On our way by 7 a.m. Felt very good to leave Winter Harbor behind. That place was….well, Tarzan said it best, “bad Ju Ju”.We passed through 7 locks today, stopping short of the last lock before entering Lake Ontario. I was not on board earlier wh…
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THURSDAY JUNE 2ND
About mid-morning they came to take the boat for the sea trial. This time the engines passed! So tomorrow we finally, finally get to start back on the Loop.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 1ST
Started the day with high hopes of being able to leave tomorrow morning. So we got busy cleaning the boat, re-provisioning, laundry and getting the dinghy off the bow and back into the water. The story is, our parts didn’t come in till it was too lat…
TUESDAY MAY 31ST
We returned to Winter Harbor from Boston as the canal is open and the Oddysea should be ready to go. They still needed to take her for the sea trial to check the engines though. We arrived in Brewerton to see the Oddysea headed out for her sea trial. W…
FRIDAY MAY 27TH TO THE 31ST, 2011
BOSTONDid he ever return, No he never returned …
THURSDAY MAY 26TH
On the Loop again. Well, at least trying. The Oddysea needed to have some engine work done. So by hook or by crook we were bound and determined to make it to Winter Harbor by Friday morning of the 27th in order to speak to the mechanics before they lef…
THE LONG WINTER
We recently spent time with some of our south of the Mason Dixon Line Looper friends. When we told them what we did over New Years, well, they thought it sounded crazy. I guess when I think about it, it is a bit crazy.With the Oddysea tucked in for the…
OCTOBER 26TH 2010
Ross’s camera has been returned to him and I have discovered how difficult it is to blog about photos and events that you didn’t experience first hand. Blogger’s block I guess. While I sit staring blankly at my empty page I hear on the TV t…
SUNDAY OCTOBER 3RD
The ODDYSEA has been put to bed for the winter. We left New York two days ago and drove back with our friend La Foote. After 15 hours of travel yesterday, we arrived home last night.There hasn’t been any recent blogging because I had to return home for…
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23RD
We left Albany this morning and traveled a short 10 miles up the Hudson to a town called Troy. It is the drop off spot for me as I will be flying home this afternoon to Minnesota for a few days. I couldn’t convince either Roscoe or Foote to fill in as …
