Shake ’em on Down
We woke to drizzle and dragged ourselves and the anchor up to face the day. About two hours after leaving Rhode River it turned out to be the venue of a drama far greater than we’d expected. Monitoring channel 16 …
The Adventure Begins
As they say, the adventure begins when things go wrong. And wrong they went. After a week of figuring out how to make several of the punch list items work, Aleta (formerly: The Beguine) made her way in slings down …
Video: Your Tax Dollars at Work
Having taken the big decision so early in our trip, we now had lots of time on our hands. So like good ‘uns we hightailed it for Cape Cod and a visit with Mike’s Aunt Vickie and Uncle Hugh. Mike …
What would Buckaroo do?
We’re not going all the way Down East, but we are heading east to Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts with a goal of viewing boats. The stronger likelihood is we’ll spend hours in sweltering traffic jams, but if you …
Fog in the Channel
Sunshine spread across the fields behind La Conner and snuck up to our hotel and broke through our curtains early enough to remind us we had a full day ahead. After breakfasting, we got in our car and turned towards …
What’s in a Name?
So far we’ve narrowed it down to Selkie or Rainbow Gerbil – both of which meet some, if not all, of the criteria for naming boats. You see, I believe that boats, like brands, should be memorably named, and reflect …