Traverse City to Mackinac Island: With the sun shining and the seas calm, we make our way out Traverse Bay. We are spending the next week cruising with Courtney and Stormy, our niece and nephew. Our first stop is Beaver Island. After a calm five hour cruise, we arrive into St. James Harbor and quickly […]
GSSR 2010 No. 9 – Where do we park?
Greetings all!
Our group is still in Nagasaki. We have made plans to depart a couple of times, but have had troubles figuring out where to go, plus have had…
Otsunahiki in Yobuko
Yobuko, Saga ken, Kyushyu
33 32’ 53”N/ 129 53’32”E
June 5-6, 2010
Otsunahiki – (Translation: the “Rope Pull”)
We stayed in Yobuko mostly because we loved the intimate feel of the small town and because we made so many friends….
GSSR 2010 No. 9 – Where do we park?
Greetings all!
Our group is still in Nagasaki. We have made plans to depart a couple of times, but have had troubles figuring out where to go, plus have had…
June 5, 2010
Moving right along….or not! We did do the separation thing for a few days. I flew to NY and attended all the afore mentioned events–and had a great time! Who knew that 6th 7th and 8th graders with very little prior experience cou…
Friday June 4
I do have a small excuse for not posting. I had 4 days of no Internet –me no Internet. But the biggest reason I have to admit is that stupid farm. I have 2 more levels to be at the highest level then I WILL quit.I have been making aprons. I have made …
On the Road Again…..
I just got back from a great visit to see friends and family back in MA and ME – what a whirlwind!!! While Doug and the Bootser “batched it” on Gypsies for 6 days, I had the pleasure of flying (I had forgotten how much fun that is in today’s day and …
Arlington National Cemetary
A visit to our nation’s capital is not complete without a visit to Arlington National Cemetery. We completed a walking tour of the Cemetery which was officially designated a military cemetery in 1864. Veterans from all the nation’s wars are buried h…
Ashiya to Nagasaki
It does not seem that we have gotten very far. If you check the “Live Tracking” button on the web page you will see that we are docked in Nagasaki, which means we traveled about 450 miles in 3 weeks. We still have about 1250 miles…
June 3, 2010 – Costa Baja Marina, La Paz
May 21, 2010 – underway to La Lancha on north side of Isla Carmen Our hopes were high, but it was not to be. Not a fish to be seen on our way to Caleta Juanico. In addition to the absence of fish, Earl discovered that the transmission is losing oi…
