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Sunday, June 28th – Meldrum Bay
June 29th, 2009 | Author:

We left after completing housekeeping jobs. We thought that we would go to Pilots Cove (Kelley thought I was calling it Pirates Cove – sounds like a play to me?). So, we motor on – rain and then we hear thunder. We watch as the storm passes us to the right. Finally we reach the spot that we had chosen. 2pilotcove400

Poor Kel. I thought his blood pressure would rise as he looked at the narrow entrance. We couldn’t get a picture of it as we were a little busy focusing on getting through, but it was about 20 feet! But, we made it in. We anchored and judged the swing. Would we would hit the rocks or have the props dredge up dead heads? Finally the decision was made to journey on….sign

We went on to Meldrum Bay, Ontario, Canada. Kelley called to clear customs. Because it was late we decided to stay in the marina. This place is tiny.meldrumhomeWe needed to dock near the marina office because that was the only place that 50 amps.

innagainThere is an Inn there where they serve breakfast (continental), lunch and dinner. It turns out the chef is from California. But, even the offer of free Internet couldn’t intice us to the restaurant.

Look at the darling doll house that sits next to the Inn:

innI have seen other homes with copies of their house done. I don’t think a replica of our home would be as cute.

Great meal of barbecued shrimp and pasta. And what will tomorrow bring?

And “Good Morning, Kelley.” Remember the housekeeping I spoke about in Harbor Island? Well the boat was covered in bugs. Big, ugly bugs that live about 24 hours and smell when they are dead and wet. Remember all the rain? Well, this was on the deck when Kelley got up:bugsSo, after Kelley eashed down the boat again, off we went to Gore Bay. Bye Meldrum Bay.leavingmel

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Saturday, June 27th – Harbor Island, MI
June 28th, 2009 | Author:

We went a whole 7 miles to Harbor Island. It is a wonderful natural harbor and we should be protected from most winds. There is a storm coming through (of course). The sky is blue and it is warm.
We have spent the day reading. We will have a gourmet dinner tonight. Last night at the restaurant we ordered a rib dinner to go. No cooking for me tonight. It is my birthday! Kelley had a card for me this morning. Aw, how sweet.

Sunday Morning Update: storm came through after midnight and it was a wet and windy one. The anchor held. This morning Kelley went out and had to sweep up 1,000′s of these bugs that only live 24 hours. They smell when they get wet. I’ll upload pictures when we have better Internet.
The sun is out now and no storm is expected, just wind, which will come from different directions as the day progresses.
Cheers

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Fort Edward to Whitehall
June 21st, 2008 | Author:

We left early this Saturday morning in hopes of beating the weather. It almost worked. Just a little rain and then a lot when it came time to tie up. I always feel like a pioneer woman when I need to “brave” the storm, i.e., get wet in the rain when it is 75 degrees or more.

We are tied up at the free dock in Whitehall. It is just before the last lock. There is electricity and water. We waited for the rain to subside and then went for a great walk through the town. It is a dying place. It makes me sad to see so many buildings that in their day were beautiful and are now falling apart or are empty. Huge homes are now apartments. I must say that some of the homes have beautiful small gardens. The peonies here are beautiful. Going through one of the locks I wanted to jump off the boat (not allowed) and take a couple. The lock master agreed that they were beautiful, but he said that their season was already over.

The gentlemen on Last Fling, Don and Bruce, joined us for cocktails. They have been friends since high school. We first met them in Troy and we have gone up the river with them the last few days. They are so funny. I like meeting people who are having a good time. I like people who make me laugh.

Tomorrow bad weather is predicted – 70% chance of T-storms. We will probably hang another day here. We have overstayed our permit, so when we exit we will need to buy another 2 day pass. Let’s see, a 2 day pass is $20; we will have spent $40 total. We will have gone through 11 locks, spent 3 nights on two different city walls, both with electricity and water. What a deal! It is a good thing that there is a 48 hour limit here. I can see people staying longer.

Category: Cruising, New York  | Comments off
Chesapeake, VA May 19 – 20 – 21 – 23
May 20th, 2008 | Author:

Monday morning and we returned south through all of those bridges and one lock to Chesapeake. It is a trip of 12 miles but with the bridges opening only on the hour or the half, it took 3.5 hours.

We do have a broken stabilizer and the part was ordered for it. This week dragged on because the wrong part was ordered, the next day the right part still didn’t come and when the right part came, the mechanic couldn’t get the old part off. When the work was completed, the mechanic still couldn’t get the stabilizer to work correctly and needed another part. It is Memorial weekend and no one is going to be back at work until Tuesday. What to do? The frustrating part is that we came in with both stabilizers working with one having an oil leak; we now have one not working at all!

There is a shopping center nearby and we have walked to it a lot over the last few days. There are also flocks of Canada geese here. Honking every morning!

We filled up with fuel at $4.20 a gallon. The next day the price was $4.50.

We have decided to leave for the Chesapeake and we will locate another Naiad service center. Kelley suggested that the broken part be ordered from California so that it would be here Tuesday when they all come back to work, but no one was interested in doing that. This is frustrating. I am glad we are going tomorrow.

Category: Cruising, Virigina  | Comments off
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