Today we finished adding solar panels to Discovery. We bought 2 Kyocera KTM 130 panels and a Blue Sky 2000E Controller. Discovery has a dinghy davit where we store the dinghy except for ocean passages and the top rails of the davit are a natural place …
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DVD Hack
We have been renting DVD’s from the Blockbusters in Guaymas since we got here, we just requested a card and they quickly provided one with few questions. This is our 3rd country that we have a Blockbusters card for; 1)US, 2)Canada, and 3)Mexico. Most o…
Shade Tent
Last winter when we were in the West Marine in San Diego near Shelter Island, Linda found a shade tarp made for a sail boat to hang over the boom that had a small tear in it and was on sale for nearly 50% off. She felt confident that we could make it w…
New VHF & SSB Antennas
When we bought our boat it had the original 15 year old 23′ VHF and SSB antennas mounted on the pilothouse roof. When we did an update of the electronics in the winter of ’08-’09 we added a second VHF with a Digital Antenna 8dB 6′ antenna. On our trip …
Birmingham-Oak Mountain
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.
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…
From Russia with Love…
3900 plus sea miles and counting since our departure April 19, 2009 from Seattle, WA…we delighted in SE Alaska’s beautiful Inside Passage, survived the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea & the Aleutians which, by the way has the worst weather in the wo…
More on the Trent Severn Waterway
Today’s voyage on the Trent Severn Waterway has brought us to many new lakes and through some very interesting locks. We left Bobcaygeon this morning at 8:05 am and have traveled across Sturgeon Lake, to Sackett Bay, then to Balsam Lake, Mitchell Lake,…
Trent Severn Waterway
Wow! It’s been 10 days since we updated this blog. We’ve been very busy covering very little ground, in terms of miles, but we have seen alot and have been through no less than 30 locks – phew. In fact, we’re a little tired of locks at the moment.So, b…
New England Krogen Rendezvous
As June’s dismal rains finally relented, harbors throughout New England saw the arrival of a collection of Krogens of all shapes & sizes. They were all edging their way towards Block Island’s Great Salt Pond in preparation for the New England Kroge…
