Starting a new journey to and through the Erie Canal April 21-25, 2026 We are in a slip at New Bern, NC. There is a mama duck with 12 ducklings always near our boat. This morning we checked out the local outdoor market that featured fresh produce, honey, jellies and
April 7, 2026 Back to the boat yesterday late afternoon; tiring day of travel. We spent a week at home base taking care of medical appointments, making sure our tenants were happy (always), catching up our daughters and their significant others. We all celebrated Brian’s mom’s 97th birthday.
March 11, 2026 When we posted our last Blog Post we forgot to post some photos of our kayak trip with Meghan and Patrick. So here they are. Left our mooring ball at Fernandina before 8 am and headed to Jekyll Island. Along the way we saw quite a few
February 27, 2026 Wednesday, we returned to our boat after being home for week. The time at home flew by; never even had a chance to meet up with friends. More snow fell on top of the several feet already on the ground. The snow-covered trees do look beautiful. Our
January 29, 2026 In the 30’s when we woke this morning. Lauren prepared eggs, home fries, bacon and toast with homemade raspberry jam. After breakfast, Brian sanded down the top half of one of the Dutch doors in the cockpit. Yesterday, he sanded the top half of the other
Jan 11, 2026 Returned to our Heidi-Ho yesterday after spending nearly 3 weeks celebrating the holidays with family and friends and attending our nephew’s wedding. Brian and our son-in-law worked together on building surround bookshelves for a guest bedroom. The weather was frigid; not much snow, but gusty winds,
December 3, 2025 Returned from Massachusetts after spending time with family for Thanksgiving. Arrived back to the boat late afternoon. Everything looked fine on the boat. Before we left Two Georges Marina to go back home, we met John McGee. He is the AGLCA harbor host here. While we were
October 19, 2025 After 11 hours of driving on Friday and another 7 the next day, we arrived back to our boat at Kenlake Marina in Kentucky. We had been home for about a week taking care of business. Apple picking with family and a picnic afterwards was a highlight.
September 26, 2025 Last night there was an impromptu Loopers meeting to discuss what time to leave Alton Marina and information regarding the two locks we would have to go through. This would be the start of our trip down the Mississippi. Brian offered to call the lock attendant at
September 18, 2025 I failed to mention in the last entry that we had gone on a “hike” with Kevin and Tina Rhodes on Cross Rhodes when we were in Ottawa at the Heritage Harbor Marina. The area was originally referred to as “Deer Park” in reference to the large
August 24, 2025 Later afternoon we took Heidi out for a walk heading along the channel. As we stepped off the dock, Heidi spied a mink; she just stopped and stared at. Was surprised that she didn’t go after it. The walk along the channel was brisk; the winds
August 13, 2025 Our last night on the anchor in Charlevoix, we discovered that our anchor light was not working. In order to fix it, the flopper stopper poles have to be detached so that we can get the mast down; it’s a bit of an ordeal. We turned
August 6, 2026 Yesterday anchor was up about 6:15 from Bad River. When we left that morning, there were nine other boats anchored. It’s been a bit rough out in the sound the last two days. Last night for dinner we ate the last two chicken thighs, a
July 26, 2025 A few days ago, we drove back home. It was just as hot and sticky in Massachusetts as it has been here in Canada. Heidi got a new do, so she’ll be a bit more comfortable in this heat. Yesterday, we headed back to the boat.
July 14, 2025 Before leaving Swift River Lock wall to enter Swift River Lock at 9:00, Lauren made home fries and served them up with eggs, toast (& homemade jam for B) and bacon. Lauren doesn’t eat toast if she has home fries; she mixes them into her
July 7, 2025 Last night the winds died down about 8. We sat out on the foredeck and listened to the sounds around us; birds chirping, the passing of fishing and pontoon boats – near and far, conversations (carry over the water rather well) and, of course the songs of the
July 1, 2025 Happy Canada Day!! Left Trent Port Marina at 8:30 and started up the Trent-Severn Waterway. Originally, we were only going to transit 8 locks, but decided to get through 12. We had every lock to ourselves. The lock tenders told us that yesterday was rather busy
June 25, 2025 Left the town dock in Merrickville about 7:30 and headed towards our first of several locks of the day; 9 to be exact along with a couple of swing bridges. When we approached our first lock, Conrad and Amy of Solitude were tied up at the
June 18, 2025 Yesterday we left Sorel and traveled to the start of the St. Lawrence Sea Way locks. We dropped anchor just before the start of the locks. It was a rocky anchorage due to the ferries and pleasure craft. A two-masted schooner named The Pride of Baltimore II
Jun 1, 2025 Left our anchorage in Porter Bay just north of Otter Creek about 8:30. As we exited the Creek, Lauren saw two trawlers heading North. She put binoculars on them, but wasn’t able to get the names of the boats. Shortly after, she received a call
May 27, 2025 Last entry was off on the date. After looking over the last post, we noted the picture of Brian’s barber was never posted. Here he is: Also, we failed to mention going through the locks previous before landing in Schuylerville, that our thrusters malfunctioned. Lauren thought
May 21, 2025 Two nights ago, we tried to take down the mast. Just as we got the stays detached, the winds picked up significantly, roaring down the river. We did not think it was safe to continue especially when Lauren’s arms were wrapped around the mast holding on.
May 17, 2025 Yesterday we got off the boat without Heidi and walked about town. Stopped for a late lunch and meandered our way to a grocery store to provision for fresh produce. This morning, we got off the boat again, this time taking Heidi with us. We met several