Yes friends we have made it all the way to the entrance to the Erie Canal. Tomorrow we enter the first flight of locks and enter a new phase of our journey. We are in totally fresh water now and the boat even feels better. There are no tides and little current to …
I’ve got an old mule and her name is Sal, fifteen years on the Erie Canal… Read More »
The trip on Thursday from Half Moon Bay to Coeyman’s Landing Marina just south of Albany was a welcome treat. We left at 0630 from a dock that had nearly bounced us to death. Wrong location, wrong wind and a desire to get moving. It was so much better out on the river and each …
On 6/27 we awoke at 0400 and by 0445 Alex and I were walking in the twilight to the train station 1.5 miles away. I think he was sad to be leaving the boat and Mimi but excited about his first plane ride. We caught the North Metro train into Grand Central where …
Just for a hoot I will let you look at NYC through the eyes of a 10 year old. Whereas we might see a building and marvel at the architecture or the historical significance, his perspective is based on TV and movies. So here we go. This is the building where King Kong was killed. …
Some people call it the Big Apple, some call it the Naked City, some call it the Great White Way…but I call it by another name that more aptly describes what happens here. Toto we are not in Kansas anymore. OMG! Thank goodness I have not lost anything in NYC because I do …
Friday was a day to remember. Alex says he will remember parts of it but wants to forget most of it. I think in the long run we made some adventure memories that will be with him long after we are gone. The day started with a negotiation session that Alex was allowed to sit …
Yes dear readers, we all got to greet the Grand Lady and take pictures. Alex said he thought it would be bigger. How about that? But let us start back at Atlantic City on Wednesday. We left Cape May with a plan. It was to run at speed all the way …
Friends there can be no blog tonight for a half dozen reasons. Suffice to say we made it to NYC and rode right past the Statue of Liberty and all the sights. I will give you a blog tomorrow that will amaze you. But after arriving at Croton-on-Hudson in high 90’s I had to find …
We left at 0630 and ran at speed for 40+ miles and lost a port engine due to overheating again. Turned and limped back 5 miles on single engine to Atlantic City and went in and anchored. Lost 3 hours effecting repairs and went back out into the Atlantic. At this very moment 1720 we …
Remember I told you we were going to have to pick up the pace to get Alex to NYC in time to see the city and fly out on the 27th. This is turning into a costly schedule for sure. We have now done 3 states in 3 days. Maryland, Delaware and New …
