Sunday December 26thWindy and Cold this morning.We took the “Loop Bus” to get an idea of the downtown area here in St. Petersburg. MSC – It costs only 25¢ (10¢ for us old farts). It was so cheap that I threw in a quarter for the two of us (big …
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The Jump
Sunday & Monday, December 12th & 13thFt. Walton Beach, FL – Cold and Windy. Spent Sunday working around the boat and watching football. Carole is installing some material on the shelf at the front of the cabin to water protect it. When the the…
Eastward HO
Sunday, December 5thWe arrived back in Mobile on Thursday after 3 weeks away.The trip back to New Jersey was great. We got to spend time with my sister and Brother-in-law and most of our friends. Carole spent some time with Jenna ( our tenant) pruning …
Tenn-Tom Waterway
Tennessee River to Mobile AlabamaThe trip down the Ten-Tom is a trip into the past. After leaving the Tennessee River at Yellow Creek (near Iuka, MS and Counce, TN) the waterway enters the Divide Cut. This is the 29 Mile cut channel connecting the Tenn…
Tennessee River
Tennessee River and the RendezvousWe are staying in Green Turtle Bay Marina, Grand Rivers, KY for a few days. The weather is beautiful and it is a chance to catch up with stuff. Carole with the ever ongoing cleaning project and me doing some minor repa…
UP the Rivers (and down a bit)
The Ohio and Cumberland Rivers (and Nashville)Wednesday, September 29thQuiet night, woke up to a light fog. The anchorage was about ½ mile from the construction site for a new dam and lock. It has been under construction for about 20 years now. Fundin…
Down River – Chicago to the Ohio River
Friday, September 17thParked BargesOnce we left the downtown area it is all industrial. Scrap yards, train yards, and a boat yard. I am wondering where they put all of the boats in Winter. There are thousands of boats and we only saw one storage yard w…
Chicago, chicago ….
Finally Lake’s EndThe BIG citySunday, September 12thAn early morning start for the short run to Burnham Harbor, Chicago. We arrived at 10:30 and the tailgate parties were well underway. It was opening day for the Bear’s football season. The parking lot…
Lake Michigan
Perhaps it should be called Lake Michigos! (sorry as I remember it, that is Yiddish, for “Crazy” or maybe it should be Mishouganah – whatever)People may complain about the Delaware Bay, but it is only one day. Lake Michigan was 22 days, of wh…
The North Channel
Tuesday August 10thKillarney is considered to be the end of the Georgian Bay or the beginning of the North Channel. Bit of fog this morning and just as we started to move to the pumpout the brigantine (a Tall Ship) Playfair took up most of the dock. Wh…
