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Larry took this image of her in Princess Louisa Inlet last May. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/43dbba7a-fa11-4d07-b2b6-72ba72f9a0d3/processed_GridArt_20241205_203454103.jpg Log - SOLD!!! - Make it stand out Our 2024 Holiday Card…so many great memories from cruising the Pacific Northwest last Spring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6d65ac5c-f77f-4bff-af8b-f83f9c04fcf0/20250108_152613.jpg Log - SOLD!!! - Make it stand out Last photo on the boat….closed the deal. Bye - bye Independence. Thank you for being such a great boat and for all the amazing adventures!!! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/6/24/the-final-stopanacortes-wa monthly 0.5 2024-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1a3d7dc4-ed3e-427f-80bb-98c8cbbaaca7/20240615_082204.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA The Rock Fish Grill and Anacortes Brewery. Always time for a local brew…especially when they have been around for 30 years! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6b711630-a087-4f8c-9283-bf0b19ece8be/20240615_082300.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA This mural of the old Skagit Saloon was created by Bill Mitchell, the director of the Anacortes Mural Project. The Skagit was originally housed in a wood building (1891) on Commercial Avenue that burned down. They continued to operate in this brick building rebuilt in 1902-1907, only to become a soda and candy shop due to prohibition. The true survivor of this story is Mr. Mitchell, who overcame a devastating car accident in his teens that left him a quadriplegic. He pivoted his life and went to art school and has created over 150 murals on the sides of Anacortes’ buildings. They are painted on three quarter inch plywood and mounted on the sides of correlating buildings. What an inspiration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8eb4817f-bc3e-4dc6-bd45-15277723651b/20240615_082414.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA Another of Mr. Mitchell’s creations honoring the great Marine and ‘everything you didn’t know you need’ Store https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/81275a30-1e88-4b11-a3f3-97da9abee47a/20240625_094428.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA This is no Fish Tale…evidently, they caught these monster halibuts of this size in 1890’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3b67a67c-0d09-44cb-9cb6-7a1edb698f9f/20240615_083015.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA This is Bill Mitchell’s mural of Larry Kelley, the “King of Smugglers”. He came to the Pacific Northwest and began an amazing career of opium smuggling in the 1860’s. He would transfer the opium from Victoria across the Strait of Juan de Fuca in a little fishing boat, by himself and off load it at various ports. The customs agents tried to catch him several time but he always neatly evaded them. Finally, customs agent Collector Ide heard that Kelly was was in the Upper Puget Sound area and he geared one of the custom launches into a fishing boat. He trolled the waters for many days and finally caught Kelly. He only had a 60 pounds on him but plead guilty and received two years in the State Penitentiary. Kelly got out early on good behavior but was quickly returned to the State Pen for smuggling again in 1910. (info from James McCurdy plaque) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1fcd8c10-2ae5-45ce-ac05-47a097907283/20240615_083045.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA The full mural of Larry Kelly the “King of Smugglers” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0ce74d66-7d04-4ded-833f-4e0e31f219d8/20240623_093053.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA Above the Cap Sante Marina. The area was named by Anne Curtis Bowman, wife of railroad surveyor Amos Bowman. She said the hillsides reminded her of Cap Sante’ in Quebec, where she spent time as a child. They moved to the area in 1877 and Amos Boman named the town after his wife “Annie Curtis”. The town was founded in 1879 and soon after, the old growth forest was cut and the town was built. The Bowman’s started the Post Office, the Newspaper and had great hopes for the railroad making Anacortes into the ‘New York of the West Coast’. Amos Bowman passed away never realizing this dream but was content to see a booming industry of fishing and lumber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1cbbff1d-c427-41e5-a116-192170d911d9/20240615_083252.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA My favorite old time clocks, this one off Commercial Avenue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4ce01070-21f4-4674-8d75-5735c1af9b5a/20240615_082647.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA The old McCracken House that is now a museum for Pacific Northwest art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9218bcb9-9663-4bd5-84c0-876beac4f7ea/20240623_100114.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA So many lovely Victorian style homes that are so well cared for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f732ae05-c677-49ed-8387-920f6b4e953b/20240623_100141.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA Behind the homes you find these rustic lanes where you can pull your car into your parking garage and back yard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5d96f546-83fc-4725-bdad-6fdb0b37f83c/20240625_094810.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA This charming town not only has the sweet little libraries, but even better, the pooch treat hutch. This is a memorial to Clyde. He passed this January at 11 years old. He was loved by all and now is the host to biscuits for all dogs. Here’s to Clydie Bear! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/35a84456-cba8-4e5a-8bc4-8b44bdcc85a9/20240625_095837+%282%29.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA Driftwood art made from the beach and displayed at the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a0306fef-fc76-4a54-8fad-a01b6a764774/20240624_101940.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA Cap Sante Marina. Not a bad place to be for sale…the Independence is just two over from the big red boat on the first dock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0bf92dde-118a-4773-aca8-60b1aab54fd1/20240625_095837.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA Photo shoot day! Jeff deploys his drone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/76f8d309-9444-45ea-bfda-f34b439138e0/20240625_194503.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA We enjoy the views during the photo shoot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/32905dc2-2fdd-4755-a44a-af4c8ba8833d/20240625_194705.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA Mount Baker looks nice this evening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/56e809d1-82ea-4a9e-9ca3-c742a14c9701/IMG_20240626_152328.jpg Log - The Final Stop...Anacortes, WA www.nordhavn.com Check the link for the great shots and video from the photo shoot. Give Nordhavn a call when you’re ready to buy! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/6/14/comox-silva-bay-port-sidney-and-victoria-bc-canada monthly 0.5 2024-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a1fb183b-4a45-4dbe-a647-6b02c870ab65/20240605_210406.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out Sunset over the Comox Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e07d8bbb-aace-444b-a43b-20b09c90a992/original_ed6e57a7-6413-4e77-b4ae-c921dcc2a3df_20240606_061100.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out All is still for morning departure from Comox to Silva Bay (58NM) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fe0448dc-ba9b-46ad-a0a5-5dd298ba9b27/20240606_163111.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out The tiny Silva Bay with many moored boats and one very busy de Havilland Beaver landing and taking off every hour to deliver people and packages through out the islands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0167831c-df21-4735-a2bc-d948474f248c/original_c8ce2241-0d14-4be7-86fe-c70c9ed8e1f2_20240606_140115.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out Entrance Island Lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6f6fd0c6-05db-4903-9eef-01ed6c48328f/20240607_104928.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out Larry guides us through the challenging cut of Porlier Pass between the Straits of Georgia and Trincomali Channel on our way to Port Sidney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2ff63efe-1de2-44ae-bed3-47670617bb8e/IMG_20240612_112056.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out Renee & Dave rejoin us in Comox and experience life on the Independence for a few days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b5da4bf5-7109-4978-938f-7a71392be110/20240608_115200.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out Charming town of Port Sidney actually offers-up some fine weather https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5c29b703-7ff7-4583-8e44-a7f878fc3274/20240607_211208.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out Hooks and peg-legs don’t stop this pirate from finding a good time in Port Sidney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/57882b98-6a6d-4321-bfe7-5d1e77991f96/20240610_123835.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out We received this map on how to transit the Port of Victoria (after docking!), which has to be one of the busiest on the West Coast. There are countless seaplanes landing and taking off, a very large ferry that comes in and departs twice daily, along with multiple tour operators of small and large vessels, not to mention regular boat traffic like us….and don’t forget the teeny tiny taxi boats that buzz the marina like bees on warm, sunny days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/13cc184b-1acc-451d-a195-83967415766d/20240609_114430.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out We are pretty lucky to arrive at a quiet time of day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f021a7e0-630a-4f12-bc35-9e4fa6c3a1a6/20240609_125102.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out The only event the day we pulled into the harbor was the arrival of the boats competing in the first leg of the Race to Alaska (r2ak). As stated at r2ak.com ‘America’s longest human and wind powered race’ from Port Townsend/Victoria, B.C. to Ketchikan, AK (self supported - no supply drops). Any boat without an engine can enter. The winner receives $10,000 and second place receives a set of steak knives…no joke. Notice how most of the boats deal with a no wind situation…pedal power! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a04a7c4e-373b-4e6c-b430-0dd3aab9b9c0/20240609_174748.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out The competitors boats for the r2ak…all shapes and sizes and configurations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a4950444-1476-4b26-b938-f32e88e986b8/20240609_174448_2.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out The gorgeous harbor walkway around Victoria Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cb01a9fd-547a-41a5-97e7-ba0db9418221/original_41c7166b-205e-4bba-aa0d-5f280f106b96_20240609_174721.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out The Empress Hotel has removed it’s ivy covered facade to preserve the 1908 structure. The Bengal Room has also been closed RIP (est. 1912). They have not decided what they are doing with the space at this time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5d4bf3f0-b9c6-4434-9ff4-75a8e8e21354/20240611_152523.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out So now they have the new Q Bar…with ‘Warhol-Esque’ images of the Queen Victoria…did I mention it was a $60,000,000 renovation in 2017…the property is now owned by the Fairmont Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/10972cee-d565-45c4-b7f6-fa1c06f7515d/20240610_095134.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out Fisherman’s Wharf at Victoria Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/19bd2bc4-f777-4534-8467-5cdfb08b4f09/20240610_095356.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/bddb3669-29b2-43f9-90bc-1345f2870ff3/20240610_144113.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out The Independence has a great slip at the marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6c88d126-b121-43e3-bc33-d3a4e77422ee/20240610_144209.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out Right next to us is the busy Harbour Air Seaplane Base https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/acd1a2c9-2222-43ba-b33f-68e1a9fd9338/20240610_150840_2.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out A stunning day for walk around The Parliament Building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/13ece6ac-cf57-4c31-b752-617680934fb9/20240610_180054%280%29.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out My family Kyle, Aaron and Jennifer Rodd from Sooke, B.C. So happy we could spend time together. Thank you so much for the visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cc6a5b6c-3f78-4f09-b37a-f1340a60d767/20240610_223603.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out Wow, a million dollar view from our boat this evening! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e7370e01-7ec9-4b60-81a6-5eaf1d0687d8/20240611_104136.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out The longhouse at Thunderbird Park with the Kwakwaka’wakw Heraldic Pole carved by Mungo Martin in 1952-53. His grandson, David Mungo Knox, restored the pole 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fb1ef90f-54e1-453f-a3f8-c98caf0753c4/20240611_105607_2.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out Knowledge Totem by Cicero August in front of the Parliament Building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5f04ea25-1a79-4735-9bfb-cf65e45336dc/20240611_105803_2.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out The Parliament Building where 87 members meet to shape the future of the province. Queen Victoria looks out over the harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/bff448cb-314b-4a0b-a7ec-ef1491799d54/20240611_143426.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out The r2ak racers getting ready for their big departure tomorrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/da33d441-6b2a-4c8a-bc6b-5fa1213fb956/IMG_20240612_084113.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out Victoria even has a charming little two block China Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a35c1aec-5050-4690-bf36-389cb975608c/20240611_153536.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out Fort Victoria, built in 1843, is now the Irish Times pub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d9e065c4-e46c-415b-ac63-de38fe4e0929/20240612_104727.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out Emily Carr’s (1871-1945) house. She was an artist and author, who challenged the Canadian landscape painters (all men). In 1927 she met the Group of Seven and forced her way into acceptance with her skill as a painter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3ef83518-2282-4273-8df5-8a7f6f9d65f8/20240612_183642.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out A great view from the Flying Otter Bar and Grill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/02da504c-f1d3-49f8-adcd-b2be296d37ec/IMG_20240612_084249.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out We got to tour the r2ak boats today and meet some of these brave sailors… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a42ff827-2722-4f24-8ebf-a06667beab7e/20240612_120400.jpg Log - Comox, Silva Bay, Port Sidney and Victoria, B.C. Canada - Make it stand out …off they go! Good luck on winning those steak knives!!! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/6/2/powell-river-canada-to-grace-harbor-toba-wilderness-and-campbell-river-canada monthly 0.5 2024-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/89ee44f6-d996-4a30-887d-f6648b7f5ce8/20240528_125705.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out The first log-boom I’ve seen during our travels in these areas. Without roads you use the waterways. Now I know where all those ‘dead heads’ (loose large logs that can sink a big boat) are coming from. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6a55a9c8-c4ca-4e9b-98ee-450b55bdbdbc/20240529_125842.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Pretty shots of the Independence at anchor in Grace Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/90461fac-d210-40dc-92eb-bb62f142f9a9/20240529_125901.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out More beauty shots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/be0107d9-83c9-47e0-b16a-dbe22d179d84/1716668842276blob-1.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Time for a tender ride around the area…good thing we now have a Garmin chart reader for the tender, as this area is pretty confusing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/335728b8-6fad-4b95-8086-e7813f4c3093/20240528_185712.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Double rainbow as the sun comes out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/978e5515-f03a-4d5c-9c1e-cf6193b03230/original_ad3afb95-3206-4bc6-83ac-380a1a6f1ab6_20240528_193611.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Millions of jellies at our anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/244fdf41-68b0-45b8-b07f-5181b931fbe2/20240529_204125.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out A cute little trawler anchors next to us in Grace Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cb84ef37-7e1d-477c-9901-1e90a3c4fa3e/20240530_110500.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Thankful for this amazing weather on our way to Toba Wilderness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7b389bf5-4e5f-4eb3-9513-f622a8c63e94/20240530_104819.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0d420a2b-300a-49a2-bbad-2db7a44fee32/20240530_115755.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/bf334eca-52d9-4e20-8e98-07a0b0268bf8/20240530_143728.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Just a little try at the fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/59d2a248-42af-4388-90f4-b42ceff92622/20240530_151914.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Better luck in capturing photos of black bears feeding on shellfish during low tide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8d8413c1-b414-4bfb-a42e-2020be1c7165/20240530_151924.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b0c010af-6c8a-4ea2-a088-1f7994c1a9f7/20240530_154908.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out There are so many waterfalls they don’t all have names…just gorgeous ribbons of water falling off the rock cliffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/bb092dac-6d14-4641-bf03-1a932526539f/20240530_160057.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/236b06c8-8fa6-4b86-82ad-178e3aefeb5d/20240530_160202.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2c78e710-34cb-4382-a043-86bec19be442/20240530_162224.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Independence on her own in the Toba Wilderness Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4ac94985-c82a-4f06-a0d1-b5849f7dd2ef/20240530_172049.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/45f43ce8-10ea-45d9-ba5a-75b28aa25453/20240530_172548.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5eaa6452-6f5a-4a13-bc55-688917d89109/20240530_172149.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out The base of the waterfall at the marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6febce11-5f58-4fc1-a4f8-4a999ed6b54d/20240531_132449.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out The top of the waterfall above the marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/123d414d-551b-4be2-8003-a403a4b29721/IMG_20240602_143656.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Local flora, mosses and berries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b883d323-5c06-4186-9b29-2c04ddd6ed2c/20240601_093155.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out On the move…the waterways are the highways. This tug pulls trucks and fuel tanks and tons of other items - possibly for one of the local logging camps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5f7ecd50-c121-412c-98dc-e2b89417920d/20240601_103640.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out The light house as we enter the channel to Campbell River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/afa0aae9-1c4e-47d2-9dbd-3dfe30ba0c54/20240601_174828.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out An amazing piece of artwork. This sailboat is all wood and just gorgeous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7d7825f0-8e33-4587-80c8-cf6dbe4b070f/20240603_091554.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Burial grounds on Tyee Spit, Campbell river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4f5eb32b-4e5b-4a39-ac9f-c50cff83da77/20240603_093044.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out The mouth of the Campbell River. There are four native tribes of the Campbell River that lived primarily by fishing. After 1792 the European ships arrived and the late 1800’s brought logging into full swing. The log-booms were so thick that the mouth of the river you see here was practically blocked with great rafts of enouous logs making fishing in this area impossible. The log-booms existed until the 1990’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3c267601-add4-4ac1-8a3e-276a9fb09aab/20240603_094607.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out CorilAir Charters ready to go for a flight. In the 1970’s this seaplane base was reputed to be the busiest in the world. They transported supplies, equipment, parts and medivac services, as well as carrying crews in out of the hundreds of remote logging camps. In the 1980’s small logging operations gave way to large scale operations that no longer used the seaplanes, opting for high speed water taxi and crew boats, and the growing use of helicopters in the forestry industry contributed to a decline in the floatplane business. However, the tour and transportation business is still alive and well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/89235e0e-b65d-4bbc-a40e-11a6b4b4faa7/20240603_094758.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Driftwood art at Tyee Spit Dick Murphy Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/28a85886-a913-41bf-ae43-b858c11636a7/20240603_094841.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out This carving at Tyee Spit Dick Murphy Park was done by three artists for the Shoreline Arts Society - Ernest Puglas, Jr. Henderson and Karver Everson. This amazing carving was just unveiled on May 31st of this year. It recognizes local nations’ connection to the land and co-operation. It depicts two figures holding up a sea serpent, telling of the ancient connections between families and nations on this part of the coast, and their resilience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c6cce296-1083-483c-9e3e-3184ef85846d/20240603_095334.jpg Log - Powell River, Canada to Grace Harbour, Toba Wilderness and Campbell River, Canada - Make it stand out Miles of beautiful driftwood along the channel before Campbell River https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/5/27/captains-post-17-a-memorial-day-remembrance monthly 0.5 2024-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8c525834-5f5b-4b9e-b60e-fb4292ed9304/20240516_194751.jpg Log - Captain's Post #17 - A Memorial Day Remembrance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/5/26/princess-louisa-inlet-canada-to-powell-river-canada monthly 0.5 2024-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8abeca6a-dfe8-4866-ad89-e9293059eb3e/20240525_101712.jpg Log - Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada to Powell River, Canada - Make it stand out There be pirates in Powell River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/36b5b0ee-ae46-433e-9b95-ab3edea0d15a/20240525_095245.jpg Log - Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada to Powell River, Canada - Make it stand out Far down the beach you can still see the Independence in Westview Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5773a601-c25d-47eb-8ac2-0364245c54c1/20240525_175131.jpg Log - Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada to Powell River, Canada - Make it stand out Time to sample the local pubs and eateries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4cdd611c-3c1a-4641-9e16-f226f5ea1d70/20240526_095406.jpg Log - Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada to Powell River, Canada - Make it stand out A fuzzy close up of this juvenile bald eagle in a windy spot, thus the ruffled feathers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c4f0f7ef-fea0-4a02-8ba0-2018df553837/20240526_104033.jpg Log - Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada to Powell River, Canada - Make it stand out One of the few spots left in the Westview Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/db3492e0-62c2-4931-99be-ec64512aaf12/1717368628484blob.jpg Log - Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada to Powell River, Canada - Make it stand out We were treated to a twenty minute Sea Otter show as three of them cavorted around the dock across from us at the marina. Scent marking, preening their coats, eating crab and fish and chasing each other around - tumbling all over the docks. These animals truly have a sense of humor and know how to have fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6fb5144e-4446-4675-92d8-2b408bd4f99a/IMG_20240526_172649.jpg Log - Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada to Powell River, Canada - Make it stand out The weather is still poor so a little bowling at the Persephone Bowling Alley seems like a good idea. Circa 1961, a five pin game played with tiny bowling balls…Larry won https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/5/26/egmont-canada-to-princess-louisa-inlet-canada monthly 0.5 2024-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/62947f8d-149e-4bf9-bb49-f19ded142d88/20240522_084030.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out An amazing day to ride the tide up Jervis Inlet toward Malibu Rapids and Princess Louisa Inlet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/63806913-c28d-41c6-8328-6f6708f86715/20240522_085707.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/532380f9-15a6-4a15-a082-8f41fc5f9c50/20240522_115522.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out The ‘waiting area’ for running the Malibu Rapids, named for the Malibu Club of 1940 - the first of a planned series of resorts at Princess Louisa Inlet. PLI is named to commemorate the Princess Louise, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, whose husband was the Marquess of Lorne, Governor General of Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/23caf1c7-fb60-44a2-aa40-b4f03200f6ed/20240522_120721.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out Larry running Malibu Rapids at slack low tide with a three knot current https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f1bc329e-914f-4299-a96c-9d47b1b75e3d/20240522_131806.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out The reward for all the stress and worry is this glorious view of Chatterbox Falls… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/772564c8-2aee-463e-b79f-890a92754cab/1716677695365blob.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/461e7350-5846-409c-af04-028869b69d88/20240522_144635.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out Boats of 55 feet or larger are not allowed on the dock and the mooring balls were all taken so we spent our first day and night at MacDonald Island… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/59541abe-567c-4d47-8ea1-2d15b7ed7774/20240522_163319.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out …so we took the tender to the dock to experience Chatterbox Falls and the rain forest trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ca39f326-eb70-4e98-a7db-504389d0e438/20240522_161028.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out The trees wear an impressive coat of moss and there are streams everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a57fe9de-066e-4bc5-b9e1-64f052e22c12/20240522_161141.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2b3e5c3f-04ba-4011-9f65-58ba789fb1d6/20240522_161712.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out A panoramic of Chatterbox Falls, its’ spray and rapids https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/dcbd681c-3b1a-45a9-8ff8-9564b6aa23ea/20240522_164030.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out Gumby enjoyed the cocktail cruise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/70c8c365-0203-4f5c-abbc-abf582e23ae3/20240522_164155.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out Thanks to Dave Garnett for introducing us to Vancouver’s’ Red Truck Road Trip Classic Lager…lovin’ the local brew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/38122d9b-e20e-477f-a54a-445eabe514c6/20240523_080128.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out The following morning we move to mooring ball https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/288b06f6-bdee-487c-9b85-7e81329aa4f3/20240523_081307.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out Morning views and reflections https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/41f497ba-02ce-499f-8adf-05d2cd6fdb20/20240522_160302.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/41ed12a2-3fe4-4aa9-a236-dd5b98fa5b72/1716668842276blob-1.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out Larry took the drone up and was able to get this spectacular shot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9b645b4e-7d11-4549-a3fb-382e65ac27c9/20240524_054646.jpg Log - Egmont, Canada to Princess Louisa Inlet, Canada - Make it stand out As they say…what a difference a day makes. We exit Malibu Falls the next day at slack high tide and not a ripple to be seen. Also, not much of the view to be seen either due to the rain and fog. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/5/26/vancouver-canada-to-egmont-canada monthly 0.5 2024-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/aa1c7fdb-26c4-4152-8201-cc3f01d5cd76/20240521_105701.jpg Log - Vancouver, Canada to Egmont, Canada - Make it stand out Big winds and chopping water in the Strait of Georgia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/899c21e9-87ca-4295-a103-9d74022c51c3/20240521_122846.jpg Log - Vancouver, Canada to Egmont, Canada - Make it stand out Entering Agamemnon Channel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7ddf65e6-6641-45b1-9af4-d710fd8a5742/IMG_20240521_155826.jpg Log - Vancouver, Canada to Egmont, Canada - Make it stand out Bathgate ‘Marina’ (photo courtesy of Larry McCullough) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/463aa5b5-2287-4995-8327-b60b09b73ee6/20240521_204228.jpg Log - Vancouver, Canada to Egmont, Canada - Make it stand out The rain and mist provide a lovely sunset… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cfa1573a-b2ec-4499-bd80-3513599d070e/20240521_204523.jpg Log - Vancouver, Canada to Egmont, Canada - Make it stand out …and a gorgeous double rainbow https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/5/19/roche-harbor-wa-to-vancouver-canada monthly 0.5 2024-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6f653fe1-142a-4fea-94a1-98fc6965db02/20240516_200402.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/dfad70b4-420e-46f8-b768-ee28bab57d19/20240516_120107.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Entering Burrard Inlet to English Bay with many tankers and bulk carriers waiting to enter the busy port of Vancouver, Canada https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a596d309-8d1f-4c37-a626-bdb4cb73d69c/20240516_122146.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Passing under the Lion’s Gate Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6b159d92-9ae7-429e-b6b5-214028a2caea/20240516_123608.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out The Vancouver skyline as we enter Vancouver Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/978d2de6-f079-4917-9cc7-5f904f27abef/20240516_124219.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Canada Place and the Cruise Ship Terminal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/77c9ec75-e277-4239-aafe-af13f976772e/20240516_124227.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Entering Coal Harbor where we will dock at Harbor Cruises Marina.. We are put into a fairly challenging slip to reverse into but Larry does a stellar job after a six hour run. We are thankful to be tied-up and the Captain departs the Independence to check in with Canadian Border Patrol and Customs. We had previously checked with the harbor and the officials that all we had to do was call in from the Harbor Office. Well…not so easy. You won’t believe it when I tell you that the Canadian Border Patrol (CBP) made us move out of our slip, a 100 yards, to an “Official Check-in Location” across the harbor. Larry then called the number for the CBP and they immediately approved our entrance to Canada. We then moved back into our challenging slip and proceeded to start happy hour a little early that night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2cf4d424-0308-48b2-aa23-c072449d927d/20240516_174554.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out The weather improved the next day but I have still snow skied on warmer days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b400850e-a248-4697-8fc2-3100d588c8ae/20240516_185834.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out The eye-catching Alberni building by Kengo Kuma, the Japanese architect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/37ad84a0-e0dc-4e84-8051-7a2320275af3/20240517_095303.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out A pretty and cold morning run around Stanley Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7bb8a722-13ac-4a54-942e-1aac292be6fe/20240517_100325.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Harry Winston Jerome, B.C.’s Athlete of the Century 1871-1971, winner of six track world records. Very humbling as I slog my way around the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7e2d8c5f-aa5b-4ccd-ba19-920033d6344f/20240517_100923.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Stopping during my jog to take a few photos of the amazing totem poles of Stanley Park. This is a red cedar portal constructed over three years and completed in 2008 by Coast Salish artist Susan Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/886268ca-86e8-42c8-9935-d939c0a10aec/20240517_101253.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Nine totem poles at Brockton Point are a collection of art that have come from all over B.C. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/70429c0d-afcb-4bec-bc6e-fb23091d4f72/20240517_101356.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Shore to Shore sculpture by Luke Marston, a descendant of the Coast Salish and Portuguese communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/976b04b0-97e8-41a0-b4e5-ac5c66e59dfd/20240517_194622.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Thank you to my sweet family, Renee and Dave, who helped us provision for our trip North, We had a blast and will hopefully see them on our way South in a month or so. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e51d056a-3829-4b96-8c46-e27beb50498f/20240517_194612.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Some fun ladies on the dock, with a love of shadow puppets, agreed to take our picture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3e825447-9380-4cf6-b7f5-bd6f374abe9d/20240518_151447.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Time to check out some local brew in Stanley Park…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fec67f37-14ae-405f-94ac-6aa203c95004/20240518_160135.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8033c874-8940-4e47-a6f3-244f1502c5db/original_ca49ef47-b7d5-4cf1-80e8-84e0b4e8fb03_20240518_205055.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out …and visit Derek, Jennica, Eli & Viv. So fabulous to see my sweet relatives in Vancouver. Thanks for the great time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c62b9896-6e4d-4710-8d20-9fd3dfc7cfa5/20240519_103458.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Always a lover of aviation. Harbor Air is amazingly busy with their seaplane tours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/25ee4b4b-6b76-4525-87a4-87997927f914/20240519_103842.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Of course my favorite the de Havilland Beaver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4b6203bd-aa68-4a5e-9bf8-56faf2ff4a76/IMG_4963.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out A view of the Independence from the restaurant ‘Lift’. Next to us is the 55 foot Nordhavn charter boat ‘Penalty Box II"‘. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/de509eb5-9e2f-40b3-8211-00ef4d5d5e4c/20240520_121148.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Larry and I finish-up our stay in Vancouver with a bike ride around Stanley Park. The Lion’s Gate Bridge in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/67e3b1b9-1539-4053-9640-3fb79ee4f748/20240520_122617.jpg Log - Roche Harbor, WA to Vancouver, Canada - Make it stand out Just an average day in Stanley Park at English Bay https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/5/19/friday-harbor-wa-to-roche-harbor-wa monthly 0.5 2024-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/068b0446-410d-42f7-a89f-f9c720f452ef/IMG_20240326_202613+%281%29.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Cruising the San Juan Channel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fa59f4cc-5978-47e3-9caf-461b94253d56/20240515_122800.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Entering the very quaint Roche Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cb1925da-32de-49f3-86c8-cfd1b522e289/20240515_133307.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out The Wharf which used to barrel the lime is now filled with busy little restaurants and shops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0e0364bf-468a-4dc6-bb24-d178e4249537/20240515_141215.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2c9b336d-9816-4b0a-8807-cc7385ce9716/20240515_141416.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Liking their little post office https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2cdd289e-e4ba-4950-9e2a-e9d20fc476eb/20240515_131152.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out This must be a San Juan Island thing…battle of the best pump-out names! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/393c1537-6b53-499e-ae96-92925f376e7c/20240515_141708.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Another pretty little harbor view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9718185d-b430-427a-9f5d-346efc2f6116/20240515_134539.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out A good name for a church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e3e64b7f-b42a-4d49-b131-b9c987d8c122/20240515_134826.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Gorgeous natural harbor with Independence in the foreground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ac73037a-c315-4061-96a4-71ffa85846e9/20240515_141054.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out The historic lime kilns, now with Bocce Ball courts in front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/17218e19-83dd-4543-8cb2-fdc58186577d/20240515_140913.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out I won https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3931cda9-efb4-4405-9f3b-fe9ffbd5afee/20240515_183655.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Treated to a lovely dinner at McMillin’s, which started with a fantastic Martini made by Sara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0650727d-68a0-4344-adef-3c7b5a0a4bba/20240515_204114.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out McMillan’s restaurants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8e014221-81f6-4e84-9808-b7ca19eb2999/20240515_202632.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out At sunset, during the good weather months, the ceremonial Color Guard is a true site to see. I was so impressed how these young people followed an intricate choreography and each anthem was played for each flag that was lowered. Before the American flag was lowered there was even a cannon blast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ecdac8bd-d477-4313-b335-fa30b048d5d3/20240515_204200.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Sunset over Roche Harbor… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ee07f4cd-bd6e-40dc-a7e2-ec4d9f7ae7bb/20240515_204349.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out …and the Independence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/21758380-c998-4fea-897c-dc4a6e3f1065/20240515_211928.jpg Log - Friday Harbor, WA to Roche Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Good night Roche Harbor https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/5/14/poulsbo-wa-to-friday-harbor-wa monthly 0.5 2024-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c55894c6-d21e-4fb0-97d0-3740e1f32a89/20240513_152148.jpg Log - Poulsbo, WA to Friday Harbor, WA - Make it stand out The Cattle Point Lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1fe055c4-2efb-4481-9e28-adcf43052d7f/20240513_181624.jpg Log - Poulsbo, WA to Friday Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Friday Harbor on a Monday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7bd222d5-b348-4733-9e22-c994cb6e4550/20240513_181718.jpg Log - Poulsbo, WA to Friday Harbor, WA - Make it stand out I think if you’re going to deal with other people’s sh*t all day you might as well have a good sense of humor about it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cb0e31af-1d1e-4da1-bd42-7d2c24e8385f/20240513_182422.jpg Log - Poulsbo, WA to Friday Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Admiring our view of the Independence here… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7f0c14bd-b9e0-4522-b2ca-1be883af1bce/20240513_193657.jpg Log - Poulsbo, WA to Friday Harbor, WA - Make it stand out …and here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7f7a3223-4e75-4300-b1fe-7dabc0a0285d/20240513_193228.jpg Log - Poulsbo, WA to Friday Harbor, WA - Make it stand out So crushed that the best looking pub in town had closed down. RIP Cask & Schooner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8ef789d4-b9c4-4b3a-b8d7-3b999233ac43/20240513_193325.jpg Log - Poulsbo, WA to Friday Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Normally, the ferry is lodged in this terminus, constantly filling with cars and people - running from 6AM until after 10PM. As the info plaque reads, the means of transiting these waters has changed greatly over the years. From Coast Salish canoes in the 1900’s to the Mosquito Fleet Steamers of the 1860’s to 1920’s, then followed by several small steamship companies which then became the Black Ball Line. In 1951, the State of Washington bought out the private companies and constructed the main terminal and waiting area in this present location.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/33e264ad-8c66-4e45-be17-03a6146de053/20240513_193750.jpg Log - Poulsbo, WA to Friday Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Popeye the harbor seal was named this due to her cloudy left eye. She was part of the Friday Harbor views from 1995 until sometime around 2019. They still liked her even after she bit a tourist in 2017…maybe even more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ddad976d-dc77-4cd4-819e-60b839ebbd5d/20240514_113515.jpg Log - Poulsbo, WA to Friday Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Larry off to discover Friday Harbor on Mountain Bike. He ended up at the San Juan Island National Historic Park. The brochure gave a bit of history that told of the tussle of ownership over this bit of land. Evidently, …………WE now interrupt this posting with a guest author, Jamie is getting ready to go out at the beautiful restaurant here in the harbor, ok, just like neighbors near your house there was a dispute about the boundary of the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. had settlers on the southern part of the island and established a sheep farm, it’s lonely and cold, say no more, it was called Belle Cue Sheep farm, site of today’s American Camp. The British in the meantime, did not like this because as with much of the world they said it was theirs. On June 15, 1859 an American shot an English pig, what can I say, it gets lonely and cold up here. Luckily this did not start a war but troops were sent from both sides in case fighting broke out. The English sent three warships, 400 Royal Marines. Of Course the U.S. had to respond and soon there were 461 soldiers. Fortunately, no shots were fired during the ensuing 12 years. In 1871 the boundary question was submitted for arbitration to Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany. This was because Germans have always been known for being peace loving and wishing to avoid conflicts. It was ruled that the San Juan Islands belonged to the U.S. The museum does not give the reason why the U.S. won but what I heard years ago - was because old Wilhelm liked the Americans more and knew they had surveyed the surrounding waters and knew the depths. His solution was to award the Islands to the country that knew the area, the depths. Who knows if it’s true but history is written by the people who write it and I wrote it so it’s true. (Yes, Larry did take over this post and do a fantastic job) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4767737e-839d-41e6-9665-658ed5726e4e/20240513_193952.jpg Log - Poulsbo, WA to Friday Harbor, WA - Make it stand out Nice light over the back bay and all the boats in the Friday Harbor Marina https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/5/14/bremerton-wa-to-poulsbo-wa-nordhavn-rendezvous monthly 0.5 2024-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f9c465ea-854b-406e-beed-eda41e3186f5/original_d138fc49-ba6f-4517-9665-71e12ee66b06_20240511_205608.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out Logo courtesy of Nordhavn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/24d2de36-5ddc-4fee-8cd8-2abdb7997d22/original_8f3c5af9-d1d4-4752-98ec-9dd85cdce3b1_20240508_190114.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out The Independence stern-tied at the Poulsbo Marina, ready to be ‘sandwiched’ by her brothers and sisters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c88bb98d-134a-451d-9d39-a876ead30ec9/20240511_170709.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out Poulsbo has many welcoming eateries, breweries and pubs. This one is called The Brass Kraken Pub right at the harbor. The town of Poulsbo was founded by Norwegian immigrant Jorgen Eliason in the 1880’s. As much as the town is called a ‘Viking Town’ the only connection is the settlers’ heritage. The Scandinavians chose to live in this pretty area as it reminded them of the fjords of Norway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/39e7e73f-0976-404a-8895-121d505aa9c3/original_2a900a75-637d-4251-9dff-d7fa6da336eb_20240511_100536.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out The Sons of Norway gathering hall where all off this weekend’s events will be held https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cf17acaa-6df7-4c15-94e3-7be62f758829/20240508_200150.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out The charming main street has a classic town clock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9d6df232-16b5-4a72-bf6f-71cb9ad0ac49/20240508_200210.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out This viking mural pays homage to Poulsbo settlers’ heritage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7107a18b-69df-4faf-880f-a93846434abb/20240508_201457.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out Charming little fishing boats depicted here in Dogfish Bay which was renamed Liberty Bay by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Geodetic Survey in 1914. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6a7cc27d-313d-4f33-9905-6abe36dd046c/20240509_210353.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out Sunset over this cute little outboard made to resemble a tiny tug https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8e5ff05a-8a60-475d-b840-8c3028784f04/20240509_210158.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out Uff da - my friends with Scandinavian backgrounds will understand this term https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a7e66812-1d00-4f28-bd8a-a9bf8cb8e192/20240509_103336.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out Always good to see a town that pays respect to it’s fallen soldiers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/412e1ebd-2eda-47ee-8ac0-16d3829d0665/20240510_085209.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out Viking King Olaf statue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d529257d-0eca-47a8-8c1b-c12778fdd24b/original_4b7424fe-5db0-4a37-ac2d-3725a60b03db_20240509_103929.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out Kit gets a weekend ride to town in style https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/96f5d55b-617b-46ba-802f-f85ad7702f04/original_97b5049f-8fdd-441b-ba74-bdca4e596713_20240508_201651.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out The famous Sluys Poulsbo Bakery. The line wraps outside of the building during tourist season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5e27e468-ed33-49f5-9eb2-53c76c496948/IMG_20240513_233729.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/505cdd2c-c1c1-41b9-9576-efac6d4eb0ec/Screenshot_20240511_144434_Chrome.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out Time for a Nordhavn dock party (photo courtesy of Doug Harlow) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/237c0574-c385-4b17-946e-0820c88975bf/Screenshot_20240511_144414_Chrome.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out (Photo courtesy of Doug Harlow) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/83a66245-d741-4d63-a794-35b575830240/original_4d5cc216-3f24-4205-a10d-7e99cadae6f5_20240508_202606.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out The line up of Nordhavns begins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/53aeb631-bd0f-477e-87a2-04faabd615b8/original_de5c99f4-1b00-4c34-b8ca-6b3f68acce8c_20240508_201334.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/90ce451c-bbbb-4aaa-a624-0064a0383e02/IMG_20240513_234254.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out Drone photos by Doug Harlow. The outer arm is ALL Nordhavns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f2234fe7-506a-406f-8560-af94a55be5ec/IMG_20240513_234254+%281%29.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out More images borrowed from Instagram. The Independence under the Northern Lights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9cfc3c4d-38dd-450c-bbc9-3d82dce9bdcb/original_bdca6552-0cbc-4acf-8598-4444b1038bbf_20240511_224512.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out A great time with a great bunch of people comes to a close https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c0ecd4ad-1ddc-4662-8891-b8e1a00e5c94/original_589d6c84-b0bb-4934-a658-7efbefb92880_20240512_192748.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out Weather moving in makes for a pretty sky… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/17ead974-2220-4b3e-b2e9-1d51be7f50de/20240512_203625.jpg Log - Bremerton, WA to Poulsbo, WA - Nordhavn Rendezvous! - Make it stand out …and a pretty sunset. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/5/14/seattle-wa-to-bremerton-wa monthly 0.5 2024-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/972f16f5-33f0-450b-bcd8-34eb6d7e864b/20240507_083724.jpg Log - Seattle, WA to Bremerton, WA - Make it stand out To say Bremerton is a Navy town is a bit understated. In 1998, the U.S. Navy commissioned Naval Station Bremerton as it’s newest home port. According to Google, in June 2004, Naval Station Bremerton and Submarine Base Bangor were joined to become one regional base known as Naval Base Kitsap. Above is the 31 foot long ‘Sail’ from America’s Most Decorated Ship the USS Parche.. It is 18 feet tall and weighs approximately 60 tons and is specially hardened for breaking through ice when surfacing in Arctic waters. This nuclear-powered submarine conducted many special operations between 1976 and 2004, all of which remain classified to this day but were generally known as Cold War and post Cold War intelligence-gathering operations. This sail supported many functions; it contained the fairwater planes used to maneuver and maintain depth, and the periscopes and masts used for navigation and communication. The sail is free-flooding - no crew would be inside when the sub was submerged. When operated on the surface, a team of three or four officers and crew stood watch on the bridge located in the forward part of the sail. Parche’s crew earned nine Presidential Unit Citations, the highest award a ship can receive, as well as ten Navy Unit Commendations, and 13 Navy Expeditionary Medals. The stripes displayed on the sail are efficiency awards earned by her crew in competition with other submarine crews. The most important efficiency award a ship can receive is the Battle E annually to the ship or unit that demonstrated the highest state of battle readiness - that’s a lot of lines under the E! The USS Parche was decommissioned 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/91286520-5625-43c2-a8a7-b7f65c20feac/20240507_085916.jpg Log - Seattle, WA to Bremerton, WA - Make it stand out The 911 Memorial in Bremerton is very powerful. These 5,000 pound beams from the Twin Towers sit gracefully beside the flowing water. Children’s ceramic tiles surround the memorial. At 10 years old they were asked to define “What a Hero Means to Me?”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/79d24e6d-c7f1-4fb7-9f8d-d6fce191440d/20240507_143602.jpg Log - Seattle, WA to Bremerton, WA - Make it stand out Made in America…in fact right here in Bremerton, WA, Life Proof boats. We went for a ride and think they are pretty sweet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/57842c96-b55b-455e-a29b-1f5c42cef343/20240513_181347.jpg Log - Seattle, WA to Bremerton, WA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2de80770-4707-418f-b5a0-b74b36f73a72/IMG_20240507_182117.jpg Log - Seattle, WA to Bremerton, WA - Make it stand out During our Life Proof boat demo we had the awesome luck to see Orca Whales (photo by Larry McCullough) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c2311216-7260-4393-8121-dddd3d866c70/20240507_175730.jpg Log - Seattle, WA to Bremerton, WA - Make it stand out Time for a cold one with Chris Adams, who literally flew in to Bremerton for 24 hours to say hello https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1ca5a998-86ac-4437-a0d5-0ba28faa6898/20240507_184039.jpg Log - Seattle, WA to Bremerton, WA - Make it stand out While we enjoyed our dinner there was a fabulous wild life show at the dock of the Boat Shed. This adult Bald Eagle grabbed a Cormorant and dragged up on the dock, where he/she dispatched it quickly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/90eda85d-35c7-4395-a75b-85e36345c2f1/20240507_184103.jpg Log - Seattle, WA to Bremerton, WA - Make it stand out The Eagle seemed to enjoy every fresh bite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/153517bc-f047-4862-a4df-a6b226d15390/20240507_193759.jpg Log - Seattle, WA to Bremerton, WA - Make it stand out The USS Turner Joy DD 951 (commissioned in 1959 and decommissioned in 1982) moored in front of the Bremerton Marina is now a maritime museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c6948bf1-71d8-4209-bf38-0461589ad75b/20240507_201221.jpg Log - Seattle, WA to Bremerton, WA - Make it stand out The Bremerton Harborside Fountain Park. The sculptures are made to resemble an armada of submarines leaving the Bremerton Naval Ship Building Yard heading out towards the Sound. The explosion of water created by air driven jets (one sub every five minutes or so) is also meant to reference whale spouts and the volcanic activity of this area…that is the abstract part of the design by Sun Valley, CA WET designer Patty Lundeen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7af181eb-1d67-4e49-8bc2-4601de18e87d/20240507_211556.jpg Log - Seattle, WA to Bremerton, WA - Make it stand out After all that history, sculptural and culture it is time for a drink…I wouldn’t want to disappoint! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/5/1/port-townsend-wa-to-seattle-wa monthly 0.5 2024-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/52e799aa-9b13-482f-bfad-767221f1d48d/IMG_20240326_202109.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA A cold morning run with beautiful views as we depart Port Townsend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/55533600-1642-4d7b-9e6b-1e69341e92c4/20240429_070444.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Enjoying the views and still water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/73c751d0-0cdb-4e5b-b46a-99c1bf92bc79/20240429_113303.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA A great view of the Seattle skyline from the Elliot Bay Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6d7ae87a-a915-4951-8df8-a4f96ae8275f/20240429_194714.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA So great to get to visit with Natalie Grant while we are in the Seattle area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d186fb97-a2b4-4f7e-8ee3-b1972cffc944/20240430_095455.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Popular tattoo artist turned muralist, Kyle Martz, was commissioned by the Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers for this masterpiece at the Pier 91 Cruise Ship Terminal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/227ab87e-0957-4b28-b037-794e2e8b607a/20240430_201522.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Sunset views at Elliot Bay Marina… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c90b2a54-6fb9-4858-9be3-57487983dc39/20240430_204644.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA …and twilight views. Our days are getting longer as we move north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2e80bb9a-0954-45ba-93f6-0e4b392fd8d6/20240501_091346.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Just a 10NM hop from Elliot Bay brings us to Salmon Bay and the shipping canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6231db59-54ac-4877-a3fe-ea4c16080e8b/20240501_091541.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA A train crosses the busy Salmon Bay Bascule Bridge as we wait for our lock to open https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0e418933-6c85-4dcf-a087-df6978d9d996/20240501_100312.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA After 45 minutes we are lucky to get into the small lock. It is only a little over a 100 feet long so it’s just us and one other boat locking up. In this photo the doors are closing behind us to allow the water in the lock to rise to the level of Lake Union. The Ballard (Hiram Chittenden) Locks were built in the early 1900’s and according to Wikipedia, carry more boat traffic than any other lock in the U.S. The construction of the locks created great changes to the environment of Seattle and it’s surrounds. The Locks lowered the water level of Lake Washington and Lake Union by almost nine feet, reversing the flow of rivers, leaving piers high and dry and adding miles of ‘new’ waterfront. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1671e0a6-c958-4762-a755-9655123d3272/20240501_100403.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA I truly thought I would never see another lock after doing 53 of them on the Great Loop. The small lock has a floating wall with ‘buttons’ that you loop your stern and bow lines to. You then just float up 30 feet in approximately 20 minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c27b9f67-5d7b-45a3-bb68-75baa85c8994/20240501_101107.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA When told by the Lock Masters, you release your lines and depart the lock toward Lake Union https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6a321736-000c-464b-bf6c-3bd08b17bb61/20240501_103437.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Entering Lake Union you cross under the Fremont Bridge (foreground) and then the Aurora Bridge (background) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/03e33bc4-74c6-45e0-9ea9-c31a94734fd1/20240501_104404.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA We pass by Gas Works Park, which was once the site of the Seattle Gas Light Company, a coal gasification plant, which operated from 1906 to 1956. The land was then purchased by the city of Seattle in 1962 and opened to the public as a park in 1975. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cd6b1002-459d-46cf-8d6d-d429a88d4c12/20240503_120304.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Busy Lake Union with float planes taking off and landing in front of the Seattle Space Needle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/59aaca98-67f9-4de8-888e-87a7838b797d/20240501_104820.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Seattle skyline views recede as we move toward Portage Bay and the Seattle Yacht Club (SYC) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e8c593e4-b18e-49a8-b274-fb36bccf6741/20240501_111558.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA The pretty Seattle Yacht Club, so quiet now… but just wait…Opening Day festivities start tomorrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/565ebcec-7237-4edf-b68d-acd1432d86ef/20240502_162429.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA With SYC at full capacity we have boats rafted to the Independence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ec9cce74-d8cd-42cd-9374-0555c0339d3a/original_56d52dc8-39fb-42c3-9365-b39d93063024_20240502_162555.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Boats getting dressed up for the Opening Day Parade on Saturday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/896f8285-b5ed-4eab-81c3-39e9687d10b2/20240502_163941.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA The Montlake Cut and Bridge, where the Windermere Cup Races will take place along with the Opening Day Parade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2f5ab589-6693-422b-b460-2913f433a510/20240503_075639.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Traditional art by an Alaskan artist Chief John Wallace, 1937 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4db10432-fb83-4d15-9d85-7136557a4d7f/20240503_115044.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA A little ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ moment as we cruise by the neighborhood where the 1993 movie was filmed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3f9d6071-8d7c-4ead-8fca-50757342a5af/IMG_20240506_153000+%281%29.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Opening Day weekend festivities kick off with ‘The Commode Cup Race’. The commodores from the Seattle YC, the Royal Vancouver YC and the Royal Victoria YC compete in the peddle controlled Mini 12s. The winner has to drink beer from the ‘cup’. This year’s winner is Commodore Mark Owen Flood ot the Royal Victoria YC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a392ac0d-3644-4ed6-b930-9f69f8bb5aa4/20240503_152830.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Next up, a ride on a classic boat. Jojo Dailey and I get to ride in a 1938 Split Cockpit Runabout (on the left). On the right is the ‘Conny’, the original launch built for University of Washington crew team in 1932 and named for coach Hiram B. Conibear (“Boys in the Boat”). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/843eb845-810d-41b7-8270-1e9fca8832b9/IMG_20240506_160235.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA I am sitting next to Dick Dow, owner and classic boat restorer. He bought this 1938 Split Cockpit Runabout for $1.00. It was in such rough shape it took him 14 years to restore and was relaunched in 1990 with a 350 MerCruiser in her. She handles amazingly and takes the lake chop like cutting through butter with a hot knife. What a blast. Thank you Dick! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d1e87f54-22f3-4c42-91d1-bc0a6e6f8527/IMG_20240506_161012.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Party time on zero dock with a theme of Pirates and Pursuers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a791b512-bc5c-4d71-bb5d-85eee33bd621/20240503_172628.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Our past and present San Francisco Yacht Club commodores and family members…Evan Dailey & Jojo, Matt Frymier & current SFYC commodore Jeni Dailey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/107bb442-5c26-40aa-b9cc-a00307d4ae68/20240502_211529.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA This is the Log Boom from 1989. The weather is not as good this weekend but there are still a huge quantity of boats on the boom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/33f01567-2006-4b31-be79-9bcaf1b7ce9a/20240502_164458.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Hundreds of boats tie up to logs fixed in the lake and hang out for the weekend to watch the races and the parade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cbe6ecbd-4478-473e-bef2-ea77f6d99163/20240504_085105.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Saturday and the official ceremony of Opening Day at the Seattle Yacht Club begins with all the pomp and circumstance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/be2162ef-34da-4a88-b6bb-3c8e0cddd17f/20240504_103743.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA The Windermere Cup races begin. It is a 1.25 mile course and most races take 10 or 11 minutes. We are perfectly situated at the finish line. This is one of the few courses where the contestants can be constantly cheered on by the crowd as they go by the Log Boom and then down The Cut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3774968a-9a9b-45bf-a97b-89f5da895b22/20240504_113707.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA The exhaustion is apparent directly after they cross the line https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/937d3bf8-7b05-47e8-a091-f7d1834f2bc7/20240504_115120.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA The contestants then have to loiter in Portage Bay until all the races are done and they can return back up the cut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e35e2d84-5d11-41ab-aa91-e55dc5b6b733/20240504_114042.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA The National Italian Team was here to race as well. They competed against University of Washington and University of Wisconsin. University of Washington won - go Huskies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/72203849-1e0d-42c1-8203-afb0d816e591/20240504_130427.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Waiting for the Parade of Boats to begin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b10de336-a67c-459f-9c88-be871af19a0c/20240504_132416.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA The Sea Scouts and the fire boat in the background make a fine start to the parade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/512812ab-4068-4ad8-a91b-c13c8c59d7bf/20240504_171313.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA The Dailey’s oblige us with a stern photo on the Independence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9616aaa5-38e7-41e4-b0ff-55c96bc4ceb0/20240504_115456.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA The entry of the Seattle Yacht Club established in 1892 and originally located in Elliot Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f8561e08-d8ee-4204-ad91-d1e9c1c86f50/20240505_202040.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA On the Montlake Bridge at sunset bidding adieu to Portage Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1706e55d-c05e-44b8-a1b9-2c37206112bf/20240506_064817.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Making our way back to the Ballard Locks. One last view of the Seattle skyline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/530929d3-4127-4dee-a4bd-0b55036048f4/20240506_073422.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Rounding out our experience we get to lock down in the large Ballard Lock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1bc5044c-89f2-4b60-a16a-55004804198a/20240506_074456.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA The Lock Masters take your 50 foot bow and stern lines and secure them to the rail as other boats raft against the larger wall boat (us). The lock doors close and the water quickly drops down 30 feet in approximately 20 minutes. The lines are played out during the drop and then thrown back to you as the rafting boats depart and we are given clearance to exit the lock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/bf595be9-cb6e-49d6-80b9-d1aedbaaf0df/20240506_080504.jpg Log - Port Townsend, WA to Seattle, WA Dropped and good to go. Off toward Bremerton, WA we go. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/4/28/port-angeles-wa-to-port-townsend-wa monthly 0.5 2024-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/06aada44-d6f8-4a7a-9c3b-baa9f799c051/20240426_102905.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out Point Dungeness Light midway on our transit to Port Townsend has been in continuous operation since 1857. The second lighthouse established in the Washington territory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ea64289b-bc9d-48da-8fdc-a81f14a2ad98/original_fe109a59-a9ba-4850-bb61-46daa1ce0c69_20240426_122437.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out Point Wilson Lighthouse (1879) is still an active aid to navigation. Located in Fort Worden State Park not far from the to Port Townsend Marina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/78153629-b136-4bd8-b476-6b4726923c92/20240426_123845.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out The busy Port Townsend ferry to Seattle and points between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9593c04b-3d5f-4c3a-95bc-c21142659a1d/20240429_063128.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out The scene stealing Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend, commands your attention as you enter the harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7d76eb20-7546-43c4-838f-e5df63db13d8/20240426_124605.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out Beginning to see/feel the effect of the northern tidal influences as we enter the marina in Port Townsend. A daily tide differential of eight feet is the norm here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c29e62dc-5f26-40b2-99ea-e2c411ebc8b8/20240426_173413.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out Docked. The happy Captain and crew get to enjoy a little break of good weather in Port Townsend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4df3455c-cabd-4779-b9d9-f5e6e693537a/IMG_20240430_072454.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out If you don’t know already, the Captain and crew like beer. Luckily, so does Port Townsend. A sampling of pics from The Pourhouse and Sirens Restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8943bb3d-27c4-4e56-b6f1-2f9c45c97bba/20240426_131524.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out Our marina has some lovely sail boats. This sunny yellow hull is perfect for today’s weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0bfaa510-3c7d-4e57-a324-675e39fcdb76/original_80c2e276-456a-4d3c-9336-35e8ef6d276c_20240428_115923.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out The Hawaiian Chieftain is seen going out for an Opening Day blessing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/32e99c01-b736-4c73-841a-27eeadd41270/IMG_20240428_214416.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out Just couldn’t leave with out sampling the beer at Port Townsend Brewing Co. …. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b55d555e-fa9b-48f1-902a-59dc576a5336/IMG_20240428_214412.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out …or for that matter, a very different brewery but shockingly good. Propolis Brewing (est. 2012) which offers seasonal botanical farmhouse ales (brewed with wild-crafted herbs and forest ingredients) that are very unusual but very tasty. My favorite being the long stemmed Montem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8897c82d-752d-4836-9b8a-671ad3b7b840/original_73d73d37-aa34-42a1-b462-293b650bdfda_20240426_133713.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out Loving the art from the Blackfish Tour boat. The stylized Orca with Orcas Island at the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5d8fa7c7-a37e-4bfe-9782-7cf0013573e8/20240426_174512.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out This sculptures is of a Dungeness Crab’s first larval stage called a Zoea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e8ba46f8-5d01-4a33-9239-99b08c472ff5/20240426_182411.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out Just a little flavor of this port town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/998d45f3-d4c1-47f7-8213-69aa550c81fc/20240426_184053.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out The Hastings Building completed in 1890. The large cast iron columns at street level were from the Port Townsend Foundry (est. 1883). Doctors & lawyers filled the upper offices, while the realtors office was at street level along with Max Gerson Dry Goods purveyor of Cigars, Tobacco, Confectionary and Smokers Articles. The building is now undergoing a renovation where the final stage will rebuild the missing cupola. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8486f9c2-60f6-426c-b3da-9b4053225398/20240427_163250.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out The Jefferson County Courthouse was built in 1892. The sandstone was quarried in Alaska and the red colored bricks were shipped from St. Louis. Both the bell and the clock mechanism in the 124-foot tower were built in 1891 by the E. Howard Watch & Clock Company of Boston, MA. The clock operates by 250-pound weights which drop slowly from the tower to the basement, enclosed in a cedar shaft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1b0e7e26-7270-47bc-aafd-c429d3a15248/20240427_173337.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out St. Paul’s Episcopal Church built in 1865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/520762bf-8076-4234-a041-ab101f3c137b/20240427_173133.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out The Bell Tower built in 1890, was used to call volunteer firefighters to their posts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/569221af-9534-4a4d-a88d-f089ecb15e0d/20240427_173255.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out Charming houses along the bluff edge of town. Many appear to now be Bed and Breakfast establishments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/123ed93a-5647-421b-8281-89404362eceb/20240428_204646.jpg Log - Port Angeles, WA to Port Townsend, WA - Make it stand out Sunset after a rainy day. We depart tomorrow for Seattle. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/4/25/newport-or-to-port-angeles-wa monthly 0.5 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/783bb1e9-a649-4e5b-b1c4-444a6849e2e1/20240419_164414.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c09e0e61-18c0-45c1-9c48-86193e693420/20240423_054751.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out A beautiful moon set as we depart Newport, OR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d06bd762-67c0-44ba-94a7-3f199ca36c96/20240423_090810.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out A few hours later we get this and much worse for the next 10 hours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/86ffd698-af5e-4bd4-8f69-cb35c9974c9b/original_c03d6ca0-a2d5-4240-93e9-f2a5dd5aa861_20240424_104925.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out A wonderful sight to see, Cape Flattery and the mouth of the Strait of Juan de Fuca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/22bac3c5-b9d6-40e8-b7ee-1eaaf0e9a534/20240424_163237.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out After 35 hours we arrive at Port Angeles, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6faabcb7-d15e-43ac-8975-f14ee2f58da0/20240424_164650.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c368d81d-f3f5-4a63-a481-72ceb91bf180/20240424_120901.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out Thankfully, we didn’t need any of the emergency items from the ditch bag. Back to the shelf they go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/96cb3fe6-c51a-490d-8a30-28aba348fa57/20240424_191143.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out Independence at rest in the Port Angeles Marina after her long run up the West Coast 775NM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8c462d7f-7764-484f-a71c-8c2205e04ce7/original_d0e25101-c0a8-4b79-a986-f7e590c71301_20240425_094114.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out Right at the dock. Beautiful metridium anemones and busy barnacles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/de2aa9b2-fb6b-4bd5-b63d-540eadfc4c65/original_0f8d70f2-d6b8-4ff2-9d6c-852dc2f7246d_20240424_191135.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out Cancel the Silver Alert…I located these two! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7f0fb22d-437f-4db2-9e78-e78386910af4/20240425_100134.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out Time to explore Port Angeles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f1e09345-bfa8-4bbb-883c-8d61f85a21f0/20240424_193015.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out There is an artwalk with all kinds of great sculptures, like this giant weathervane/wind chime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/aafe6955-672a-4323-ab6c-64d5810395b6/original_fe5e93fc-fdb8-42a8-b815-2189aa129705_20240425_095512.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out …and these whales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/135e93fb-ead7-4067-946d-59a989e43da7/20240425_095612.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out I particularly liked this whale bone vertibrae sculpture…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fbd9a851-6bc5-48e8-8dcf-10709ede6549/20240425_101016.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out …the graceful cormorants… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7fe5c80b-34bb-4140-bdf3-34c9daed6489/20240425_100629.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out …and this octupus made from a mosaic of beach stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3d4c9869-deef-4b1a-b199-83137c3322f0/20240425_140355.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out This mural depicts how the city of Port Angeles was lifted up 100 years ago. The sea-level mudflats that the town was originally built on would constantly flood and the placement of municipal pipes was impossible. The solution was to use high-pressure water cannons drawing seawater from the harbor, sluicing tons of mud from the “Hogback”, a hill above the main area of town. The mud then flowed into concrete forms to boost the downtown streets 10 to 14 feet above the high-tide line. Completed on June 22, 1914, after only six months, raised the city out of the muck and allowed for the first sewer system to be laid. The mud took six years to dry during which time the towns-folk walked over wooden planks crisscrossed about town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/87d45d1d-671a-4607-937b-c0c4c16da652/20240425_100333.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out We had a great chowder lunch in The Wharf at Downriggers restaurant. The huge props are from a Black Ball Ferry. Each prop is 8 feet in diameter and weighs 2,600 pounds. The ferry line started in 1818 offering scheduled transatlantic passenger service between New York, USA and Liverpool, UK on sail-powered clipper ships. Today the popular ferry line here in Port Angeles operates a 341 foot auto and passenger ferry with daily runs to Victoria, B.C., Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/26237bd5-0b04-49d8-92c1-8e7f77ae4f61/20240425_154749.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out In The Wharf you will find the kids playing in the Arcade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f753ea54-999b-4b3f-b61e-15a46faaef5e/20240425_100923.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out The Klallam originally inhabited the area of Port Angeles and traded fresh water and salmon berries with the first European Explorers (Spanish) in 1791. The Captain of the Princesa Real, Francisco de Eliza, named the harbor Puerto Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles. Like other Pacific Northwest cities, Port Angeles was known for logging and fishing/canning with a Coast Guard presence as early as 1862 and a USCG Air Station in 1935 (the first permanent air station on the Pacific Coast). In 1938 President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Port Angeles and pledged his support for creation of the Olympic National Park in 1937 which was signed the following year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/20b5d4a6-45ca-40ad-bfe7-b7273abdd26f/20240425_141453.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out The Clallam County Courthouse built in 1914. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e599424f-66da-4333-b00f-e7f6993088d1/20240425_142047.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out The Elwha Klallam Museum at the Carnegie Library displays cultural and historical artifacts related to the history of the Tribe and other tribes on the Olympic Peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/76953206-9dec-4db3-85b7-254cbb5a3bc0/20240424_193316.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out Street signs are also written in the language of the Elwha Klallam Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a5e6e437-2f00-402b-abd9-bb3eb2142793/20240425_150458.jpg Log - Newport, OR to Port Angeles, WA - Make it stand out Taking advantage of a nice weather day to have a cold one with a view at The HARbinger Wine & Beer BAR. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/4/21/here-we-go-sf-bay-to-newport-or monthly 0.5 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b3e34b6b-c667-4953-be9f-2cb1f610463a/20240418_062827.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Finally, good weather! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/75eb424f-f438-46ec-b73d-17545ac15c01/20240418_064239.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Looking back at the Golden Gate Bridge at sunrise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4124f523-7ce4-4602-9df7-3ca955e88280/20240418_064819.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Point Bonita Lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b466ea93-e0e1-4d15-a8d6-862181f0ebe9/20240419_201748.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out The first sunset of two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cda0c050-0bf2-4519-ad46-dc4ac1d1701b/20240419_141634.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Passing by St. George Reef Light off the coast of Crescent City, CA. (Klamath Mountains in the background). Construction began 1883 and several people lost their lives due to the extreme location. Completed in 1890 of concrete and granite the light rises 144 feet above the water and originally had a Fresnel lens. Light operators were understandably, hard to keep due to the remoteness of the location, causing many to seek transfer due to suffering mental breakdowns. The light was decommissioned in 1975 and replaced by a “floating lighthouse”. Thankfully, the St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society raised funds by selling tours of the site by helicopter and were eventually able to ‘relight’ the St. George in 2012. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. (Information courtesy Wikipedia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4aca8967-648c-44c4-85e1-fb451f3c61ae/20240419_164414.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Mack Arch off the Oregon coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d4d9bb32-2319-4d56-b468-cd71057dfd11/20240420_073652.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out The Sionyx Aurora low light camera for the overnight transit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5cfdae7b-b44a-45bf-98aa-69b7e86cb2b7/20240419_192202.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Sunset number two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e778042f-5710-4bf3-89af-43cfa74bb527/20240419_195817.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out As night shift begins again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/93919e3f-ca93-4c83-8231-2e396e02dcd5/20240418_204423+%281%29.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out The lower helm station with charts, radar and low light camera screeens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/291aac63-13d0-4681-b3bf-7053ab404f16/20240420_093214.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Thankful to arrive at Newport, OR after 51 hours straight. Cruising under the graceful Yaquina Bay Bridge was a treat for weary crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/54650916-a07d-417f-bdc8-db24795baba5/20240420_163708.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out After refueling and quick wash down of the Independence we had to wait three hours for electrical and then finally, a hot shower! The Captain and crew look a bit happier (and definitely, smell better). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/14808efb-0a85-4ea3-bdcb-9113e6173352/20240420_163846.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Secure at the transient dock at South Beach Harbor…not sure for how many days as poor conditions are returning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7621d02d-c9fb-4286-90ff-b9ee8c9578f4/20240420_181254.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Making the best of our time, we check out the Rogue Brewery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4c55265c-f755-42c9-af66-38547b36322e/20240420_164742.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e7c5f87f-5d70-4891-87f4-f85661e2ae6f/20240418_204423.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Thirsty sailors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4481dc1b-7b9a-4eba-88f8-fb774d8bfc70/20240420_165404.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a7ffbaf0-5360-4da0-8cb8-4504acf1a918/20240420_165514+%281%29.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4d00b072-0c5d-46cb-af85-2550051a73e5/20240420_171358.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Good beer does disappear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9d09a984-b686-4521-a707-68b0354ac973/20240420_181442.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out The Rouge Brewery is located across the street from the south span of the Yaquina Bay Bridge (U.S. Route 101). Built in 1934, the elegant, steel and concrete structure is of Art Deco and Gothic influences. Designed by Conde B. McCullough (one of eleven major bridges designed by him). The first automobile crossed on September 6th, 1936. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/96c72f43-b129-4f61-bd65-1ff04319c0c4/20240420_195556.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out The Rogue Sunset Bar is aptly named and very appreciated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a01262d4-3449-49c2-9423-5735b52af747/20240420_200456.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out DARE, RISK, DREAM - I think we are doing a bit of all of that….and purchasing the Dead Guy Pilsner and IPA to go!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b010af9e-c862-4518-82a4-18187e0731a9/20240421_092612.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Throw your crab pot off the Public Fishing Pier and catch a few Dungeness in 30 minutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/68ff6241-fd3a-4caa-8d72-4fc67fe0b965/20240421_093630.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Newport has a familiar history of displaced Native Americans (the Yacona) combined with entrepreneurial endeavors of the incoming settlers. The settler being Sam Case and his Ocean House Resort constructed in 1866 spurring the development of the Bayfront area of Newport, OR. Prior to the settlement, ships from San Francisco were coming up the coast to harvest the rare Rock Oyster. The Yacona wanted compensation but by 1869 the native oyster beds were depleted. The railroad arrived in 1886 along with a massive Spruce Tree Mill and the U.S. Life Saving Service (to be renamed the Coast Guard) established a station on the South Beach of Yaquina Bay in 1896. The 1912 discovery of ‘halibut banks’ brought commercial and sport fishing to the area followed by an Ice Plant Operation in 1926 and The New England Fish Co. 1945. Newport today has the largest commercial fishing fleet on the Oregon Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/77e30e61-82e4-4176-a4be-1eaef8c5c2fa/IMG_0641.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out We cross Yaquina Bay to have the famous clam chowder at Mo’s and spend a great afternoon with our friends Saani and Scott https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7461b352-4aed-4c18-bc77-d81a1b0c97bf/20240421_135910+%281%29.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out The busy fishing docks of the Bayfront area of Newport, OR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7412655b-27c0-4ad7-9156-205b95d10782/20240421_140713.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out The busy seal dock has a ‘waiting area’ (top of picture). What a loud crowd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/99014232-bdde-4380-8e4e-d156f2741474/20240421_155002.jpg Log - Here We Go! SF Bay to Newport, OR - Make it stand out Final, final with our good friends at the Rouge Sunset Bar https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/3/27/waiting-for-our-weather-window monthly 0.5 2024-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cd08a5d1-f2c8-4bce-814f-c0523294a3ff/20240224_100827.jpg Log - Waiting For Our Weather Window - Make it stand out Resources https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/28149170-36cf-4b16-8931-c929a69e15a2/IMG_20240326_200516.jpg Log - Waiting For Our Weather Window - Make it stand out These great maps were provided by our sweet friends and Pacific Northwest experts Gay & Wyman Harris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fcc68a79-c1d5-4655-8a29-b26d9561719d/20240224_100420.jpg Log - Waiting For Our Weather Window - Make it stand out We hope to follow the path they took on one of their trips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c8c12d02-d2e3-4ff0-83ac-ddf224cd5ca8/20240305_170358.jpg Log - Waiting For Our Weather Window - Make it stand out Provisioning is a little more challenging with the Miata https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/3/26/shake-down-to-alameda monthly 0.5 2024-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/bc97869d-879d-4e52-a093-2e0c87f5f6b6/20240224_142456.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda Nice day for a cruise across the bay to Alameda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/93908095-8165-4b15-a791-c98d4060ec6e/20240224_145403.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/579de53f-54dd-41ac-94f6-05b9cadd5622/20240224_151514.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda The USS Hornet at Old Alameda Point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e9e03eee-057d-413f-be74-f80af13d55d7/20240224_165613.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda A nice surprise to have Chris Adams join us in Alameda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fc481b2b-af49-4752-adb6-51cb0debf9f2/20240224_181837.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda Ballena Bay Alameda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/959957c5-2de6-4327-82ed-c24732f64583/20240224_181353.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda Beautiful sunset views from our slip in the harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/92acc089-0486-4b4d-9c96-36043102b164/20240224_181925.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda This is where they keep some of the best views of SF https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/148596be-ff47-4f78-942f-4aea280ec8ef/20240224_182848.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda The very friendly and welcoming Ballena Bay Yacht Club. Thank you for the beers Keith! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fb8acf15-90d8-44c0-ac7d-b6753c635eb3/20240224_183117.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda Like those Ballena Bay YC burgees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fe9fc51e-c43e-42c6-810f-eacb8a2111b4/20240224_213849.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda Independence looking pretty in her slip this evening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a8f72989-1a5f-45b0-b942-d8ab7bee3316/20240225_113650.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda Our good friend Brian Kennedy is a volunteer on the USS Hornet so we are lucky enough to get a private tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/839d8fcc-3706-4ebe-a4b7-589d95a89dff/20240225_113945.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda I’m ready Mav! The USS Hornet is also a Sea, Air and Space Museum. Save a good chunk of time to see all the displays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/deabb18e-e62e-4c7c-b86b-1ffa99d13f56/20240225_115949.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda Coms - old school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/750decb8-1668-47e3-ad37-0d5ba6dcdc57/IMG_20240326_173608.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda The Bakery, Kitchen and Mess. The USS Hornet was a ‘floating city’ with 2,919 officers and enlisted on board during wartime. A full time/round the clock job to keep people fed…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/65fd93b8-56e4-495c-93ed-2f8884bd30c3/IMG_20240326_173613.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda ….clothed (mending and cleaning of uniforms and boots)… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4e49f2c3-be58-414e-9919-53932830ed30/IMG_20240326_173616.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda …and fit, with gym equipment. A display of women’s uniforms…however I do not believe they were able to serve on board this aircraft carrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9f90a654-d9b2-4025-b528-2c1b9124d63c/IMG_20240326_173621.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda The flight deck is 814 feet by 86 feet. There is a hangar deck that is 546 feet by 63 feet and 17 inches high. The ship has three elevators measuring 48 feet by 44 feet with a lifting capacity of 17,000 pounds. The Hornet was originally commissioned as a straight-deck carrier, but from 1951 to 1956 she underwent a modernization to an angled deck, permitting the simultaneous launch and recovery of aircraft. In addition she was fitted with a pair of hydraulic catapults, which ran parallel to one another off the bow of the ship. In World War II, the air groups consisted of a fighter (VF) squadron, a bombing (VB) squadron and a torpedo (VT) squadron. In the 1950’s with the evolution of warfare technology the addition of electronic/early warning, photo-reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. The USS Hornet fought in the battle of Midway and many others in the Pacific Theater. During her 18 months of combat she shot down 668 Japanese planes, destroyed 742 Japanese planes on the ground, sunk 73 enemy ships and damaged another 413. The USS Hornet was decommissioned in 1970. ( Info courtesy of The USS Hornet website uss-hornet.org). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f02c1fe8-d8c5-4fba-8121-07a35b237427/20240225_132611.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0c0ad09e-9c8c-4762-8776-dbd5490a0a0c/20240225_132829.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda Our fabulous tour guide and friend, Brian Kennedy. Thank you for a great tour! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6c5a5030-196d-4021-96a6-354981811fe1/IMG_20240326_194807.jpg Log - Shake-Down to Alameda From google.com “On July 24th, 1969, the USS Hornet recovered the Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, from the first moon landing mission. The aircraft carrier spotted the fireball at 4:40 AM, and the astronauts were hoisted into a recovery helicopter and flown to the Hornet”. There is so much to see at the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum (a Smithsonian Affiliate), visit soon! uss-hornet.org https://www.independence59.com/blog/2024/2/18/captains-post-16-getting-ready-for-alaska-getting-ready-to-sell monthly 0.5 2024-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/78496130-7e70-4aec-83ab-6b3f49dc7745/1708215077049blob.jpg Log - Captain's Post #16 - Getting Ready For Alaska, Getting Ready to Sell! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0dae2663-cba5-46a2-95a8-4b5ee0a74303/IMG_20240218_065154.jpg Log - Captain's Post #16 - Getting Ready For Alaska, Getting Ready to Sell! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/aee71690-3810-414b-b010-fd732bb29c9e/1708215126936blob.jpg Log - Captain's Post #16 - Getting Ready For Alaska, Getting Ready to Sell! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a2e5b67c-fd4f-4177-b350-2bf45d2fd55c/1708215373115blob.jpg Log - Captain's Post #16 - Getting Ready For Alaska, Getting Ready to Sell! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/095ddded-e921-43bb-8b60-008f0b0df4df/1708215177033blob.jpg Log - Captain's Post #16 - Getting Ready For Alaska, Getting Ready to Sell! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2023/8/21/sacramento monthly 0.5 2024-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b574f4c7-6a35-4024-93c8-7d144f309a72/20230811_124932.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Some grand and elegant homes line the levee banks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0cda9558-232c-49c9-af84-0ba14e9c3de1/20230811_130804.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Busy river tugs and tows. A great deal smaller than those on ‘The Great Loop’ but these captains don’t communicate via VHF…I guess it’s just ‘might makes right’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e05b43d7-5860-45ed-935a-9c3ecc2a1c4c/20230811_135931.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Watch out for the anchored anglers in front of the Paintersville bridge. By the way, this bridge (unlike others) does not provide lifts until 9:00AM. It’s a good thing Larry trust his measurements!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/213f582a-1e90-4d34-9a8d-ff96a8dc5557/20230811_153250.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Tower Bridge looks low… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d584c07e-e3b1-4b11-ad4f-de3c09562791/20230811_153332.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out …but I think our PYC chicken will squeek under… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7c86b35f-425b-4550-9c0e-4836d28ab2f8/20230811_153354.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out …looks like the lightning brush had a good foot or so… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2923d580-c737-4a13-affb-688811337621/20230811_153518.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Old Town Sacramento from the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ef555656-715d-4bad-92d6-3dfb0aec745c/20230811_153619.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out The I Street Bridge is up next https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b0d1cda0-09be-4a77-b7d8-072e67642e04/20230811_153747.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7768a4c3-91bf-4320-b0d8-f9b213824a08/20230811_153753.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Looks are deceiving, but we fit under fine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b36ad12c-49bc-45ec-a034-8d795a3d8110/20230811_154318.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out The water color difference at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/330c36b4-daca-44c6-aff5-82ab0ce8095f/20230811_171907.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Sweet! Tied up at the Rivers Bend Marina in Sacramento and time for a cold one on a hot day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5cd95990-f58a-414c-b9e4-57b84c5995f1/20230811_185311.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Checking out ‘Fanny Ann’s Saloon’ in Old Town Sacramento. A sister bar to ‘The Bear’ in Chico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3a1e5733-6f59-4cbd-8957-d7ceaea1c14e/20230812_111610.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out This is one of the reasons why we took the boat to Sacramento…for our friends biennial bash at their house along the American River. Thank you Casey and Joan, yet another fabulous bash! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/28eec0ee-afc1-4471-986f-dcdfaa29bec0/20230812_151655.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Boy, that river looks inviting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7dc4dc36-0e0a-4a44-8bda-525856c879aa/20230812_111546.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Sunday brunch at the Sturgeon on the Sacramento River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3dfd2001-5fa3-4a08-9c8e-b37ea94cea3e/20230812_110804.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out They use an old Pan American Airlines jetway from SFO to get folks down to the river and into the restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/47195f0a-efab-406a-98af-c9410733f9a6/20230812_110236.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Nice view of the Sacramento River from our table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d64674af-f570-4ad6-b384-aca76d19b9bb/original_c0b39365-11f4-4a24-937e-74b2577cdd96_20230813_123517+%281%29.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Great time with great friends up in Sacramento https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0857a5a8-570b-4d5f-aa76-c19e32d03d6d/20230813_201840.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Last sunset on the Sacramento River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e08a7664-37b9-4d31-b9b7-7456087ff0b9/20230814_073540.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Early morning start for the nine hour run back to the San Francisco Yacht Club (87NM) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8ab7b850-4e13-4f51-8d43-5e96f47b11fd/original_e7466434-3fdb-408b-abf4-7aa2d300d52b_20230814_122719.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out So warm the cows are swimming outside of Rio Vista https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/573369cf-6a18-4e8f-a3eb-03e03c7dd9f8/20230814_125416.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out This guy shadowed us all the way down from the Rio Vista Bridge and we were happy to see him pass in Suisun Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/78792e2c-27f0-42c0-84e0-5861040d8bd0/20230807_125430.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Nice to some sheet steel being made in the USA…we just wonder where it’s going now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b350684f-b6ea-4a1a-8f09-0e78fb0ac9d2/20230807_125320.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4d838f75-2195-436a-9cf2-d292d0569e49/20230814_162940.jpg Log - Sacramento - Make it stand out The Brothers welcome us home on a beautiful day. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2023/8/21/walnut-grove-to-sacramento monthly 0.5 2024-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f8d6b7f2-a3d1-4d68-900c-2c3dcbb16ac2/20230810_110013.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Three Mile Slough Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/24b989b8-ad31-4ca3-ab3d-a01b9348ee61/20230810_110142.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out The size of the weight chains are impressive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/dd188777-50cd-4576-a93d-c45c1957243a/20230810_110155.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out A look back at the Three Mile Slough Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/973cb540-f80f-4258-a5b2-9178a3d9d519/20230810_140850.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out On the Sacramento River we wait for the Rio Vista/Freeport Bridge to open. FYI - there is a four hour minimum advance notice required to schedule an opening for this bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9e9e01ed-5e52-459a-bb4c-c66139f8c71d/20230810_145432.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Next up is the Isleton Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/31bddb01-ae29-4bd2-a135-c5fd7708ccc2/IMG-6171.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Gumby shadowed us along the levee and got a great picture of us going under the Isleton Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/006488b4-f696-451a-a674-731b2cfd42c5/20230810_154143.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out It’s a busy summer on the Sacramento River. Tugs and barges are common, carrying rock to rebuild many of the damaged levees from this past winters’ storm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/46245f5f-b222-4d76-8fc4-050342a8982e/20230811_102942.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Looking back at Walnut Grove Bridge installed in 1913. The first cantilever bridge west of the Mississippi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4a399066-f848-459a-9c12-638fa8761e1e/20230808_153419.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out The sweet little town of Walnut Grove. Founded in 1851 by John Sharp. Sharp operated a ferry that crossed the river. A saw mill was located here and later agriculture with the first crop of Asparagus grown in the Delta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f6d0f5d6-9d9d-4b25-b1f8-2e5fa44dc0e0/20230811_093857.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Looking up river at the Independence docked at the Walnut Grove city dock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a07b75d6-910e-4cae-ab83-d6ea333c9fd4/20230811_093834.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out The Walnut Grove city dock is first-come, first-serve. It is a newer dock with great cleats and very substantial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8a012798-ff8d-46aa-9331-4ff10d164a2f/20230810_201436.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Nice views from up river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a575cc00-960c-4fe2-8826-6e90f08dee9e/20230810_202450.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Gumby and Larry on the dock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4e84b327-78aa-4a6d-a0da-d52463f5633e/20230810_202530.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d6ef0e04-b4df-41bb-8738-b4a4bef23c3e/20230810_183731+%281%29.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out About a mile walk from Walnut Grove to the town of Locke is well worth it to see the history there. Locke is the only rural community in the United States built and occupier by Chinese. Now it is on the National Register of Historic Places. According to visitcadelta.com; In 1912, three Chinese merchants constructed three buildings - a store and saloon, a gambling hall, and a hotel and restaurant. This would become the town of Lockeport, later renamed Locke. Hundreds of Chinese families moved to Locke and worked at the local farms and canneries. Many of the residents were hired to work on extensive levee projects turning the 500,000 acres of wetlands into ‘The Delta’ and some of California’s most valuable farm land. Many of the residents leased land from George Locke, as California’s Alien Land Law of 1913 prevented non-US citizens from owning land (ended in 1952). The leases provided ownership of any buildings, but not the land itself. Locke slowly declined in the 1930’s during the Great Depression and the end of prohibition, also due to increased mechanization in agriculture industry. In 1977, the Locke family sold the town to a development company from Hong Kong and in 2002 the town was sold to the Sacrament Housing and Redevelopment Agency. They (and other agencies) now struggle to preserve many of the original buildings. (information courtesy of the National Park Service website) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e9b634ff-0e2e-438f-ac55-d491a5063268/20230810_183838.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Larry and Gumby in front of Al the Wops. According to Hal Schell’s ‘Guide to ‘Cruising California’s Delta’; Italian-American Al Adami (possibly a bootlegger) bought the place from ‘old Bing Lee’ for $2,000 around 1930. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/dc1b81d0-c8ff-40f3-9093-ef15c85ba85f/20230810_184542.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Internet lore has it that gold and silver miners hoping to strike it rich would “write their names on their ‘Get Home’ money and staple it to the ceiling of the local bar”. Perhaps this why there is still money thrown to the ceiling at Al the Wops… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f3e8636d-b0bc-42da-98ea-d1b427266bf5/20230810_184630.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out …personally, I’ll save my money for a cold one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f029fbc4-b4bc-44aa-b18d-921aa1757a2d/20230810_185808.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/853ead97-d6e0-4c80-b690-24fed00c1364/20230810_185849.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4e31ae84-c59d-4f97-85fe-fd05de63f65d/20230810_200709.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ff134267-2389-4585-8397-e7d7cf910b54/20230810_195809.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Just a few images of the old buildings on Main Street, Locke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c29b41a2-e3ee-4df0-9046-27de685580fb/20230810_195828.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d4396c96-4630-474b-ab84-8058c6f8921d/20230810_200212.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/721879b4-4f24-4af6-a738-16578911e069/20230810_200350.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/606d94bf-14c6-432f-a120-2b52b32587e6/20230810_200435.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fbf872a5-b097-4af1-955d-a3596360bd6a/20230810_200549.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c5a24099-b74c-4e66-b0ae-3814edf9f4bc/20230810_200612.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8422d0bf-a528-4be9-8f25-e41639de3ac4/20230810_200403.jpg Log - Walnut Grove/Locke - Make it stand out Having gone by several names…Peripheral Canal, Water Fix and Delta Conveyance and now The Water Tunnel Project. According to Cal Matters Commentary by Dan Walters, June 28th, 2023, the “California Governor Gavin Newsom had to concede defeat on trying to get the legislature to give a very contentious water tunnel project streamlined regulatory treatment.” Originally two tunnels, now one, the water from Northern California would bypass the Sacrament-San Joaquin Delta as it is moved to San Joaquin Valley farms and Southern California homes. Now California Governor Gavin Newsom is attempting to partially exempt it (along with other major public works projects) from the California Environmental Quality Act. Hopefully, our legislature will keep fighting to save our Delta, our Salmon and the town of Locke. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2023/8/21/benecia-up-the-delta monthly 0.5 2024-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0b0363e2-2cc7-4a56-a62c-2d2f0e2172de/20230807_153955_3.jpg Log - Benicia up the Delta - Make it stand out Good old Korth’s Pirate’s Lair Marina on the Mokelumne River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b1e404d1-8718-4fee-bc5e-914ed3487bfe/20230808_140430.jpg Log - Benicia up the Delta - Make it stand out The Independence at the dock of Willow Berm Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fc7ca5d4-00c6-47db-8581-c3493958ccf3/20230808_170126.jpg Log - Benicia up the Delta - Make it stand out Time to explore Georgiana Slough. The homes at Ox-Bow Marina are endlessly different and entertaining to cruise by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4dd6122d-a936-4f66-b711-dcdd26c5af96/20230808_165842.jpg Log - Benicia up the Delta - Make it stand out This corner lot had a beach and every water toy one needs along the Delta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e5c71034-1a6f-4772-96f4-85a51ea7c800/20230808_171454.jpg Log - Benicia up the Delta - Make it stand out A little more sophisticated and understated along the levee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4e0eaeff-ca96-490a-b538-71913781546a/20230809_141304.jpg Log - Benicia up the Delta - Make it stand out A little cruise in the tender over to Bethel Island brings us to Boyds Harbor and The Rusty Porthole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/73d5ca13-373e-49e6-a477-7b270fd48718/20230809_134259.jpg Log - Benicia up the Delta - Make it stand out The Frozen Bun Run is where waterskiers and wakeboarders celebrate New Year’s Day by waterskiing in front of and by the establishment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/83452438-4b95-4325-b1b9-0180d175fa83/20230809_140921.jpg Log - Benicia up the Delta - Make it stand out A good dark bar on a beautiful day…enough said… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5e7be8e6-1982-46ae-a0c7-1ce303f03037/20230809_140149.jpg Log - Benicia up the Delta - Make it stand out Room for more on a Tuesday afternoon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e14eaf73-8bcb-472c-952f-409611d78686/20230809_141100.jpg Log - Benicia up the Delta - Make it stand out Some boats never leave the Rusty Porthole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cd2ed418-b734-46c7-bd50-6a7d48f09ff0/20230809_180857.jpg Log - Benicia up the Delta - Make it stand out Back at Willow Berm we walk down to the only dining spot…The Lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/acaf704c-27fb-42b0-8b71-33bd54302c7a/original_161af41d-8651-4b25-8877-b6aea98697ca_20230809_181014.jpg Log - Benicia up the Delta - Make it stand out The pizza was pretty good and beers were cold at The Lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/57ee482c-7f52-498d-b439-5e7262146e35/20230809_193426.jpg Log - Benicia up the Delta - Make it stand out A pretty sunset on the return https://www.independence59.com/blog/2023/8/21/petaluma-to-benecia monthly 0.5 2024-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/62457206-fc68-438f-885a-7049df5fba61/20230806_125931.jpg Log - Petaluma to Benicia - Make it stand out After leaving San Pablo Bay we pass under the Carquinez and Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/70728dac-52db-4b3f-9b8a-5c2b7842a19e/20230806_130021.jpg Log - Petaluma to Benicia - Make it stand out Passing C&H Pure Cane Sugar in Crockett https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3812fdb5-bcee-4ac7-9b15-2ec8a8b56edd/20230806_182449+%281%29.jpg Log - Petaluma to Benicia - Make it stand out Docked at the pleasant Benicia Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7865d40d-f757-4f0d-9dd6-172e9f969271/20230806_165419.jpg Log - Petaluma to Benicia - Make it stand out Too bad the Benicia Yacht Club was closed. It certainly does not look like it was a barracks building in the past as it is so charming now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/86eefd5a-7ea9-4796-98d5-c89e9d35ab71/20230806_174814.jpg Log - Petaluma to Benicia - Make it stand out The waterfront sculpture ‘Neptune’s Daughter’ by Lisa Reinertson. She dedicated this statue to Benicia (her hometown) in hopes that it will serve as a “reminder of the diligence needed to keep our waters healthy for our futures”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/79b911aa-c150-44fd-9ede-9ca49abbbca6/20230806_181140.jpg Log - Petaluma to Benicia - Make it stand out The Benicia State Capitol. Evidently, the California State legislature was unhappy with muddy San Jose. Benicians erected this building in 4 months making the bricks on site. Benicia was only the State Capitol for 13 months before the legislature changed its’ mind again moving it to Sacramento. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9c372f41-4e5a-4ff0-9835-1941798a65a6/20230806_181128.jpg Log - Petaluma to Benicia - Make it stand out The tiles that are in front of the Capitol Building are of General Vallejo and Doña Benicia (the city’s namesake) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5c062715-2b8c-4f36-a5a0-301726172154/20230806_180736.jpg Log - Petaluma to Benicia - Make it stand out Always good principals… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/05bd77e6-56d3-4b10-8caa-e66e39c16f35/20230806_180647.jpg Log - Petaluma to Benicia - Make it stand out A little more Benicia history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e82f2ab1-fab4-40f0-9efb-b0794ed5ea1e/20230806_181244.jpg Log - Petaluma to Benicia - Make it stand out The charming down town has one of my favorite clocks… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c301d652-f012-4106-af58-7db1c55e28c7/20230806_181515.jpg Log - Petaluma to Benicia - Make it stand out …and many lovely murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/29d16a7b-32c3-4440-adca-0f1f8757bc69/20230806_182218.jpg Log - Petaluma to Benicia - Make it stand out A pretty picture of Independence at the fuel dock at the Benicia Marina https://www.independence59.com/blog/2023/8/21/sfyc-cruise-to-petaluma monthly 0.5 2024-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/439b76cb-b769-444b-aa38-dd2ca313c8c9/20230803_105020.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Wyman and Gay Harris’ ‘Safari’ cruises under the San Rafael Bridge on their way to Petaluma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6a0a594c-55eb-451a-8a6c-982cc6cafd2e/20230803_131311.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Larry meeting an unresponsive Tug and Barge on the Petaluma River…not like the Tug Captains on the Mississippi, Ohio and Tenntom Rivers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e64af15d-43b3-4dd0-af96-af1960a43f51/20230803_131351.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out The tug swings wide and we hug the rocks… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f1974819-cb2b-477c-8364-f45ff2e9b484/20230803_131420.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out He forced Safari to the sidelines as well, all without any communication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5d8892fb-dd0d-41e3-96ec-06af56dad44f/20230803_133055_2.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out The ‘Haystack’ bridge tender was more than helpful to give a lift for boats; Beautiful, Sucha, Blue Tango, Independence and Safari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8a5fd17e-f0ca-4c57-a849-bbe9726f7f92/20230803_134811.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Now we are all waiting for a lift from the “D’ Street bridge tender for entry to the Petaluma Turning Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0ced39ef-fa61-497c-8c29-d406a4d8862c/20230803_192217.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Thursday night on the cruise is an unscheduled night allowing for us to visit with local friends Merrill, Thomas and Rosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7e27e848-cdb6-480b-876b-5ff7866eb484/Screenshot_20230821_151747_Instagram.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Back to work on Friday afternoon, as the 1:00PM ‘D’ Street Bridge lift brought in a scheduled 15 boats. All boats had to be stern/med-tied according to size. Thanks to Larry and his handheld VHF he handled the docking details with finesse. Photo courtesy of Merrill Walker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/021277ad-1d62-4656-99e5-2d5ab1c01872/Screenshot_20230821_151750_Instagram.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out A sweet surprise gift of yummy home made cake and sweet pea flowers from the sweetest - Kappy Reed. Photo courtesy of Merrill Walker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c27a6989-32f4-4bee-83ca-10380f9a3de0/20230804_144728.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Elliot James’ boat Tortuga with his mom Roxanne and girlfriend Morgan (and pup Poppy). Happy to be docked and ready to enjoy Petaluma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5fec3585-b941-41f2-81fc-7ad51ad48d77/20230804_145034.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Steve and Mimi’s boat Duet docked and ready to have some fun with family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2de0647f-0ddd-469e-8a68-eb36523f62ba/20230805_164411.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out SFYC Cruise Committee Chair Paul Mourani (AKA ‘our fearless leader’) on his Swan sailboat. Showered and fishing and getting primed for docktails https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/299facea-5ff1-407d-859f-36eb80732028/20230805_132144.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Looking like a great turn out with 18 SFYC boats in attendance (foreground boat ‘SeaScouts’) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4090baf0-1fe8-4cc0-8bd1-1e358603f370/20230804_171902.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Time for Docktails! The Jimmy Buffet Margaritas are flowing and Leland Fishman (BBQ brisket chef and voluntee at PYC) gets a cold one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f27d3d25-3c47-4f89-abb1-f5df4a73891c/20230804_174940.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Party is on with Michael, Mimi and Kathy (all SFYC cruise volunteers) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fe63062e-f225-4d29-a547-5ac1183cfba3/Screenshot_20230820_144701_Instagram.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Thank yous’ are owed to our SFYC Matt Frymier for his expertise at the Margarita Machine serving up awesome blended margaritas to the thirsty crowd. Photo courtesy of Merrill Walker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/08d79dab-89d3-4984-928e-92c1f96019ad/20230804_175858.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out A great turn out for docktails at the Petaluma Turning Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/06b19b96-91b2-4842-a350-97bb49fd4972/20230804_190533.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Dinner was amazing and then this.…not one, but two ice cream cakes to welcome SFYC members to Petaluma Yacht Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b4dd93df-89c4-4d55-bbf0-e7af848f0e40/20230804_190913.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out PYC members Houston and Sal. Petaluma Yacht Club is run by its’ volunteers. They are the most dedicated and friendly yacht club I have ever visited. We are so very thankful for all they did for us and our club. Thank you PYC!!! (SFYC visitor burgee in the place of honor under PYC’s) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6d63830d-eb93-4938-aab6-23828796f6bf/20230805_174547.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Back at PYC for Saturday cocktails. We were lucky to have our SFYC Commodore, Madelyn Morey, join us for the evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/56609fa1-0c48-4ad9-be18-7f4ae1f249ca/Screenshot_20230821_151811_Instagram.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Central Market was a hit. Great food and wine were enjoyed with Michelle Mourani, John and Paul Mourani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/04f46cfe-7cd4-4b7f-bd2b-eab56a50b645/20230806_080205.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out All good things come to an end. The 8 Sunday 8:00AM ‘D’ Street bridge opening allowed most boats to depart down river for the three and half hour run back home to SFYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a28d1bf7-4f25-4650-9f00-f153ff8b5002/20230806_100747.jpg Log - SFYC Cruise to Petaluma - Make it stand out Last view from the Petaluma River….you come up with your own tag line...Larry’s was “they’re here!” https://www.independence59.com/blog/2023/7/16/pop-up-to-petaluma monthly 0.5 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/deed503e-daae-49ca-86e3-4b9f36499f74/20230709_124107%7E2.jpg Log - Pop-up to Petaluma - Make it stand out Eden III cruising along the back side of Tiburon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/57025381-f9b1-4ed0-b569-25794771dcda/20230711_132115.jpg Log - Pop-up to Petaluma - Make it stand out Independence and Eden III at the Turning Basin in Petaluma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f0a9d9f3-c064-417d-a4d4-c7d95e9f91c0/20230710_095046.jpg Log - Pop-up to Petaluma - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d479b045-2f81-4ec2-bde0-ea4bac857ac0/20230711_154129.jpg Log - Pop-up to Petaluma - Make it stand out Can’t miss a frosty beer at Ernie’s Tin Bar on a hot day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d8773020-6788-4e4e-b46e-46e9187bcf46/20230712_112236.jpg Log - Pop-up to Petaluma - Make it stand out Time to go home as the D Street Bridge raises for Eden III https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7617e697-68bc-4b74-8fce-773175d15f02/20230712_113132.jpg Log - Pop-up to Petaluma - Make it stand out Lemonade anyone? Always something unusual along the Petaluma River https://www.independence59.com/blog/2023/7/15/across-the-bay-again-to-st-francis-yacht-club monthly 0.5 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b33e3524-b257-4e8b-b8bf-860e21d70db7/20230707_105940.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Safari departing SFYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6c0e45a7-55b6-4a9e-a921-234cddcdc3a6/20230707_111959_2.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Safari is owned by Wyman & Gay Harris and she is looking pretty in front of the Golden Gate Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3f36876e-4966-49ff-8cac-be3d7436b986/20230707_173529.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Tied up at the StFYC and ready for a cocktail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/94bd1fd2-497e-4a1d-97fa-b08b2b05d554/20230707_174033.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Cruise lead, Lisa, pauses in front of the SFYC boats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f2d9f686-b8d3-455e-969a-0d29b24fffcd/20230707_182201.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Blowing 40 knots, some of these sailors later said that this was one of the craziest races they have done on SF bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1fa02ea7-c55b-442c-b3fe-6760c295dc84/20230707_185355.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Speaking of crazy…I guess John and Dawn liked those Lychee nut martinis at R&G Lounge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/84d655c8-b150-4177-bc51-85e258f5be20/IMG_4949.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Cruise lead, Aruna’s beautiful menu she wrote out and gave to our waiters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/47c5c77e-da2a-4a52-bada-24f01c9b4b1c/20230707_205536.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out R&G Lounge had a big birthday party going on with a large and enthusiastic Karaoke clientele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f032f6b0-a8c9-4fb0-af6d-0f1475ca32ff/20230707_205530.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out R&G Lounge’s first floor dining room that had a private birthday party going on https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/147dadae-6cec-4a28-a940-d4f73777c15f/20230707_191442.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Thankfully, Aruna was able to get a private dining room for our 12 cruisers. Richard, Lynne, Barbara and Larry have a nice cold onte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/da339cf8-70d5-44ea-ae21-e877e2fbc796/20230708_100645.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Time for some culture. Steve and Larry stand by a Andrew Goldsworthy art installation called Earth Wall (2014) at The Presidio Officer’s Club Lisa arranged a great walking tour around the Presidio and one of the main attractions was the art of the English born Goldsworthy. He created ephemeral art installations that would only last a few years and then was designed to fall apart and disappear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/bc2e470c-c612-4d5c-b304-ac9fd0acc0d2/20230708_104813.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Goldsworthy’s Spire was built in 2006 and stands sturdy today even after being set on fire by vandals a few years ago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/51abbf44-a3a4-4472-8230-ff5f707c44e3/20230708_112322.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out The beautiful Woodline. Another of Goldsworthy’s iconic art installation in the Predidio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/877c95f2-f9b3-4a23-9aed-1131e11dffe6/20230708_103547_2.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out The walking tour pauses at Inspiration Point for a quick photo op. L to R; Larry, Jerry, Pat, Mimi, Kathy, Lisa, Lynn, Harold, Steve and me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8333fbec-a061-4db8-810b-1da50dd3721d/20230708_114432.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Larry, Lisa, Kim (our guide), MImi, Kathy and Lynn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/37b2786e-c94e-44f7-ace0-9fa517a4e6f0/20230708_114715.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Mimi captures Larry in the whirly-gig chairs…they are a blast! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f635e328-dda4-4139-b948-09e2558e813d/20230708_114802.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Tunnel Tops views are stunning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/24942c10-69b6-4584-a347-1ec61a834a24/20230708_115139.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out The Old Presidio Parade Grounds now filled with sun seekers, food trucks and picnic baskets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d2ecdb92-7aab-4b89-8233-1e44a19d0809/20230708_120534.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Saving the best for last, Kim takes us into the locked Powder Magazine to view Goldsworthy’s Tree Fall (2013). Built from one of the trees felled for the creation of the Tunnel Tops. A very cool installation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/27c03870-c3fd-4f37-b092-ca6e20e33461/20230708_120603.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1b989c48-ff20-4f9f-b113-b078b9a1415f/20230708_120629.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7b0236e9-0369-459f-bbeb-e00b876d765b/20230708_121204_2.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Kathy, Pat, Lynn, Larry, Lisa, Mimi and me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/44cb1ff3-8791-4207-a102-378139936e86/20230708_121232.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/98014965-bb30-4990-8164-67c13976d11e/20230708_124203_2.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out After working up a healthy appetite, we enjoy a great lunch at Colibri (at The Presidio Officers’ Club) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7ba9fb84-18a5-4033-b12d-5deb0d76bc35/20230708_130531.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out I recommend the hand crafted guacamole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5d6de1a9-b55a-470f-83b1-fdbdb45d1df1/20230708_135606.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Walking back to the StFYC marina Wyman and Larry decide who wears the Tully hat the best https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c8ec61aa-c36e-4a5b-9736-9e40c8447ab7/IMG_4963.jpg Log - Across the Bay again to St. Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out A great dinner at StFYC concludes the cruise nicely https://www.independence59.com/blog/2023/7/15/south-beach-cruise monthly 0.5 2024-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0e81300f-b597-4a22-a549-7de2cbdf6065/20230623_120821.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out The enclosed flybridge made the chilly crossing quite enjoyable. Keith joined us for the fun and games https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9b4b2e3d-4eb6-4e17-819e-88347a2de398/20230623_132532.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out The sun comes out in San Francisco’s South Beach Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c820fa81-1b44-4527-830c-abeee2244d2a/20230623_142027.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8286ffaf-92b1-4de7-9c32-a8042f1407c1/Screenshot_20240219_011455_Instagram.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out Great day for a little tender ride around the ball park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d8c18ea3-5320-4384-b512-25fc6925ee6d/20230623_150952.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out A cold one at The Ramp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1bb87fc0-6e3b-4407-9317-eb9766634baa/20230623_153352.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out Keith, Andrea and Tanner enjoy the nice ride and sunshine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/562aacdd-f6bf-4731-9d8b-158a4aeba427/20230623_174223.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out Cruise committee burgee and cocktails with friends on the Independence. Left to right - Carey, Andrea, Suzi. Seated; Barbara, Larry, Keith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/59e48413-f4b2-4dcc-8b1c-e1743aefd086/20230623_174305.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out L to R; Carey, Andrea, Me. Seated; Barbara, Larry, Keith, Bill and Stephanie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/106069b8-5a90-4af7-9266-840c21f34371/20230623_204432.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out Buy me a drink Larry! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/531c4e47-2ffc-41ef-b288-6982f8683983/20230623_205156.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out Sunset walk back to the South Beach Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8bbc82b4-8656-4573-94f2-c3b23e3e52b7/Screenshot_20240219_011506_Instagram.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out Our great cruise leads, Carey and Andrea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ca106e6b-b62d-45ba-ab23-85b671c584cb/Screenshot_20240219_012938_Instagram.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out Sailboat Christina in the foreground on a quiet night in the marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ee356b7c-1c73-4ab9-9b2c-558c262ea534/20230624_100213.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out Breakfast at The Ramp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4d4faee5-2c70-4232-9daf-7d2dac33569d/IMG_20230625_194755.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out Go Giants! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a079fac6-6658-443d-8404-4bbe674f8054/IMG_20230625_194035.jpg Log - South Beach Cruise to The Giants Game - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2023/7/15/enclosing-the-flybridge monthly 0.5 2023-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/189e5773-1d8c-41a4-9ab4-ea1d4bad8f1c/20230526_094049.jpg Log - Enclosing the Flybridge - Make it stand out It looks straight forward but there was quite a bit of design planning involved in how each panel is placed and where and how the zippers, snaps and rail systems where to be installed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a1b5b527-ccc4-41fb-895d-b0dadb8a87a1/20230526_094411.jpg Log - Enclosing the Flybridge - Make it stand out Larry checks out the new panels and learns how to properly roll them up so we don’t scratch the material https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b115f961-5aa0-46d3-9b4a-8c6b7dbab9ae/20230526_093014.jpg Log - Enclosing the Flybridge - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/efccd009-2e14-4c60-b968-47a63baf333b/20230526_093023.jpg Log - Enclosing the Flybridge - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/76b51ad7-bd28-49a1-b6da-420d5d11e73d/20230526_092615.jpg Log - Enclosing the Flybridge - Make it stand out The door panel placement took a great deal of planning and it turned out well. In good weather months we remove them all together and store them flat under our bed! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2023/5/21/opening-day-on-the-bay monthly 0.5 2023-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/15885a73-6e52-4a7e-9b78-cdfd0d07708c/20230430_101601.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Happy Opening Day 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f75e91a0-1256-4716-b14c-fbe5b5356b38/20230430_103436.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out The Corinthian Yacht Club’s ‘Blessing’boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2432a482-a339-43fe-ac54-7edcf45c332d/20230430_103710.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Barbara and Bill ready to be blessed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f33a4f0b-94ef-41a7-8034-9ef7129d3ba2/20230430_103759.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Blessed and on our way to a great cruising season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b994e0a3-aac3-4597-af89-4f50c5855131/20230430_111526.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out A beautiful and chilly day on SF Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a2edf471-adfe-486d-bee8-74a7eb605b2f/20230430_112641.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7693e8a3-c0c7-40d7-9ce8-0ae1954b5032/20230430_112038.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Time for the boat parade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b48b8663-43f9-404d-abef-3e803e94c3d5/20230430_113036.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out 2023 SFYC Cruising Committee Opening Day Burgee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/dfa878d1-880f-45ed-99ea-93fff94309c0/20230430_112742.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4a3c4fff-6b32-488e-a679-b5ea3df3e008/Screenshot_20230501_191351_Instagram.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cf8a9754-aebc-4d23-8ed2-81a9c94b9696/20230430_112941.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/77a5dee8-718e-4a0e-b4d7-742111ebe3d7/20230430_113013.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4f17e938-fb94-4935-b589-0cd485f0506b/IMG_20230501_071352.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b4015946-dac1-45b3-9a61-cbda92014976/20230430_120440.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/17b7dc16-7b9f-4a3b-ad1d-561a978d060f/20230430_120618.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5f19f02a-7b7c-4344-89d7-34f5eec01f84/20230430_120820.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ffd9e60a-7df8-4df0-a4f5-6c258e95a812/IMG_8270.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b298b120-671b-43c1-a544-28209b225f8e/20230430_120926.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/db5884c6-2f48-40f0-b0e6-885e5dee8da5/20230430_123237.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1be30de8-d3fa-4019-aae8-753489d5ab90/20230430_143740.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Back at the dock and time to enjoy and celebrate a great opening day with our friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c670e5b8-7ff2-42a8-bb1e-bbe761541512/20230430_164113.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Loving the flag spirit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c506503e-10ab-4986-aa3a-7ed49ec0db91/20230430_170839.jpg Log - Opening Day on the Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2023/5/21/officially-a-nordhavn monthly 0.5 2023-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8fe26c92-ebdd-4d03-9995-61611b14c636/20230128_172914.jpg Log - Officially a Nordhavn - Make it stand out Looking pretty in the house…can’t wait to get the plate on the boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e0cb423a-4ff0-4344-b267-23ecd11b151b/20230421_094802.jpg Log - Officially a Nordhavn - Make it stand out Boat tied up snug and the anchor is padded…ready to go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/63e8d793-19d0-4ce1-957e-57d7c5176438/20230421_100659.jpg Log - Officially a Nordhavn - Make it stand out After a little glue, it’s time to drill and screw with the help of Ron and Rick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f8407127-2e7e-49ba-a6d1-4d8773bc0c29/20230421_101933.jpg Log - Officially a Nordhavn - Make it stand out Making sure is looks like it’s going on straight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/bea6a87c-572e-4a32-bde5-708743f475f9/20230421_112903.jpg Log - Officially a Nordhavn - Make it stand out First each of the pilot holes are drilled and then the screws are put into the hull. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4591bc8f-fc91-4956-bc2a-849a666f5eec/20230421_113309.jpg Log - Officially a Nordhavn - Make it stand out Hold her steady boys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/989ce0d0-ab3c-495c-a6d0-2214b100221b/20230421_114345.jpg Log - Officially a Nordhavn - Make it stand out Looking pretty…thanks Rick and Ron. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b952efa1-fdc0-4674-b323-3dff037c7d34/20230421_114422.jpg Log - Officially a Nordhavn - Make it stand out Put down those polishing rags Captain and let’s go to lunch! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2023/2/28/first-cruise-of-the-year monthly 0.5 2023-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/11abe8d5-8eab-4bad-913e-4f28d1b8724d/20230128_172914.jpg Log - 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The Golden Gate Bridge looks lovely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/bb54a228-c81c-4e8b-8d0f-05e3960e7b3c/20230219_114559.jpg Log - First Cruise of the Year! - Make it stand out It doesn’t get much calmer than this at the North Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/191e8b47-f430-48d8-ae5b-3a7dce4fcff6/20230219_113900.jpg Log - First Cruise of the Year! - Make it stand out Bonnie & Rick Jones, Chris Adams, Larry and Rick & Danielle Racich enjoy the views from the flybridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ed6730a2-c2c9-40ef-a908-ce3aeb5ed1ce/20230219_111023.jpg Log - First Cruise of the Year! - Make it stand out The boys hold the helm steady https://www.independence59.com/blog/2023/1/20/winter monthly 0.5 2023-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/79356c4f-ff8c-4da3-bd69-63f4a8375494/20221231_211836.jpg Log - Winter - Make it stand out Happy New Year to everyone! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c5ebf265-131d-4476-9109-0628fe914658/20220827_175310.jpg Log - Winter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cf72285e-99b2-4a98-a6aa-38393807e240/Indp+Lts.jpg Log - Winter - Make it stand out No need to choose white light or colors…you can have it all! We lit-up the boat for the first time for the SFYC ‘Get Lit' party and to help celebrate the holiday season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/15beef5d-894e-495d-971e-93b8b232dc56/20221201_185405.jpg Log - Winter - Make it stand out And if you participate in lighting up your boat you receive two drink tickets!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a4b3c80a-13ed-4890-84be-6ad7a4111f8a/20221201_195135.jpg Log - Winter - Make it stand out One of our club’s sweet little Opti’s was decorated too… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f8e898c7-e071-48b0-a9c7-ecdf4e8edd9e/20221231_205857.jpg Log - Winter - Make it stand out A last minute decision to ring in New Year’s at the club was a good one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/37f9b244-a4b8-492d-b08c-51b4ace984c2/20230115_132032.jpg Log - Winter - Make it stand out A surprise visit from our friends Scott and Saani from Washington https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6ce4571f-1739-4ba2-8d93-2ae3ee2ed06b/20230128_172914.jpg Log - Winter - Make it stand out After the storms have passed…still secured with 15 lines! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/10/25/nordhavn-film-festival monthly 0.5 2022-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b3b43594-1a77-447b-8f3e-aba3de9d7c68/20221028_155431.jpg Log - Nordhavn Film Festival - Make it stand out The evening’s program…yes, there are THREE videos using the word ‘Dream’ in their tiles. We laughed pretty hard when we saw that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2b63648f-2c84-499c-9f90-bc7a8b0f7cb1/Screenshot_20221028_162817_Chrome.jpg Log - Nordhavn Film Festival - Make it stand out So much talent . (photo screengrab from Nordhavn.com) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6867b6b3-b62d-4b3c-8098-5fa80fa7ebb8/image000000.webp.jpg Log - Nordhavn Film Festival - Make it stand out Obligatory picture on the red carpet. Photo courtesy of Nordhavn.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f6506088-18df-425a-b2e5-d81f603e0c83/20221015_173120.jpg Log - Nordhavn Film Festival - Make it stand out Inside the tent. Later that evening it rained so hard that the ladies with long gowns had to ring-out the water from the hems of their dresses…good thing we’re all cruisers and used to getting wet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/aeee68b9-bbc7-4fc3-ba7e-399ed7596dad/20221015_173054.jpg Log - Nordhavn Film Festival - Make it stand out Our table #10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/72e224b2-de46-4e74-9a36-b41ffd15151a/20221015_205812.jpg Log - Nordhavn Film Festival - Make it stand out Here we go… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e732a989-545c-4c0e-b206-4364e8a737e8/NFF-photos-187-scaled.jpg Log - Nordhavn Film Festival - Make it stand out Photo courtesy Nordhavn.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d901f1a3-28ed-4504-bbf5-4998ad75f146/20221015_202813.jpg Log - Nordhavn Film Festival - Make it stand out Time to vote. The overall winner is voted on by the audience. The ‘Nordy’ for Best Video is awarded after the judges votes for Comedy, Cinematography and Documentary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ee070041-1bcc-4279-bf5a-cb2cece362b2/Screenshot_20221028_165530_Instagram.jpg Log - Nordhavn Film Festival - Make it stand out Well, we didn’t win the big check but we sure had a great time… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7ee6a965-bb39-4fba-8432-c5a52da88ba3/20221014_200816.jpg Log - Nordhavn Film Festival - Make it stand out …best part was catching up with our friends Dave, Doug and Laura Harlow. So great to see you all! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/10/25/cruise-to-tinsley-island monthly 0.5 2022-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/35dfdc71-c2f6-41c3-8da6-4cc0453b4bba/20221008_092555.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out An aerial view of Tinsley Island a few years back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4a759aab-ac9d-4ef2-9cfc-95cc78d993c0/20221007_104753.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out Cruising into the Delta past the C&H Sugar factory at Crockett https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a204dc93-0aca-46d8-badd-7a2726ae2d7f/20221007_154910.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out We have arrived…Larry’s ready to enjoy the weekend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/bdc3dc27-ac27-4904-9b6a-0e65cf95bc18/original_d48ba84e-181e-4238-9a52-9e3a8386d762_20221007_161959.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out Larry with Penny - Gone to the dogs on ’ Beach House’ with David Jampolsky (Camille is inside) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1a720d78-7228-4de4-b787-1c786405d72a/20221007_184808.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out Sausalito Yacht Club Commodore Tammy & Ross’ boat and their sweet pooch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c8e1a6e8-4a81-40ac-addd-326492588cea/20221007_163048.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out Larry & Stu take the dog to the bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/95352ffb-7d61-429e-aa34-61bc2b99c68e/20221008_090719.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out A good view can be found of the massive ships going by from the turret of the lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/bc4c6a39-0db3-43f7-88e6-6730607cff1d/20221008_091455.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out The Delta waters are a major transit waterway with massive tankers traveling from and to the SF Bay and out the Golden Gate. They are so silent as they glide by you don’t even know they are passing most of the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b5adcb14-9afc-40e6-82ad-a69447cb3b6c/original_81901719-ae80-4614-b73a-e4ac7096ddfa_20221008_100500.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out Time for Bloody’s and…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4341576b-cd03-4864-8f08-ecf0355c59e9/20221008_105522.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out ….Bocce Ball. This is a speed tournament. If you lose in the first round of play you do not continue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/374c65dc-6850-44e9-bea7-3959d46c7bfa/20221008_110156.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out The winning throws have to be measured, it’s that close https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8f8731f1-da8d-43d9-8519-e4f1329b36ac/IMG955776.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out Wyman & Gay Harris were just a smidge short in their last toss, but they’re the winners to me!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cdc644e7-c5be-46bd-88b4-897f76159abd/IMG955778.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out We didn’t make it past the first round but I am loving my new friendship belt! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4764f169-9ab0-4f79-a4c4-7b93b341d1df/20221008_112053.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out The Tinsley Bell and Lighthouse in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1bd2cf69-45f4-468a-93b6-a56fd715e053/20221008_121905.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out Now time for Tennis Ball Golf (9 holes) with Paul, Larry and Commodore Gary Sheppard (Michelle & Luke already at hole 1) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/626762e7-ec12-47c4-a44c-88f2ea9e8ec8/20221008_112124.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out Our fearless leader (Cruise Committee Chair) Paul Mourani with Larry…Yep, they broke the mold when they made these two!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/68bd2af5-7f33-4984-b15d-31e511daeb9d/original_5346cfc2-60c8-4ab2-9e7e-a8b74317fc00_20221008_085232.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out Astounding the amount of work that goes into planning this cruise. Eight participating Yacht Clubs all with different activities and parties (some open to other clubs some private) for three to four days…wow! We thank our cruise committee lead Suzei Moore for all her hard work…she’s amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2906a05f-82fa-4519-8952-19a361abb378/20221008_163528.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out Also a massive thanks and kudos to Stephanie Stroub for her fantastic cowboy theme decore! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/04fd3f29-bfea-4866-88db-4cb14366ea0b/20221008_163543.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out The star of the weekend…the Big Bull Floaty… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0dd8af75-bfac-4be9-b74c-4cbbb32f8634/20221008_181707.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out Nice hat partner, Larry looks great in my Dad’s Stetson…time to kick it!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/89b3641e-0eb9-42fb-98e5-2c8719cd399d/20221008_203447.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out Ride that Big Bull Floaty! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8b2008f3-70f7-4dea-831a-1d09d55db2a9/20221008_203654.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out Michelle & Paul Mourani take the Big Bull Floaty in style https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b26e481f-4e1b-4642-b5e8-8683070a8546/IMG_20221011_105540.jpg Log - Cruise to Tinsley Island - Make it stand out Movin’ back down the Delta toward home…party’s over… https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/10/25/angel-island-oktoberfest monthly 0.5 2022-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6a82f43f-ee5e-49e0-8bcd-60c374fc41ff/20220924_122219.jpg Log - Angel Island Oktoberfest - Make it stand out Aruna, Gena, Paul, Michael and myself enjoy a break after setting-up the tables, getting the bratwurst hot and the beers cold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fa5a718c-cd9e-4bef-9950-a071abca566e/20220924_161811.jpg Log - Angel Island Oktoberfest - Make it stand out An awesome day for SFYC Oktoberfest 2022…what a great turn out!!! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/10/25/mini-cruise-to-the-saint-francis-yacht-club monthly 0.5 2022-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4d118cab-4657-4e59-aeea-17c811c8a7f3/IMG_20220919_164250.jpg Log - Mini Cruise to the Saint Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out What a treat to visit the St. Francis Yacht Club after all these years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/beeecd0a-44f5-4e09-b4a0-5296b88fa3a8/20220922_125007.jpg Log - Mini Cruise to the Saint Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out It was Mahjong game day in the club house…I would have a hard time concentrating on my tiles with this view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8808172d-f0eb-4d14-b4df-03ac9ad7f530/20220922_135925.jpg Log - Mini Cruise to the Saint Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Hiking from the StFYC to and through the new Presidio Tunnel Tops Park was fabulous…what a day. The following quote is from a plaque on the walkway…”Today, the historic heart of the Presidio is reconnected to the Crissy Field waterfront via a beautiful public landscape atop the tunnels. The Presidio parkway design also allowed for acres of wetlands to be restored along the waterfront at a site know as Quartermaster Reach Marsh.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c40653fb-3261-449f-a754-ff7f870c458d/20220922_140001.jpg Log - Mini Cruise to the Saint Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out What a great job and an amazing use of space. The original concept was created by now deceased architect Michael Painter, who earned his undergraduate degree in landscape architecture from U.C. Berkeley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/87463137-6923-4b87-9992-1e2e3a3d2ea6/20220922_143230.jpg Log - Mini Cruise to the Saint Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Also my first time visiting the Presidio Pet Cemetery. The final resting place of many pets owned by families stationed at the Presidio. The cemetery is operated by the post veterinarian and is maintained by private funds and local scouts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/238a2bcc-a316-4977-b669-972f3b9e2cbb/20220922_143659.jpg Log - Mini Cruise to the Saint Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out So much history here at the Presidio and Crissy Field https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a79d7c90-0d78-4d1b-940b-2823cb1c358d/20220922_184503.jpg Log - Mini Cruise to the Saint Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out More history at the Palace of Fine Arts building. Rebuilt from 1964 to 1974,it is the only structure remaining on site from the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/67d11f2b-6e3d-4f2a-9513-58279071a057/20220922_190044.jpg Log - Mini Cruise to the Saint Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Super dinner at the Presidio Social Club and nice walk from the StFYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d50ddff3-960e-42b7-aa0a-45865501933d/20220922_190333.jpg Log - Mini Cruise to the Saint Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out The Presidio Social Club also known as Building 563 has had many lives…from housing enlisted men from the Spanish-American War to the Philippine-American War and U.S. 9th Cavalry “Buffalo Soldiers”. The building has also been used as a thrift store as well as now being a restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/efcbd150-d304-4ac6-8660-e5bd75cabc80/20220922_210639.jpg Log - Mini Cruise to the Saint Francis Yacht Club - Make it stand out Royal in it’s evening lights, the Palace of Fine Arts is a site to behold on our walk back to the StFYC https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/9/22/cruising-half-moon-bay monthly 0.5 2022-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d1f4ecc4-65a6-4fb3-9387-7e0dff95e44c/IMG_20220919_164250.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out I finally got my dream picture of the Independence under the Golden Gate Bridge thanks to JoJo Dailey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5921bc3e-19f8-4ac0-8910-198c4d5db045/20220916_092522.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out Kappy Reed and I enjoy the view as we head south https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3de495f4-bb0b-41b9-a11f-63a43f3547ab/20220722_115056.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out Pillar Point Harbor mural at the Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a66cb79e-db52-4b4e-b696-db16bc3fee5c/20220722_115420.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out Pillar Point Harbor is a great place to stay for a couple days if you can snag a slip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/309f7dcd-4db9-4e41-a941-2c946f773b80/20220916_154353.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out Thanks to Kappy and her artistry. She made our SWAG buckets look so cute. There were Half Moon Bay Mavericks Amber Ales inside along with other goodies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/aab23c87-97a5-438f-87e4-8eb2997b483e/20220916_174112.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out Docktails Friday at 5:00PM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4a4ae4a6-c1ea-4bb8-bc18-72666932260f/20220916_174015.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out Rob and Shelley enjoying some home aged tequila with Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7d7c60c0-0336-4d7a-bb10-a1b66f03366a/20220722_120942.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out Friday dinner at HMB Brewery and Restaurant was well attended https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d66c6164-688b-4817-8dea-e8fd0096141a/20220722_120811.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out Half Moon Bay Brewing Co. has a fantastic selection of beers for purchase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b0831f90-eb77-4fdc-8b3f-5e8d4c6f6ea0/20220916_194531.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out Larry is the lucky recipient of a sweet gift of tequila from Evan Dailey at the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company and Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/961b89bc-04da-472b-b668-fc9a7f9df458/20220722_125226.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out Old Princeton Landing Public House and Grill makes a nice beer stop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/731d29f7-fa36-4eec-9574-d44fac1d9a8a/20220917_114426.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out Larry with Kappy and Mark Reed at the Half Moon Bay Yacht Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/98311d4c-214f-4ecd-ab54-cbdec93ce37e/20220917_114439.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/71f86f00-5845-48ae-99cd-925d8fbf639c/20220917_120637.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out The beachside memorial for Mark Sheldon Foo. An amazing big wave surfer of Mavericks, Half Moon Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fe223738-d20a-4039-9b6b-570d132ce6a2/20220722_122522.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out JettyWave Distillery. They distill their own Gin, Vodka and Moonshine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/abcdad65-17e2-447d-a4ed-8f84752a5561/20220917_172806.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out Celebrating Jib Martens (holding the hat) win of the Single Handed Race to Half Moon Bay at JettyWave Distillery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4eb14297-186b-4aa0-ba41-ea14cbd8d140/20220917_180721.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out The Cruisers gather for cocktails at JettyWave Distillery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/37cae132-3d37-417e-949f-f81221d5816c/20220917_200600.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out Stephanie Stroub and Mark Reed enjoying dinner at Seville Tapas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/48865fa4-4b56-407e-9db6-203b5e635201/20220917_202449.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out The Paella dinner at Seville Tapas was a success https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/38923074-a2e8-4a70-8974-a5918ae1426f/20220722_120824.jpg Log - Cruising to Half Moon Bay with SFYC - Make it stand out A great trip and a great time at Half Moon Bay! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/9/22/cruising-the-city-by-the-bay monthly 0.5 2022-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f8c7f7be-59f6-40c0-8772-e5bfc185b4c3/20220819_191756.jpg Log - Cruising 'The City by the Bay'... - Make it stand out Larry with Casey, Gumby, Joan, Lisa and Suzette….Our last weekend in Sausalito before we move to the San Francisco Yacht Club. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/07a9740a-c40c-4ceb-a462-164c68efb905/20220820_125003.jpg Log - Cruising 'The City by the Bay'... - Make it stand out A foggy Golden Gate Bridge tour with Suzi, Casey, Joan, Larry, Brad, Gumby and Suzette https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/14e00fdc-8f0f-456e-8068-e903ba87c272/20220820_132231.jpg Log - Cruising 'The City by the Bay'... - Make it stand out Clearer skies as we approach the city front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c10bdd78-3e79-4c03-b1c2-0002d3eb6ea0/20220820_132557.jpg Log - Cruising 'The City by the Bay'... - Make it stand out The Pyramid building and our gorgeous SF city front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fc906ca5-24ff-42af-b2f8-e6e5a3879720/20220820_131928.jpg Log - Cruising 'The City by the Bay'... - Make it stand out Coit tower watching over the city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a76c020b-911d-4b1b-bb98-9b025ade6439/20220820_131449.jpg Log - Cruising 'The City by the Bay'... - Make it stand out The Jeremiah O’Brien Liberty ship outside of Aquatic Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/72edde19-d69e-4aaa-862f-5b2de0e0a98b/20220820_133332.jpg Log - Cruising 'The City by the Bay'... - Make it stand out The Bay Bridge and Treasure Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/70da8dda-c7b9-4157-a5fa-0bb3c2fcc1ff/20220820_133506.jpg Log - Cruising 'The City by the Bay'... - Make it stand out South of the Bay Bridge looking back at the city front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/efcbd9af-b247-4122-bb35-0b0865387f62/20220820_140732.jpg Log - Cruising 'The City by the Bay'... - Make it stand out The new addition of the Bay Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/83abb201-eb02-43f7-949a-5b6cc480d2ef/20220820_180316.jpg Log - Cruising 'The City by the Bay'... - Make it stand out Larry, Brad, Gumby and Casey…cheers boys! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ba8e1f93-f98a-4f5a-89e5-af70e81c1292/20220820_183427.jpg Log - Cruising 'The City by the Bay'... - Make it stand out Larry, Gumby, Suzette, Joan, Casey, Brad, Suzi and Me…we will miss Sausalito! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/9/22/making-plans monthly 0.5 2022-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/db50aacb-2b38-4104-82b7-cf16f5be0abf/20220807_111124.jpg Log - Future Cruising Plans Are In the Air - Make it stand out I can see the wheels beginning to turn… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/70b5a16c-5f46-4cb8-9b36-fcdc7ac6c6ff/20220814_123100.jpg Log - Future Cruising Plans Are In the Air - Make it stand out The Gastown Steam Clock always gathers a crowd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6942b502-3f1b-45dd-ac24-5497ad3b594e/20220814_130536.jpg Log - Future Cruising Plans Are In the Air - Make it stand out Harbor Air was very busy on this gorgeous day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/de440974-bfaf-4331-baaf-636c621fdb75/20220814_130628.jpg Log - Future Cruising Plans Are In the Air - Make it stand out A walk along the city front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/43282667-9a2a-48d4-aaf5-62f5ac027eed/20220814_130722.jpg Log - Future Cruising Plans Are In the Air - Make it stand out What a day to fly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ba7c056a-4834-431a-9170-698496d4f82f/20220814_131027.jpg Log - Future Cruising Plans Are In the Air - Make it stand out Even with canvas booties the camels were just too much for The Cariboo…eating the pants, shirts and soap and scaring the horses. It seemed like a good idea at the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/daad758a-9e69-48fd-9821-2bf465f7c4f0/20220814_131247.jpg Log - Future Cruising Plans Are In the Air - Make it stand out Seaplanes waiting for hire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a5400df1-397f-4234-a1ee-dac90105d6bf/20220814_131548.jpg Log - Future Cruising Plans Are In the Air - Make it stand out City front views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/73b3f503-e2c4-499f-a318-dc6db6f14d85/20220814_132404.jpg Log - Future Cruising Plans Are In the Air - Make it stand out A future marina for the Independence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ca2df74c-e8b3-4032-8efb-9818fec8adab/20220814_144249.jpg Log - Future Cruising Plans Are In the Air - Make it stand out Views from Stanley Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e0c7b3d4-cfce-4d4e-8bf0-aec176e3c364/20220814_152050.jpg Log - Future Cruising Plans Are In the Air - Make it stand out A beer at the Vancouver Yacht Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/718c17c7-9651-4432-939b-195a29141363/20220815_195213.jpg Log - Future Cruising Plans Are In the Air - Make it stand out I was lucky to get this shot, as Larry’s face was plastered against the window of the airplane. Future ideas of cruising these beautiful islands dancing in his head. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/8/8/back-on-a-river monthly 0.5 2022-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2f1501ba-eb5c-4c92-a933-a4d2ad91ca29/20220804_125653.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Under the San Rafael Richmond bridge entering San Pablo Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2994a33a-eec6-4159-ab63-8a4eceba2b29/20220804_130826.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out The Brothers’ Lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/209ef952-21cd-4aec-b054-66167b98f9fe/20220804_141647.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Petaluma Swing bridge with the Highway 37 bridge in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0782f46a-6edc-4f6d-9090-c88212f8a763/20220804_141705.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Close up of the old Petaluma Swing bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c9507888-49ea-46da-8b11-043a0be1aecb/20220804_141708.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out The bridge tenders’ house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c009baa5-f781-4c3d-92d1-fcae0c093de6/20220804_143251.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Riverside Equestrian Center right on the Petaluma River…I never knew! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5661bbff-fd04-49a4-8021-e166a5eafbe1/20220804_143417.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Just cruising along with the beautiful Marin/Sonoma hills in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4f00c51c-936a-4468-bcde-d535c6f8264c/20220804_145333.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out It did get a bit breezy on the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c26eb97f-0004-4c5f-8f18-59000c5ae43c/20220804_152532.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Gorgeous Victorian looking house along the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3b25cbb0-5ebe-493d-82a2-5f256c3d269e/20220804_152527.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Close-up of the sweet house on a gorgeous piece of land…with Smart Train tracks right in front! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7b6ec30e-21a6-4665-95b1-3eca9238a6ae/20220804_154123.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Haystack bridge raises to let us pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cb8502fc-696f-49c0-a05b-1bd218b0c52a/20220804_154306.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out A look back at Haystack bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/42fb4175-8876-4d35-8aba-d129623cda68/20220804_155655.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out D Street bridge in downtown Petaluma raises to let Eden III and the Independence pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f0c783ef-cd13-44c6-be0b-d2a528dad157/20220804_163608.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Twenty nine nautical miles later (4 hours) and we’re at the Turning Basin in downtown Petaluma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/894416a7-3136-400e-af79-fd1e6c5c3f0f/20220804_190105.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Independence ‘Med Tied’ at the Petaluma Public Docks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b5244744-d5f3-478f-9c1a-7b1cc860204c/20220804_190253.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out We feel so lucky to have caught our good friend Thomas Bunker in town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/afd40228-2d55-4565-a019-8f5970a5a1d4/20220806_173847.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out The gangs all here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3a13d0c7-870f-4d40-a09a-507c91db411d/20220804_163617.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Cocktail party tonight at the Petaluma Yacht Club…thank you so much for your hospitality! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ed6595d3-cd41-4dac-bcb2-8f76476fb33f/20220806_162443.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out I love this burgee…by 1915 Petaluma was producing an estimated 10 million eggs a year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d4f845da-cb3d-49a2-9bb3-d0628830e78a/20220806_101000.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Pacific Gas & Electric substation on D Street gets creative with a 2015 sculpture of an outlet and plug by artists Joel Jones and Shawn Thorsson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1c02b0ff-a091-4832-b48b-582dfe7e5b3a/20220806_102732.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Super walking tour of one of Petaluma’s three historical districts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/17c80db3-c41e-4457-a662-b7bb4c8648b8/20220806_104428.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out A gorgeous Episcopal church built in 1856 still has its original shingles. It cost just over $7,700 to build back in the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/43a7f51e-1b2e-43b0-a3f3-5ce74d7baf60/20220806_104847.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/292cc533-b738-4007-a75e-c54bba18d424/20220806_114357.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Great Victorian house with a sweet neighborhood lending library https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/73056d11-0369-436d-8de4-102d5ddfbe63/20220806_104836.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out I just loved the roof lines and detail of this home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0c245952-d585-4700-9ba7-5baea972d51f/20220806_114112.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out The Catholic church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2b953222-0201-4324-93ff-d3145f1e63c0/20220806_115434.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out On the sidewalk in front of the current hardware store is an old advertisement for the town Farrier (a person who changed out horse shoes) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3748e717-e9f9-485a-825d-4c0d84d6b7b4/20220805_175924.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out SFYC docktails https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/915f4b06-0e36-4d3c-b35c-620b74c6e3ef/20220805_173956.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out We even got Mul and Rey to stop by! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6fdbcb6e-ec4f-416c-9838-c369c0ffb35b/20220806_215736.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out A pretty night shot of our group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/85e00f9a-67f0-4747-98fd-ac469dec1e96/20220807_093315.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Time to go home. A shot of the D Street bridge and our club boats coming through at the 9:30AM opening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2e875a14-c6c3-48b7-923c-e276f5729582/20220807_095803.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Just so pastoral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/20af1dcc-54c7-4b61-9456-fae32356f25b/20220807_111124.jpg Log - Back on a River?!? - Make it stand out Last of the bridges and out to the San Pablo Bay channel. Looking back at Eden III and Allegro (left to right) https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/7/5/homeward-bound-santa-barbara-to-san-francisco-california monthly 0.5 2022-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/66a08c70-f762-40e5-bc8a-6974ec8be520/20220623_111029.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/427b0d72-2fb3-439a-9c4b-037df273bb4d/20220622_060013.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out So the journey begins… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/68200072-ebc6-4938-a1c6-3903427837c3/20220622_094034.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out The dredded Point Conception was no problem on this calm day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7a60b933-8c3f-471c-a621-d6536a5f7158/20220622_094300.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out Rounding Point Conception https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/859e0673-1775-4899-8151-4e0124d723d4/20220622_105441.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out Our military base at Point Arguello https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/abba0917-5efa-45c1-90cd-1826fb8f56ec/20220623_062955.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out The crazy fisherman (with no lines out) in the fog without AIS or VHF https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f3071939-f846-430d-b7cf-45c685856161/20220623_105440.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out Oh yes, she’s out there…can’t see her through the window, but there she is, on the chart… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5ade5d24-5601-4ca5-a3a8-d4cf1f0597c3/20220623_110646.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out …there she is, The Golden Gate Bridge, what a site to see - shrouded in a cape of fog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/06fb4018-6158-415c-a23b-672f13ad50c6/20220623_110902.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f1f21e16-c0ef-4b8e-a63b-89d2c76dbded/20220623_111429.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7a31e5d1-ff04-4987-b9ec-4005a0dc3c70/20220623_111652.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out The Independence is home! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0700eed6-76d4-45a0-aca8-86bded13a619/20220623_174547.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out We’re here! The boat is washed and it’s time to celebrate!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9598dbfb-a29c-4457-8848-d956b3c7f6eb/20220623_175808.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out Larry has a beer and relaxes after our 30 plus hour journey. We are in good company next to Nordhavn ‘True Blue’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e6bdde21-dbd7-4a39-bc62-4ee124c19ba0/20220623_184022.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out A very nice slip to be in here at the Sausalito Yacht Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/572256b1-82f8-44a1-a4f4-0348ce7b208e/20220628_200745.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out The sunset over Mount Tamalpais is amazing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/069d0b4f-256e-4e6b-9286-c6c0c151ef55/20220630_120027.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out Time to visit our San Francisco Yacht Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/10911c14-5f8e-4323-9465-4ca83e3d7417/20220630_175935.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out Nestled in at the Guest Dock at the San Francisco Yacht Club. Too bad we can only visit…maybe someday we will get a slip! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8adb3e7f-8cc7-4a67-b2da-734b68715628/20220703_153624.jpg Log - Homeward Bound - Santa Barbara to San Francisco, California - Make it stand out A great day to celebrate my mom’s 92nd birthday. Lunch with my sisters, Jill and Virginia, followed by a tour of the Independence! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/7/4/captains-post-16- monthly 0.5 2022-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/90248547-faed-4d45-957f-d00b3a683651/20220621_173532.jpg Log - Captain's Post #16 - Santa Barbara to Sausalito - A.K.A "Is He Trying to Ram Us?!?" - Make it stand out Planning, planning, planning! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f8532853-eb83-41ad-b1ac-3373c6f8ce36/20220621_173532.jpg Log - Captain's Post #16 - Santa Barbara to Sausalito - A.K.A "Is He Trying to Ram Us?!?" - Make it stand out The red triangle is our boat with our track behind it and the blue circle is the fishing boat (no recorded track) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/743a013c-d661-4906-bc4b-dc868295d592/20220623_063009.jpg Log - Captain's Post #16 - Santa Barbara to Sausalito - A.K.A "Is He Trying to Ram Us?!?" - Make it stand out Here is a shot of the offending fishing boat…rather close in this dense fog! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/6/20/santa-barbara-california monthly 0.5 2022-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/904d5aa8-7f87-4bc9-ba38-3dba02bed4fb/20220618_061109.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out Calm water at sunrise before the winds picked up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0c435abd-5454-4c43-b2e6-ca7180ae22cb/20220618_145000.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out Entering Santa Barbara Harbor with Stearns Wharf off starboard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ff4d389a-e471-4275-b58f-48d141db3e85/20220618_145113_2.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out Stearns Wharf was originally built by John Stearns in 1872. He owned a saw mill in town and was frustrated with the existing rickety pier so he built his own. Originally he tried Eucalyptus pilings but found them to unstable and eventually replaced them with creosote treated Douglas Fir. Some pilings today are steel with polyethylene covers but a majority of the 2,230 pilings remain Fir. The wharf is 2,250 feet long and in 1888 it was linked to the Southern Pacific Railroad. This wharf is a true phoenix…it keeps rising from the ashes, as it burned in 1973, 1986 and again in 1998. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5c8f8a5a-c940-486f-9aea-f4e4bb4c8042/20220618_145233.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out Always a challenge to navigate these busy harbors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5fee0e08-52ed-4aa6-8300-00cbfa7ca730/20220618_192241.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out Happy to be on the dock this evening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5b15bd27-8006-41c5-abc1-808c50c3e328/20220618_204136_2.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out A beautiful Santa Barbara sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1de1eb39-72e4-40e8-b714-153dcf3d4af1/20220619_093433.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out The active fishing fleet at the Santa Barbara Harbor and the busy dinghy dock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f2b4fe18-ecb1-4515-819d-828f5442d799/20220619_162822.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out Thank you Santa Barbara Yacht Club for your hospitality. From the guest dock (pictured here) you can see the clubhouse at its amazing location right on the beach under the palm trees in background. SBYC is the second oldest yacht club on the west coast (est. 1872) second only to our SFYC (est. 1869). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/41deb4d0-4bc3-47f8-bd8a-593e3cfbea6a/20220619_163542.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out The Independence at the SBYC guest dock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/710f7850-f9de-4239-bdc5-96442f0361ae/20220619_100318.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out A gorgeous mosaic on the walkway heading to town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5de6eaf2-0bd1-4c4c-8a1e-cd44456678ed/20211010_163854.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out Still enjoying our new hardware and the wildlife at the end of the dock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4baa2f1a-ac3a-440d-8e9e-4b878681bfaa/20220620_190149.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out This sculpture ‘Boy on a Seahorse’ is a gift from Puerto Vallarta to Santa Barbara, they are sister cities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5b290e0c-f426-4764-ae7a-0e4df9c15df4/20220620_190017.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out An evening view of the fleet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cf3a728d-f8aa-48d8-b998-53f3497d46f6/20220620_190135.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out Smart choice to keep a representation of the fleet here in Santa Barbara Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8a9481c7-3adb-4ded-96c2-a123d25fc16b/20211010_163854.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out An all wood fishing boat…wish I knew when this one was built and some of the great stories they must have https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2ded1566-8a12-4839-88d5-4d67c6cd6b4c/20220621_173532.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out Thank you Lauren (MVP Gumby Grant’s daughter) for dropping by to say hey! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/362deb6d-a8b1-4959-8cc2-3bbc73be25f6/20211010_163854.jpg Log - Santa Barbara, California - Make it stand out Last night at SBYC…looks like tomorrow is the day to make the jump around Point Conception and the move toward home (San Francisco Bay). Whether we do it in one long haul (35 hours - plus or minus) or anchor along the way, remains to be seen. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/6/17/two-harbors-santa-catalina-island monthly 0.5 2022-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7abe5c0f-032d-4cb3-8ef2-0eec12dbe46f/20220614_104751.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Isthmus Cove mooring field at Two Harbors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b67e208c-0b04-403a-8e60-c3f52ebb0059/20220614_170714_2.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/34bde681-818c-4e05-a983-95f584dc932c/20220615_123926_2.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out On the isthmus of Two Harbors looking out toward Catalina Harbor and the Pacific beyond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/367f7806-badc-4754-a5a7-a0efba7f1da5/20220615_124217.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out The Isthmus Yacht Club…again, nonreciprocal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/df86c737-eab4-4266-91de-54c6b11f58ba/20220615_125238.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Isthmus Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3e29b345-f618-4ac7-95e6-d6531d9fbc1c/20220615_125523.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out West End Road trail with the Independence in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/28b49ae0-78bc-4d91-a250-6162ea6a3794/20220615_132421.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Fourth of July Cove with the Independence way in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cb8e1b64-81c1-48b7-9234-d571555312b0/20220615_131954.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Most of the island trails are protected and maintained by the Catalina Island Conservancy courtesy of the Wrigley family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/eb7c2615-0b5e-43b1-a67b-e37a650cf00e/20220615_132019.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out The continual struggle of the ecologist… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9587dde9-1dc4-4f9f-9588-6b0ed32a0772/20220615_131941_2.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Yes, they are out there… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e3a6cb4f-d7f7-45af-8d7d-0219144cf389/20220617_122402.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out During Larry’s mountain bike ride he came upon this adult male bison (approx. 1800 pounds!). He may look like he is in a coral but he’s not and I’m very glad that Larry didn’t get any closer. This male is a descendant of the fourteen bison that were originally brought to Catalina for a film in 1924. Evidently, they were left on the island after their close-ups and the herd eventually swelled to 600 animals. The Catalina Island Conservancy took matters into their own hands and through ‘non-hormonal contraceptives’ (I have no idea what that means) now have the herd down to a manageable 150 bison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2c641d84-5291-47ca-924f-cd6531adc833/20220615_120543.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Catalina Harbor on the western side of the isthmus and the now the defunct Ballast Yacht club (center of photo)…oh well…it was probably nonreciprocal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4e37fa42-1e2c-4787-af93-3f0962c89c4f/20220615_120456.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out The mini ‘ice plant’ succulent that is found along the trails https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b59afe04-45bd-40b2-aa5c-d6c6be63cede/20220616_120909.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Today we hike. Straight up from Catalina Harbor, like mountain goats, 1,000 feet to the ridge line and the fog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6ab16654-1b2a-46a2-8d9b-1824f8881c14/20220616_121223.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out A little sweaty but worth it for the views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e0d7c93c-aadb-4098-a142-36d29c853308/20220616_121928.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out One thousand feet above sea level you get a feeling for the isthmus and the harbor configuration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e3ca1317-1072-4920-93af-13c804432e9b/20220612_204255.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out With a rare calm water day we take a tender ride around Land’s End, the northernmost point of Santa Catalina Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2c186a83-8c52-4d3c-9fe8-395380bbc270/20211016_145255.jpg Log - Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Last evening at Two Harbors https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/6/11/avalon-santa-catalina-island monthly 0.5 2022-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7a20bb6b-71be-4b14-810b-b000ff3ddebe/20220609_135603.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Many classic Catalina tiles compose this charming Avalon map that greets you at ‘The Mole’ (ferry dock) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c75887fd-a1ab-4103-9323-b294a02d51fc/20220607_112743.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out The fog begins to clear as we arrive at Avalon Harbor in Santa Catalina Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fcfd4d03-6052-4dfb-934c-78e3f55c45ce/20220607_114946.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out So many gulls and pelicans roost on the breakwater (please don’t poop on our boat!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8b5ee78f-9550-4d2b-9f86-b382f6d5b338/20220607_164534.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out The Independence secured to our buoy by bow and stern right in front of the Casino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b3b24614-57ee-454e-ab0f-a4686af64d94/20220607_164844.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Off to town… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f075887d-aa51-420a-a7ca-0d7f98cd77d8/20220607_164959.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Charming spanish style architecture mingles with little bungalow cottages and larger hillside hotels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5f7f889c-0614-400c-b423-df583dc680ba/20220607_165021.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out The Holly Hill House at the far right and above Wrigley’s Mt. Ada watch over the harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/09343a74-8758-47ae-a60d-d2da0f8d0df1/20220607_165459.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out The dinghy dock is just below this pier which gives access to everything you need while staying in Avalon Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/28f05be1-b7e3-4e2d-b204-2c472be3507a/20220608_133557.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out A quick walk up the many hillside stairways gives you great views of the harbor, the (non reciprocal) Catalina Yacht Club and the Casino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ca183bd0-8a22-4f57-a1dd-8465d0d6a52f/20220612_204255.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Happy Larry heads off for his afternoon ride around the mountains of Santa Catalina Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fa2eac91-4dcd-470a-9df4-07b37aa38222/20220608_134907.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Larry is soooooo happy to be back on his bike doing some REAL mountain biking again (Independence can be seen second row in and third from the left) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7c85c342-845b-4ce4-aa7b-1dc919d759b9/20220608_204538.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Avalon evening lights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/115b58d7-1ca1-41c7-8870-6a37b8735f74/20220609_123123.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Hotel St. Lauren, such a grand old Victorian style building on Beacon Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f36b61b3-fb20-407c-ac8b-8d4ef835c8d0/20220609_141553.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Yet another beautiful view of the harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d1d58595-202d-48eb-8c4f-2ba0cf964e27/20220609_153949.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out We share a cold one with our new friend John Crammer after Larry’s 16 mile bike ride (vertical 2,964) at Luau Larry’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c84d67ae-a344-4a8c-a72d-33ec9c5de0e7/20220610_114639.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out The Wrigley Fountain is made of decorative ceramic tile that is synonymous with Santa Catalina Island. Red clays found on the Island were used for pottery and brick making since 1931 and local minerals mined on the Island were used to create the glazes. William Wrigley Jr. was behind The Catalina Tile Company which originally manufactured ceramic building materials then morphed into decorative glazed tiles in the 20’s & 30’s sold to tourists. These charming tiles can be seen all over Avalon… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2234f32b-65fc-4af7-ae75-70d97062f20d/IMG_20220609_192644.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out …just a few examples of the many tiles around town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ca196bb7-d915-49e9-836c-4a76dbda4f84/IMG_2022-06-11_23-21-40.JPG Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out The Norman Rockwell tear sheet exhibit from Saturday Evening Posts in the ‘40’s at the Catalina Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/773c9bd7-92e5-4f17-a036-19c45c2bac1e/20220610_133036.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out The entry to the Casino designed by Sumner A. Spaulding and Walter Weber in 1929 (Art Deco and Mediterranean Revival). The first building designed specifically for films with sound and the first completely circular building. Construction was completed in 14 months. The murals of the casino were the designs of Gabriel Beckman. Wrigley saw Beckman’s artwork at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (1927) in Los Angeles and commissioned him for the murals at the Casino. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/55c28412-b097-4489-87cb-f63d88d88348/IMG_20220613_211744.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Detail of Beckman’s murals at the entrance of the Casino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/85ccaf40-aee1-4391-875f-374466287e58/20220610_141730.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out The massive movie theatre at the Casino with the organ up front for silent movies and its fabulous murals by Beckman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e0a7c0d9-22f6-4d12-a075-0d714cae9a31/20220610_141943.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Thespian masks bid you farwell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8966ec8d-5512-42ad-9fee-5b7de922aeaf/20220610_143101.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out The Grand Ballroom at the top of the Casino is quite amazing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f154ed81-dd0c-4979-a463-2c16ce955437/20220610_150154.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Another sample of the Catalina tile artwork found everywhere in Avalon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/77dfb429-a74e-41fe-afd1-6f9c38fbcb2b/20220610_145833.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out The palm lined walkways to and from the Casino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8cfcd754-5476-4c66-b8e0-2f7a447f98e7/20220610_150213.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Larry leads the way back to town…toward the bars… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b791bbf3-978c-4661-8495-2b1a042e5440/IMG_2022-06-12_17-39-58.JPG Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Awesome visit with the McCullough Fam…JoAnn, Shanna and Margo. Thank you for coming out to visit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6a33f980-5a72-4c99-987c-9edbbc7a8376/20220612_204255.jpg Log - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island - Make it stand out Last night at Avalon Harbor https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/6/9/dana-point-10000-nm- monthly 0.5 2022-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/abaf4f7a-3143-4d54-9ba0-c6cb897d4e61/20220606_144805.jpg Log - Dana Point - 10,000 NM !!! - Make it stand out Hoisting the 10,000 NM pennant…a milestone for sure! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/17dd15ed-1f88-475b-858b-a768c97f83d6/IMG_20220601_160219.jpg Log - Dana Point - 10,000 NM !!! - Make it stand out Clicking over 10,000 NM on the Furuno between San Diego and Dana Point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d8065786-082b-47a0-b5ef-cfed3b94fa7f/20220603_102924.jpg Log - Dana Point - 10,000 NM !!! - Make it stand out Nordhavn Headquarters at Dana Point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/58525a5e-6601-48e7-9515-f7f568e5d97d/PCIMG_2022-06-10_08-53-31.JPG Log - Dana Point - 10,000 NM !!! - Make it stand out Dan Streech presents Larry and I with the pennant and we had the pleasure of Larry Gieselman and Doug Harlow joining the party https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/98bdbbd8-3eb2-4629-977b-81150617ca57/IMG_2022-06-10_21-25-57.JPG Log - Dana Point - 10,000 NM !!! - Make it stand out Bret Leishman & Brian Leishman apply the Nordhavn name to our boat, The breastplate will be a arriving on a boat from China next month. I guess the Captain will have to tackle that project in SF. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c5b33388-4149-4e0f-bd8b-4e527db403e8/20220603_181115.jpg Log - Dana Point - 10,000 NM !!! - Make it stand out Independence squeezed into her skinny slip at Dana Point Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2015ab5b-eb66-4cb5-bd9a-b3259bcf5108/PCIMG_2022-06-10_08-58-29.JPG Log - Dana Point - 10,000 NM !!! - Make it stand out We celebrate our milestone with a cold one at Turk's Bar. We hear this iconic establishment may not be around in another couple years. The marina has sold and they have plans that sadly don’t include many of the old mainstays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/393f4906-7d0c-45ef-92fc-595cd95cbf20/20220605_134447.jpg Log - Dana Point - 10,000 NM !!! - Make it stand out Larry’s college buddy Dean Porter and his daughter Paige come to visit and have lunch at Proud Mary’s… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/95ca5e2f-ab1e-470c-9bcd-5d4bbad0f61a/IMG_20220610_205127.jpg Log - Dana Point - 10,000 NM !!! - Make it stand out …and see Top Gun, Maverick with us…even Tom stopped by to say hi! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b0fdc8a1-8696-4691-b1bd-a3bf84d3867b/20220605_170637.jpg Log - Dana Point - 10,000 NM !!! - Make it stand out You know you’re in Southern Cal when you see a Botox Express truck! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8c18029d-b040-4368-9711-5443dd4ec6e0/20220603_185231.jpg Log - Dana Point - 10,000 NM !!! - Make it stand out Enjoying a sunset cocktail and a few nibbles before we head off to our next port https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/6/1/san-diego-rampr monthly 0.5 2022-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5264f0e3-e09e-4ee6-814e-546b9f489df3/20220520_124845.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out Gumby says goodbye and Jim Lennon says hello…and Dean Porter is late https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/550bad5f-654e-4625-9254-cbe2c1c8a1aa/20220520_125611.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out Nice view of the Independence from the Southwestern Yacht Clubs dining room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c2bf7527-8d44-4367-9a46-26565acef13c/20220519_182415.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out Congratulation to newly weds Megan and Jordan and thank you for coming to say hi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/075bf7e4-1424-4e62-b752-de7488089916/20220530_190007.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out Nice light on the Independence at her slip at the Southwestern Yacht Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/32f44735-3d96-4540-b553-e419603379d7/20220530_202411.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out Pretty night views of the hills above the yacht club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/258e15f9-38b2-46e7-8098-67baf4fe1ff7/20220601_104952.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out Cute club with very friendly members and staff…thank you so much for your hospitality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8c26a334-56f4-4c27-9e85-32a130cbad65/IMG_20220601_155426.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out Dolphin trainers running drills through the marina (Photo by Larry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ee8263c8-1902-46a2-a441-84d385b33941/IMG_20220601_160219.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out Chris and Keith come down to keep Larry company while I am away (Photo by Larry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/05692a64-7410-473c-b778-4ca2451d6f0c/20220601_104751.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out La Playa Yacht club…the smallest yacht club I’ve ever seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a9f15ba5-670c-45a2-ad4a-ab8db62efa66/20220601_093504.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out Late spring flowers, artichokes gone to bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b79952df-279a-4d9a-b7eb-38697607f873/20220601_094217.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out A sweet pathway with beautiful views of the harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/be8d51a2-50f9-4925-a7c3-90fe9d1ee2b2/20220601_102057.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out The Tunaman’s Memorial on the path that runs the length of Shelter Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c91f9211-514c-4de2-bdb0-d23efd85468c/20220601_101255.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out The grand Osprey nest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2a847000-1117-4a7b-a644-6a974532bebc/20220601_101323.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out The parents at the nest feeding the 3 or 4 young chicks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/73892723-2d10-48f1-8698-dcfce4d84c34/20220601_101016.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out The Yokohama (San Diego’s sister city) Friendship Bell presented to San Diego in 1958 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/94fcb081-d7af-41c2-8146-e383efc1cc32/20220601_100849.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out A multinational mosaic fountain designed by students from China, Russia, Mexico and the U.S. representing four quadrants of the Pacific Rim https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3e897935-96b7-4799-aed9-3cea585038a4/20220601_100817.jpg Log - San Diego R&R - Make it stand out It is the compass rose with a ‘pearl’ in the middle. The park is named ‘Pearl of the Pacific’ https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/5/18/captains-post-15-the-baja-bash monthly 0.5 2022-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/bcf3adc2-7087-4b91-a54d-3e1221595096/20220518_134722.jpg Log - Captain's Post #15 - The Baja Bash Prep A.K.A. I'm Glad This is Over With!!! - Make it stand out Map points (A,B) where we needed our friends to send weather forecasts via Garmin InReach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/993601ce-e86f-41c4-9639-7ade62d37e4b/20220518_134714.jpg Log - Captain's Post #15 - The Baja Bash Prep A.K.A. I'm Glad This is Over With!!! - Make it stand out Additional northern map points where weather forecasts (C,D, E & F) were needed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c610ff06-7d07-40e3-9648-74c3f4f98259/20220518_134653.jpg Log - Captain's Post #15 - The Baja Bash Prep A.K.A. I'm Glad This is Over With!!! - Make it stand out Thursday, Friday & Saturday mileage estimates with expected weather forecasts with wave size, swell, size direction and wind wave height and periods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/24c6a4cb-6543-4ad3-b61a-acadcb3461ea/20220518_134701.jpg Log - Captain's Post #15 - The Baja Bash Prep A.K.A. I'm Glad This is Over With!!! - Make it stand out Saturday & Sunday mileage estimates with expected weather forecasts with wave size, swell, size direction and wind wave height and periods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3c777707-1dc1-45e0-9af3-6b2c8f234f87/20220518_134559.jpg Log - Captain's Post #15 - The Baja Bash Prep A.K.A. I'm Glad This is Over With!!! - Make it stand out Expected currents day one, two and three https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7ee28f60-7733-4074-b5bf-3b80239bc4ac/20220518_134559+%281%29.jpg Log - Captain's Post #15 - The Baja Bash Prep A.K.A. I'm Glad This is Over With!!! - Make it stand out Expected currents day three & four https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/78ad651d-77d2-4f0d-b3cd-dbc227ca6053/20220518_165714.jpg Log - Captain's Post #15 - The Baja Bash Prep A.K.A. I'm Glad This is Over With!!! - Make it stand out Sun and Moon schedule for rising and setting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1dde6966-9d3d-4430-9a3b-10076f8ab3bb/20220518_165721.jpg Log - Captain's Post #15 - The Baja Bash Prep A.K.A. I'm Glad This is Over With!!! - Make it stand out Estimated times with magnetic degrees in case of equipment failure https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/5/17/we-survived-the-baja-bashsan-jose-del-cabo-to-ensenada monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/33b8a973-d12a-4af9-ad63-42909a8bf746/20220515_174315.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out Cheers to the crew of the Independence! We made it…83 hours nonstop. It’s called ‘The Baja Bash’ for a reason folks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4d6f83e1-c086-4ebb-b992-9f6dc18b02c4/20220515_184811.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/af644af5-062e-486a-a1c4-56fb18c2bef3/20201010_180419.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out Thank you Rich & Connie!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/caf95595-aa54-4d7e-b298-295c726a645e/20200217_181019.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out Steve (Gumby) Grant. Recipient of the MVP award during The Baja Bash 2022- San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX…Muchas gracias Gumby!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8b8d2a37-31d9-4fc7-9845-66087a72d46b/20220512_072817.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out Two hours into the journey (0700) we round the tip of Baja with Cabo San Lucas in the distance, dwarfed by the massive cruise ship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b332ea7a-dc00-422b-ab95-efa060fc8afb/20220512_073231.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out Los Arcos and Lover’s Beach slide by as we dodge the morning fisherman and head around the Cape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/438e71f0-874c-46b7-b010-ee1b9ae32f70/20220512_075821.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out The dramatic new golf course that plunges down to the sea on the back side of Cabo San Lucas next to the Naval fort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0fe0fb19-a075-458d-835d-339724baecf4/20220514_202002.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out The third and hopefully final sunset on our journey north https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d247cf80-a0ca-43c6-9575-42244ff6d1c3/20220515_145727.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out The fog began to lift as we rounded the rocky entrance to Bahia Todos Santos at Ensenada https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8c1a582b-370a-4887-833b-a12100b3bb5e/20220515_173055.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out Independence sitting pretty in Marina Coral after running 83 hours nonstop and 662 NM. Closing in our 10,000 nautical mile pennant flag! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c194678a-075d-4769-a45a-3e7dc4f29b7c/20220515_184647.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out The nearby restaurant at the marina was closed so we amble on our jelly sea legs along the dangerously busy highway to the Transpeninsular Brewery for a very cold and very tasty beer…and a meal not consisting of peanut butter or jam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ea335bb4-4476-446f-b924-4f0ad4589554/20220516_091313.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out Independence resting prettily (4th from the left) in her slip at Marina Coral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d544e58c-ba93-489f-b32d-d078002437c0/20220516_091414.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out Cool sculpture in the gardens of Marin Coral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4a02befe-2104-4b41-94a2-729f1e372de6/20220516_192246.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out We highly approve of Marina Coral’s tradition of offering a complimentary Don Julio and Sangrita to those who complete ‘The Baja Bash’. Muchas gracias! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e418a182-57d0-45b2-b7c0-ef78a477e327/20200217_181019.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out The obligatory pic on the swim platform… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a7e48b20-cc53-49bb-ba8f-369379909a40/20220517_170613.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out …followed by an obligatory visit to Hussong’s Cantina… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a1044da0-017e-4a10-8d76-1c43509720f3/20220517_171856.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out ….where you order the obligatory cerveza…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/447b4c8c-ffd8-4bed-93b9-831e54b89b2d/20220517_173547.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out …and eat some obligatory peanuts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f04bd564-c086-4644-a3ab-455c0c3a68e5/20220517_181038.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out Cool mural as we walk to our dinner spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0bc278ae-a907-48bf-97cf-602eed69507f/20220517_193017.jpg Log - We Survived 'The Baja Bash'!...San Jose del Cabo to Ensenada, Baja MX - Make it stand out Boules Restaurant is a great place to sit outside and dine. You can play bocce ball there too, thus the name ‘Boules’. The guys loved their Flank Steak Risotto and I thoroughly enjoyed my Yellowtail Sashimi. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/5/10/time-to-bash monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/83ee55b7-4239-4033-8853-76520b4d930f/20220501_090502.jpg Log - Time to do 'The Bash'!!! - Make it stand out Just time enough to grab a photo as we turn back North toward San Jose del Cabo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d1482e00-2355-4fa3-a0d5-a2eb587f1fe2/20220501_090624.jpg Log - Time to do 'The Bash'!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/19d59d31-2d68-4a5f-8258-5d01ea9a1681/20220501_090642.jpg Log - Time to do 'The Bash'!!! - Make it stand out Just a couple quick tourist photos… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a1f930a2-3ef2-4378-bddd-dc6adad2b952/20220430_170316.jpg Log - Time to do 'The Bash'!!! - Make it stand out We had a nice afternoon on the beach at Cabo San Lucas before we left for San Jose del Cabo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7bcdec80-8ad8-46b1-9093-ce6aa7bfb483/20220502_175519+%282%29.jpg Log - Time to do 'The Bash'!!! - Make it stand out A friendly Sea Lion wants his fish from the tourists on a Cabo marina boat ramp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1aa8e509-6df3-4308-a953-175b48f95926/20220502_084347.jpg Log - Time to do 'The Bash'!!! - Make it stand out Whale bones near the Puerto Los Cabos marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e19917a0-3255-4485-9a1d-dbc9557eb95a/20220502_175519+%281%29.jpg Log - Time to do 'The Bash'!!! - Make it stand out Gumby gets a shot at Shooters bar…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9e74ac19-5cba-4485-b62b-cf3312064407/IMG_20220424_131736.jpg Log - Time to do 'The Bash'!!! - Make it stand out …and a beer at The Baja Brewery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0d3203e5-8bbe-404e-bb67-9de315cbd749/20220507_193128.jpg Log - Time to do 'The Bash'!!! - Make it stand out We enjoyed dinner out on the town one night with some lovely music and scenery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3a86202b-ecc4-4184-9361-57e236527462/20220507_193157.jpg Log - Time to do 'The Bash'!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/78f81e90-162e-4f23-80b9-6038f5806102/20220422_111453+%281%29.jpg Log - Time to do 'The Bash'!!! - Make it stand out Larry’s been doing his homework https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/727da478-e54c-425e-9bc4-3390924d55a9/IMG_20220507_182606_098+%281%29.jpg Log - Time to do 'The Bash'!!! - Make it stand out Larry hard at work detailing multiple charts with expected wave heights, periods, winds and currents to plot the best speeds for fuel consumption with allowance for a three hundred gallon reserve at the end of the trip. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/5/10/nordhavn-profile monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ace3eefe-5a2c-4c1a-aff8-10211e224864/IMG_20220507_182606_098+%281%29.jpg Log - Nordhavn Profile - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/4/29/la-paz-to-cabo-san-lucas monthly 0.5 2022-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2e410605-4018-4660-8ab2-83c55ede14d1/20220427_213856.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7a7f1d9f-ebb3-4a03-9a09-55eb15f6d74b/20220422_193916.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out The view from Cardon Restaurant above Marina Costabaja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2c14aefb-461b-48f4-9727-ded068e73b7b/20220422_193907.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out Look closely and you see Independence in front of all the big yachts (front of middle dock) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b1d718a4-0525-43cf-87c9-68fce0c32ac1/20220423_100417.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out Leaving Marina Costabaja for Marina Cortez you get a great view of what Larry thinks is the 14th hole. He enjoyed playing a round of golf at El Cortes Golf Club with our friend Rod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/45d9b257-b93d-4bff-ad8e-4e78617da68b/20220423_101039.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out Also a great view of Arttessa IV, the 328 foot superyacht worth approximately 150 million. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e5d03054-7fb7-4d7e-a79e-b18e20196923/IMG_20220424_131736.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out It’s spring on the malecón and the flowers are in bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1c288847-6350-48bf-8729-c9da40b4582f/20220424_102912.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out The symbol of La Paz….The Pearl sculpture on the malecón https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2d14bbac-6fdb-479d-aafc-6aeec358da36/20220424_193900.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out The Independence at the Marina Cortez in downtown La Paz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f3593221-dc31-4f16-911c-86ed46f76af4/20220424_110356.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out The very friendly ‘Tequila Bar’ with 2 ounce shots of Don Julio Reposado for $6.00 USD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/12d4d64d-4cc4-488a-97ce-d8baf749e0bf/20220423_233042.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out Ricardo has worked as the bartender at the ‘Tequila Bar’ for over 20 years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/30e8a07a-92e4-4f37-a3e6-a976efbcc7c3/20220427_081611.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out Rounding our way around the Cape to Cabo San Lucas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1808a179-42a1-4abc-b5fe-56508643dfa7/20220427_162917.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out First views of the famous ‘Los Arcos’ rock formation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5aea3bfe-481e-448b-86ec-4e3190696e4e/20220427_165227.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out Pulling into Bahia Cabo San Lucas on a windy and busy afternoon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/602107f5-96c6-4d19-8031-e810023825f7/20220427_165501.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out This photo doesn’t really convey how busy the bay was, as the boats move too fast to photograph https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2545a0fa-ba11-4aa5-aab9-008cab35f5c2/20220427_193038.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out With the boat secure and clean it’s time to relax… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5ff8b61e-24a0-4c79-b349-e24c03b1e4a7/20220427_213822.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out …and enjoy some local color… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/74dcca71-23cb-4096-87fe-82fca2937dc6/20220428_093711.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out …and some tequila, of course… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/57d9ba22-def1-435b-94b1-d2fd40320912/20220428_093721.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out …and some tacos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/80ca4d90-8f86-48f4-addf-2b3addbce111/20220428_172432.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out “The Happy Endings’ bar where Abel hangs another gringo dollar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/865dc7c8-7d22-4e1d-9122-8cb0fca98e21/20220429_093237.jpg Log - La Paz to Cabo San Lucas - Make it stand out Morning views from the breakwater looking out over the pongas towards Los Arcos https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/4/20/puerto-escondido-to-la-paz monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/29c5bcd1-e99a-4a57-a4c3-7b7130c25738/20220409_103506.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out Our fellow dock mate at Puerto Escondido. The 75 million dollar superyacht Moonstone (nearly 200 feet long) is owned by brothers Rob and Richard Sands who own Constellation Brands (marketer/producer of wine, beer & spirits). They left the marina a day before us. I thought it was amusing that their yacht takes up our entire salon window! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7307739d-2c9e-479e-9b39-b6970ff21b11/20220408_184146.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out This is Moonstones’ toy hauler called Shadow. I can’t even begin to tell you the variety of toys on this 180 foot yacht…but on the deck alone there were jet skis, a little sailboat, an amphibious motor/tank-tread landing craft, a wake-board boat and all this is trailed by their tender (the boat with the four huge outboard engines). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b4bd9190-27e5-45d4-a807-67d728c614b9/20220413_190034.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out We spent two nights at this anchorage at Punto Colorado hiding from some nasty winds, not too far from Puerto Escondido. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8cf2e657-2295-4c0b-a22e-c83df8ec3d02/20220414_153149.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out Independence and a fellow Nordhavn ‘Seacret’ share the bay at Punto Colorado with us. She is a beautiful 76 foot trawler owned by the very nice couple, Hilda & Jeremy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/50f6aed0-2487-4a3a-b97e-593cbe3ea741/20220414_153642.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out Larry in front of Seacret and the Independence at Punto Colorado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c969dd4b-94b0-4e52-a0ce-f76c92db76ae/20220414_153410.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out A mummified Trigger fish…too often found on the beaches. Their teeth are large and pronounced, designed for chomping on coral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/81fd571a-dd38-4ced-b660-836d9c402879/20220414_155012.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out A pretty crab molt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/87a09106-5c9e-4b36-9356-e056fbefc4fb/20220415_075846.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out Morning sun on Seacret and Bella Luna (owned by Deanna and Rob) in Punta Colorado anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a705579b-ba74-4731-8b40-6e121080f46c/20220415_083521.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out Coffee and dogs. Deanna takes Rob and Jeremy and the pack to the beach for a morning run. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/03fa96a6-5248-4d4a-923e-6d61d010b12b/20220416_145552.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out Semana Santa (Holy week) is a time when families gather together (often at the beach) to play and feast. Agua Verdi was very busy when we anchored there a few days before Easter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/76d74c88-6455-4806-8937-a77bfcab3ed7/20220416_150836.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out The little palapa cafe with view of Bahia Agua Verdi and the large sailing ship that anchored for the evening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/793e8335-4c67-4a7d-bdf5-b3e592e4d8ec/20220416_150909.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out Didn’t catch her name but she was a beauty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ee9a9f1c-e9bd-4dcd-a016-622c1dc1ab6c/20220416_194147.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out Sunset at Aqua Verdi anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7b11a771-7c3c-4bba-b139-95d326c74e26/20220417_064959.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out Moon set over the cactus at Bahia Agua Verdi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/029cf87f-897e-48a1-99de-863bddde3efc/20220417_094421.jpg Log - Puerto Escondido to La Paz - Make it stand out 9,000 Nautical Miles! Cruising Northward towards La Paz https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/4/11/baha-concepcin-baja-california-sur monthly 0.5 2022-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/350e9d89-3142-4143-95a4-6e789ec845d1/20220330_183851.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out Ponga’s for hire at Playa Santispac, Bahía Concepción https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e3a322ba-cf30-4b93-9f4c-a6444f1b497e/20220330_184644.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out Blake, Brittany and Larry in front of Armando’s on Playa Santispac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/9527f2f7-6753-491a-95dd-7e83ef75a393/20220330_065013.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out Morning reflections on the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/447d7901-28a1-4d8a-bc36-1cd279a28140/20220331_113017.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out We tender over to Playa el Burro and climb the path to the top of the mountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c82a0ed6-62f7-4853-8353-df1dfa2cbbc2/20220331_101724.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out Great views from the top of the mountain of Playa el Burro and beyond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/88447106-8d02-405e-99ee-4d2fc521c7f6/20220331_115430.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out Our old camping spot on Playa Coyote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/935c13b1-5314-4452-9b60-f5ae10c33481/20220401_085720.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out A morning kayak paddle to Isla San Ramon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/19719b9a-a743-44f0-8578-53068ce7f1cc/20220401_085752.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/45b83ecc-299d-48b7-9d1b-187e543a6466/20220401_085821.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/7451c559-265c-41cc-a850-c2e0b59f87d0/20220401_104017.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out Afternoon tender rides and views of the private beach area of Playa Posada https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/31a4f759-f1ce-4a3b-a0e2-eca3c1bf07d6/20220401_130533.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out Brittany and Blake abandon ship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/23714d4a-c3ec-4d40-a136-d1931eae6219/20220402_064039.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out Another beautiful morning at anchor in Playa Santispac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/adeebf17-f9df-48e5-b059-5203d730dcda/20220402_132418.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out A tender ride with Doug and Laura Harlow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3863497f-8c34-45da-8a4d-7767c2aae684/20220402_133615.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out The little islettes off of Isla Coyote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ca81167a-4c59-475f-a177-249c4d9502a2/20220403_122506.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out A pod of fifty (or so) Spinner Dolphins came racing through, and around the bay. for about 30 minutes. People got into their kayaks, tenders and pongas and chased them around and the dolphin’s actually appeared to be enjoying the mayhem. When they were done with people, they just dove down and were gone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4201b17c-5119-48a7-ba99-7da608ae3750/20220406_184929.jpg Log - Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur - Make it stand out Grilled Ahi dinner on the deck in front of Bahía Salinas (20 NM from Puerto Escondido) an old salt mining town that closed down in the 1980’s. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/4/11/night-watch-award monthly 0.5 2022-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/09aa599a-9e05-4c9a-a05b-d35f149e1ebf/20220320_172544.jpg Log - Night Watch Award! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6fc36484-1396-4086-8156-f498ea87737f/20220320_143423.jpg Log - Night Watch Award! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f25e7e15-77da-4dc5-9220-f915b039934f/20220320_143349.jpg Log - Night Watch Award! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c3a3055f-232f-4ec7-8d00-9ac129c85eb8/20220320_185819.jpg Log - Night Watch Award! - Make it stand out Where the trophy lives in the club house at the SFYC, Tiburon, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/14458172-e47e-4892-9279-f6bbfb58184f/20220320_185951.jpg Log - Night Watch Award! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/3/28/mas-missions monthly 0.5 2022-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/035ab23d-1a25-4d0c-ac74-71c1f9d0c00c/20220227_161540.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out The mission in San Ignacio dates to 1760. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/db9f6caf-ad6c-45e1-a118-b68959d37978/20220227_153617.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6a7698d4-41cb-4b11-89e2-928c0ae09a2f/20220227_153540.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/68175007-4069-4345-8547-5a91dbd0f3fe/20220227_153432.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/53035b6e-3f0b-406d-9be1-d29ebf2778e4/20220227_153320.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out The alter panels were brought from various parts of Mexico dedicated to San Ignacio de Loyola, patron of the mission (center). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5b44c6a2-3f0e-4de7-8503-79651d17effc/20220227_153227.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out The mission ceiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/3f986d22-3491-4291-a8ef-cea40a9aed9c/20220227_153215.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out St. Martin de Porres. The broom is a symbol of his devotion to his work, no matter how menial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/afeb9166-e98f-4843-b532-dc5766e4dea7/20220227_153152.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out The Virgen de Guadalupe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1265b52c-ee35-498e-a2fa-376bedcc5930/20220227_152159.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out The fresh water lagoon at San Igancio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c478de40-7e0a-4d1e-99b7-467a4611770e/20220228_074655.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out The rancher that owns these horses let us know that this mare is due to foal in three weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a57d3dbd-37ff-4387-a4d7-7df59c58f78c/20220302_142109.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó dates back to 1699 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2db0744f-4012-4eb5-87b1-cb9a67970786/20220302_143317.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e12d4f63-6f7c-4e58-ab9b-0c1170a9cab3/20220302_144911.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6529679a-4054-423a-a90b-22297e291f2a/20220302_142822.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out The mission alter panels with San Francisco Javier at the center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c36be3b2-954a-4862-81a8-f99580d036d7/20220302_143026.jpg Log - Más Misiones - Make it stand out Every 2nd of December hundreds of pilgrims come to visit this mission and place their milagro charms here to pray for improved health https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/2/26/loreto-baja-mx monthly 0.5 2022-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6e21933f-a541-4551-b34c-878637558c80/20220218_153308.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó. Loreto’s beautiful church and site of the first mission in Baja. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e461b4f0-18fe-4a94-99b4-f5163ae09615/20220217_095813.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out A sculpture of Padre Juan Maria de Salvatierra and Cochimies in the public square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/bd07684b-4007-4de4-b8c6-147605f1299e/20220218_181259+%281%29.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out A map of the Baja Missions and the Camino Real that was created by the Spanish Jesuit Missionaries (courtesy of Mi Loreto restaurant) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c1699203-2a65-4562-a178-5f6d501836a8/20220218_181242.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out The dates and names of the Baja missions from the above map (courtesy of Mi Loreto restaurant) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/49917efc-0c73-4c79-89c2-c927e8476350/20220218_153447.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó doorway with the proclamation “Head and mother of the missions of lower and upper California”. 25 Oct 1697 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/702b66fe-015f-4761-afa5-4d9192202e3d/20220218_153515.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8516ab50-bc6f-40a3-9339-74f7060bf0a1/20220219_062442.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out The alter of Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/50133cb1-78cd-4f07-b157-6daead277b4d/20220219_062352.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out A beautiful rose carved frame holds the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe/the Virgin of Guadalupe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/849bb8ba-e6bd-48bc-9438-2c31f0c3fb2c/20220218_153819.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out The courtyard of Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó. The bell tower was added to the church in 1955. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/fada148e-85c9-44aa-9cd1-1def9eba194a/20220218_153844.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out An amazing mix of stones that created this mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/dd25a428-4b55-41bf-8d89-15b64b3a8b83/20220218_153924.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/06768f8a-191c-4ffa-878f-aa99e6ea710f/20220218_155220.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b287573b-14ea-48eb-9834-fabcb1078656/20220219_062122.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out Beginning of the Camino Real Loreto and the fig tree archway (in the background Larry finds another dog to pet) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d8f027ed-53be-445b-9463-eccc2984cb50/20220219_062303.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out A stroll down the fig tree lane brings you not only to the mission, but to many restaurants and shops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/77c12878-6dfb-4d84-aeef-ce91f3b1595f/20220218_174002.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out The arts of Loreto; colorful clay sinks and pots….. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c72a4536-14c2-441a-920d-010f017d863e/20220218_174539.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out …huge clay skulls with Mayan symbols…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c6b17290-1c2b-4165-96bb-0c448afd6190/20220218_174808.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out ….colorful blankets and textiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f6a84ec4-85be-4b21-87ad-b848e3310386/20220218_174201.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out Also, inviting bars…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/dced1db5-a372-4072-992c-7d40165164c1/20220218_174925.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out ….charming porches… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/09068baf-2193-48de-9dc2-0ca24ab88973/20220218_190958.jpg Log - Loreto, Baja Mx - Make it stand out …and a personal favorite…Mariachis!!! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2022/2/19/la-paz-to-loreto monthly 0.5 2022-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/342a701a-f870-4840-821f-b064c3424a9a/20220209_155605.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out At anchor in Ensenada el Galo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5ce09c3b-d762-498f-ae20-a795843dd84a/20220210_122334%280%29.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out Fish tacos for dinner thanks to Larry and the Dorado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/82aea57a-8c30-4802-9cdf-399a41d8d793/20220211_111436.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out A nice calm day to transit to Puerto los Gatos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/20d9fb7d-c481-4f05-90e1-6de765f364bb/20220211_155048.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out The neighboring beach near Puerto los Gatos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c92711e2-bf9a-4e9b-ac79-cba6da69a783/20220211_155137.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out Timid hermit crabs pose for a close up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0e3fb77f-cc9d-4ed9-9439-b3c4b20494cc/20220211_155159.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out Hermit crab tracks everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/d2d4f9af-243d-4f41-aae9-ac3dd0833801/20211029_181436.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out At anchor at Puerto los Gatos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0aec9c0e-1357-47bd-adc3-c2528e77b048/20220212_131310.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out The stunning red sand stone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/eb6d69c1-4257-4bb7-934c-f79b877c6d68/20220212_131349.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out The anchorage is all ours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c506d4b3-1119-4bcf-af49-7c354705142e/20220212_133045.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out The hike to top of the hill for a view of the Independence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/377b3801-d049-4ef3-bddf-be4ffd170d80/20220213_170351.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out Rum punch Sunday just happened to coincide with Super Bowl Sunday. We could hear the game on Sirius. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a1288122-2f7d-45ff-94a6-9fbfaf376740/20220213_190013.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out They call them ‘Ghost Crabs’ for a reason https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/99b699f5-a8c8-43a2-a8c5-fc54778336f0/20220214_113642.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out A brief stop for lunch in Bahia San Marte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/03df0243-b7d1-49e8-8ce4-2b722f18513e/20220214_155117.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out Moving onward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/c085d697-7a89-4ba0-8340-947fc0e4c162/20220215_143619.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out The gorgeous bay of Bahia Agua Verdi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f14c479d-e4f3-4e76-b1e0-f67948ecb271/20220215_151105.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/890d8bc0-c837-4314-8e32-36d01860dac1/20220215_151201.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/661b526a-1d11-4322-9194-643fbb0f7919/20220215_151318.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/dd7959d9-30eb-4e61-b808-c367cdcc0585/20220215_171858.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out On our way to the internet cafe via kayak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/04437be9-0a78-4c61-808d-bc34512861c1/20220215_174417.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out The Cafe serves wonderful fresh fish with a side of internet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/60eca4b2-1da2-41a7-b133-c63a03f1dcb2/20220216_163856.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out We were able to buy this Yellowtail from Miguel. We split the fish with another cruiser and Miguel was kind enough to filet it for us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a2c4915a-8893-401e-9b2a-93391bd677ea/20220217_095813.jpg Log - La Paz to Loreto - Make it stand out Arrival at Marina Puerto Escondido https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/12/28/geh9aif0opdvs1ed0lzjyp7u6bzgzw monthly 0.5 2021-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635774954565-1P21TQPDGCEDKEW9RJFW/1635446577338blob.png Log - Life On The Boat In The Sea Of Cortez - Make it stand out Hundreds of dolphins in the Sea of Cortez https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/11/14/whale-sharks-of-la-paz-baja-mx monthly 0.5 2021-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f6046a21-c16c-4c5c-aeff-b22d4d46a7aa/20211113_073351.jpg Log - Whale Sharks of La Paz, Baja, Mx - Make it stand out Door to door service. The Carolina - Fun Baja ponga picks us up right at the boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5bb5563a-891e-496d-a277-8094825a7ec9/20211113_130950.jpg Log - Whale Sharks of La Paz, Baja, Mx - Make it stand out Carlos explains the rules for swimming with the sharks. No touching, no diving, never get in front and stay about three feet away at all times https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5fad84ab-1ebd-4848-99c4-ffac2c4810bc/Jamie4.jpg Log - Whale Sharks of La Paz, Baja, Mx - Make it stand out Another tour with swimmers with a shark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8a806c38-66ab-4d8f-9d59-8cd1ec870ebe/Jamie+3.jpg Log - Whale Sharks of La Paz, Baja, Mx - Make it stand out Our group of four returns to the ponga after 10 minutes with the shark and then the next the next group can jump in. You get three jumps per tour. Photo grab from Larry’s GoPro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/ae889e5d-bdcd-4503-97bb-860cada0d677/Whale+Shark3.jpg Log - Whale Sharks of La Paz, Baja, Mx - Make it stand out The mouth of the shark gapes open and the water continually ripples through the huge gills. The coloring/patterns are amazing and distinct to each shark - like a ‘fingerprint’. Photo grab from Larry’s GoPro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1adf680f-1a7e-46ee-88b5-12f1916fb399/Whale+Shark2.jpg Log - Whale Sharks of La Paz, Baja, Mx - Make it stand out Whale sharks are a true shark (cartilage not bone skeleton). They are the largest living shark and is the only member of the Rhincodontidae family. 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All photos courtesy of Larry’s GoPro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/6d3c197e-94c5-4905-a1fc-0b741e00dacf/20211113_153222.jpg Log - Whale Sharks of La Paz, Baja, Mx - Make it stand out Happy to have had this incredible experience https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/11/12/rinse-and-repeat monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/a40176f4-a397-41d6-9531-477bdc23f7e1/20211106_172932.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Sunset on the hook at Puerto Balandra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e6460535-4c42-4abf-a22a-d34923e35cef/20211106_143854.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Day 1: Tender over from Balandra, snorkel and have the obligatory cerveza at Playa Tecolote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/78cfb384-0911-4902-92ec-ef1292751e31/20211107_110510.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Leaving Balandra we have to check out the massive yacht ‘Lonian’ a 285 foot Feadship Superyacht owned by Lorenzo Feritta. Lorenzo is worth $2 Billion and is Chairman of Fertitta Capital. According to superyachtfan.com, Lorenzo and his brother Frank bought the assets of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) in 2001 and then sold them in 2016 for $4 Billion. Now they are private equity investors. The yacht boasts its own glass swimming pool and the translucent bottom doubles as the ceiling of the beach club below. The superyacht sleeps 14 guests and has a crew of 22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1b38a82d-a8a6-47c7-bf92-5804dae0868f/20211107_111355.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out This dual hull ‘Hodor’ (designed by Incat Crowther) is the support vessel for the superyacht ‘Lonian’ pictured above. Hodor is 217 feet long and carries all the toys for Lonian, which include five tenders (the largest being 56 feet), jet skis, quad bikes, a submarine garage, and a helipad for the Airbus ACH145 helicopter. This vessel has a crew of 20. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/622656cf-3938-42d3-b192-2a91de7e4054/20211107_144459.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Day 2: We anchor at Caleta Partida and tender to the Los Islotes (20 minutes north) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/131a8ae5-b3e8-4373-900d-8a99e60ea9f7/20211107_144634.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out These rocky islets are home to many sea lions and snorkelers have been visiting for years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0242874e-843a-423d-a8f6-2add9698cfef/20211107_144714.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out We secure the tender to a mooring buoy and pop over the side for a snorkel in front of the islet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cfd2b919-3e78-4285-a0cf-bd3cbe4369c4/GH010587-1+%282%29.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Swimming with the sea lions, Larry captures this image of a female from his GoPro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/253d6a48-0688-4597-aaeb-5074c980295b/GH010586-5+%282%29.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Two males size each other up. Photo grab form Larry’s GoPro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0f4207ad-b8cb-4cdd-b864-f25bfdd5d3e7/GH010593-2+%282%29.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out A male sea lion with part of his harem of females. Photo grab from Larry’s GoPro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/4d37f33b-4bf3-4ba9-9623-1eec44c58dfe/20211108_161732.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Day 3: Back to the sweet anchorage of San Evaristo. Connie and Rich in the tender as we head to shore to walk around the village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1eb2c375-40b0-4768-bde8-7790d1cdc7e3/20211108_163628.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out San Evaristo had its own desalination plant. Independence at anchor in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/72adb481-2580-4649-b862-f7cee7575ba7/20211108_164101.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Larry and Rich as we walk up to see the chapel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/f21d3ed7-cab3-4118-9f77-cd607ed16e1c/20211108_164316.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Chapel San Evaristo at sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/645bb16a-d2a6-4e96-9784-578f23b5c942/20211108_164337.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Looking over the bay from the chapel hill. Independence in the anchorage below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/8ee78cbc-bea8-431c-b4a8-d237825adee1/20211109_122109.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out After anchoring at Isla San Francisco we tender over to see Isla Coyote. A very small village of just a few families that support themselves by fishing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/60498e6e-ac1f-4936-bbe7-55e11cb7d0c5/20211109_122422+%281%29.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out A miniature statue of the La Paz Jesus del Caracol (from the malecon in La Paz) makes a lovely alter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/0ae024fd-694b-41ad-8bd4-baa078b3edfc/20211109_122819.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Yet another fabulous mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/5d8c57c7-c908-4933-9faa-3654b8594896/20211109_123102.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out At the top of Isla Coyote (40 feet) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2f768173-e389-4ef0-a37f-d27b4dfc81bb/20211109_123144.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Their little chapel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cd0350cd-88ea-4377-9754-09cbf29dacb8/20211109_123633.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Larry, Connie and Rich at the top of Isla Coyote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/64a64f1a-cddc-441e-9120-8ad4b63822f4/20211109_124956.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out The pescadores clean the catch of the day which was predominantly electric rays (species; Narcine entemedor) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/27b79273-70a2-40dc-8868-8a2c6e10d893/20211109_124505.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Part of today’s catch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/e1412a45-629a-42b5-ba9b-cc0a84ff05bf/20211109_125350.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Receding views of Isla Coyote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/b03e7322-53bd-4e55-afe1-3210a2ebba26/20211109_125427.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/12b9f1fe-47dc-4454-9a6f-ca9b61f1165e/20211109_132625.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out We anchor the tender and jump in for a little snorkel at the reef in front of Isla Coyote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/2dc211e1-34a7-4ed9-a485-a3da423ce96a/20211109_143323.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Day 4: Rich, Larry, Connie and me at the top of Isla San Francisco. Independence at anchor in the bay below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/cce05b60-e2a2-4111-a28c-a321ec19bc45/20211109_143511.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out The beauty of this island is amazing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/74d0e212-7d72-45f6-8258-22f79bca4910/20211109_163744.jpg Log - Rinse and Repeat - Make it stand out Cheryl and Bryan Stone just happened to be anchored at Isla San Francisco on their 68 foot Nordhavn “Floating Stones’ (in the background). They kayaked over and had a cocktail on the Independence. So great to see them! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/11/1/amigos monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635772925371-OMQK8ZL5LLFCV7MPIPY5/20211023_154651.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Day 1: We anchor at the neighboring Puerto Balandra and tender over to Tecolote for a cerveza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635776107040-OYAUDTI62FS5Q17Q7DGN/20211024_170008.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Day 2: Rum punch at Bonanza anchorage after a great snorkel at the rocks in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635772994271-OSKP9QPYFPZXXHHTQHC8/20211025_145529.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Heading north to San Evaristo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635773066305-G8IVUITJ9XOPBU4MLJ0M/20211025_150116.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635773098246-GXV2TREMXT5TG5YGPRJJ/20211025_151237.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635773848516-FOTWQVMP5OA3YVSIVQ14/20211025_175635.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Sunset at San Evaristo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635773880488-C5F0HIFNIYYV2OU14VKT/20211025_182913.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Day 3: Independence back at anchor in San Evaristo bay. We take the tender to dinner at the palapa bar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635773942330-72SZ29IZE9VAWMCMNY7U/20211025_183959.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635774050592-YI5M3A6UDG9SZM35O9TG/20211025_183841.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635774089728-PXQ8MAT9J53JL32R8OR5/20211025_185739.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635774001367-6MKU4R00GEXDFQPK5EEU/20211025_183846.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635774123421-5N4K8Q6WQ522SW8TEX7P/20211026_141805.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Day 4: Isla San Francisco. We tender to the beach for the hike around the island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635774162750-QLTBDLAYYPPZ444WWCNQ/20211026_142920.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635774206441-7702VLRBG6254VVBDP5I/20211026_143432.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635774760917-2PMJSF7BDRXAH49XW9WB/20211026_144100.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635774916549-OW3PF4GC4D0OICYUOFFC/1635447318084blob.png Log - Amigos - Make it stand out The winds pick up so we head back to the marina. With four footers and the wind at our stern we are joined (again) by an amazingly playful pod of dolphins. Photo by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635774954565-1P21TQPDGCEDKEW9RJFW/1635446577338blob.png Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Photo by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635774842528-FHZLQ2V17FKEYFJ5HA6X/20211027_204937.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out After washing down the boat the crew deserves a cold one. We celebrate a great cruise with even better friends at the pool bar back at Marina Costabaja. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635774879955-D3EGWR5ONDVM5SPIOYTY/20211029_180802.jpg Log - Amigos - Make it stand out Thanks amigos for coming to La Paz and cruising on Independence with us! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/10/31/san-jose-del-cabo-baja-mexico monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635704469221-D49GD28S1QWL083BIX5I/20211021_160633.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out The Mission San Jose del Cabo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635704748700-RL18IY5DU7GLZ7BCS7UL/20211021_160428+%281%29.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out The tile mural above the entry of the mission depicts the Pericu Indians response to Padre Tamaral’s edicts to denounce polygamy in 1730 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635704796530-5L6CP3OMGPDZLRC8JWUF/20211021_160531.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out San Jose’s town plaza - Plaza Mijares https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635704935506-G1B9TSQDKTMCF5WTLK02/20211021_172511.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out Colorful fiesta flags line the streets of San Jose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635704838417-I0PUDO9DSM55DGMW0MT2/20211021_154839.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out Baja Brewing is calling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635704879839-0C6R0PFX4D45Z9J4BGUV/20211021_154900.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out Established in 2006 and going strong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635861590651-2T921TDLU7TI9K4DZ53U/20210926_152958.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out Baja Brewing kegs ready to tap or ship out to other locations. The brewery is in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635704982524-OR5CN121SAOLR09IQGSM/20211021_191141.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out Great murals inside the brewery… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635705018938-0QQ83YW26KBAIM7E0WB1/20211021_191200.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out We like the atmosphere…the lager - not so much https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635705059603-0BE8NGNLH9R6O2WLSYN7/20211021_193132.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out Street charm. Getting ready for Dias de los Muertos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635705094431-7U9EZCD51DN2TYN2063B/20211021_212340.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out We eat Tamales from the vendors in Plaza Mijares and enjoy the fiesta atmosphere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635705120896-YT6NF6AMJH1HJBRDOVCM/20211022_100219.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out Another great mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635705156830-NF4AXWJCX8CJ3UA4EI47/20211022_100825.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out These trees (Yellow Bells or Tecoma gaudichaudi) are blooming everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635705201689-4M1KZWM9FU1WNCN2C7CA/20211022_130040.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out Perhaps we bought too much at Costco.?!? We were on our way to the airport to pick up Chris and Keith when we got a flat tire. We had checked the spare ‘doughnut’ tire prior to leaving the rental office but did not check if all the parts to lift kit were there…big mistake, as there was a crucial piece missing and we could not jack-up the car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635705245030-F5O79JPSVDTM1U58HYR2/20211022_130741.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out The people in Baja are amazing. A great guy from the condo complex we stopped in front of came out with a floor jack and we could now get the spare tire on the car. Avis was great and let us swap cars at the airport and then we scooped up Chris and Keith and got them to the boat in La Paz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1635705277694-QO19F5UOZ3WFTPJAKXBM/20211022_215826.jpg Log - San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico - Make it stand out Chris and Keith settling in to life on the boat…a dice game decides who will get the forward stateroom https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/10/17/la-paz-baja-mx monthly 0.5 2021-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634656869660-9UJBSW5GG7TJHFMXTGB3/20211017_155409.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634471410084-A4WULLH22ONZOWPEMH6N/20210926_152958.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out Water view of the Independence in her slip at Marina Costabaja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634471443139-230UXCRI5OV3901HZ24U/20211007_180334.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out The Governor’s Mansion next to our dining spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634471485191-BYPLPHQP2WOU78H2WGD2/20211007_181107.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out We arrive by tender for dinner at SeaSide Mediterranean restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634471524658-K00S4GSZP1602UAANA06/20211010_111529.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out The fat pigeon (paloma gorda) statue on the Malecon is a favorite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634471600233-TXME16DEQOLJS2WHWBR3/20211010_111633.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out Beach Volleyball tournament today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634471564405-MCCWIOP1YUXG9DKTSVQW/20211010_111556.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out The podium and trophies for the winners of the beach volleyball tournament https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634471640755-LAZIKL8MKHCVLA2JD76I/20211010_112257.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out The memorial to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillips visit to La Paz in 1983. Evidently, the pearl in her crown is from La Paz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634471753258-I44FDFZBA39TO5JRNVAS/20211010_115053.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out I was sad to see that the Hotel Los Arcos was closed. This is where I stayed my first visit to La Paz (1984), but when you don’t pay your workers they go on strike…for 11 years! Finally, the building is set to go up for auction (in the near future) to pay the 110 million pesos in lost wages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634471716498-44UC3O9GRFSG9GLJAQDP/20211010_112838.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out Another view of Hotel Los Arcos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634471803814-ZNUUPM3NVVPBS4QO4KUY/20211010_113055.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out Cool old truck rambling down the Malecon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634471835434-XJ5KCSF22OE0H3HUDHIF/20211010_113625.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out Buying gifts from the talented ladies at the Sunday market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634471887157-A7LZNFPEYV1Q4T860YEF/20211010_122320.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out A little snack & cerveza at Estrella del Mar (Star of the Sea) beach bar at the end of the Malecon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634471918518-DUJU40I7GGTV5ZXF4FDT/20211012_185448.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out Marina sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634471949892-4CB5FFY01XUNAYW298H0/20211016_071439.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out Marina sunrise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1634656623193-VJ38KTYCIOSW6E6SGXOG/20211016_174955.jpg Log - Views by Tender & Bike - Make it stand out Later in the week we visit Banditos restaurant . It has a great BBQ…Larry liked his burger and my burrito was fantastic. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/10/6/isla-espiritu-santo-bonanza-caleta-partida-san-evaristo-to-isla-san-francisco monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633545603179-1KM4DG1CI924WHSC8WGM/20210930_114353.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out Heading north west out of La Paz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633545670902-BRTDBLVJ4IYSE0YMP5WB/20210930_114449.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out Isla Espiritu Santo in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633545752222-INMH8IP9EWKQ56TNR9H3/20210930_190633.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out The nearly two mile beach of Playa Bonanza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633545711868-3V4V9KZGRGY7C2OXO4QU/20210930_190454.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out The Tervis cups come in handy on these warm nights for sunset cocktails https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633545791615-880ISH33Y1C3A0EPWW6A/20210930_192613.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out The sunset over Playa Bonanza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633545838800-I80I46HNG99WZAZF9DJW/20211001_114144.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out The view on our way north to the next anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633545894054-CHFGRHRPHCGB45AMFZZQ/20211001_114355.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633545931111-P2UI5UF7HPW51UU4AIK2/20211001_115138.jpg Log - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633546159867-68K7K4JZG88VHVXZ9RU0/20211001_143921.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out The Independence at anchor in Caleta Partida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633546196481-T9112DCF98JLSNG889MM/20211001_144813.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out Time for a tender ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633546236841-6ZR43UFP6XAVJWK602EB/20211001_151329.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out Heading in toward Ensenada del Candelero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633546316314-WUK8C28D9C4GUOC4ML7Y/20211001_151547.jpg Log - 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Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out We will come back to this amazing bay in hopes of spending the day snorkeling and exploring these beautiful waters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633547119716-781H5BN8HXTRSAJ4ZQ29/20211002_070039.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out Sunrise at Caleta Partida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633547157148-M9NNYA3K4NHL3V56TPDD/20211002_131711.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out The views of Baja’s Sierra de la Giganta from the Canal de San Jose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633547196406-2I4SI335G0NVKZS92844/20211002_165343.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out The palapa bar and restaurant at San Evaristo. The Independence at anchor in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633547234559-IR9Z1XLUTW4YK0I552XD/20211002_182936.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out Heading back to the boat as the sun begins to set https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633547306546-4ADUS96GHGS9P1ZMZQO0/20211003_072855.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out Sunrise at San Evaristo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633547351999-1J01IW366XKO9SR5TH1N/20211003_081759.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out The little fishing village of San Evaristo has about 20 families. The a desalination plant is the blue & white building in the picture above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633547398657-X2XE6GPU7KQCINES8AZC/20211003_113335.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out On our way south to our next anchorage Larry catches a Skipjack in the Canal de San Jose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633547460535-XX84XSFIQWL0C01X8UEY/20211003_115050.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out Isla San Francisco is our last anchorage (9NM) on this trip out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633547492125-2SW01XZ6EHD7T1JSAFPO/20211003_145643.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out We hike to the top of hill to see the views…Independence is the boat at the farthest end (north end) of the bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633547552379-U5FETWREN6H5DUQI8AU2/20211003_145758.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out A panoramic shot from the top gives you the idea of the amazing views we had https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633547600583-A0IQLTROI5N87N5EMPWY/20211003_145921.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out Yes, we wear goofy hats to protect us from the intense Baja sun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633547642154-HT9N0JF1EE9OULEET1I8/20211003_150809.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out In between the bays are the salt flats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1633547674611-SVCA4NL2E3YCCQL7OMHG/20211003_150948.jpg Log - Isla Espiritu Santo, Playa Bonanza, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo to Isla San Francisco - Make it stand out The plants in Baja can appear dead but they are very much alive. 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It turned out to be one of the owners of La Miserable - a Mezcaleria. We learned a bit about Mezcal and tasted this proprietary batch of ‘stink-bug’ Cupreata Mezcal. Yes, those black blobs in the bottle are stink bugs and they give the Mescal a slightly almond flavor. 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Thought to be built on the original location of the first Jesuit Mission in La Paz; the Cathedral was initially constructed in 1861 and its construction lasted until 1865. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632665911869-FHQYOIFSCB9G7DW67YYT/20210921_185706.jpg Log - Out, About and Back In - Make it stand out Sacred heart cross in the gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632665966203-6AH2LZUAX4OWO9ZY61OX/20210921_185736.jpg Log - Out, About and Back In - Make it stand out The two towers of the Cathedral were added later. One in 1910 and the other in 1920 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632666001410-AF750HA1GATS4L06FZAI/20210921_195743.jpg Log - Out, About and Back In - Make it stand out Beautiful relief sculpture of Jesus as you enter the Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632666037006-0J672P2GME5ZLX0ZXDMP/20210921_195850.jpg Log - Out, About and Back In - Make it stand out Eight o’clock mass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632666071317-LGYP1GFX7JBQZQHG5UYS/20210921_195914.jpg Log - Out, About and Back In - Make it stand out The Virgen de Guadalupe in relief on the other side of the entrance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632666106164-WVL6HQ7BOPOHP37PIAAN/20210921_200240.jpg Log - Out, About and Back In - Make it stand out The beautiful stained glass windows of the cathedral look amazing in the evening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632666139848-E609192NC9M6J184CML6/20210921_200327.jpg Log - Out, About and Back In - Make it stand out The fans provide a little breeze for the devout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632666176877-67RSOSR18D2L7FLPZ6WQ/20210921_200344.jpg Log - Out, About and Back In - Make it stand out An offering made…we take our leave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632666212645-U8JTHEL92JAGNGFCS9FJ/20210922_101448.jpg Log - Out, About and Back In - Make it stand out Came upon another mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632666244413-21CO4UKE4YXBU12K7ULV/20210923_090020.jpg Log - Out, About and Back In - Make it stand out Look at that shiny prop and pretty bottom paint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632666310271-2M4KWH12DYPDFV9ZDAS1/20210919_194536.jpg Log - Out, About and Back In - Make it stand out Full moon over Marina Costabaja https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/9/19/regresamos monthly 0.5 2021-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632087068550-AM12UYH8ATFIRUTKRRQ5/mexico-01.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out Happy to be back in beautiful La Paz…Independence Day was September 16th…Viva Mexico! 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The nests are netted and fenced to protect them from predators and reckless humans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632087171575-XMBKZSFFJ9SBTPXC75RL/20210913_181653.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632087250862-NAL4UIKV6X19ZTLFHGZ5/20210913_181916.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out Turtle tracks to her nest…soon to be better protected with nets and fencing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632087203041-0UIEIPK32A3GUJC8WZ5D/20210913_181807.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out Don’t forget to do the ‘Stingray Shuffle’ while entering the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632087325391-RU4UHE55LQ6WNZ629I5D/20210913_182039.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out Just a little picnic on the beach…(our marina is in the background) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632087358717-6NBI4A8CS4T6T7G242Y9/29878.jpeg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out That troublesome raw water intake strainer…Larry is sure to do a Captain’s post regarding this adventure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632087431658-URRGM236XEF1SSUWEWWW/20210917_130702.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out The pretty harbor of Puerto Balandra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632087515553-82YHTFRN7RDK32KKCWEQ/20210917_144008.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out Independence sporting her new window shades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632087558052-CJJ3Q2OOUCWITW3521O2/20210917_144427+%281%29.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out The saguaro cactus and green plants look very happy after all the recent rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632087593756-9O1603K3QROYDMICITJA/20210917_144427.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out Beautiful rock formations with Independence in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632087808947-TZZEWA1P0V7ZZIV6EFLA/20210917_144152.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out Time to give the Tender a run-about https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632087954501-DKND8CLVGN9UBCTS155G/20210917_144539.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out Pelicans in the harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632088000305-EKC06LD6HH53IRLZPO99/20210917_145405.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out The well-visited ‘mushroom rock “El Hongo” in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632088030025-SEKUV9RTLER48TU56SX7/20210917_152529.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out A not so distant cerveza at palapa bar Isla Partida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632088061466-0EUWB6JX8ZE8E8WJ8N7T/20210917_160946.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out Palapa bars and happy Independence Day revelers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632088151111-UQNROYQF3G3V1P8FU199/20210918_065045.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out Sunrise at Puerto Balandra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632088193403-TTGRYGY8TQKPQ4DNRFVK/20210918_185632.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out Chile relleno con mariscos at a favorite restaurant ‘The Bismarck’…(thanks to Rob & Sharron Grant for keeping my cerveza cold!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1632087387505-21W0UOMVCNV3H1ZEIBN6/20210915_134518+%281%29.jpg Log - Regresamos... - Make it stand out Tomorrow’s haul out site… https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/8/29/captains-post-14-the-waiting-game-hurricane-nora monthly 0.5 2021-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1630281043378-SE83HYO4PD3WSE1X5DN8/Windy+Nora.png Log - Captain's Post #14 - The Waiting Game - Hurricane Nora - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/8/9/captains-post-13-shipping-the-independence monthly 0.5 2021-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1628544735319-KNI24EOY0A9TA06TD05T/20210706_130857.jpg Log - Captain's Post #13 - Shipping The Independence - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/7/5/la-paz-baja-mexico monthly 0.5 2021-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625524049489-7OOU11G0KR3UPLIEPPN1/20210703_193613+%281%29.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Sunset on the Malecón https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625524188899-0AUP0OLPHERJWIZQNPZ6/20210703_113233.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out While Larry purchased our duty-free tequila at the airport I took this mans photo. I told him I liked his shirt and he told me he ordered it just for his trip to Cabo San Lucas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625524158579-DIRC30XABIKWGBJXM5JK/20210703_174610.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Just steps from our hotel room is the hotel bar/restaurant/cafe with its’ amazing view of the La Paz harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625524004905-LCN05BMD8SBEX8FYYFS2/20210703_204443.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out The view from the same restaurant/bar a little after sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625522543093-IOL9T9P884ONTG87M59O/20210705_091558.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out In 2017, twenty-six artists from all over Mexico came to La Paz to start a mural project to paint 1,350 square meters of the neglected buildings in the city center. The project is called Cuidad Mural and was started by Colectivo Tomate. The outcome of the mural project is spectacular. The thought behind each mural, by each artist, took into play the historical, cultural and environmental cues of La Paz. I have only seen a handful of the murals but, as time goes by, I hope to find them all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625523766572-OJ9GFBFI6H923CCPLYR9/20210704_101447.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625522568961-DOE3UNGVGBSSIKA9MYA5/20210705_091536.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625522597554-9CCQBCL9Q01JC746EAZA/20210705_091443.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625522632649-FU7GP8JPP68KWTXCX91X/20210705_091344.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625522664866-NGCHV2GGV6Z7HWRSX00U/20210705_091200.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625522705034-W49B5ZPG4ZETWFV0GG40/20210705_091135.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625524127183-8SDNU8SUNVQOVAFHAH13/20210703_180414.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625523733036-SF638UWO3RVXOCD4Z4GH/20210704_110610.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out A view of the harbor from our lunch table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625523694301-ZRV00RRSSE47BL9NPWDE/20210704_114827.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Larry finds a bike for a post lunch workout in the 90 degree afternoon heat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625523082976-JQ7BJDLIQMCVZ7L18B74/20210704_153114.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Colorful sights along the Malecón https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625523227324-DYIKUG63F2XKBVB1OGFX/20210704_152928.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out A backyard Mango tree bursting with fruit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625523258782-KKSR3IPAFQOT77QDU1SR/20210704_150105.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out A volkswagen ‘Thing’ in amazing condition! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625523457745-ZOT4E5U3OUX7YSTMP587/20210704_145726.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out I believe the box delivers drinks from the bar to the hostel across the street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625523515306-WY0HKMESKAVVF1UZ7DY7/20210704_145612.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out More murals…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1626294897831-07X4RGTRXCO29XCLC077/20210710_154111.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1626294865138-V3ZEE7Q9QXC1JSCYIDF9/28183.jpeg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625523795933-FMABFPXBQFFUVLW5ZG72/20210704_093108.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out The artwork continues on the Malecón with sculptures every few hundred yards… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625523930830-33S3H1EC4VKIJ9Q0ZIIM/20210704_090858.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625523972324-PXEF74JLAHAEX7XWPCYH/20210704_085923.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625522731890-KJK6TYXKO7J1S6V9QBPY/20210705_085753.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Guillermo Gomez Marcias sculpture titled El Viejo del Mar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625523830928-0JRC3X0VDPH2PJNX7O2G/20210704_091103.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Evidently, Jacques Cousteau rented a small house on the bay of La Paz to watch the whale migrations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625523633678-CHSNZLV8CL6B2VI7HV6E/20210704_145120.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Larry spots the Independence while on Calle Independencia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625522509588-JK9768HS624UET4VBE9C/20210705_120015.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out The Daisy is actually out there in the bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625524220640-QPB91W95ZWGN29DZ2K2S/28183.jpeg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out See…I told you so… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625522760773-53J2U9KHSEUNDEXCUTZ6/20210704_205128.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out A beautiful sunset shot by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625838569508-FIH3MBPOEM4A1HHUOWDH/20210706_123227.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! 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The Independence has arrived!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625838609147-R6JZV5JCWOL421DYKUTO/20210706_123447.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625838646731-KPHALPKZFUJCBFKA084U/20210706_130512.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625838683510-PP8QUCL4NPIJ5PAO0QFP/20210706_130709.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625838722357-ZEBRB6TVTZG69BQC3J1W/20210706_130738.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Someone looks happy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625838777988-N2B8EXZL44V8Q25X2SNH/20210706_130752.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625838809297-CSJP74RCKWV7BSIZTNC7/20210706_130857.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Back in the water! She started like a charm, batteries at 100%. We take her for a little spin before going to the harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625838842151-49JJT3TB2JB1XVNE9U3E/20210706_183701.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Happy (and relieved) time to celebrate the safe arrival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625838870936-OL50TL9DTVN0RD76JBX6/20210706_184236.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out We explore the areas near our marina…the pretty beach club is one…unfortunately, currently not available to us during this level of COVID shut-down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625838902216-VPX7CWJS4L83U9430T2D/20210706_194513.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out The Spanish restaurant is a find. This is the best Paella I have ever tasted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625838931852-5S2CEB8AYKLP33HSRGGV/20210707_200106.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out The view from the stern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625838974938-4FBQGRMYJG2S8ULAMZFW/20210707_200138.jpg Log - La Paz, Baja, Mexico - Receiving Day!!! - Make it stand out Yes, back to sunsets…the view of the freshly cleaned Independence…so shiny! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/7/2/shipping-day monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625282154201-RAIV12DA6NIJODPOTSMT/28183.jpeg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out During our last few days at the North Palm Beach Marina we (Nordhavn CP59-01 Independence) were joined by Nordhavn CP59-03 Steadfast and Nordhavn CP59-04 Katherina…just missing Nordhavn CP59-02 Karma. There are only four of us… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625282123161-9MK74OF6BBG26Z12G3GK/20210611_093042.jpg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out A cloudy day drive-by photo of the Daisy finally in port and getting ready to unload her cargo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625282188609-WEM3GSQIX15QS0F122SJ/20210611_173248.jpg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out A sunny day drive-by…still unloading… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625282314697-KJNHEFVKM7C2MNRC2RZG/20210614_093133.jpg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out While the Daisy unloads we prep the Independence for our ship date. Who says we have too many throw pillows… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625282350654-SBMEETSS90MRGGSTRZH8/20210615_130944.jpg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out We have been advised to tape our cupboards closed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625283843158-O3GP9NZQKP6BRJ3EYSNT/20210615_163219.jpg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out Finally, time to meet the Daisy…Peter McNamee comes along for the ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625282430471-6A6ZCMM96BD20V9MHMLZ/20210615_165809.jpg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out We are to pull along-side the Daisy and tie (bow & stern) to the lines they toss down to us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625282468548-YB8IMKT37M36OHAXB1B7/20210615_171118.jpg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out Peter checks out how the diver works the straps into positions on the boat in front of us. After they are in place the boat will be lifted by the crane and placed onto the ship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625282498138-9JLXEXPIHXLX6AWBNWJE/20210615_171906.jpg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out There are some fenders down there I promise… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625282526000-8GHL4K5YUTEF0P37DI46/20210615_172132.jpg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out Lines secure we await our turn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625282553517-TE6FTRCXPP6QXSUGAVIL/20210615_172158.jpg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out She looks rather pretty awaiting her vacation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625282580017-GQYMH218FTA2E6TKRKI8/20210615_172228.jpg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out The straps are in place and they will hoist this 76 foot sport fisher soon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625282607872-DMY13AR5LBCYS28JQR02/20210615_172244.jpg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out Gives you an idea of how large the Daisy is…482 feet long and 70 feet wide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625282639151-QFW8JFM0CGJCDTM2PEA1/20210615_172411.jpg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out We are next on the lift but can’t stick around for the show…good luck Independence…see you in La Paz! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625282677095-IYUOEBAOTNJXXI4K87NZ/28230.jpeg Log - North Palm Beach, Florida - Shipping Day!!! - Make it stand out They sent us a picture of the Independence loaded and strapped down and ready for transport https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/7/2/captains-post-12-cruising-during-covid-key-west-to-california monthly 0.5 2021-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1625281734779-J82HKLN5NYT6OEF17KER/20200301_145619.jpg Log - Captain's Post #12 - Cruising During COVID, Key West to California? - Make it stand out Placencia Bay, Belize https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/5/4/if-you-make-plans monthly 0.5 2021-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620331992247-TG1805KD79B36EKUG2NO/Route-1.png Log - If You Make Plans, You Can Be Sure That They Will Change The Garmin ‘inReach’ showing our track around the Bahamas and our ‘boomerang’ back to Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620126661336-5WB938E44BKP5CNOOBK9/20210503_151529.jpg Log - If You Make Plans, You Can Be Sure That They Will Change Larry and the Nordhavn crew removing the old batteries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620126688732-UJGZQ2DXAA2IW2Q1BAZW/27424.jpeg Log - If You Make Plans, You Can Be Sure That They Will Change We rented a truck to put the old batteries in for return….The larger of these batteries weigh 175 pounds each!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620126719976-AGU59CPEIOGUJ3J8E1GN/20210503_132431.jpg Log - If You Make Plans, You Can Be Sure That They Will Change The entrance to the ICW and to Safe Harbor North Palm Beach Marina (at the white building) as seen from Parker Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620126746124-V80F9Z5TCZE55PO0YUCP/20210427_120032.jpg Log - If You Make Plans, You Can Be Sure That They Will Change A baby Iguana tucked in a palm tree…the smallest one I have ever seen - less than a foot long https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620677116775-HK64H8QJT3IOVLBS2NHO/20210508_173902.jpg Log - If You Make Plans, You Can Be Sure That They Will Change - Make it stand out A little Tequila Tasting with Rich and Connie Dancaster on the back deck of the Independence https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/5/3/chub-cay-to-bimini-to-north-palm-beach-florida monthly 0.5 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620057294829-WEAMDU4O44LP2ZY9H8E1/20210427_120032.jpg Log - Chub Cay to Bimini to North Palm Beach, Florida - Bye, Bye, Bahamas Bye, bye Bahamas…we will miss you https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620057424782-FIV64DEAA2BIDL176T4A/20210501_074950.jpg Log - Chub Cay to Bimini to North Palm Beach, Florida - Bye, Bye, Bahamas Getting a refresher course on the radar, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620057558109-88MSYU5ZYKHZ8B4MK3AD/20210501_075028.jpg Log - Chub Cay to Bimini to North Palm Beach, Florida - Bye, Bye, Bahamas Low visibility . Rainy but not windy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620126818567-RVUPXSMXXD3V39WYZTUU/20210501_075149.jpg Log - Chub Cay to Bimini to North Palm Beach, Florida - Bye, Bye, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620058032422-AL83EJ86P601J9GJIOQH/20210430_152115.jpg Log - Chub Cay to Bimini to North Palm Beach, Florida - Bye, Bye, Bahamas An hour later and it’s like this….I will miss these beautiful waters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620058220587-9RE6R34E0Y8KU77YLMZ8/20210501_142801.jpg Log - Chub Cay to Bimini to North Palm Beach, Florida - Bye, Bye, Bahamas Saturday on the water in North Palm Beach, Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620059247582-VUAALDTVTZQZJRQENGFV/20210502_141613.jpg Log - Chub Cay to Bimini to North Palm Beach, Florida - Bye, Bye, Bahamas Frigate’s is a nice place to grab a cold one and you can take your tender to it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620060171157-OQ98HPVPMYTBSEDE62ZF/20210502_172844.jpg Log - Chub Cay to Bimini to North Palm Beach, Florida - Bye, Bye, Bahamas Safe Harbor North Palm Beach Marina…Nordhavn central!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620060212405-U63RF6MU6VQ3ZTTHHLJ3/20210502_172847.jpg Log - Chub Cay to Bimini to North Palm Beach, Florida - Bye, Bye, Bahamas Wish list…CP59 - 04 sister ship has a breast plate & bow anchor protector…#boatblingenvy https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/5/3/chub-cay-part-2-berry-islands-bahamas monthly 0.5 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620041481892-MR7AGPVIQMIJTNPQYJZA/20210425_192648.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas Sunset at Meeks Patch anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620041537233-FGHOLME9W9FR2P3EABO4/20210426_141647.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas Chub Cay in view after six hours of cruising https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620041808780-LCQ95PE0GUK328QVDVCK/20210426_165038.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas Boat wash done, time for a rum punch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620041610661-OBVASTY4M00KV3DFUTIQ/20210426_162206.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas Drawn to the freshwater of a boat wash our neighbors give the manatees a little back rub. Just like the Gray Whales of Baja, the manatees love a good scratch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620041678995-N8XJYE5NR5BRF07538CO/20210426_162023.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620041774275-2NG0MADE6T1Y4NZMR92W/20210426_162048.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620050116016-GSIX3J8QRAEQI96IML3M/27395.jpeg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas We have time on this visit to Chub Cay to grab a beer at the Nauti Rooster…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620050171939-14UNVOE9RT35XLCEJY7P/27384.jpeg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas …and to smell the flowers of Chub Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620050267852-0GFD51DXV2FVB36YMAWE/20210426_195048.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas Sunset over the marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620050341358-96SHIGDSDRG5A4KGWNQZ/20210426_201046.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas Super Moon rise over the marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620050664539-XO8THJKSURY77MRQTE82/20210427_115525.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas The lovely Chub Cay Club House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620050999655-3Y259BMVXMFHBCARY5HK/20210427_121625.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas The mighty Marlin. Now, thankfully, catch & release https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620050714419-TP9F4XI9QFK6EL964W7I/20210427_120836.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas The pool & bar with the beach just steps away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620050814665-IIKR63AX45ULT8MWRGDI/20210427_121024.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620050956387-3EIFNXK4BLSJ3GZ0YUH5/20210427_121259.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620050494938-4LT5G9GCRR3RAZDJAPNA/20210427_112531.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas The delivery boat at the mouth of the inner channel at Chub Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620051647274-TLNOYHRF0RMJR512WEQJ/20210428_170854.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas Fellow Nordhavn cruisers…Mermaid Monster…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620051683579-GH4M4P49T9SWDDBJU5SW/20210428_171637.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas ….and Solway Coast arrive at the Chub Cay Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620051726429-F1YVHWQKPQBN2KLOAXRP/20210428_174050+%281%29.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620051399356-25Q80TESDQ4DD1MGUG4R/20210428_174606.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas Triple threat…Nordhavns rule this end of the dock! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620051991539-DIO0MSBV0ZYLVQMBGS9N/20210429_193627.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas This was a ‘small world’ moment. The owner of this beautiful sport fisher, Steve Levy, knows my childhood friends in Jamaica! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620051885695-VVL22KBJMNUDJOYRL0IX/20210428_175252.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas My favorite ‘Laughing Gulls’ taking a swim in the pool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620051924739-2TRFONV9MNMCVEPW52MB/20210428_180508.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas Larry enjoys the Tiki Bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1620051961832-8QJ87C7XA4DWAHL0Z9PR/20210429_172329.jpg Log - Chub Cay - Part 2, Berry Islands, Bahamas You don’t have to have a boat to get to Chub Cay…they have their own airport. We are here to check out of the Bahamas with immigration & customs https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/4/24/meek-patch-to-spanish-wells-eleuthera-bahamas monthly 0.5 2021-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619315603685-BWO4U6O3N9KLHS6E5H75/20210421_144614.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619315642290-2L1K6G01JRL3DTI33F3P/20210421_192728.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas Kyle opts for a Pina Colada at Wreckers… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619315676934-QFX0X3WW83NT6Q0ZNHAP/20210421_213535.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas …while Lindsey choses the Mud Slide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619376983263-AQTB6IGD27LJ5HFQK2AE/20210420_151824.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas The lay of the island(s) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619316190874-WGF43PHL4J0VEILS1BUN/20210420_143209.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas The sweet little homes of Spanish Wells…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619315784214-W5QAWGIXQ2QI9FW5B9RF/20210420_143133.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619315827355-9P7D9XYLNG0JNC99NOMP/20210420_143303.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas They grow Pineapples on Eleuthera but they are strangely hard to find https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619315865412-JT09GAU1TB3D1055RWBB/20210420_143502.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas A shipwreck theme i believe… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619376869345-OLQVMFENPU7J98QED909/20210420_145408.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas The oldest home on Spanish Wells https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377118864-ICOUUIG3XQMUJ1RZP4TF/20210420_153308.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas The strangest flower on Spanish Wells… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619315727439-CK7Z1PIBSA8MKIC1D40F/20210422_122508.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas The beach at the end of Russell Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619316074518-9EH8TA4XS50P2AU2A9KO/20210422_123621.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas The Sandbar Restaurant and Bar at Russell Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619316249516-AORY0NS84C56ET7FDFF6/20210422_123631.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619316361242-4FDGEW1HGR981ZFA90ZG/20210422_123650.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619316409059-J3IMTA8H55TROU156I9C/20210422_124215.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas Kyle and Lindsey prepare to enjoy the fish tacos at the Sandbar…beware of the ‘Goombay Smash’ Zombies!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619316440454-CXEON6AV1VWR8E8BNSYH/20210422_174846.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas Back on Spanish Wells we visit Budda’s Bar and meet the owners’ (Budda) daughter, Carmen. Later we meet Virginia Park who is a sixth generation descendant of the original shipwrecked people of Preachers Cave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619316469925-99GB8Q20BG605GQ0IBHQ/20210422_180113.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas Budda’s has painted signs everywhere you look… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619316500707-ENA3TYKS41NSSHM6MEZU/20210422_180355.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619316541169-5M3PYZ2WJNZ2GW9VWR9V/20210422_182516.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas The golf cart rental appears to be a hit. Outside Budda’s Bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377023582-I6E9UZFWDIH3T2R1UH8A/20210420_150517%280%29.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas The point at Spanish Wells https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377064919-LOBM1KANIES61R370P9D/20210422_195347.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas We met this nice couple, Jada & Cam, the previous night at Wreckers, then we saw them at lunch at the Sandbar, so we figured it only natural that they join us for dinner at Shipwrecks. Such a nice couple! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377197928-HPBCD1KNMCBXMUC63LWK/20210423_101131.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas The last day and the obligatory picture on the swim platform https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377242636-XQXOAR1YHHIBQPMTZGLL/20210423_102224.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas You have to take a water taxi to get to the car rental https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619316605681-YPHVYDSEQ8NMI2OLK5QZ/20210423_111202.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas We rent a car to tour areas south down to Governor’s Harbour (the capital of Eleuthera). Here we have stopped at The Glass Window. The most narrow section of Eleuthera where they placed a bridge to connect the span https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619378067749-CB851NIK1AE08BDV42X9/20210423_111124.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas A windy one out there https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619316656442-PZ55TYCGOHDL0N2Z79SG/20210423_122424.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas The view across the bay to Governor’s Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619316728688-ED7UR67LDN86IX7A618L/20210423_124148.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas A quick bight of Grouper Fingers and fries at this cute roadside restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619316767050-74RQ687MH3GUFFVJLOGU/20210423_124324.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas A last Kalik before leaving the Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377316014-CD0UW2PZ9A36M0F89WQ8/20210423_144455.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas After we drop Kyle and Lindsey at the airport we check out Preachers Cave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377376028-TKG83WUEVZCRWK5H4CYC/20210423_145547.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas This is the cave where the shipwrecked people came for shelter. It is only a few yards from the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377422681-UYMXEWJW6Y25Z995LJJB/20210423_144835.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas The stone plaque says “William Sayle ship wrecked at Devil’s Backbone found refuge here. Sermons held 100 years”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377483054-RRCTZUU40K2RHM5RV62R/20210423_144905.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas Natural openings in the cave ceiling give it a cathedral effect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377541731-LNWF4ON6RMK6Q0WQNR0F/20210423_144927.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas The mouth of the cave looking ourtward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377586442-52B5NIMEXMXR9AAFMHTG/20210423_145303.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas I thought this was humorous… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377626278-3OLH441S8PIQWEST3XQG/20210423_145309.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas …It really did look like binoculars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377665317-QVXO827U35I8XP8I9K0F/20210423_151422.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas Back to Spanish Wells via the water taxi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377737416-EDWD4CRRX1CR9U9KOPN8/20210424_123504+%281%29.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas I finally used the last of the frozen lobster tails from Bimini for Lobster Tail Curry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377773086-BIPUF2GGLPR9KT8KXW5Y/20210424_191021.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas Larry approved https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619377822742-QNCIS855FJCWU09JEKTZ/20210424_123504.jpg Log - Meeks Patch to Spanish Wells, St. Georges Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamas A Spanish Wells Sunset https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/4/15/anchor-away-captains-post-11 monthly 0.5 2021-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618510284559-MPPQHXUYTR02108I26KL/20210415_063437.jpg Log - Captain's Post #11 - Anchors Away! The arc to the right is our original anchor swing. After the drag and reset you can see the new swing pattern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619374900625-1ISJRB0N647L7UCCOU8J/thumbnail.jpg Log - Captain's Post #11 - Anchors Away! The yellow dots show the track of the anchor while dragging us across the harbor toward the rocky shore. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/4/24/rock-sound-to-ten-bay-to-meeks-patch-via-current-cut-eleuthera-bahamas monthly 0.5 2021-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619314611692-3GYJE9P5TKKLUJLN76W5/20210418_121235.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas Kyle catches his first Baracuda while underway to Ten Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619314773031-K6NYAEN19IJLHZNNQ1OK/20210418_121534.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas This guy has some crazy teeth! Kyle releases him after his photo shoot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619350339398-HT42A6F6QG1FULYNQ6OX/Kyle.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas My nephew! Always a star in my book… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619314805272-DWJ80CSJ4I4C6CYOJ3SK/20210418_164948.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas Salty snacks after snorkeling in Ten Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619314900820-C6IS7J2Z0RR6EG16AF2E/20210419_103450.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas Dolphins join us several times over the next few days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619314942526-DQTOFVVNS18EGKOFNUK7/20210419_124204.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas One can not return to the mountain town of Telluride without a Bahama tan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619314974239-VC56NRWR5GV1EP1GSCD4/20210419_140936.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas Current Cut ahead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619315066293-B0GEE18P0FYB488THT9O/20210419_141117.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas As you can see by the chart, you must stay in the channel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619315115442-NQU0B6LKP5H50ECLYFXP/20210419_141432.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas The shallow water glows in front of Current Settlement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619315153743-L92XLZES6HI5KES6HBYY/20210419_141600.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas On final approach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619351618022-02UQYXTAIQWDO8Z30LDO/20210420_111124.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas The snorkeling at Meeks Patch was great https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619315376813-AMP0CMGA4UBH2CH48U9P/20210421_120832.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas Meeks Patch is also another swimming pigs spot…this swimmer just had a litter of piglets about a week ago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619315427033-1ZTQP6V2PZGPHH1RG12E/20210421_120901.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas They could not have been any cuter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619315460676-1E6HDWTGWGTGM409Y8ZZ/20210421_121606.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas Sandy snouts looking for carrots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619315500556-O7CH6JAPP2L44H4HQIJN/20210421_121806.jpg Log - Rock Sound to Ten Bay to Meeks Patch via Current Cut, Eleuthera, Bahamas https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/4/15/black-point-settlement-to-cape-eleuthera-bahamas monthly 0.5 2021-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618509416433-S1IWPL04AZFBZE8P98BK/20210412_191132.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas Sunset from Cape Eleuthera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618509446188-CFU4N65OJITSN9QL878A/20210413_152424.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas The captain enjoys a little R&R on the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618509477652-VAIA0QPR5TLPZOWV2UUV/20210413_191129.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas The Cape Eleuthera Marina and our friends boat Stella…nice to meet you Debbie & Dan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618510017019-2EE5Z6S5FGZQE0ZNES7M/20210414_185431.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas No, that is not Larry enjoying a fruity cocktail…the ‘Goombay Smash’ has become a favorite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313278431-TEOP7MJGD94H43P12460/20210416_105116.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas Larry and Kyle getting pumped up for a fishing session…Larry ‘ups’ his game by placing his feet on the upper platform. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313317658-YS218UE3J01RD603GHR6/20210416_112955.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas Fish on! Larry and Kyle take turns pulling it in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313362274-N6QJBL9RR0D4ZEMT0S7X/20210416_113000.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas This one is not getting away, as Kyle nets the Mahi Mahi/Dorado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313393847-G8JAHZ6JUUKE7W9SG2LK/20210416_113355.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas Proud anglers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313429718-W84QXMC4LZCNV6ZTSNCB/20210416_114651.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas Kyle’s first Mahi Mahi/Dorado goes on ice while we cruise to Rock Sound https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313467470-PSLH8XS36WBGDO4YUKF9/20210416_124252.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas Just a few toys onboard this yacht in front of the marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313508707-NCSQX82011OHB0033JQH/20210416_124850.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas We leave the deep water of the Exuma Sound and head north https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313544305-O8QG31K15WNW23RDBU79/20210416_132949.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas Kyle looks for fish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313588322-V3W9PEF6JO6PL0295W45/20210416_135906.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas A little nap for the crew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313638134-XURYCUKSZYV33EDD0ID7/20210416_151917.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas Filleting lessons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313234411-95LQG20928URPGMH2TAU/20210415_215157.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas Celebrating the catch with Tajin beers (also known as “a dirty ashtray'“) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313691192-W1UN4ZB3B9H8DU7TI2QJ/20210416_174540.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas Tendering to happy hour with Kyle & Lindsey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313742449-SBGR9B6ET0FCHETCJ6EP/20210416_180105.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas Larry, Kyle and Lindsey at the dock of Wild Orchid’s Waterfront restaurant & bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313790383-CA3HVPHCEET4YBLQJE06/20210417_142501.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas The cute street view of the Wild Orchid’s Waterfront restaurant and bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313844603-7FKL2ZOK7US3O66VQM6Q/20210417_102050.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas Kyle caught at least 20 of these little snapper. Too small to keep, they were all released https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313883769-UUKFWZI1H7KYDY249XLP/20210417_102054.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas Pretty fish close up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313982399-ZT3HK1WLEN6THN9G3RFQ/20210417_135532.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas This little house in Rock Sound was taken back by the wilds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619314033779-D8O8TMVSC4NBHTNND8HC/20210417_135855.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas This little house is well loved https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619314080872-J9XO0IB77XF211F0MJY8/20210417_140226.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas A quick walk to The Ocean Hole to get a peek of the 600 foot deep pool which is connected to the ocean through a series of underwater caves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619314126927-GGO1G5DBHX2CGPXCD3MZ/20210417_140609.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas No fishing for poor Kyle…these fish are considered pets here at the Ocean Hole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619314182577-1NVUE6V7N5OTZDIXCOMH/20210417_142102.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas The colors of Rock Sound settlement… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619314234575-EFY412P4C0F737V7KDJU/20210417_142203.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619314297997-A903ZV32B8P7J8IBDBSI/20210417_142359.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619314341290-U8XDEYPF6W60AO42M3HO/20210417_143636.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas Our favorite Bahamian Beer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1619313181770-FZCZ1PNDNILTRUJQGPYB/20210415_092244.jpg Log - Black Point Settlement to Cape Eleuthera to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas An artistic rendering of the long archipelago that is Eleuthera https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/4/14/hettys-land-to-black-point-settlement-great-exuma-bahamas monthly 0.5 2021-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618420638616-UBDPYAAAU7GNT12IRQH2/20210410_182614.jpg Log - Hetty's Land to Black Point Settlement, Great Guana Cay, Exuma, Bahamas The tender dock at Lorraine’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618420666298-RD5CHWBZGUJJGB160T8B/20210411_141356.jpg Log - Hetty's Land to Black Point Settlement, Great Guana Cay, Exuma, Bahamas Lorraine’s Restaurant & her mom’s sign for fresh bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618420487433-OOH5WV7D8FXAOUKFX7N2/20210410_152010.jpg Log - Hetty's Land to Black Point Settlement, Great Guana Cay, Exuma, Bahamas We were graciously invited in to get our bread. It smelled like my version of heaven in that kitchen. Larry shows off the two loaves of warm, dense bread and Lorraine’s mom graces us with a photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618420337509-SAB5C7P31JXJ9X77LH5C/20210410_140912.jpg Log - Hetty's Land to Black Point Settlement, Great Guana Cay, Exuma, Bahamas Emerald Sunset View Bar and Restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618420437279-Q84LMY23XUNMI1SOC9VE/20210410_151003.jpg Log - Hetty's Land to Black Point Settlement, Great Guana Cay, Exuma, Bahamas Even Ice-T likes Scorpio’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618420369040-JOHMM8SD4OYC0UXJZ0KC/20210410_150930.jpg Log - Hetty's Land to Black Point Settlement, Great Guana Cay, Exuma, Bahamas Leroy was the original owner of Scorpio’s. D.J., his nephew, runs the place now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618420402496-IGXV3EJLXZYT4W5MAYJ2/20210410_150959.jpg Log - Hetty's Land to Black Point Settlement, Great Guana Cay, Exuma, Bahamas A little culture in between beers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618420754107-1GK3H7SK549I32A24F8T/20210411_141505.jpg Log - Hetty's Land to Black Point Settlement, Great Guana Cay, Exuma, Bahamas One of the all wooden racing sloops that is made in this part of the Bahamas. They are made by hand with very few power tools. The regattas are held in April and the rules state that the sloops can not be over 28 feet, sails must be of canvas, hull of wood with a single wooden mast. They do not permit vertical transoms, bowsprits, spreaders, winches or any sort of wind or speed instruments including tell-tales (info from The Exuma Guide, Stephen J. Pavlidis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618420792955-F2L15WWQGQMA05B5SCHW/20210411_150835.jpg Log - Hetty's Land to Black Point Settlement, Great Guana Cay, Exuma, Bahamas The repairs on this sloop continue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618420534324-P787BEBMX9JW931D3Z22/20210410_152157.jpg Log - Hetty's Land to Black Point Settlement, Great Guana Cay, Exuma, Bahamas You can see the Independence at anchor in the harbor and Larry with his two loaves of bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618420710269-6CQAH0JHCKFH64INNPYG/20210410_211940.jpg Log - Hetty's Land to Black Point Settlement, Great Guana Cay, Exuma, Bahamas Buffet night at Lorraine’s was great fun. Lorraine (pink shirt) and Burkie Wright (former police chief) posed with Larry and our cruiser friends Heather & Trent and Kim & John. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/4/13/stocking-island-to-hettys-land-amp-little-farmers-cay-great-exumas-bahamas monthly 0.5 2021-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618414869068-ONSNFUABCA34EAFN2O9O/20210408_104622.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas On our way to the cut Larry hooks a fish and the fight begins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618361605244-FWV3RIB3Q7LSQEZ5T99R/20210408_105110.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas Time for a deck chair as this is not ending anytime soon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618361644384-4WBZQ33JUGY0S4TKQ1OU/20210408_113024.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas The beautiful fish appears…they call it Mahi Mahi here, Dorado or Dolphin Fish to others https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618361684768-DHJHTYJU0DQ3U8XKDNZT/20210408_113129.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas Up on the swim platform. Photo by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618361723906-PUKK8UJ2UMQ5R66BE72H/20210408_113223.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas In the cockpit with Larry…the rest is history… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618362517353-C2DA2HDMYEC7Y4V6PJQZ/20210409_165233.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas Anchored alone in Hetty’s Land https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618361761615-CZU4L7TJCW9N4AWN6N40/20210409_113145.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas Oven Rock with a large Osprey nest (with chicks) at the top right https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618361817170-OHNY727E6BBQ1DF45V0M/20210409_114602.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas The tender anchored next to Oven Rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618361879575-STYREQ93YD5XZV3W7DYK/20210409_114612.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas A ‘coral-sand’ beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618361934755-BMWYOTM204OC2MA9LTRW/20210409_120200.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas View of the beach looking south toward Little Farmers Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618361987004-CRJQWJVAZDAW1L54L8V0/20210409_123107.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas Shipwreck on the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618362080718-S9CFHGCTNTTUACMERXNP/20210409_133226.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas Conch shells in the north facing view with Oven Rock in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618362131913-6N1IXHS4KMZX9DKX3J0I/20210409_142711.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas Little Harbour and fish hut at Little Farmers Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618362186249-2OY3GXNUXAJIT3YURQ5B/20210409_144132.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas Always so welcoming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618362255861-N3S4ECA49PV0TKLMN95C/20210409_145203.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas The view across Little Harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618362371957-7G4ZIDRLJ2POYCP5KU25/20210409_145659+%281%29.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas Ocean Cabin was most inviting. Larry had read that Little Farmers Cay is the only Cay/Island in the Bahamas to have their own flag. So when he ordered a couple Kalik beers from Terry he also asked if he could purchase a flag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618362410585-ZVTNV2PY07SXWHXFG2L3/20210409_151638.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas Terry is very proud of their flag and gave us the history and meaning behind the flag. He chatted with us until he had to go back to work…what an amazing person. Larry had him sign the flag and we left an Independence shirt for him at our next stop on Black Point Settlement at Lorraine’s...we hope he gets it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618362449397-4AT2JJX3VW4G1U91SWPT/20210409_161910.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas The Ocean Cabin on Little Farmers Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618415012391-K0T4GIENAWA5UHVQYUFB/Screenshot_20210414-111709_Gallery.jpg Log - Stocking Island to Hetty's Land & Little Farmers Cay, Exumas, Bahamas Terry teaches us about the Little Farmers Cay flag over a Kalik (not too sure what happened to our pictures but they came out like this on Larry’s phone) https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/4/13/weather-hold-at-emerald-bay-stocking-island-part-2-amp-george-town monthly 0.5 2021-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618316167923-0CUFZUZ16PR0A2H3NV69/20210402_161204.jpg Log - Weather Hold at Emerald Bay, Stocking Island - Part 2 & George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas The beginning of the blow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618316224521-EI5HYYWZ7CXJ050G80YQ/20210402_190757.jpg Log - Weather Hold at Emerald Bay, Stocking Island - Part 2 & George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas Sunset over the Marine Defense Force boat. You know the weather is bad when they come into the harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618316260042-5LAO767LARZAL4NSRZB0/27206.jpeg Log - Weather Hold at Emerald Bay, Stocking Island - Part 2 & George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas The wind does not stop the party on the beach and my attempts to learn how to do the ‘Electric Shuffle’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618316299466-2ODM90MSHM9MT7AW75B5/20210406_083758.jpg Log - Weather Hold at Emerald Bay, Stocking Island - Part 2 & George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas Finally, calm water as we head out of the Emerald Bay Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618317981548-KIAJP8PGSEUMUDAKFW6H/20210407_123517.jpg Log - Weather Hold at Emerald Bay, Stocking Island - Part 2 & George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas Anchored at Stocking Island, Monument Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618318612368-GANJ8KON1AG8SQ0LJKYR/20210407_164944.jpg Log - Weather Hold at Emerald Bay, Stocking Island - Part 2 & George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas Be sure to anchor out of the channel as the mail/provisions boat has the right of way at all times https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618316378192-PPFWIR1490V0ICXX5GID/20210406_122902.jpg Log - Weather Hold at Emerald Bay, Stocking Island - Part 2 & George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas Entering the ‘Back Bay’ at George Town to access the grocery store https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618316453322-7JXWS6X8459LBNKX5J3D/20210406_122947.jpg Log - Weather Hold at Emerald Bay, Stocking Island - Part 2 & George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas Views in the back bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618317894997-EXTCVYCAHGKNQNEW3GY3/20210406_171335.jpg Log - Weather Hold at Emerald Bay, Stocking Island - Part 2 & George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas The church at the top of the hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618317850103-79B256Z1FAMXJTAH1A2W/20210406_131758.jpg Log - Weather Hold at Emerald Bay, Stocking Island - Part 2 & George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas Back to the boat after provisioning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618334164280-NZBXNDDBCNV6K21KJ587/Jamie+birds+email+%281%29.jpg Log - Weather Hold at Emerald Bay, Stocking Island - Part 2 & George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas Friendly gulls…happy I didn’t get pooped on! 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It looks & feels like you are feeding a ‘Roomba’ vacuum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617361486611-PK34QUHFZ4KPDXRSJZVR/20210328_151034.jpg Log - Stocking Island, Great Exuma, Bahamas The Porter girls…Paige, Katie & Erin…I think Larry just lost his modeling gig https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617362372653-1LNQ4MIMR6OUCIT6MG1P/27155.jpeg Log - Stocking Island, Great Exuma, Bahamas Larry & I hangin’ at the Chat ‘n Chill with Katie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617361301903-TSEAR26W3YTNSNUB87ML/20210328_170313.jpg Log - Stocking Island, Great Exuma, Bahamas Thanks for visiting Dean! You’re the best. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617361533999-SW63QVH9PADT6D943S1O/20210328_140753.jpg Log - Stocking Island, Great Exuma, Bahamas Elvis’ Water Taxi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617361570708-NO5G13NYUTCES66F7SKW/20210328_132749.jpg Log - Stocking Island, Great Exuma, Bahamas A subtle reminder… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617361249994-SM90RRIN75S05UH7L3K9/20210330_190618.jpg Log - Stocking Island, Great Exuma, Bahamas Happy 18th birthday to Paige https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617361273881-DQE7P9NZLL7Q2J1ATOS8/20210330_182055.jpg Log - Stocking Island, Great Exuma, Bahamas College buddies, Larry & Dean. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/3/30/staniel-cay-to-green-emerald-bay-great-exuma-bahamas-via-the-dotham-cut monthly 0.5 2021-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617217765920-0D1MOY3IRW5UQA4LFQQL/20210325_085651.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut The chart for Dotham Cut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617217670481-N0RMQVKDGOIWEYM23YVA/20210325_085802.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut We avoid that pretty blue water where it is very shallow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617217815166-5LYTSQZX0UMXTT0O2LOH/20210325_085702.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut That tiny opening in the middle of the image is Dotham Cut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617217859174-9EOYSLLDJ18BXZ896SNB/20210325_085752.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut Another view of the the cut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617217975193-T9SVNHTRAWHZBG8P4WRR/20210325_085853.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut You can start to see the white water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617218011226-X5ZM6YODS517TMDPALPJ/20210325_085906.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617218050222-PZF4UEJOP6F6ZRKPFIP3/20210325_090122.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut The pictures never do the waves justice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617218090045-GL3S3TYLKYYKNERZ2WY5/20210325_090149.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut This looks a little more like it…but still doesn’t fully capture the size nor the impact https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617218140264-KQ9X2J3ZJ52K8ZZ7GHDA/20210325_090152.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut The area called White Horses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617218281997-4R89BFP9STYJL48AO505/20210325_090153.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut Larry does a great job varying the throttle to reduce the impact in and pitching https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617218346901-YFR4W8EYVR4Z1EJZVZ2A/20210325_090339.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut The cut in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617221936548-ZO6JEPALLHQB2OXHRX05/20210325_122848.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut Love the clouds that reflect the green of the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617218423815-934H0T29UIDT9SJDS7KI/20210325_134926.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut The tiny opening of Emerald Bay Marina above Larry’s right ear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617218464594-NTUG096III3TER9ZHQM9/20210325_135041.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut Again, it is very hard to capture the sideways surfing of the boat while keeping forward motion to power through the current and waves into the marina opening…of course there are no channel markers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617219236945-V8Q6C1CUYVO8OG5JK5AB/20210326_110034.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut Once here…views are spectacular https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617219334620-CSXMD13DXH04J17HLETW/20210326_142305.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut A little bike ride….. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617219372815-513JM433ACUIQ4ELRLUN/20210326_142344.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut …but first I enjoy the view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617219445407-9RDOGQPNIHRTHHC5C8IK/20210326_144428.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut Our friends The Porter’s are coming to visit Great Exuma and this is where they will be staying, Paradise Inn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617219409689-UAWRWIFXL8DXJQF3WYCW/20210326_144124.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut The beach at Paradise Inn on Paradise Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617219487213-4P57OLILK5PMU0ZU4Q7K/20210326_150720.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut A relative of the agave, this plant was used for hemp by local sailors back in the day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617219535740-3R1GX6BZI4QMO3MQ3V19/20210326_150757.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut Parched…time to take a break at Big D’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617219617445-N5NVYWDLVV1SZVPLSLDE/20210326_154128.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut Larry always likes a corner seat and a cold one…the view is pretty good too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617219571748-KK5GM76Q8GPPS6YAV1ID/20210326_154118.jpg Log - Staniel Cay to Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas - Via Dotham Cut Only happy conch here in the Exumas https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/3/30/warderick-wells-to-staniel-cay-bahamas monthly 0.5 2021-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126153265-SQELDSBP5WKYCJ8OR44F/20210323_132105.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas The Independence anchored in the Bay of Pigs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126192001-YAU5GIISQRTQ0LFGBZTN/20210323_130403.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas A member of the welcome committee….nurse shark cruising for snacks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126310683-QDM6ANAQYCPQOXLIY1A3/20210323_132827.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas The backside of Thunderball Grotto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126357696-2ETPSH0YOYDT034IQ0F5/20210323_135052.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas The entry of Thunderball Grotto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126260074-Y2U685LX83OQ452D456D/Jamie+Thndr+2.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas Thunderball Grotto. GoPro photo grab by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126522027-JY8DL7KG1OCSOWWEVLEW/20210323_143900.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas The dingy beach at the Staniel Cay Yacht Club (SCYC) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617127029700-HCO8OCONHBJGCNE50PSU/20210323_150103.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas SCYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126578126-21DAWBKXVZD3JSZUIVGN/20210323_145349.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas Larry enjoys a cold one at the SCYC after the snorkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126700969-A47QOGD5Y0TEIKRRE9Y0/20210323_150312.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas The nurse sharks gather when the fisherman throw them the scraps from the cleaned lobsters & fish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126741391-XU78OAKUUA8EZS6NFF42/20210323_150540.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas Feeding frenzy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126233511-Z2I3QD8XTPJV1GOW6RIJ/20210321_071901.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas Love my ‘nurses’! Photo by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126444817-5VT6MZT1FPLB2QAPGRZ0/20210323_132208.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas I have never seen so many mega yachts in active use in one spot before…every toy imaginable…tenders, jet skis, inflatable slides & climbing walls, hoverboards, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126800381-F9JY0OHLWV0KVF89HXQF/20210324_134016.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas The tender at the Pig Beach with the mega yachts in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126834053-EORNSGGBNPIHOEE94CT1/20210324_133155.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas Poor piggy’s no cocktails for them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126870191-LVQIGCJVVIXRGX5B9SUB/20210324_132103.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas This droopy-eared pig was my favorite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126902071-TY3XN4K48LSP88MVYOUW/20210324_131838.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas The tour guides know what the pigs like and have trained them to sit for their treats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126928398-SLYUEGU49X0WT44VS2TS/20210324_132106.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas This big girl sits on command for her carrots. Larry mentioned that is hard to believe that they have such poor eyesight with all the carrots they eat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126958075-KNI0G8LJ693GJJJ31NYJ/20210324_132746.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas Larry at the piggery with all the tired performers and the little piglets and their moms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617126989632-8XVU7TDWA0W1M94UC1GN/20210324_131802.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas This happy pig some how scampered off with the whole loaf of white bread…still in the wrapper! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617127057856-6NHRBFEMPGD3CNFHYJP9/20210324_072644.jpg Log - Warderick Wells Cay to Big Major's Spot, Bay of Pigs & Staniel Cay, Bahamas Another year around the sun calls for Rum Cake….and this little piggy liked it! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/3/28/normans-cay-to-warderick-wells-cay-bahamas monthly 0.5 2021-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617103276523-OH5M6JRL3DILAUA5SEFU/20210321_071901.jpg Log - Norman's Cay to Warderick Wells Cay, Bahamas Sunrise at Warderick Wells Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1617140394188-X0PJH6MH8TWBFTS9B6IL/Route.png Log - Norman's Cay to Warderick Wells Cay, Bahamas Thanks to Captain Larry and our Garmin you can see the route we have taken so far https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/3/28/nassau-to-normans-cay monthly 0.5 2021-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616933623696-2GAWZJSL0ZAH5HISC3Z5/20210316_162022.jpg Log - Nassau to Norman's Cay, Bahamas Typical wardrobe for cruising…Sun protection - not COVID. Larry said I never looked better! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616933588546-5XJZGTDD02EBIGVV0R2B/20210320_134404.jpg Log - Nassau to Norman's Cay, Bahamas My model advertising the CP59 cruising lifestyle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616933670124-RNLUCJSMMF69B6644DNG/20210321_122409.jpg Log - Nassau to Norman's Cay, Bahamas Anchored at Norman’s Cay and heading out for a snorkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616933816988-01NAFP590BP9Y9QP5GWN/20210321_124956.jpg Log - Nassau to Norman's Cay, Bahamas This is what is left of a DC3 airplane that crashed back in 1978 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616933859061-PYWB1YTVHUDKFIBFRVQ7/20210328_070108.jpg Log - Nassau to Norman's Cay, Bahamas This photo (& the following information) of the same plane mentioned above, is courtesy of ‘The Exuma Guide’, by Stephen J. Pavlidis. Norman’s Cay was purchased by Carlos Lehder in 1979 for $500,000. He then spent $5 million in renovations, some of that going toward lengthening the airstrip and enlarging the dock. The improvements to the airstrip & dock were key to Lehder’s cocaine smuggling and distribution chain that ran from Medellin, Colombia to Norman’s Cay & then on to Florida & South Georgia. Strangely enough, the plane crashed attempting a touch & go maneuver with a load of landscaping sod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616942618696-MAQDO0P8KGC0D5LT9X5D/Plane+2MP.JPG Log - Nassau to Norman's Cay, Bahamas The snorkel around the plane wreck was fantastic. The water was clear and calm and the fish - very friendly. Photo grab by Larry’s gopro https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/3/27/chub-cay-to-new-providence-nassau-bahamas monthly 0.5 2021-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616876721232-22CHKGWE5AY88JRX5AAC/20210318_131224.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas Entering the west end of the main channel into the port of Nassau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616875901656-U1ZH3DZCI2FQB78E27Z0/20210318_132515.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas The view of the Atlantis Hotel on Paradise Island across the channel from our marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616875946281-TAXBJEL1VT2BI6E0KG00/20210318_141841.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas Nassau is where everything gets shipped to…if you look closely you will see the green four-wheeler on the bow of the innermost boat and a big screen TV going down the dock to a yacht. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616876105958-627F62FPTA0Z5015R8D6/27141.jpeg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas Vintage photos of Nassau from the early/mid 1900’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616875991285-G765BYP1BQTLWIRJBGNE/20210318_183024.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas The municipal buildings and their statue of Queen Victoria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616876031558-X62NGVHVGWPV54NAH9E0/20210318_184014.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas Larry gets a belated St. Patrick’s Day beer at Shenanigans bar…deserted Old Town in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616876069202-TUL3HRZACBYSQ4XZNRPS/20210318_185614.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas So sad the straw market was closed…like many things, due to COVID https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616876141775-6RUJO9DL9AL54PMKWVQF/20210318_190522.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas Our new friend ‘Captain ‘ Charlie (on the left) gets a private invitation into the Pirate Republic Brewery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1618510124268-9F6BQGGEQ96537DBWNQW/20210415_092244.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas A potent IPA…just a like a pirate, it takes no prisoners! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616876171393-UR04BQACUAW69I45JUEK/20210318_192838.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas Just havin’ some beers with our new friends in Nassau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616876262376-4PM3MK55TIMOP1AUB5BX/20210319_144040+%281%29.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas The view of The Atlantis and it’s shopping village from the top of the Sidney Poitier bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616876302893-O5JIHVRXI3Y07OPA0JP3/20210319_144040.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas The grounds at The Atlantis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616876347400-MMFHEGK62XB6N6TGRJ0H/20210319_151651.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas I was flabbergasted to see that The Atlantis has a Manta Ray in captivity. Her name is Hope and here she is doing a flip to hopefully get another bucket of krill from her caretaker. From what I understand, The Atlantis has a program to study the Manta Ray led by Mote Marine Laboratory. They tag, research and then release the rays (via helicopter!). I almost jumped into the tank to get a closer look…but Larry stopped me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616876396178-EUJYZRUY85MHSXF8IEG2/20210319_151707.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas Hope, gliding by https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616876434472-8DV7AF8YOOX2WVI866CK/20210319_151711.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas Feeding paddles out and mouth open…Hope is hoping for more food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616876505218-SLUZVZU5MLSN25XYW7W8/20210319_152127.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas The aquarium at The Atlantis…like I mentioned…a little over the top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616876476238-JFWUUDUNXZUXQNXOQJOM/27144.jpeg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas Really nice collection of fish…I love the Grouper, he was so inquisitive. Larry takes a photo of Hope (upper right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616876535132-U9QOK6S0QCUFQNEFVF9V/20210320_084154.jpg Log - Chub Cay to New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas Departing the port of Nassau via the east end of the main channel https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/3/20/bimini-to-chub-cay monthly 0.5 2021-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616238206652-5OV1GPPTGYIR3R217V1R/20210317_174334.jpg Log - Bimini to Chub Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas Entering Chub Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616238234490-E2ODRDDGI88EFJRZCMK0/20210317_184716.jpg Log - Bimini to Chub Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas The Chub Cay clubhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616238264052-AL20YL5KFVMZTKCD6NL6/20210317_185410.jpg Log - Bimini to Chub Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas The obligatory compass rose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616238320947-Y72GNJJ2ZW0N1T2DAGFM/20210317_192906.jpg Log - Bimini to Chub Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas The clubhouse reception area…and Larry says I have too many throw pillows… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616238292635-DSSLIFKKXDS99BOQXM5M/20210317_185958.jpg Log - Bimini to Chub Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas Poolside sunset at Chub Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616238349460-8QTV101UF88038O2ZAJH/20210317_193045.jpg Log - Bimini to Chub Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas The view of the marina and rows and rows of Sport Fishing Boats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616238377234-NTGWVW9CPH2ZR8XMK9FR/20210317_193415.jpg Log - Bimini to Chub Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas Independence amongst the Sport Fishers https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/3/19/fort-lauderdale-fl-to-bimini-bahamas monthly 0.5 2021-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616237464385-3RAGPV7XEIOWBNEVMD01/20210314_075802.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas Departing Fort Lauderdale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616237497664-Z3JN5UK50V9V4M743PVB/20210314_143900.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas Entering the channel at Bimini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616237539516-25SZUJBNPYEJ1G0NZHHS/20210314_144554.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas Alice Town, Bimini, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616237627385-LS5S8CK1YA2Y8AUXO6M2/20210314_174630.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas Raising the Bahamas Courtesy Flag after clearing immigration and customs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616237657718-XW0I37ORW7Q1PMEFELJD/20210314_185007.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas Look who we docked next to…Northland…our friends from the Bluffs at Jupiter, FL! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616237701913-IGXYVZUBOQIU5C42D13G/20210314_185339.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas Time for a Rum Cocktail and ‘ruminating’ over days to come https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616237735641-BURIR28RNWSWMC2YGFWS/20210314_200045.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas Sunset at Big Game Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616237773648-GIZK8DM78MKP07YL76FO/20210315_140140.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas Eagle ray in the marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616237803241-6PKXAVP9L2K2OGMZZUTB/20210315_173040.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas Conch fisherman and their spoils https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616237833333-EJ3KT9PD54G05IL026CZ/20210315_174818.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas The famous Conch Salad at Stuart’s and the Bahamian beer Kalik https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616237870643-UW0IP03HJWBSGXUTU07T/20210316_155443.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas The hotel Hemingway used to stay at, The Complete Angler, was sadly destroyed by fire in 2006 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616237901448-CE6C3MFOCHSXZ5VD5HR9/20210316_155837.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas The original Customs House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616237931660-XKTLZGJCPA20UQL1FTR2/20210316_160616.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas A quiet place to rest at Sunset Point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616237964742-6NKJ9DF971TW9NQJMVOD/20210316_160949.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas Tide pool remnants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616238002620-XOTICOGBYR2RZWJJ2V3V/20210316_161717.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas Views from Sunset Point Beach… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616238034672-23MJRAECBEZ6CFOEQ92B/20210316_162022.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616238069071-FA8ZN7BSMB25KDL4FK6S/20210316_162150.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas An old shipwreck off Sunset Point Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1616238100403-PPP85AI2JLJJ6H1TQHNU/20210316_164052.jpg Log - Fort Lauderdale, FL to Bimini, Bahamas Independence at her siip in the Big Game Club Marina https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/3/16/off-to-the-bahamas monthly 0.5 2023-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615922692693-GIJN0YE561AHZERYI1NP/20210209_104355.jpg Log - Off to the Bahamas... Our route in highlighter https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/3/13/bonnet-house monthly 0.5 2021-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615682700430-50KNAVLB37H6KYCNOYSL/20210312_160304.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL The Bonnet House. Named for the Spatterdock Lilly also called the Bonnet Lilly. They bloom in the waterways in front of the Bonnet House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615682423692-NQBR6YGN5GQ6XP2IGFFX/9f3e25daa74b8322d7fd0fc95d292b9d.png Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL Hugh Taylor Birch (picture courtesy of the History of Florida website) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615683537117-XS9KQGDOH47WNY5DNI9K/20210312_151811.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL An oil painting of Hugh Taylor Birch by Evelyn who, not a trained artist, loved to paint in oils and watercolor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615682569127-AXYNE8S5K8XHB1N1MBJU/20210312_151823.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL A 1937 oil on canvas by Evelyn of her husband, Frederic (nick-named Binkie after his favorite dog), and their daughter, Evie, wearing her debutante dress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615684254597-OO2QDWO6QFELRLUPYXMM/20210312_151848.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL Evelyn had a large collection of animal sculptures and carvings which are displayed all over the property https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615683038366-741S41D2V5XG3UHZ86AZ/20210312_154434.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL One of many of Evelyn’s paintings hung in the outer studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615682378314-QWGQ71PIUIVJ7HA176CK/20210312_150219.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL Front entry into the courtyard of the Bonnet House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615683404722-1FX252RBEM053AOZ7FJ3/20210312_152853.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL Frederic’s art studio. He was a trained artist from Chicago that had many commissions, including several stained glass windows in many of Chicago’s churches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615683447558-EJBZLP6U7SDBGRHMY0ZD/20210312_152834.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL More of Frederic’s studio & artwork https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615683333507-PQYBSAKP3M6VP8U8GFFU/20210312_153454.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL Evelyn enjoyed collecting barware and table settings. Our docent said that you could stay for a week and never see the same china setting twice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615683218781-VHGLYA98GSPRGRZQ13ZF/20210312_153715.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL The dining room door is surrounded by hand-painted Portuguese tiles and flanked by Frederic’s collection of beer steins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615683280147-GMY46YPXAJYRTHS7C4VS/20210312_153642.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL More of Evelyn’s collections of china https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615682998126-0AWEXOFATZTI9BSTSK1C/20210312_154444.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL The courtyard and fountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615683176817-X4CG33RNX39XZEBVS8SE/20210312_154313.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL The drawing room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615682803138-NQ0AO4Y68W49V6S33BBI/20210312_154954.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL The Shell Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615682837661-SJQXP5P7C9JWFVF6ZWFQ/20210312_154919.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL The Orchid House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615682875914-LARWFS8XITY2067PGXMN/20210312_154905.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL The Bamboo Bar where Evelyn often served her house specialty, a Rangpur Lime cocktail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615683078888-RBPXMJFXZCWKBISS238I/20210312_154434+%281%29.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL The Loggia with ceilings painted by Frederic and Giraffes from a carousel that Evelyn purchased. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615683127837-SZFWVR87N9KNU2H89U8Z/20210312_154420.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL The courtyard walkways have the original rafters made from Florida Pine (that resists wood infestations) and the original brick brought over as ballast in ships from New York https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615683364787-JHQM68UNDKRHMLDG82Z5/20210312_153102.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL The courtyard gardens & Aviary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615682735402-37L7UF4ML2WPDHHO88HO/20210312_155237.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL The view from Chickee Bridge of the waterways. Originally, the only way you could get to Bonnet House was by boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615682772513-8U3QFK8NWZ1LXSLHHHYI/20210312_155230.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL More views from the bridge that show how the city has grown-up around the house and grounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615684314015-C1ZHA8L9X7S6SKKPBFCK/20210312_181101.jpg Log - Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, FL And not to disappoint…after all this history and culture we had to get a beer at the Elbo Room https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/3/12/captains-post-10-whatcha-burn monthly 0.5 2021-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615565215359-Q84EIXSJ3UVBF0TTU223/N5903-running_15-1024x708.jpg Log - Captain's Post #10 - “Whatcha' Burn?” Photo courtesy of Nordhavn website (N59CP - Nordhavn Yachts) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615556951098-BLKRAY3NF7VIZ022UX68/1615556574350blob.jpg Log - Captain's Post #10 - “Whatcha' Burn?” (Cost per 10,000 miles based upon $3.00 per gallon) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615554058939-6RT6WB6SB89SNXSGS229/20210102_112202.jpg Log - Captain's Post #10 - “Whatcha' Burn?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1615557085814-OXMMOQ0P1OFVPSNHDZUN/1615556675379blob.jpg Log - Captain's Post #10 - “Whatcha' Burn?” Performance of Nordhavn 60 from Boattest.com https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/2/19/sweet-florida monthly 0.5 2022-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613777620469-RAO10FSBEASNVWG4UI61/26131.jpeg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun The Southport Raw Bar restaurant (Fort Lauderdale, FL) is like Sam’s Anchor Cafe (Tiburon, CA) back in the good old days & it has a dedicated dingy dock. You pick up your groceries across the street & then have a beer and oysters when you return. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613776749088-L2JIRFRSHTTW33XSYHMH/26113.jpeg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun Dogs are welcome at the Southport Raw Bar and Larry fell in love with this Vizla puppy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613778038224-ZAT3ZH4VZB7LTVQWYPDU/26001.png Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun A great weekend with our friends Connie and Rich in Punta Gorda. We got a ride on their new Grady White - nice boat!!! Bentley loved the pink hippo toy we gave her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613778727696-UEDWM0B0RLQIIGG43T6S/20210123_211642.jpg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun The people watching is only exceeded by the car watching on the A1A in Fort Lauderdale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613777473631-ACUFRFSTM80YWVO3FMO9/26128.jpg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun See?!? I am not kidding!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613777267631-MT1TJBMIGVFJNYSTV5T0/26125.jpeg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun Upon returning to Fort Lauderdale from Punta Gorda we learned there had been some excitement at the fuel dock. No one was harmed in the fire but the small vessel on fire drifted back into David MacNeil’s (‘WeatherTech’ floor mat Founder & CEO) mega yacht. Evidently, the new paint job will run about a million bucks!!! Upper photo courtesy of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613850140299-868JYU2KITHJ2FX14X88/20210120_171238.jpg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun Cruising into Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613776899556-UFIDJ7QWOSTCE3YZ3EA9/26116.jpg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun They still love us!!! So great to be back on the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613777067390-6AHAY1NSFDR4GCGH1CCV/26119.jpg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun Not sure if this was a crab pot line or just a loose/floating line, either way it looks like the line cutters did most of the work but the captain finished the job…my new ‘Lobster’ scissors did the trick. Perhaps I will use them on Lobster soon… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613849999536-9L3JVNTYQ10SJNMAOTW3/26605.jpg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun Dinner Key is home to a great deal of Seaplane and aviation history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613777698530-9SAF41OAXR2D3L1KSAKP/26137.jpeg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun We leave the boat on anchor in Biscayne Bay and take the tender to the very popular dingy-dock. From there we see the sights of Dinner Key/Coconut Grove, FL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613778806220-HUHTP9T24042Z4FR90NG/20210122_172623.jpg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun Rum Sundays are back! At anchor in Biscayne Bay with the Miami skyline currently in view as we swing on the hook and enjoy reading our friends fantastic book he wrote about his amazing father. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613780239030-Q512KO0ZPUZKGQAA2YMC/20210120_171644.jpg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun Larry enjoys some rare idle time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613777675204-LRPFLH0PVXXMJX5P1W53/26134.jpeg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun Recent sunrises and sunsets on Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613778148398-BCXPSJ57P20PFWTVFMGS/26122.jpeg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun Back in Fort Lauderdale we had to experience a typical locals weekend spot ‘The Sandbar’. You anchor your boat, dingy, etc. and enjoy a cold one in the sun. The perfect option for social distancing! If you’re brave, you can order lunch from the ‘The Sandbar’ mobile restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613778571559-GHRO8HZQDVDJC5CYE7D6/20210106_155048.jpg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun The Middle River Channel in Fort Lauderdale takes you to downtown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613779639308-C7OL5L0MZ22PAN29R9I1/20210107_150725.jpg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun The main channel entering Fort Lauderdale. The bridge is open for a large vessel…speaking of large vessels…notice how tall the mast is on the sailboat behind the bridge. That is the M5 or Mirabelle V. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613779982415-LX9DUL571IYIMJL2I111/20210110_161653.jpg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun This is the Mirabella V. She is a sloop-rigged super yacht and is the largest single masted yacht ever built. She is 255 feet long and her mast is 290 feet tall. Now you know why she looks so much taller than the bridge in the previous picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613849484624-47J373ALZUZ97EZ5FH5U/26608.jpg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun We take the tender over to Whiskey Creek and check out the culture & history…..and the bar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613831530492-1P5VD4QXDN6UDLYODZ94/20210126_165328.jpg Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun We were shocked to find another Downtowner Saloon (this one is on the channel heading toward down town Fort Lauderdale). It makes us reminisce about Sue St. Marie, Michgan and our how much fun we had there…Hi John!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1613849270003-S9PPPXUFVBGEONY3DDPT/26611.png Log - Some Fun in the Florida Sun We will miss Fort Lauderdale and its great Saturdays with free yoga in the park, the farmers’ market where you can buy the best empanadas and the best jambalaya at the bar of Coconuts. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2021/1/26/captains-post-9-the-one-thing-about-owning-a-boat monthly 0.5 2021-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611713985123-XJ80TOCN3KBIMK23G2HB/20201007_134635.jpg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... Applying polish…step 2 of 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611713061414-QGJ3YSQHZ5S7RAB7GBND/25972.jpeg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... Racor valve installation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611688281029-9WA1F1XDHL4GQRDRIA0E/20201210_133739.jpg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... Barnacle Buster applied to the Cummins engines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611712683948-XZYAEGIL92VH5RQX8OBN/20201210_140503.jpg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... Great fuel can that served as the delivery system for the Barnacle Buster solution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611713227799-XU20AQ79NXK32N1WLUPV/20201211_093515.jpg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... Debris from the HVAC after 24 hours of Barnacle busting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611713287974-RQB6NNYQ4FBK9PEOCZO6/24989.jpeg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... The debris from the port engine after 24 hours of Barnacle busing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611713382164-DC08FDANR2VW4YJPCM9M/25970+%281%29.jpeg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... Time to replace this old impeller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611713542004-2ZIKCX09XIOQ9EDEGXZ1/20201007_134834.jpg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... This float really helped out during the long process of waxing the Independence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611713619235-WBEW46W9R8HQ5M69N737/20210109_134255.jpg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... Giving this a try… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611713687870-A67XQDBBPIAJSG0UN7R7/20210109_144112.jpg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... Installation of the mid ship Sonihull unit under the aft stateroom floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611713756169-2F51VUIVH8OABF802KQ8/20210109_155347.jpg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... Installation of the forward bow Sonihull unit (the grey cylinder in the foreground is our bow thruster) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611713892479-11UTPI9B1BIWN89P5PDW/20210104_171258.jpg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... Preparing to lift the AC unit (located under the master stateroom bed) and replace the cracked condensation collection pan…the source of our bilge leak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611714146138-MGUTAPJSGJT9YSUOPAAS/20210114_152416.jpg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... Replacing two of the insect clogged house fans that are located under the bench seats in the salon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611714207021-Z74ATCO1E2X53YP87VFJ/20210109_111354.jpg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... Replaced this battery monitor and very happy that this was all that was wrong with our house batteries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1611751219834-H136HA3L5ZHUCDE2AMWK/20210112_134022.jpg Log - Captain's Post #9 - The One Thing About Owning A Boat... It looks daunting but the battery monitor unit just snapped into place (upper left thick green wires) https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/12/11/location-location-location monthly 0.5 2020-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1607712095634-Q9T52XTS66CVE8JC84NS/25031.jpg Log - Location, Location, Location... Always on the lookout for a good mural & a good beer…Hollywood brewing had both! The other murals are scattered around town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1607711902962-4Q7EEEODPF0MZ29BR8RO/20201130_065256.jpg Log - Location, Location, Location... Sunset from the boat at Bahia Mar Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1607712067053-G3YJZ5FYA0DOEI5OXI34/25021.jpeg Log - Location, Location, Location... The first Iguanas I have seen here in Fort Lauderdale. These guys were about 3 feet long and engaged in UFC wrestling match. The more mature Iguana (with striped tail) had the weight and perhaps experience advantage over the younger lizard. The loser ended up in the drink! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1607711952056-OQBZ20DY7XMGSHPDIRSS/20201204_064018.jpg Log - Location, Location, Location... Sunrise over the beach looking out from the bow of the boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1607711995816-XV9ML7ZCEHGZC7LA4K9J/24989.jpeg Log - Location, Location, Location... Happy Holidays! Photo by Rich Dancaster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1607712017412-TN0EGH9AN5AJ3V2SNRQZ/20201211_133158.jpg Log - Location, Location, Location... Had to stop at the Elbo Room with Rich and Connie. Photo by Rich Dancaster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1607712044315-VDC6RX7JI1M6PYH6AAAJ/25018.jpeg Log - Location, Location, Location... Had to include some photos from Rich & Connie’s visit to Jupiter, Florida before we left the Bluff’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1607712163093-8HQBQAVZHLEXUK8CXEYB/20201203_180212.jpg Log - Location, Location, Location... Happy Holidays to you and yours…Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/12/2/goodbye-jupiter-hello-ft-lauderdale monthly 0.5 2020-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1606935408608-JNXD64KSDJBGL16SWZXU/20201130_185747.jpg Log - Goodbye Jupiter, Hello Ft. Lauderdale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1606935474710-PZDV21JFF9OW7JIW00OS/20201130_065256.jpg Log - Goodbye Jupiter, Hello Ft. Lauderdale Departing Jupiter via the ICW at first light to catch the high tide and the bridges and to beat the incoming weather system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1606935554508-XZYKYKOFU81CB4163673/20201130_073815.jpg Log - Goodbye Jupiter, Hello Ft. Lauderdale What you see along the ICW…Quite the hull paint job on Wild Child (with matching tender.) An 86 foot Hatteras (2013/2018)…for sale only $895,000! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1606935641866-E0QSMSWE0OFPWK2MEO65/20201201_095950.jpg Log - Goodbye Jupiter, Hello Ft. Lauderdale Back to the beach at Fort Lauderdale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1606935715565-7AE8PAZM6175Z2UU2R8U/20201201_100100.jpg Log - Goodbye Jupiter, Hello Ft. Lauderdale A little windy and cool at the beach this morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1606935774057-LNA236IHN6STX5ZKB32U/20201201_100248.jpg Log - Goodbye Jupiter, Hello Ft. Lauderdale As promised the famous Elbo Room is walking distance from the boat Established in 1938 it is a true landmark bar in Fort Lauderdale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1606935815157-P3HYFG7D0D2AH75TOUD9/20201201_100402.jpg Log - Goodbye Jupiter, Hello Ft. Lauderdale Every Christmas season the Fort Lauderdale Snowman gets a new hobby. This year he is on a jet-ski, last year he was fishing…in years past he has surfed and posed at the beach with his family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1606935849497-CH5IAQTSVIUXHA41U6WV/20201201_102912.jpg Log - Goodbye Jupiter, Hello Ft. Lauderdale The art installation “Aqua Vida” by South Florida artist Ruben Ubiera along the A1A beach highway. Completed this past March and according to The SunSentinels’ Rod Stafford Hagwood, cost $150,000 and was commissioned by the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort. The skywalk connects the hotel to the beach. The gigantic hibiscus flowers and betta fish really are amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1606935879093-A1R35T05NHZ7K0YUJ02V/20201201_104224.jpg Log - Goodbye Jupiter, Hello Ft. Lauderdale I know Betty would approve of this Charter Fishing Company…for obvious reasons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1606935921792-VG1HC8QUM0BT681QTLK4/20201201_174900.jpg Log - Goodbye Jupiter, Hello Ft. Lauderdale Sunset from the back deck of the boat at Bahia Mar Marina, Fort Lauderdale, FL https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/12/1/a-look-back-at-the-loop-part-2 monthly 0.5 2020-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1606856225963-2H932U28UP4QNOZ4TWSB/19443.jpg Log - A Look Back at The Loop, Part 2 Hoisting our Gold Loopers’ Flag on a breezy day in Marathon, FL. Photo by Gumby https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/9/22/a-look-back-at-the-loop-part-1-1 monthly 0.5 2020-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1600804849309-IXY5J1HGO94QZYE4QMS6/20190424_152133.jpg Log - A Look Back at The Loop, Part 1 The Jupiter Lighthouse in Jupiter, FL https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/8/9/weekend-at-west-palm-beach-fl monthly 0.5 2020-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597002001302-2KS3GYDI6F3MKHG8Z74Z/19443.jpg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL Just a modest second home on the Jupiter ICW…check-out the floaty toys in the pool… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597002032579-6VG082QN19XN8J52OKXW/20200807_104614.jpg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL This little boat has more horsepower than the Independence…she must fly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597002091708-ZQ4JBWVMOB44VXG5OTPJ/20200807_115711.jpg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL A quick jont out the Lake Worth Inlet & the ocean was flat-calm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597002120873-O6DLPCN7BPWS12TGAUPL/20200807_123222.jpg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL Back on the ICW passing a shipyard prepping to paint a mega yacht. The scaffolding goes up around the boat & then a shrink wrap goes around that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597005013079-E6T6IMWQGK3YAFTT6504/20200807_123301.jpg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL Mucho mega yachts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597002147545-12PKG5CYD5C3JBXM62XT/20200807_123453.jpg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL I think 007 stopped by for a martini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597002196007-WIR4AL0IB1IMYCYFO9LL/20200808_124720.jpg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL Biking over Flagler Bridge to Palm Beach Island we were delayed by the 12:45PM opening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597006570900-N14BTRNGM0EDXGJLXRGI/20200808_130646.jpg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL Palm Beach Island is very cute and very quiet right now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597002272837-LMSU972WIFWP48J4VXP2/20200808_131524.jpg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL Touring the island you find the little ‘split-lots’ where the house across the street owns the beach directly in front of their house. This lot was more of a natural setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597002300957-ABB9WQOICK6HEPV1Y2EB/20200808_132050.jpg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL Most of the little split-lots are developed and this one was particularly inviting with its’ tiny pool & beach cabana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597002336803-CV9XVBTT2LJDLEPJI1ZM/20200808_141803.jpg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL Larry in front of the regal entrance to the famous Breakers Hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597007300216-4LVQII9PZM8WW27TG6PX/22816.jpeg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL The entrance to the Breakers Hotel. The architect commissioned to design the hotel was Leonard Schultze, well-known for designing the Waldorf Astoria in New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597004279045-Q8M0UTW9XWD0G20I5WUZ/22810.jpeg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL Henry Flagler and his family with early photos of the final version (1925) of The Breakers Hotel. The first Flagler hotel on this site was called The Palm Beach Inn (1895) and was completely destroyed by fire in 1903. It was immediately replaced with a finer hotel and renamed The Breakers. This structure burned to the ground in 1925 to be immediately replaced and rebuilt, with more durable materials, into the iconic property that you see today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597002370734-GCLXL078B1FFVUVTZHUV/20200808_142532.jpg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL The reception area of The Breakers Hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597004306443-06VNULDZIIJTUGVC1GUE/22807.jpeg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL We popped into The Breakers ‘Seafood Bar’ for a drink. A different king of ‘swim-up bar’ with a great view of the ocean and clown fish and eels to keep you company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597007627291-VY6YZF14E82NDEZN98D2/20200808_150455.jpg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL The grand hall that leads to the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1597007533030-LB6K4XJ9ZMLEECGTFLC5/22779.jpeg Log - Weekend at West Palm Beach, FL So great to spend an evening with Cait Adams, our friends’ daughter, who has recently moved to West Palm Beach, FL https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/8/5/back-on-board-hurricane-isaias monthly 0.5 2020-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596735236307-1BV217KHDHY02UQPJG8N/22763.jpeg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Nice sunset as we approach Florida. Photo by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596735261277-2R1ANGVC2ZUT5J4IDD1Z/22762.jpeg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Pretty sunset photo by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596655219386-L19X0PT9VPPH01UJW1RI/20200801_143222.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Hurricane preparations…more lines, more fenders & remove all canvas & covers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596655183590-0HVXLVU0TIF36SOYQLZS/19443.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Never too many lines or fenders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596655263854-L6U4GP8MC58VFVYNH3CF/20200731_094309.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Our neighbor First Chapter & Next Chapter have returned from the Bahamas to take shelter at The Bluffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596655308187-CZ32IQYDNUXCCUTR3QJW/20200801_132559.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Crew from two large yachts work to set their anchors in the middle of the channel at The Bluffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596655347491-PZ00GPS5O83TT3VRU4EM/20200801_152923.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Larry watching the surf at our nearby beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596655382879-TMJA3HZZI6QYTDZ8MVXU/20200801_152941.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Kite boarders further down the beach enjoy the enhanced conditions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596655455646-6UBODNSJSSX555WXHB0Z/20200801_153127.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? The surf is a little high but otherwise it is a lovely day at the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596655492974-U3UTVM59FC6GI5YBDW40/20200801_160640.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Back at Guanabanas for a quick beer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596655521179-F6UUY71B01BACUIVQM5A/20200801_202616.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Gathering storm clouds over the yacht Northland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596655559329-PRVES3VOQFNNKIWCM4RE/20200802_080121.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Watching the weather on the local news. Initial reports had the storm making landfall right at our doorstep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596655590771-2TZ4PI5L23BJSVA9DKV6/20200802_080024.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Looks a little menacing at this point…we are very happy Isaias downgraded to a tropical storm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596655688741-NCO316740MOT8BXE2OCQ/20200802_170316.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Visiting Jupiter…love this mural someone did in town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596655714914-Q0XZ6K8T4QHY27G013RR/20200802_170457.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Dinner at our favorite restaurant, Calaveras Cantina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596655742747-9I0V7IGSI54SPPVKTSWT/20200802_172011.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Calaveras Cantina table-side guacamole & chips & a flight of Fortaleza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1596718656023-39XZJZO6ANLYZNPYU7IF/20200805_162348.jpg Log - Back On Board - Hurricane Isaias? Another favorite place Tequesta Brewing Company is open too. (Mask a Merrill Walker design) https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/5/26/back-to-the-waiting-game monthly 0.5 2020-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1590794040925-CT9H506QVERVIXJVRHWN/20200515_162530.jpg Log - Reset, Return & Rerun A nice visit on a rainy day to the Square Grouper in Jupiter, Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1590795128851-JTR585KDL9TWMP4ZNYN9/20200515_182641.jpg Log - Reset, Return & Rerun I was so excited to eat at my favorite Mexican restaurant - Calaveras in Jupiter, Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1590795572146-DG4Q13I2O0P0QG2M3KY2/20200515_192333.jpg Log - Reset, Return & Rerun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1590795823225-G0WE3HIJBKMHFAY2XJZO/20200510_143706.jpg Log - Reset, Return & Rerun Thanks for a great weekend Rich & Connie ( & Carly) in Punta Gorda, Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1590798026718-7BOA7ZD59LSRJLCJFVCA/20872.png Log - Reset, Return & Rerun A little fun with dogs at Rich and Connie’s new home in Punta Gorda, Florida. Bentley & Rudy were quite happy to see us and Larry was very happy to see Bentley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1590798457204-81EKGFWPVT57EO1EUY2I/20877.jpeg Log - Reset, Return & Rerun It was ‘Love Bug’ season as we crossed from Jupiter to Punta Gorda…yuck! A little local color along the way…COVID-19 humor & thoughts on Mother’s Day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1590798533920-O3AHYMT45R8B14IIX3AW/20878.jpeg Log - Reset, Return & Rerun TSA was nearly empty, the whole airport felt like a ghost town and flight was enjoyably social distanced. 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The Captain's Post #8 - Roatan, Honduras to Jupiter, Florida…The Preparation, The Departure, The Devastating News, The Arrival Gulf stream currents as per windy.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588962611161-EIMQGKA7G2R42XOLUMLW/JPEG+Map.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #8 - Roatan, Honduras to Jupiter, Florida…The Preparation, The Departure, The Devastating News, The Arrival Estimated arrival times at mileage marks with wave height & directions & the boats estimated mph https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588962698723-CE5XQADE65UW2J4RAW29/20200429_052614.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #8 - Roatan, Honduras to Jupiter, Florida…The Preparation, The Departure, The Devastating News, The Arrival Big waves leaving Roatan early in the morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588962667422-6P0O33H0WTAFW127Y7RQ/Photo_2020-04-27_05-10-34_PM.png Log - The Captain's Post #8 - Roatan, Honduras to Jupiter, Florida…The Preparation, The Departure, The Devastating News, The Arrival Playing the throttle so the nose doesn’t get buried in the waves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588962803245-T2ANN4XWHAQDUJLK8K2Q/20200430_053228.jpg Log - 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The Captain's Post #8 - Roatan, Honduras to Jupiter, Florida…The Preparation, The Departure, The Devastating News, The Arrival Best part about returning to the Bluffs Marina at Jupiter is that our friends Eric and Patty (of boat Congrio) are here too. Thank you for helping us dock and especially for helping us celebrate Cinco de Mayo https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/5/7/last-hurrah-in-roatan monthly 0.5 2020-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588857067827-D7NLBGB5KPZ1MBMJ6WUF/20200427_110947.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan The Roatan Island Brewing Company logo, perfect with it’s mountain biker http://www.roatanislandbrewing.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588852986897-HC9NGCZFPKYFL2RZI38P/20200427_111309.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan The RIBC believes in best practices of environmental brewing, including using recycled kegs from different breweries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588853047594-5V5RX6RAL3SH9JWOKKGC/20200427_110542.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan RIBC crafts their beer with the local water and specialty grains milled on site. Ater mashing & lautering the worth is then boiled and sent through the whirl pool where the hot wort is then cooled. Yeast & hops are added for fermentation and conditioning for 5 to 15 days. Then you can drink it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588853142302-5UTK3YWKXIDMFE5CNTOC/20200427_111329.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan Mark details the fermentation process for Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588853180892-G8Y11QLHH134958YOLG6/20200427_113211.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan A fantastic chalk drawing of the brewing process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588853092259-P9OIOGEXM82525EUGC0N/20200427_111739.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan Mark is trying to figure out what he is going to do with all this beer. The RIBC had ramped up production for the height of the tourist season. They do many tours for cruise ship passengers, as well as brewing specialty beer for many of the island bars, which are now closed due to the state of emergency. Craft beer has a shelf life of a few months….Larry, of course, offered to help take a few pints off his hands… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588857200353-0G0K7CVWD3J3N3ZN0R0O/20200427_122658.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan The bar and craft beer selection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588853213844-O8KDOQ09RVXXB7G87LCV/20200427_113228.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan All the really cool bars that sell RIBC’s beer, that we’ll never get to see…except for #12…we saw that one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588857335770-L6SATXBXJ44TQN1U1SCO/20200427_125443.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan The much anticipated tasting of the flight of “ocho” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588857414918-8U8B5T9JNAOIYZB45JSR/20200427_114644.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan Mark drinks his current favorite, Juicy IPA, which Larry & I really enjoyed too. However, it was hard to pick a favorite. It is quite rare when Larry & I enjoy the taste and flavor of every beer at a craft brewery. The RIBC beer does not try to create heavy tasting or high alcohol beer, as most people on the island are looking for a lighter tasting drink. I even enjoyed the beer they made for St. Patty’s day…that green one on the end made with the jalapeno peppers & pineapple! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588857265293-QJLXJBLK1CZ8DYQHJ0MV/20200427_113802.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan Loving the sticker selection at the bar wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588857441290-SUXMWCY2YOQC9ZYRSZBW/20200427_120920_exported_2995_1588020554293.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan Mark is ready to sign up as crew for the Independence! We would be glad to have him. Thanks Mark for a great day at the RIBC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588857151536-T88R45FF7LI7OKE5PNPA/20200427_125029_exported_1402_1588020654723.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan RIBC’s beer garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588870507725-890BOFBFCCLAMJJIMR6Y/20200427_125419.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan ‘Screech’ the brewery cat had been missing for a few days & showed up meowing like crazy during our tour. Mark said Screech is used to employees & tourists paying attention to him 24/7. When the brewery closed Screech didn’t know what to do and ran off into the forest for a few days/weeks. He was skinny & beat up when he returned with a big chunk of fur & skin missing from his neck. 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We were the only people at the boutique hotel and it was so nice to get a new view. http://www.thebeachhouseroatan,com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588871472276-J7YWMR70VOHU29MVAVCO/20200425_165632.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan We had to make our own cocktails…even though there was a perfectly good bar next door…when will they open up?!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588871516086-F2VFDYLG96OQYEK7HRMP/20200425_170402.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan Sunset views from our room at The Beach House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588871654710-CA9ZIGIB69V6J4OREYR9/20200424_182657.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan Our view at dinner each night at The Beach House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588871712257-49710JXCKVHLKUXDA3TC/Screenshot_20200423-123044_Chrome.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan Back at Barefoot Cay, we will miss my sweet towel animals… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588871738241-KRYDH38JPLAG3LZWVW11/IMG-20200419-WA0000.jpg Log - Last Hurrah in Roatan …and we will miss Edson’s smile the most… https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/4/23/132n0q56sg2scyhp59e9s327i23n8o monthly 0.5 2020-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588028632824-MSGIP0G7AWVNLT6B6EUP/20200420_140321.jpg Log - Road Blocks & Rumbullion The Roatan Police arriving to the roadblock . Photo by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588028682682-DJAVC8XAUQM6M0RPJUKT/20200420_135103.jpg Log - Road Blocks & Rumbullion The taxi drivers used their cars and some local large earth movers to form roadblocks. Photo by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588028717915-IUCTXEIVWFHA0JGFQQVV/20200420_134951.jpg Log - Road Blocks & Rumbullion Taxi drivers take action in Roatan! Photo by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588028749933-CM7K3BLHOGLSR6VBMI5P/20200420_134856.jpg Log - Road Blocks & Rumbullion More of the taxi roadblock. Photo by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588075696233-05J04BDFDQS9LH7J6BSU/Screenshot_20200423-123044_Chrome.jpg Log - Road Blocks & Rumbullion https://www.passagemaker.com/lifestyle/rum-renaissance?utm_campaign=PassageMaker%20Newsletters&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=86425380&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8F2GKLOF4TwHcJ2xnJymGao9GZafA0SO7TrOq6ybR_ybJttDBzqQPThPm59jVIwztSM7T6&utm_content=86425380&utm_source=hs_email click on the link (or copy & paste the link into your browser) to read this fantastic article on rum and it’s history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1587669871870-4JHCLUJ0SZQKQ7LOO1YF/20200410_090158.jpg Log - Road Blocks & Rumbullion Here’s hoping we can find rum drinks at a local establishment soon….until then ‘Rum Sundays’ will continue onboard. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/4/23/i-will-never-ever-ever monthly 0.5 2020-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1587667191193-CFV68OAUUQTIEW9Q90DB/20200419_105909.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #7 - I Will Never Ever, Ever... The Brownie is all set-up and the various new zincs are ready to go. Top to bottom; shaft, hull, rudders/trim tabs and bow thruster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1587667259694-XP1TRXKFSAGUWS869S8E/20200419_121715.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #7 - I Will Never Ever, Ever... Larry begins the two hour process of changing the zincs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1587667292183-T5S7M71BMYA7V2MI5M5I/20200419_122755.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #7 - I Will Never Ever, Ever... The large zinc in Larry’s hand is from the hull of the boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1587667324973-WH899WY1X0LOZJ2MFZ55/20200419_122152.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #7 - I Will Never Ever, Ever... Hull zincs…new verses old https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1587667365384-YC1IS2UB3CD7D72DK5BR/20200419_121242.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #7 - I Will Never Ever, Ever... Rudder/Trim tab zincs…old vs. the new https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1587667410097-N8L40VHXWRK0HO5JPONR/20200423_111335.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #7 - I Will Never Ever, Ever... What’s left of the old zincs from the hull and bow thruster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588027217372-DGKRD20KZBFHP44X35ZP/Prop+Cow+Fish.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #7 - I Will Never Ever, Ever... Larry grabbed some images from the GoPro video. Here is one of our propellers and rudders (with the new zinc). The little fish near the prop is a ‘cow fish’…for some reason they really like our boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588027241615-X4EGWTU870MDBC34QPN0/line+Cutter.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #7 - I Will Never Ever, Ever... A photo of the line cutters with a new zinc below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588027261117-GDHRDYC8VKKCRZYP3Z72/Shaft+zinc.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #7 - I Will Never Ever, Ever... The prop shaft with it’s new zinc and another friendly cow fish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1588027283504-U29QS6B1S7JO4385QNTP/bow+thruster.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #7 - I Will Never Ever, Ever... Larry installed some new bow thrusters! This should really help out with future docking. (Image courtesy of Panama Posse post - sometime over the last year - we think…) https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/4/14/diversions monthly 0.5 2020-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586895739525-I42JMLG831OLL5G15B2F/image.png Log - Diversions Practicing with the drone we captured some images of the resort at Barefoot Cay and Independence at her mooring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586895782401-BQ0GW7TKC32J7GC2QCYC/IMG_2020-04-09+15-07-19.jpg Log - Diversions Barefoot Cay is an island (or Key) and in order to cross the channel you have to take the little boat shuttle that you see in the middle of the picture (on the right). In this photo, you can see Larry & I in the parking lot at the bottom of the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586895837965-VZ5VA8AGOLEMRZO4QJIX/IMG_2020-04-09+15-15-07.jpg Log - Diversions This photo really gives you a good idea of how the reef system rings most of the island. In front of the palapa is the pretty blue water where the snorkeling is very nice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586898326350-GJZ1VYP8Q62CHOAPFYOZ/20200410_090158.jpg Log - Diversions It’s Thursday! Time to go to Eldon’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586898270469-J7R8IPR8C3I71E8JF0HN/20200410_092952.jpg Log - Diversions Now we can commute to the supermercado via the tender…soooo much better this way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586898046660-SPE04NMDHM5U2JL0VJSR/20200410_093635.jpg Log - Diversions Homes along the water on our way to French Harbor & the grocery store https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586902273209-T0IXI4JYLXCTBNQ8N0U9/20200410_093427.jpg Log - Diversions Fishing fleets of Roatan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586898103639-N15YGGB418XLT44WFLNO/20200410_093542.jpg Log - Diversions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586897817841-8LDAVYODR2JLB6K6LR9C/20200410_152700.jpg Log - Diversions This boat has been aground here awhile. There is a rope swing attached to the bow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586898134756-X1I7VAJJ6LO1SVKFU4FJ/20200410_093518.jpg Log - Diversions Not very many tall palm trees around, this guy is one of the few https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586896086504-LZZOPIO5U18GPY6LEW9Z/20200413_122602.jpg Log - Diversions Speaking of trees…Larry just can’t stay out of the garden…even if it isn’t his. Actually, we had permission to trim this tree as the oils (or something) from it were causing stains on the fiberglass decking of the boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586897548827-O2VZYL9HTEH6K0A4I5US/20200410_160914.jpg Log - Diversions A late afternoon expedition to one of the neighboring, unoccupied cays of Brick Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586898517240-F38OKFC03BKTVWNZ6RU4/20200410_160713.jpg Log - Diversions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586897343169-AQDOGO091IPK2WVK3LZ6/20200410_161412.jpg Log - Diversions The mangroves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586901948892-41QT0E6PC392GTCN74MK/20200410_161534.jpg Log - Diversions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586897775169-ZABJBZ7YSOGOW6UCVFBF/20200410_153139.jpg Log - Diversions A beach made of shells https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586897169107-5IDYGUGOC0N2AMIH31A4/image.png Log - Diversions Happy Easter everyone…we miss you all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1587146917746-CO941Q6RRX6AQM9QNNA6/Screenshot_20200417-120248_Chrome.jpg Log - Diversions We did have an earthquake the other day. Larry & I didn’t feel it while on the boat but amazingly enough there were reports of people who felt it all the way in Sarasota, Florida! Image courtesy of Volcano Discovery https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/4/8/the-waiting-game monthly 0.5 2020-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586376784953-CBWJMM5OIN6LUDCFT2V8/Screenshot_20200330-175424_Chrome.jpg Log - The Waiting Game Press Release from the Government of the the Republic of Honduras regarding the orders during State of Emergency https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586376813609-J64X0YD2TAKKDNES40XO/corona.jpg Log - The Waiting Game 'Hazards to Navigation’, Courtesy of the Panama Posse Fleet Update 2020-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586377899079-Y94TN7PJBYZYZRVFFPK4/20200408_131004.jpg Log - The Waiting Game Larry is melting away in the 86 degree Fahrenheit temperatures as he is determined to wax the entire boat…top to bottom & all 59 feet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586376884586-TAG9HS1UP3TPJBK7EPJD/20200405_111828.jpg Log - The Waiting Game With guests off the island, the iguanas are feeling a bit more comfortable. Too bad this young one doesn’t feel inclined to pick up the brush or mit and help wash the boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586376831917-F7XLNJW2MKBJ4TUKT3ZP/20200407_122718.jpg Log - The Waiting Game An older, smarter iguana keeps his distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586376905835-KPN6ZUZMZLRNUDCNB0PB/20200403_141118.jpg Log - The Waiting Game Friday used to be laundry day but with that now being our sanctioned provisioning day, it was just too much excitement to spend all at once… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586376994839-LFCI0LSQA2LQZD3B4429/20200325_110152.jpg Log - The Waiting Game …so now Monday is the new laundry day. Who knew she made such a great laundry line? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586376933915-PGP0UVHIDQX2IJPPNXN0/20200327_200859.jpg Log - The Waiting Game More excitement, as we joined the first SFYC ‘Friday Zoom Cocktail Party! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586376861691-M91TTEZ3EQ4BURWFVWK6/20200405_151420.jpg Log - The Waiting Game A little tender ride on Sunday to French Harbor. We didn’t stop but had to take a picture of Romeo’s where we had dinner the second night we were in town with Chris Adams. Oh such fond memories of dining out…and…with good friends…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586377031471-8QRP6QMZPGLPXASWIRHU/20200325_071246.jpg Log - The Waiting Game Always good to see the reliable Costa arrive each morning…especially when she is bringing in a semi of Cerveza SalvaVida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586377068744-9SZSKF0OMMHIA8HHLJ1T/20200324_150614.jpg Log - The Waiting Game As much as scratching incessantly at my bug bites gave me something to do, I opted for Stephanie’s (manager at Barefoot Cay) prescription…wear bug repellent religiously and if they still bite and itch cook each bite with your hair dryer set on HOT. Direct the hot blast of air right onto the bite and leave it there as long as you can bare it. The itch magically vanishes…truly! A great web post about the notorious biting bugs of Roatan can be found at roatan.westbaytours.com/what-to-do-about-the-sandflies/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1586377102744-JNRKPEX0R6P3BDCOA3C7/19443.jpg Log - The Waiting Game This little guy paid us a visit at the stern of the boat. Like a little UFO he would appear and disappear like a ninja cuttlefish. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/3/24/captains-post-5-aint-no-ground-hog-day monthly 0.5 2020-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585171140850-M5633EUK3EC5FJMJUYHJ/20200324_130729.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #6 - Ain't No Groundhog Day! Keeping busy, Larry sands and re-varnishes all the wood on the boat…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585171377278-F9OM855LK8MQGXKY3EDR/20200325_102506.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #6 - Ain't No Groundhog Day! …and then he changes the oil… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585171313133-49LBJ06ZBU5KFYIWCE6C/20200325_102125.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #6 - Ain't No Groundhog Day! ….a very hot and sweaty job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585171462815-VSX1EY50OJ1QUOCLMO8I/20200325_110152.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #6 - Ain't No Groundhog Day! His work is never done, as he checks Edson’s temperature with his temperature gun, which he uses on the engines. Playing it safe in these times of social distancing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585173118415-DDOSDRWIOC5Z2T00UORL/20200324_155210.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #6 - Ain't No Groundhog Day! Then a phone call or two to family and friends to help keep us close https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/3/23/barefoot-cay-marina-amp-resort-roatan-honduras monthly 0.5 2020-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585076438971-F9GEWVEFD4LHYC4Q7GBK/image.png Log - Barefoot Cay Resort & Marina, Roatan, Honduras The very thoughtful management here at Barefoot Cay Resort & Marina (www.barefootcay.com) have given us use of casitas ‘Azul’. We are able to use the cabana restrooms and shower and this is of great convenience to us. Thank you Gary & Stephanie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585172912487-IW6S5ETWK3XB8FU7R13A/20200325_105002.jpg Log - Barefoot Cay Resort & Marina, Roatan, Honduras Our friend Edson with that killer smile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585076302642-F3K3LNNF07JGFGJ0V0SE/20200312_060419.jpg Log - Barefoot Cay Resort & Marina, Roatan, Honduras Noni’s kitchen is still open at the resort, just not the restaurant - to go food only. The crew of the Independence got a night off and decided to have the ‘Local Favorite’ grilled whole fish and it was delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585076381171-8BO9LM9NTUGHJBQXZSKX/20200322_153714.jpg Log - Barefoot Cay Resort & Marina, Roatan, Honduras No excuses now…I am practicing every day for a few hours a day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585076703912-3N9QSKANUEXSIWXVJDD5/Photo_2020-03-24_12-05-18_PM.png Log - Barefoot Cay Resort & Marina, Roatan, Honduras Larry made my birthday very special https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/3/24/the-captains-post-6-catching-up monthly 0.5 2020-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585159868717-6UV6S1HOH6R0BG8FMQTY/20191007_114138.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #5 - Catching Up The crew at the Demopolis boatyard did a great job cleaning the hull of the Independence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585161424702-TSAZZKG0EZJHLH1G3C2I/20191007_114158.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #5 - Catching Up Nice to our props were in great shape after all we had gone through (the stabilizers were fine as well) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585159381957-0I223LOX7SDELKN8VAXQ/16860.jpeg Log - The Captain's Post #5 - Catching Up Bentley sleeping after playing with ball Larry had given her https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585161382732-E7R4T7GOCH0KUB3RM3V1/20200207_144639.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #5 - Catching Up Larry, Steve and Jim at ‘Captain Tony’s Saloon’ in Key West, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585159512274-0N7BOEUUATBS7V2OAFI2/19411.jpeg Log - The Captain's Post #5 - Catching Up You just can’t tell by the photo, but the chop was about four or five feet…not too bad at this time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585159414699-MR1JRQQMRTURAE2TL9EX/19410.jpeg Log - The Captain's Post #5 - Catching Up Steve grabbing some sleep after his turn at the helm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585160448163-Q7YED09H33QUJ18XO54Y/20200324_130827.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #5 - Catching Up The engine room where you can stand upright https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585160179210-16E96BGRCIQZ08CNFF8J/20200324_130902.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #5 - Catching Up The Racor fuel filter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585159581235-CX31ZHIRMPFTXB7CR4RG/19413+%281%29.jpeg Log - The Captain's Post #5 - Catching Up Larry and Chris at The Buccaneer, French Harbor, Roatan, Honduras https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585163265150-ZD7CL6KANJVAW1ASCJGY/19145.jpeg Log - The Captain's Post #5 - Catching Up The new version of the dive boat that Larry & Chris were on twenty plus years ago here in Roatan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585160753656-GL74J1NJP2R7EN78SQ2Y/20200324_123600.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #5 - Catching Up The map Larry purchased (and has currently been using) when he first came to Roatan twenty plus years ago https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/3/20/roatan-honduras-14-day-quarantine monthly 0.5 2020-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584745958572-14ERHEY55TP9EJUHH2X0/20200320_162126.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine Surrendering to the ‘Yellow Jack’…AKA the Quarantine flag (or ‘Q’ signal flag) - Barefoot Cay, Roatan, Honduras https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584737174523-X4HDSB65UHG1QGC6ZXT5/Screenshot_20200320-142457_Chrome.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine The island of Roatan, 30 miles from mainland Honduras https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584737237929-AKIOT4J4Y4DQ1BOPRNDF/20200318_071111.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine Eldon’s supermarket is amazing. The shelves are stocked and they have lettuce & spinach that we can eat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584739965511-ARQ25VJY33COHNEDRGIT/20200317_182924.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine Happy salad eaters!!! First green salad in over two weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584737284797-KKHCDD04AHSJTEIUSTUC/20200320_100544.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine Anna at Mamma’s Laundry made my day and washed & dried 26 pounds (no laundry access for 3 weeks) of our laundry in under 24 hours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584737354700-9RHO9R0Q2YFJJXXX6GZM/20200318_125145.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine On the way to the grocery we checked out the West End https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584737434413-MNI6WOXAPKW1JS42YB21/20200318_121027.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine What a pretty little slice of Roatan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740072703-XLNOM9J6B739JQJJM931/20200318_122147.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine Our lunch view at the West End https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584746793193-W2AXYQLV6FX92HFTQSH3/20200318_124758.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine Our snorkel spot at Half Moon Bay, West End https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740112683-81WHH8Y9VBAE7IBOY0TM/20200318_125244.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine Fresh Mango, Coconut or Bananas in front of Half Moon Bay, West End https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740199372-2NWFKCODYY1CP0DDUU7E/20200318_125706.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine Pretty places to spend time…most, like this place, were closed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740026183-4491JBCUMMC32WA9OG6E/20200312_060419.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740235956-R417HCULSSZ3CBVLOERF/20200318_125737.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740151691-TK05JZXQ9V148JU8RJIP/20200318_125422.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine Not today…maybe next week…or the week after that… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740285066-US1WS4N907RNASCAAKRS/20200318_150309.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine The south side of Roatan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740347059-T9DO0BHNUQC27SMA9ACJ/20200318_150504.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine Coxen Hole. Named for the pirate John Coxon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740384054-6XRY57TM31DXNO65VII7/20200318_150518.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine The empty Cruise Ship Terminal at Coxen Hole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740408423-M6MD10OVKOWQU9WIJEX2/Screenshot_20200320-142617_Chrome.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine This is what the Coxen Hole Cruise Ship Terminal looks like twice a week during high season. This port has had a maximum of 7 ships docked in one day and I believe they have had a record of 15 ships total when the remainders were anchored out. Screenshot from a travel website on Google https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740469394-2KUK7RZK55DI7CZHFAZS/20200318_180339.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine This may not look very pretty but I finally had the time and ingredients to make my curry and if I do say so myself…it tasted lovely… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740516061-9KPB7OM1GUM8LKW99QQN/20200319_122427.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine On the way to the grocery…we spotted the cow that had been tied to a tree across the road…as Larry says, “the grass is always greener on the other side of anything” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740544872-09SPANVJMHZDC7UO7S8G/20200319_122600.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine As you crest the main road on the way to the east end of the island you come across this anomaly, The Isery was meant to be the hotspot nightclub. It opened on Easter/Spring Break of 2016 and evidently as reported from The Honduras Travel Blog & Destination Guide, by John Dupuis “…the owner had the US DEA after him. So after a grand opening for Easter Week, the magnificent new East End Night Club seems to have run aground, literally…Only time will tell if this incredible construction will come to life again, or become a unique shipwreck in Roatan…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740598900-BD52ZHLC7YZDLK7YM1AK/20200319_131533.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine A view of the reef on the north side of the island above Punta Gorda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740569501-ZEYSKODOB0PQ32R3YN1C/20200320_063203.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine The Costa of Island Shipping is a welcome sight every morning from our view at Barefoot Cay. To me, her daily arrival means that I will have lettuce, spinach, avocado, beer and vodka for a few more weeks. If you look closely you can see her ‘yellow jack’ courtesy flag flying below the Honduras flag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584740441792-P03TLHEMHCPNMPLOCCWU/20200318_175144.jpg Log - Roatan, Honduras - 14 Day Quarantine Sunset at Barefoot Cay Marina https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/3/15/belizean-cays-to-the-bay-islands-roatan-quarantine monthly 0.5 2020-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584326412705-003RX8KFZAGKBPJ2T8RO/20200306_131525.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? On our way out of Placencia, Belize Larry looks through the binoculars to see if any cruise ship passengers are abandoning ship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1585256038102-QIVK3KNO573BF5DLXHG5/1585227440148blob.png Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Enough said…courtesy of the Panama Posse post https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584326463394-JX2AFKBPWH8DAO1IYBFV/20200309_062227.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Sunrise at New Haven’s lagoon. According to our Freya Rauscher’s Belize Cruising Guide this was where “Hard Luck” Charlie Carlson cleared 100 acres years ago. He grew pineapple, cashew, mango and rice. Evidently, he even had some kind of railway connection to his land as there are still old box cars visible. This area is also within the Port of Honduras Marine Reserve. On our second day at anchor we are approached by a ponga with five men from the Belize coast guard collecting park fees. We hand over our payment swiftly as the M16 rifles they had on board were quite intimidating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584327058024-L2Z03KL5UTOQ9VK8AGLW/20200309_163955.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Finishing off the last of the Belikin, Belize beer at anchor in New Haven. While in our isolation Chris read about five books, we all used the exercise bike daily, Larry waxed the boat and finished David McCullough’s “The Path Between the Seas”. Not an easy undertaking, as that book had over 600 pages of small print! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584327105694-W037S87SLJFUXS47QZ3I/20200311_061009.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Sunrise at Mangrove Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584327355833-AZPCIAI6JGMT4L3GOLL0/20200311_061351.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Moonset at Mangrove Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584327418171-0CFHJ930IYDZOJ6K8012/20200311_072825.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Chris is now an expert at dropping and hoisting the Rocna 55 anchor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584327474968-IDFPF79FRYN9UTXXI9I2/20200311_080610.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? When you have the coffee mug that says ‘Captain’, doesn’t that make you the Captain? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584327527504-RB2LOFHXA4K4G0OJCHGQ/20200311_100607.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Our approach to Punta Gorda, Belize, where we will anchor and go on land via the tender to get our exit visas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584327569283-U24KYF56J4J6NA2LIC35/20200311_100914.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Bye, bye Belize https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584327613373-XP231YJNEYXBCG4TSFKH/20200311_151531.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Our last Belize Cay is Lime Cay. We anchor and overnight at this spot before leaving Belize https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584327670459-2ZDLOT6D2BWN8T8E90LG/20200312_061209.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Sunrise over the Gulf of Honduras https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584327703585-J23541RPTJZK9DFZYHFO/20200312_085334.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Gathering clouds before the squall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584327753780-6YN1K0A5XP5R02KSECC0/20200313_134519.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Exploring Punta Gorda on Roatan’s north side with a local ‘Salva Vida’ and a pretty view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584327790432-NLAJ95Q1Q8NJR84WEXW4/20200313_142440.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? The view from Kristi’s Overlook bar and restaurant looking back over the south side of the island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584328120444-GNDFEIP6EXBMHTU8R44L/20200313_142455.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584328150816-F02ISQB14PFFFDTGCY9S/20200313_150601.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? We sample the local Roatan Brewery’s IPA and Lager at Kristi’s Overlook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584328181413-UIW55BHLKF4UZX5IU0OY/20200313_163222.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? A charming home in French Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584328241794-FF1D1D13EIJMPXOANYZQ/20200313_165427.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Meeting new friends in French Harbor. It was great to meet and take a walk around town with Kimo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584328274385-T6KIBKON14CB3ZGF34R8/19147.jpeg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Michael and Larry comparing muscle mass. Photo by Chris Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584328305904-950XCOF6MHC4H4SQGYHD/19148.jpeg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Thank you Michael & Kimo for a fun afternoon in French Harbor. Photo by Chris Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584328352220-1X81IOUBTHL47YLHRFZD/20200314_150019.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? No shortage of TP at Eldon’s supermarket. Also, no hoarding, no big lines - just nice people hoping things will return to normal soon. Photo by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584328389068-B62FSTMGM8NTEVA35P35/20200315_074931.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Not a normal pineapple…but it sure tasted good https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584328470481-DVR2XE8JGKFP0K66SR32/20200315_163544.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? The little palapa at Barefoot Cay Marina where you can get in the water and snorkel in the shallow bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584328433164-08LCAKJ6J1H0JA4YJ4WS/20200315_163846.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Not a bad place to have enjoy a cold one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584328499140-M8QEIZDQN9O6BN1LIH9V/20200315_163914.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? The snorkel map https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584328530986-Y99WDDA4N3DMJB34QX69/20200315_164006.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? A very pretty place…not sure how long we will be here. We were told a day ago that we may not be able to exit Roatan for 30 days (with our boat). A day later we heard that there is a 7 day travel ban and on Monday we were told there is now a 14 day quarantine - no entry, no exit. So the situation is fluid and we really have no idea what is in store for us right now. There are no reports of COVID-19 on Roatan but protective measures are being put in place. Cruise ship entry has been stopped for now, Schools have temporarily closed and the customary hug and kiss are being replaced with waves and smiles. We are fine and will ride this out and hope that we can keep somewhat on schedule for crossing around Nicaragua and entry to Panama. More to come in a ‘Captain’s Post’ in a couple days… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584328651596-9JD5MQ3TQ9EF340ZE4WS/19131.jpeg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? Photo & title sent to me by Jill Williams Gilmore while enjoying the BVI’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584328562933-MWIZVWXHRIY0H6U9L5E2/Screenshot_20200315-070719_Maps.jpg Log - Belize Cays to Roatan, Honduras - Quarantine? In case you are wondering where Roatan, Honduras is located…we are the blue dot on the map off the coast of mainland Honduras. Map courtesy of Google Maps https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/3/5/puerto-aventura-mx-to-placencia-belize monthly 0.5 2020-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583513478052-88NFU4L4WE7PZ6LSD9YI/20200228_111522.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize This guy was really having a blast on our bow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583513507417-E1I1HRRC89QYQVBDH45F/20200228_111311.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize More fun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583513436437-SQRLOW3HMTLBG4Z1WWGY/20200226_145246.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize After very little sleep for 25 hours, this is the channel that Larry got to deal with in the dark & with large swells and a 20 knot wind at our beam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583513541619-FXXJWXYWFKUUKDU52NIY/20200229_081136.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize One of those large waves scooped up & deposited a flying fish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583513566208-X9PVQF84M7Z5KF2YSBUA/20200229_130502.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize Thirty hours later we get to celebrate another successful overnight cruise…thank you Chris for your help…we could not have done it without you https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583513596563-IZ8NJ1QUURQPEKW353XX/20200229_144854.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize I make the captain and crew a Pina Colada while we wait for immigration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583513662766-05QEMJE4IE564YHUCCPA/20200301_121554.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize Immigration, customs, health and agriculture on the Hokey Pokey ferry. They finished checking in this boat and are headed toward us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583513630705-6NBIW0YFO86TO2F5CO3E/20200301_121554+%281%29.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize Independence at anchor in Placencia Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583513737910-V2B5VPGPZ01KYB27X83X/20200301_150116.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize The pretty Don Quijote sailboat with their mascot Placido https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583513768851-GZSTHI23H2L5MN0G8X71/20200301_150301.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize Placencia Harbor, Belize https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583513803867-9RNICZCHTPH2REBWF42Q/20200301_150936.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize The channel that runs behind Placencia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583513848179-OXFG017HXY6V5GNL0EVA/20200301_181611.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize Sunset in Placencia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583513899101-OT9GJ2VBRF37IO6RIQAT/20200301_181710.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize One of our favorite bars where one of our favorite friends, Dillon, works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583513960340-B7W45MXCFCQQY5VWH8ND/20200302_145854.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize Bob and friend are loved in Placencia too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583514037049-95Q05G52S83MR6IBIITE/20200302_151332.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize My new friend Max https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583514451549-F6ILWNNY29Q556HWQI01/20200302_163510.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize Larry said I could post this if he could have a taste! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583514481700-MYIHZMBLOSVBEB8PIARS/20200302_165505.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize My favorite little libraries are here in Placencia too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583514546357-O71LXGVELY1CZ0RBYTXP/20200304_133216.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize We take a two day side trip to North Long Cocoa Cay and then the next day to Ranguana Cay (pictured here). This Cay had a sweet little bar and some nice snorkeling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1584484161481-6M0XNKHJ6NMFTD4H9V1F/Screenshot_20200315-070719_Maps.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize Larry, Chris and I snorkeled from the boat (way out in the distance) to the bar here at Ranguana Cay. Yes, we do go to extremes to find a good bar! Photo by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583514578637-6FGU9OP8O8LNQTEFPW11/20200305_164324.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize Chris bought us lobster tails from the fisherman on this boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583514604328-LZAKGKW8RQQO3R6WUF1I/20200305_175000.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize The fisherman’s boat, our two favorite bars and also our favorite restaurant are all right where you dock your tender…so convenient https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1583514637904-M4XH12ZA82Q3AANKUVZ2/20200305_175747.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx to Placencia, Belize Looking out to the Independence while enjoying a cold Belikin beer…we move to south from here tomorrow or the next day https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/2/22/puerto-aventura-mx monthly 0.5 2020-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582389488163-HXRI2KTM4UIZN1EMU58V/18846.jpeg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold The Independence at dock in Puerto Aventura, Mx https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582388420845-5ZT0NXD3T05HBB77IOMV/20200221_071810.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold The sunrise leaving Isla Mujeres, Mx https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582459168563-Y6J4PCX8RUKH2WK3MPOZ/20200221_170639.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold The Independence at the dock in Puerto Aventura Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582459261393-4HLH2ULJOUV8FCNKL362/20200222_132953.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold An afternoon walk along the beach… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582459362547-7UG6VR8NAD33LU85NR1E/20200222_133059.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582459438976-83S7NHTANS3JQ40424MM/20200222_133815.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582459506756-B2SIZFQC14PMC79WSR3V/20200222_163713.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold …followed by a cruise in the tender along the canals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582460012207-P676MVA10Z6PC9AS9TST/20200222_163840.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582460083728-56CM9ZA162Z2QBEZ3D4E/20200222_172128.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold The narrow and tricky entry to the Puerto Aventura Harbor and Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582573234703-YYJ56SVDRAV4RTH67O9X/20200223_112700.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold We rent a car and drive an hour and a half to the Yucatan archaeological site of Coba, The city dates from 50 BC to 100 AD but evidently flourished during 600 to 900 AD with approximately 60,000 people and the name translates to ‘water stirred by wind’. Our guide, Pedro, was fantastic and told us that this sight was originally discovered by people collecting the sap from the Manikara tree to make Chicle (later called Chiclets), a natural chewing gum. These Chicle gatherers then told the archeologists (first in 1926) who currently believe Coba to spread 30 plus square miles, have over 6,500 structures and possess a network of limestone roads - one of which leads directly to Chichen Itza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582573333838-X4R4CRGZHAQYZ7O3XBT1/20200223_115110.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold Pedro shows us a rendition of an ancient Mayan Codex holy book. The Mayan language is not properly understood as the conquering Spaniards systematically destroyed their written language to aid in the monopolizing of the culture and its people. Unlike Egyptian hieroglyphics there is no proverbial Rosetta Stone. Mayans were one of the first cultures to make paper (out of tree bark). They also discovered astronomy and calendar systems (accurately predicting Solar and Lunar eclipses through 2012) and were highly developed mathematicians being one of the first cultures to use the zero. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582573933053-S7NBN7NQH2P835VURYH7/20200223_123112.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold One of the many uncovered structures at Coba. Pedro mentioned that the Yucatan Peninsula is geologically flat and consists of limestone that was revealed when the sea subsided. Therefore, any rising area is most likely man made and not from natural geological origins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582573668930-IU7WKKFQ7POX810IKYRW/20200223_115755.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold The Iglesia pyramid stands 80 feet tall. When I came to Coba 30 years ago this was the only major structure uncovered and you could climb up to the top, which you can not do now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582573791638-4709YXX0XMHBMRNUTD0O/20200223_121606.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold This is a photo of one side of the ‘Pok-a-Tok’ playing field (five have been discovered at Coba). This game (for this size court) is played with two players on each side and is a cross between soccer and basketball. The players had to propel a four-pound solid rubber ball through the small stone ring (shown above). The clincher is, the players could only use their elbows, knees or hips to make the ‘basket’. First one to score wins the glorious prize of giving blood, which is then burned as an offering to the gods. This blood is procured by piercing (via fishbone) the winners nose, ears or genitals…makes you wonder how much they really wanted to win… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582573158324-XKBS1784HFLQ0PX045Y2/19024.jpeg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold This skull was placed on the ground at the end of a second Pok-a-Tok court. I am not sure what its significance is but Chris took a nice photo of it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582574011070-OX7V2I2QU6SWMZB90U8X/20200223_123930.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold At each uncovered area in Coba there are ‘stelea’ stone tablets (at least 32 at Coba) that are carved with depictions of rulers and usually accompanied by hieroglyphic texts recording the rulers’ identity and actions. The stones date from 250 to 900 AD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582574168234-4I57QXBLL97J916P1DZS/20200223_123959.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold One of the stelea with a plaque depicting many of the hieroglyphs that were originally carved into the surface https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582573846548-MRWKGFQTVN09BB0847GO/20200223_121845.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold Pedro (who by the way is Mayan) holds pictures of Ahmuzencab, the Mayan Bee God (left), also called the ‘Descending God’ because of the direction he faces; diving downward towards a flower. The other picture is of the ‘Mayan Universe’ with many of its Gods above and below the earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582574237369-XWY07SPBB5KUFA8DTM0D/20200223_131601.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold About to start our march up Ixmoja, part of the Nohoch Mul group of structures. The pyramid is 42 meters (138 feet) tall with 120 stone steps that are much steeper than they look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582573182559-EN4TZ16XYVQ9Q3IL4NGQ/19023.jpeg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold Thanks Chris for taking this picture…what a view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582574331497-U8977HLOWI5DEGZVA8XR/20200223_132213%280%29.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold Crew member Chris Adams at the top of the Nohoch Mul Pyramid. The Bee God (or Descending God) diving toward him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582574376028-5NFW2EVM1J1YEQIUSF0D/20200223_133434.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold Departing Coba we see the pyramid of the Conjunto Pinturas area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582574435123-JIEMVQ981CJ8225NUEOP/20200223_150651.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold From Coba we drive to Tulum on the east coast of the Yucatan. This amazing walled archeological site evidently served as one of the most important seaports to the Maya during 1200 - 1521 AD. Pictured is the Temple of the Wind God. Perhaps we should have made an offering to the Gods while we passed by…then again, I imagine those fishbones hurt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582574487252-AFAZMM021WWOD0FEV8QT/20200223_150840.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold Walking toward the temple called ‘El Castillo’ (obviously, not an original Mayan name but one given by the conquering Spaniards). According to the ‘Cruising Guide to Belize & Mexico’s Caribbean Coast’, by Captain Freya Rauscher; El Castillo once served as an important lighthouse that guided boats through a small opening in the reef. '“We placed a pair of butane gas lamps on the benches below the rectangular windows that pierce the wall of the Castillo’s third story. When viewed from offshore, the overlapping light beams mark a natural opening in the reef. Vessels drawing less than 7 feet could be navigated through the cut using the Castillo Tower windows as a range lights”, from Michael Creamer, National Geographic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582574590939-DS8TLAU9O61TZLJLYKD3/20200223_151159.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold El Castillo and the Iguana guard to the left https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582574648073-SW2TWF41O2UGY6UB9HPE/20200223_151459.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold The beach below El Castillo is amazingly beautiful and was amazingly crowded when we visited on a Sunday afternoon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582574709316-YKKCOY1EJNFBKLZGAXD5/20200223_151935.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold El Castillo from another angle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582574760924-NEIY0TXTUNFOXF6XOYTZ/20200223_152114.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold The Temple de las Pinturas. I believe this carving is a representation of the god of rain called Chaac. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582804177877-TJ9O2HUWH4UQERM13DC9/20200226_103012.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold As you can see it is still windy when we pay a visit to Playa del Carmen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582804125200-BS0O77OILX8C5W1699DU/20200226_101320.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold Colorful murals are a great use of a boring garage wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582804242061-LHFWMRCXE43TYIR4T0P5/20200226_104322.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold Tequila shops are one after another on Playa del Carmen’s ‘5th Avenue’ shopping street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582804283515-K3RZLA22VCPITIU0139I/20200226_144103.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold We head out of Playa del Carmen after lunch and find the Kantun-Chi Cenote park. We can visit four cenotes today. This is number 1 named Kantun-Chi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582804357483-QZQQJRQFACFQ3X8FHOHK/20200226_145246.jpg Log - Puerto Aventura, Mx the Riviera Maya - Wx Hold This is Cenote 3 named Uchben-Ha. Cenotes are natural limestone fresh water pools that are connected to one another by a network of underground rivers. There are many Cenote Parks along the Riviera Maya and we were happy that the park we choose today was not crowded and is well maintained. You have to shower off your sunscreen and insect repellent prior to entering the water and there is no visible garbage (plastic) to been seen. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/2/20/m3obgzt3v6a6bzghggdgj8qm9n0h3m monthly 0.5 2020-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582216029154-Z16T3TYV2DMALGK40BOH/18938.jpeg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... The sunrise from our anchorage at Isla Mujeres (photo by Larry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582216112445-911EFRYQOM1JRMC9LSCJ/18846.jpeg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Jim goes off the to the hospital (photo by Gumby) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582216329417-JXV1TNMCBPBBUCFHGNVM/18859.jpeg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Twenty four stitches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582216470564-LD4VK5905ANSYR9JF5E7/20200213_171135.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Post accident with ‘PainKillers’ in hand, we all feel better https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582216623338-TOSAU803M965KDM5T98F/20200213_175357.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Perhaps the lobsters don’t feel so lucky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582216551154-TXSUSBGEN7R70OS48N5P/20200217_094210.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Did I mention this happened too? A water leak developed from behind the refrigerator and so we had to pull it out again. It turns out the water line had been placed next to a condenser line, causing it to melt and split. Larry & Steve replaced the line and hopefully it will last. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582216587167-62ALCU1I2TST2E6MU9QP/20200214_091505.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... The water ran under the refrigerator and the smallest person on board got to climb into the little hole and clean it up with a sponge and a bowl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582216663525-9YH7LN4SM3RYSCKZR3QD/20200214_131028.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Time for fun. We rent a golf cart and tour the Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582216710607-VUT0JGVVXOR2ELFRWLFP/20200214_140248.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... The beaches to the north are beautiful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582216764540-9ISCY1NS6S3VEDCESPY6/20200214_144007.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... The murals of Isla Mujeres…Island of Women https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582216820637-9TWVQR4PW3K3HGRRJPBO/20200214_131343.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... The beaches on the east side of the island are spectacular https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217014287-LLWFJGZQ6O35WYKH3U7D/20200214_145516.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... At Punta Sur the southern most tip of the island looking east https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217058345-AEV7FB534QYCYV73E5M7/20200214_145823.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... The south point of the island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217208658-ZHAGGNPWUZOROQ52BY8A/20200214_150626.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... The south point looking back to the northwest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217245853-EUV1DHESUFJ8TVGYFBM2/20200214_150924.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Looking back to the northeast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217281403-E0RV3PHZE95Q8WENZB1X/20200214_154511.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Another sweet spot to quench your thirst https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217411151-RDXZ6Q2QRBB0389WVOMW/20200214_162312.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Watch out for those killer coconuts! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217363574-2A5KHVEQ36U6OXX1WE9L/20200214_161208.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... We found our favorite beach bar. Coincidentally, it has the same name as the city we live in in Marin County, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217447530-015D1J38BMU557715N2J/20200214_172339.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Busy Playa Tiburon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217147651-DGOCT8F1XNCF6D32ASUG/18898.jpeg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Mi amigo Humberto at Playa Tiburon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217519447-360HI17EPAJC6W6ZUOQV/20200214_174010.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Larry swaps shirts with his new amigo and bar tender, Jose Lopez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217564787-FS6ZLI3039ZFY5Q9TS2B/20200214_174819.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Nice view from Playa Tiburon’s bar swings (they don’t use stools) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217703902-9LARYFLP7P66Q9GI9VMB/20200216_182258.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Colorful Lucha Libre Luchador Masks for sale on Hidalgo Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217742712-079BCJI9ETUA94W3KU6H/20200216_182300.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Hidalgo Street colors… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217782582-XEJ9E5NLMH87CFQTEKK7/20200216_182703.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217819915-7VKVRC57HD45OVCOCHQ7/20200216_183156.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217869391-CHELPQ6FFWJAJIDLSZ6K/20200216_201954.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Hidalgo Street, in the center of town, is the place to shop, dine and listen to live music https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217898893-MBFWFUD2U6HXVCBRDYGV/20200217_181019.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... Adios Gumby, come back and see us soon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1582217945258-05TAL5ZMBC660VWHMEV9/20200219_171738.jpg Log - Isla Mujeres, Mx & Accidents Do Happen... We take Chris to Playa Tiburon. He couldn’t miss our favorite place on the island https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/2/15/the-crossing-key-west-fl-to-isla-mujeres-mx monthly 0.5 2020-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581884337478-M6KP2DQ22CB5DUPTD8GN/20200215_095943.jpg Log - Crossing the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan Channel - Key West, FL to Isla Mujeres, MX The plotted course from Key West, FL to Isla Mujeres, MX (328NM) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581884703127-WGX770IJ0HL15D99IW7D/20200213_123535.jpg Log - Crossing the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan Channel - Key West, FL to Isla Mujeres, MX Larry’s homework never ended…this worksheet shows expected currents, wave heights and winds at specific times during our crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581885070030-UU0HE3526UV3NGLMEJRO/20200211_064734.jpg Log - Crossing the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan Channel - Key West, FL to Isla Mujeres, MX The first sunrise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581886346121-FCVM15R2VWJJ1USRS3H8/20200211_150853.jpg Log - Crossing the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan Channel - Key West, FL to Isla Mujeres, MX One of the many samples of the contaminated fuel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581884590906-ZHQXNPK1MIW2QYKO1O4W/20200211_154201.jpg Log - Crossing the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan Channel - Key West, FL to Isla Mujeres, MX We rarely deviated from our plotted course except to avoid collision courses with these three ships…#1… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581884559753-M19I9ON00USWPE3UWFGB/20200211_155238.jpg Log - Crossing the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan Channel - Key West, FL to Isla Mujeres, MX ….#2… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581884531706-UL757EGTD7BWAMTGKES8/20200211_175521.jpg Log - Crossing the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan Channel - Key West, FL to Isla Mujeres, MX …#3…and our first sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581884496027-LVRTN12DQ3Z03IAY97W7/20200212_072731.jpg Log - Crossing the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan Channel - Key West, FL to Isla Mujeres, MX Second sunrise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581884468255-NCTK808KP31XEUSXE7PO/20200212_172950.jpg Log - Crossing the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan Channel - Key West, FL to Isla Mujeres, MX Gathering clouds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581884442226-FIMUB6CVMTDJQ38PU3C7/20200212_183750.jpg Log - Crossing the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan Channel - Key West, FL to Isla Mujeres, MX Second sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581884418389-KZDURV3J9NXRPSP0T7J3/20200212_185734.jpg Log - Crossing the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan Channel - Key West, FL to Isla Mujeres, MX Entering Isla Mujeres, Mx harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581884371995-6EZX0O1E3NBLT0U2R9PY/20200213_072742.jpg Log - Crossing the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan Channel - Key West, FL to Isla Mujeres, MX The sunrise from our anchorage https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/2/6/marathon-to-key-west-fl monthly 0.5 2020-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581045959934-L2I5OAHE15BPMKM57FAU/20200205_091810.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Exceptionally shallow water as we left Marathon Marina but Larry did an awesome job getting us back to deeper water and out of Florida Bay and through the 7 Mile Bridge channel to the Atlantic side to head south toward Key West, FL. Suzette & Gumby Grant enjoy the view and help watch for the ever-present lobster/crab pots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581045993791-CRIL72TS33PEIMJJWGS8/20200205_134534.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Sunset Key with a pretty tour boat going by as we move through the shipping channel into Key West Bight Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581046081119-4L1XGD1Z91JFGE4NJECM/20200205_181128.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold The sunset from the Schooner Bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581046107485-IBW26JQXV5POXBTJ1588/20200205_183837.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Heading to Duval Street at sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581046141859-UAJ0O1R3TJXY9CEFCDOL/20200205_211323.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Fixing up the old beauties, one at a time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581046198847-MGNZIBSIQX8ORES5V5HG/20200206_145718.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold James Mastin’s “The Wreckers’ sculpture in Key West Historic Memorial Sculpture Garden. Wreckers saved lives and cargo from vessels that had run aground on the reefs outside of Key West. According to the informational plaque, “Wrecking was the islands first economy and the reason for her early existence. In fact, Key West became the richest city per capita in the U.S. during the mid 1800’s due to salvage fees received by the wrecking captains and crews; and ultimately the businessman, lawyers, clerks, packers, dock hands and insurance agents ashore”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581046234559-TWMNMFF08L4J4LH0TBBB/20200206_145947.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Of course no trip to Key West, FL is complete without some mention of Ernest Hemingway. He loved the fishing here and lived at 907 Whitehead Street for 8 years. He kept the house but moved to Cuba at that time. After his passing the family sold the house and it became a museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581166448549-DW61WL0PWFR6IT1NL4CI/20200204_164804.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold This picture hangs in the Bar at Sloppy Joe’s on Duval Street in Key West. We have read that Hemingway never set foot in Joe’s but the photo was amazing anyhow. Taken in Peru in 1956 while filming ‘The Old Man and Sea’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581046308787-MMCNE4FTL2IJ4CZRN71L/20200206_161506.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Another must while in Key West is a visit to the Green Parrot Bar, the first and or last last bar on US Highway 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581046273019-UR6W5U5YH7GG887C1ZRR/20200206_155249.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Above the bar at the Parrot Bar…check out the equipment of the ‘Official’ Jamaican bobsleigh team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581167978218-4D25UZFF6D0719MID5PY/20200207_144742.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Officially the oldest bar in Florida (1930’s), we had to take a peek in Captain Tony’s Saloon. This is where Hemingway spent time and prior to that the building has been a morgue, a bordello, a telegraph office, a speakeasy and a cigar factory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581167893016-2CCVP48ZMGH999R4AZAA/20200207_144137.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Inside the bar is this large tree. As one online article reads…’this was the gallows tree once in an open courtyard that was used for judgements and the building was later built around it. At least 75 people were hung here for piracy, along with other transgressors. Ironically, the tree itself is still alive; it extends through the roof, though Hurricane Irma took much of the top, at least six inches of the tree still peak above the building.’ The gravestone is another story…’it belongs to Reba I. Sawyer, a Key West native who lived from 1900 to 1950. Upon her death, her husband found scandalous letters between his wife and another man. The letters detailed their trysts, and how they would arrange to meet at Captain Tony’s Saloon. The widowed husband dragged his cheating partner’s tombstone from the cemetery into the bar, placed it under the tree, and supposedly said “this is where she wanted to be, so this is where she will stay”.’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581167923244-O3NLFIH82RQKVM0G3CF2/20200207_144547.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Elvira’s stone was found the during refurbishing work in the 1980’s when the floor boards were taken up to reveal the bones of between 15 -18 people. Evidently, Elvira killed her abusive husband in self defense and was then hung at the gallows tree and buried here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581167952015-3721SQ1I4IONSA4K7LDI/20200207_144658.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold The captain & crew at Tony’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581168007207-Q71PNMWAUYP6YT4COFXU/20200207_150211.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold This makeshift vessel carried 24 Cubans to Key West, FL. From Google…’Constructed primarily of 14 steel drums and an 8-cylinder truck engine, the Mariana landed in Key West in August 2015 after a 111-mile voyage from Cardenas, Cuba. It’s passengers, called “balseros” or rafters, were granted asylum after their arrival.’ Article from Florida Keys, by Gwen Filosa dated August, 02, 2019…’About 438 Cuban migrants have attempted to illegally enter the U.S. on the ocean in fiscal year 2018, the Coast Guard said.’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581168074989-REC1QEMUC2NSCDQVH9PU/20200207_151203.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold The Key West Custom House is now the Art & History Museum. The building was constructed in 1891 by Williams Kerr. I overheard one of the tour guides saying that it was built to specification of the Federal buildings to the North with 14 fireplaces and a steep roof to allow the snow to fall off the roof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581168044664-JF9F4AG3EJ8GL8WC4S70/20200207_151058.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold It may be a ‘northerly’ build but the Custom House is very handsome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581168113404-BJO6L9K0SPPJB5FP4RMF/20200207_151209.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Not your average bar at Mallory Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581168141797-Q82YV6Y39CVNSQ1B3N8T/20200207_170902.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold The Whistle Bar and the Bull Bar on Duval Street. Larry, Jim & Gumby are on the balcony waving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581168181558-63BQL2YVPRZMYPBHG648/20200207_172658.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Gumby measures his strength at the Bull Bar…he can definitely lift that beer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581182853407-Z82MYUSHMNROGCBD9L89/20200208_095707.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold The locals are friendly and colorful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581182904029-RRJG28PRV8Z94IB5MSBU/20200208_100101.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Not finding a lot of history available on this cool building beyond the obvious ‘Founded 1891’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581182964572-88K93IWPP6L381O6I3VY/20200208_100507.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold The cruise ship traffic in Key West is constant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581183000760-AD008Z1HAEN2UJ7Y7JL8/20200208_100650.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold So close to Cuba you have a wonderful selection of Cuban Cigars to choose from https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581183031780-UB49XZR12DCBIMN25EFZ/20200208_101151.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Many presidents spent time on Key West at this location, so much so, that it was given the name ‘The Little White House’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581183126479-2FHM992BWBVQ8J4SIRR4/20200208_102704.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold The Freeman-Curry House is for sale. It has had only one other owner which I gather was Samuel Filer who built the house in 1865. He was a shipbuilder and merchant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581183290896-C9NWVB1RZLFXL0TMGN3N/20200208_103230.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold I love these postcard murals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581183321667-XSSMHL87CY771EJYEJBL/20200208_103933.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold The Independence in her slip at the Key West Bight Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581337445318-O6B156DP0TA5EHGXBWPE/20200208_174013.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold A Key West must is the obligatory sunset photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581337473164-GB00R40TDPOPAU9KFW6G/20200208_180344.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold I wanted to be on the Tiki Cocktail Sunset Cruise! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581337499531-SCFG1QLQBT4EYIDMCTUL/20200208_181506.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold A little bit more localish is the Hog’s Breath Saloon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581337539512-DP74I9MUIS4OIC10K69D/20200209_085530.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold So glad I did not miss a stroll through the Key West Cemetery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581337564536-228DT4Q5LLE98MHRXUHJ/20200209_085756.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold The USS Maine Memorial. This Navy ship sank in Havana Harbor in February 1898, contributing to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. The ship exploded in the harbor killing 268 men. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581381948583-4HJ6T46DE6XYHHEP2MGJ/20200209_090521.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold The grave of Sir Peter Anderson the Secretary General of the Conch Republic. From Google….’The Conch Republic is a micronation declared as a tongue-in-cheek secession of the city of Key West, FL, from the United States on April 23, 1982.’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581337647496-OOWI1WW0A98WLAT7FL0F/20200209_091838.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Ernest Hemingway’s house at 907 Whitehead Street where he lived for 8 years is now a museum. Although he loved Cuba and Florida he loved Ketchum, Idaho too and that is where he is buried. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581337880520-BAY7BEZ0AYPGMP4KBHY7/20200209_092037.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold The ubiquitous Key West roosters that you see & hear everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581337913375-RVK9QW18S1OKUNK6MEGY/20200209_092101.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Just one of the the colorful people of Key West our for a morning ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581337939731-18ZUCT6I3J9J6DTMKXQZ/20200209_092150.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold This was the second lighthouse on Key West as the first was washed away in a hurricane in 1846. This lighthouse was built in 1848 and is located half a mile inland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1581337986238-K2Q3OR9ZPIO8EAGQXVAN/20200209_092907.jpg Log - Marathon to Key West, FL - Wx Hold Morning run to the Southernmost Point in the continental U.S. Big day tomorrow as we cross to Isla Mujeres…a 36(ish) hour run…wish us luck!!! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/2/2/marco-island-to-marathon-flwe-cross-our-wake monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580817066459-PYKOTOKTKZ1PYP6J17I9/20200203_165912.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! Crossed Our Wake in Marathon, FL. Photo by Suzette Grant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580816061254-W8OUAURCEA0FC1WNBT8F/20200203_155950.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! AGLCA ‘The Great Loop’ Image Ad from Passage Maker Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580817327495-EXYPMMVCJ7TW612U79KG/20200203_170747.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! Retiring our well-worn first time White ‘Loopers’ burgee & raising the Gold burgee which signifies that you have completed ‘The Loop’. Photo by Gumby Grant (pardon the hairdos…it was a little windy on the fly bridge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580817364715-HNJD370O3B8RQ6ZNWPZ3/20200203_171224.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! It’s all about the crew…Larry with current crew Suzette & Gumby Grant. Over the last year we have had a total of 19 visiting crew members…thanks for all your help & fun along the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580677552940-YGUB2A4KYK41IVX842MU/20200130_102227.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! Suzette & Gumby Grant with Larry at Marco Island, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580677597745-JIEQP8PLIOVF8P1YQ2QV/20200130_181751.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! More pirate ships at Marco Island, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580677685178-TCHXYYAHGET3IHJE60XJ/20200131_154200.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! Our anchorage at Shark River Inlet on the way to Marathon, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580677764153-Q3UHP01AG7X0Z71EMZSE/20200201_200441.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! Who knew this is where Wilson ended-up…in Castaway’s Bar & Grill in Marathon, FL. He even has a cocktail named after him now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580817394620-7BUYS1MV5U6Z0MMYWRGO/18670.jpeg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! One of the best restaurants we have ever been to. The Florida Keys Steak & Lobster House in Marathon, FL. www.flkeyssteakandlobster.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580817415835-W1WH807WPTLTTTI6MQZM/18666.jpeg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! The Pirates Seafood Platter over pasta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580817438480-RH7E4NIV297BS1LA0FV0/image-asset.jpeg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! Tuna Lovers Special sushi roll https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580995481607-U241T3JWQEOLXCBA19Z4/20200203_171224.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! We did not get the Tomahawk…but I believe one could have fed the four of us! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580995788806-OESSXW3BNJDML837APCH/20200204_100846.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! While at the slip in Marathon, FL we had a visit at the stern of the boat by a very large manatee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580995840989-AQG6PSJQLANJIR7P630X/20200204_101008.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! She came to drink the fresh water that was falling from a leak at the dock water line. Manatees love fresh water, it is like candy to them and therefore is not good for them in great quantities. Evidently, it upsets the balance of their system and will make them quite ill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580995890081-LC1LOLRVBU5T1OZDEJDV/20200204_101925.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! You can perhaps get a better idea of how large she is in this image. We think she was approximately 700 pounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580996093833-3YKLF60A6OKG7131ITSR/18691.jpeg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! She then came over to Larry and started to dine on the sea grass. Photo by Gumby Grant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580996133093-BTIGLCTAEIOH74AII032/20200204_132623.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! We also visited the Marathon Turtle Hospital. They admit about 200 sick turtles a year and release approximately 75. Many will stay at the hospital or be moved to a zoo or marine reserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580996160706-GJGP2WY3QSN27OLFX3HK/20200204_134816.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! This Loggerhead turtle has an injury to her shell and was in a great deal of discomfort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580996247953-1X7L1D11Q2NP59W2G3EP/20200204_135123.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! Trinity is a Green sea turtle with a shark bite that took her back flipper and a bit of her shell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580997734749-6TJFZDJO6V32TP5CR314/20200204_141431.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! This is Gumby’s’ namesake turtle, which came in with an intestinal parasite but seems to be doing great and will be released soon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580997993670-G689A59VFDWS4WQBRHTK/20200204_164804.jpg Log - Marco Island to Marathon, FL...We Crossed Our Wake!!! The gang at the Sunset Bar at Marathon, FL. Our buddies Rich and Connie (from Looper boat Allure) are here too. They crossed their wake a while ago and we now have a chance to celebrate together. So great to see you guys! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/1/26/longboat-key-venice-fort-myers-to-naples-fl monthly 0.5 2020-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212043562-HFRC7Q4BPNL562PPTQBP/18517.jpeg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Regina and I on her Longboat Key balcony overlooking the Gulf of Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580213349146-5HLMT0DDMLLT854I4XYF/Screenshot_20200122-090040_Chrome.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL When temperatures in Florida dip below 40 degrees Fahrenheit the iguanas start to fall from the trees…no kidding! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212071617-I0N11YY41N27J12N7SZ0/image-asset.jpeg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Friends, Regina & Joern, we are so happy to have met along ‘The Loop’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212097442-NKM2W6Q3ECSN1LBDKSQD/20200121_184517.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Sarasota Sushi night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212123488-HEOVSZJQOLBXW7IKKSTF/20200122_120343.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Leaving Sarasota Bay and heading South on the ICW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212153552-KCA1N2W0ZM6H81ESS58V/20200122_131730.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Blackburn Swing Bridge has a clearance of 9 feet. One of the few old swing bridges left along the ICW in these parts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212225602-CEYN0E151PSZ3FKOTH9S/image-asset.jpeg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Larry in his new Captains’ bench in the shallow waters of the ICW. The average depth over the last few transit days has been about 9 feet in depth (we draw a bit over 5 feet) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212326404-88FWCBMUHDG2GG14L6US/20200123_092013.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Docked at the Venice Yacht Club, Venice, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212186037-JU5H9VYW1NR6YGPJSQ7O/20200122_164757.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Love this boat name and hailing port which was docked at the Venice Yacht Club, Venice, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212285613-5PXPV92EZ0FQZG0HY1B4/20200122_171753.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL The Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico at sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212358076-NZOCM3O6FHASS6ERL446/20200123_151636.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Our escort across the bay entering Fort Myers, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212386645-QUU9WGEDV6BNLM2G11NM/20200123_164815.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL The charter fisherman at Pink Shell Marina, Fort Myers are very superstitious https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212414903-MM4NKB89Q88FSAR28P2R/20200123_174823.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Sunset over the Gulf of Mexico at Fort Myers, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212445922-XGPQ4RPZ4P1T134L80OF/20200123_175208.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Pirates like sunsets too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212474101-4HQP0NTRF95I5OQRLNGK/20200124_070204.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Sunrise from Pink Shell Marina, Fort Myers, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212505253-J1GUFCW52MKIYSILJU7E/20200124_120310.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL PIrate cruise boat up the ICW…they fire cannons too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212531573-JTEAS9VYNURTGTEZFCIN/20200124_161136.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL So great to have Patrick McCullough visit the Independence in Fort Myers, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212755223-YC5N9T61MA7BOKJJBPFF/20200124_174058.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL A little local color along the walk to town in Fort Myers, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212786022-3OEMS15ITH57TQLXMMY0/20200124_191013.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Our friends Randa & Bill Veach live in this sweet town of Fort Myers Beach, FL. He was singing & playing guitar this night at the Tuckaway Cafe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212812542-KUSCSZ51ZH8TZ9GA2HJI/20200124_185848.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Bill Veach is running for town council…good luck Bill! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212845753-TKDWP1W3A4VDPEPO87ZR/20200125_121530.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL The Naples Inlet is a little hairy in the wind and chop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580212873133-QUNU03RWS9GJXER07QRI/20200125_152125.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Our birth at the Naples City Dock Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580213291152-CXAXDPRE17MLZOMP0QA5/20200125_152229.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL The pelicans are very friendly in Naples, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580213321408-ZQYYOG5Z2VJGACT0LOIZ/20200125_165147.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Naples, FL makes it a little harder to find some local flavor but we found the Parrot Bar and can also recommend the Riverside bar too in the ‘Tin City’ area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580391901787-GJZ6B7IFACIVB99NBHHA/18517.jpeg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Exiting Naples along the ICW and a few humble homes that line the water….. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580391927237-ZIG4CI8DXDL9C9C2VZW9/20200128_124334.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580391975373-FPN0HEDA7V1WUEDRRT5S/20200128_124425.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580391997541-M1X73Y21T4T9C9BCTHBG/20200128_124805.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580392023261-E264I44YQZFMVSC6X19R/20200128_124948.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL Exiting the Naples Inlet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1580392050655-0ZELIRWRY3WG23GQAAQC/20200128_125113.jpg Log - Longboat Key, Venice, Fort Myers to Naples, FL A nice day for a short cruise south to Marco Island, FL https://www.independence59.com/blog/2020/1/17/chance-favors-the-prepared-mind-louis-pasteur monthly 0.5 2020-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1579262050330-D46Z2R83YKF3QONY1XGD/20200113_093839.jpg Log - "Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur Larry takes receipt of the two new spare propellers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1579262084309-U4K82YFQ2FA23Y623A73/20200113_095602.jpg Log - "Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur Truly amazing what you can fit in a four-seater rental car… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1579262114903-9OQGYHRABE74M8H5GJUA/20200113_095612.jpg Log - "Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur Ready for transfer to the marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1579262150679-UPOKL8HH9WLY604MPVD1/20200113_100135.jpg Log - "Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur Ready for transfer to the boat and into the engine room for storage…hopefully never to be used! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1579262015184-R0THRGPKC861HD3LKADM/20200110_161030.jpg Log - "Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur Speaking of fitting tall things into small spaces…how Larry crawled into this little hole is beyond me. He had to lengthen the water line to the fridge so we could pull it away from the wall far enough to replace the computer parts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1579261979451-GVQYRQG49F2YSH5BCLKG/20200110_155024.jpg Log - "Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur Let’s hope this is the last time I take this picture… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1579262189084-5ZZ8U5J2ST10U3RPG3V6/20200113_151103.jpg Log - "Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur The all important visit to Costco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1579262216284-LTNJD1DS71CI474DXALG/20200113_154419.jpg Log - "Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur This is only a portion of what it takes to provision the boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1579294222815-9QL8A9I6F9A4GT1W6KRV/20200117_082556.jpg Log - "Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur As Larry says…his work is never done…and it is never straight forward either. You have to dismantle the entire helm station control panel to get to the back of the VHF radio in the center of the consol. Thank goodness we found a great guy who would meet us at the marina and download our new MSI number, otherwise we would have had to pull the two radios and drive them to Miami. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1579262245569-9W8KVK9TH4TAG23LN66H/20200115_180429.jpg Log - "Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur So all work and no fun is just no fun…so went and had some fun at ‘Woody’s’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1579294261552-7GOIEDMFXGM2K8OKOAUL/20200117_070437.jpg Log - "Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur Back to sunrises and sunsets…I know you missed them! Sunrise at the Riviera Dunes Marina, Palmetto, FL https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/12/16/happy-holidays-amp-looking-forward-to-2020 monthly 0.5 2019-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576537104119-JL2HA07UFSW83JF46E5O/20191120_172300.jpg Log - Happy Holidays…Cruising into 2020 A Merry Fort Lauderdale Christmas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576537447798-JHHIJ614W6OSC16BNZO9/20191216_140937.jpg Log - Happy Holidays…Cruising into 2020 Celebrations in the waiting…Our 5,000 Nautical Mile pennant and our ‘Crossing our Wake’ Looper’s completion pennant. We will hoist them along with a beer when we get back on board the Independence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576537898616-WAC442KJSNPNWS6O7MCI/20191216_133139.jpg Log - Happy Holidays…Cruising into 2020 Planning mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576539339633-9M4HA7NOY6HXPZLK8R2L/Screenshot_20191216-152945_Hancom%2BOffice%2BEditor.jpg Log - Happy Holidays…Cruising into 2020 2020 Cruising Plan https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/12/12/captains-log-post-4-logs-trees-stumps-tires-and-runaway-bargesaka-the-rivers monthly 0.5 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576181312510-LQZ9VVZAGDNUYNY0WYJB/20190907_095336.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers The Torrence Bridge on the Calumet River is a 21 foot clearance NOT the 28 reported by the Bridge Tender https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576181380316-RNPO33R4NIDD6HD45PD2/20190907_131345.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers The Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge on the Des Plaines River, IL...with 12 inches to spare! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576182737616-0NQYOHVVSK57615VUMQF/Jamie+Bollard.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers Jamie takes watch on the bollard tie while we wait for our lock opening at the Marseilles Lock, Illinois River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576181465840-HGUD86ZYJ89PQUDX8Q73/20190908_102000.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers Plenty of traffic on the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576181549385-U1T8Y94WBRFOKC7P2P0R/20190910_073505.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers Just another morning on the fly-bridge. Commute hour on the Illinois River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576181905503-F4F8OITJ7T42FTJMFDQM/20190928_084042.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers Don’t mind us, we’ll just squeak on by on the Tenn-Tom Waterway, MS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576181666050-IBWQMCA2ADF3EPCVVNHB/20190915_100646.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers Windmill propeller blades being shipped by barge on the Mississippi River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576181799394-9B7DS9UZ5HEVTU4NW57G/20190919_085510.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers One tug pushes and another pulls this load on the Ohio River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576182074975-ZV3GWW6UKTDJU77S6E6D/20191003_125652.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers Another barge on the Warrior River, right before reaching Demopolis, AL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576182166951-QZC7JH0QER90KR3HA1N4/20191101_132246.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers The tug’s small tender runs a line across the raging Tombigbee River to try and attach it to the run-away barges (on the other side of the bank). Amazing how the barges stayed upright after going over the spill-way (in background of photo). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576182254146-7EE224RRVD95QYMA2UUR/20191102_075349.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers Cruising single-file to avoid debris and tugs lurking in the fog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576182375271-F2NFFMWJOUP54JXER089/20191102_175755.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers That extra 400 feet of line came in use after all. Three hours later the 12 boats (AND the 80 footer) are all tied-up safely https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576182589231-JIRPDKPA7B76Z55YDA14/20191104_070902.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers Fog and tugs & tows…another morning on the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576182435370-EEEQVYYCXHQJN8OLMPB7/20191103_144749.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers The river markers are hard to see when they are pulled under by high water and and huge currents https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1576182492774-KPONZDOUJGAQ53GGZGWJ/20191103_161731.jpg Log - The Captain’s Post #4 - Logs, Trees, Stumps, Tires and Runaway Barges...AKA The Rivers The Captain deserves a cold one! last stop before Mobile Bay on the Tombigbee River, AL https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/11/19/crossing-the-gulf-of-mexico monthly 0.5 2019-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1574202092634-VK0D8DNKWGEQ43732D7S/17019.jpeg Log - Crossing the Gulf of Mexico - Carrabelle, FL to Bradenton, FL Our completed route as recorded by our Inreach Garmin, 190 NM or 217 statute miles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1574202130176-MHS7G4R6XH9B2RHDKCQ6/20191117_095220.jpg Log - Crossing the Gulf of Mexico - Carrabelle, FL to Bradenton, FL Safety first! Our life raft (prefilled with safety equipment), SOS beacon, foghorn, stabilizing binoculars, life vests, cell phone pouches & battery packs, knife and ditch bags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1574202165945-E05DVI609OS535M2CDZJ/20191117_113848.jpg Log - Crossing the Gulf of Mexico - Carrabelle, FL to Bradenton, FL Out the channel and course plotted… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1574202190467-VAZYI2AY418AMOQYL67Z/20191117_164050.jpg Log - Crossing the Gulf of Mexico - Carrabelle, FL to Bradenton, FL Nice day to cross the Gulf of Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1574202221912-DCWBM8T5CQ6W609STPKA/20191117_175739.jpg Log - Crossing the Gulf of Mexico - Carrabelle, FL to Bradenton, FL An extraordinary sunset… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1574202258177-2VYTK5CB6T7WOXTX4N2V/20191118_063937.jpg Log - Crossing the Gulf of Mexico - Carrabelle, FL to Bradenton, FL …but an even more appreciated and beautiful sunrise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1574202311163-QM349T4FW5YEWTJ5AD68/20191118_094018.jpg Log - Crossing the Gulf of Mexico - Carrabelle, FL to Bradenton, FL Our welcome party in Tampa Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1574202386219-NUYMEREP5O5HYMA54AQ7/20191118_105058.jpg Log - Crossing the Gulf of Mexico - Carrabelle, FL to Bradenton, FL This picture is looking back at the Manatee River Railroad Bridge that closes between 11:00 AM & 1:00PM. We approached the bridge at 10:45AM and it was closed…1/2 mile from our destination! We used the horn, we hailed the bridge and we called the phone number on the bridge. Thank goodness they opened the bridge for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1574202443699-J04B301HVZ4RDMKZVT6D/20191118_170129.jpg Log - Crossing the Gulf of Mexico - Carrabelle, FL to Bradenton, FL No time to nap as the Independence got her first bath in months and is sitting pretty… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1574202486270-0RYY3LDF7KQV2O1PQMXL/20191118_170505.jpg Log - Crossing the Gulf of Mexico - Carrabelle, FL to Bradenton, FL …prettier than us - the tired but happy crew…cheers to us! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/11/15/6j5z9mr79ladthnzm5exkxb1jw9odx monthly 0.5 2019-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573822947762-TWRTECN7FG9ZBYDRW8C0/20191111_171500.jpg Log - Fort Walton Beach to Panama City to Carrabelle, FL The calm before the storm. A pretty sunset over Fort Walton Beach at Two Georges Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573822984570-JR04W7KL578VJ4SWHXAR/20191111_171859.jpg Log - Fort Walton Beach to Panama City to Carrabelle, FL The rising full moon and holiday lights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573823026960-R3PJ7BC4MCD4GNPI64RI/20191113_134726.jpg Log - Fort Walton Beach to Panama City to Carrabelle, FL So lucky as yet another enthusiastic pod of dolphins ride our bow in the bay of Panama City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573823059536-2TP25KM35QVG9JMV26RO/20191113_164628.jpg Log - Fort Walton Beach to Panama City to Carrabelle, FL Our buddy Bentley and her chauffeur, Rich on Allure’s tender in the anchorage off of Panama City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573955035032-GZU16Z6E9W1PGPIBD5Z6/17019.jpeg Log - Fort Walton Beach to Panama City to Carrabelle, FL The Independence at anchor outside of Panama City, FL. Photo by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573823086459-0G3VE5Q9TISVU8IZE07Y/20191114_090158.jpg Log - Fort Walton Beach to Panama City to Carrabelle, FL Hurricane Michael (Oct. 2018) was a terror to the Panama City area and beyond, snapping large trees in half, blowing away entire homes, marinas and boats with it’s 160 mile an hour winds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573941033228-8EA7KVRBVYARABP2FDZN/20191114_091844.jpg Log - Fort Walton Beach to Panama City to Carrabelle, FL More Hurricane Michael damage along the ICW out of Panama City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573940199614-MRTJUW3KW9UD566UUA0Y/20191115_142806.jpg Log - Fort Walton Beach to Panama City to Carrabelle, FL Quite a few good bars in Carrabelle, FL including Harry’s Bars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573941272050-8VTAD81AOS4VYASDUZKZ/20191115_142849.jpg Log - Fort Walton Beach to Panama City to Carrabelle, FL Parts of Harry’s didn’t fare as well as others after Hurricane Michael https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573941492591-3DPTDYS1WQ0SR1HAQX84/20191115_143154.jpg Log - Fort Walton Beach to Panama City to Carrabelle, FL A day pic of Fathom’s. Great seafood and live music to follow… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573941589124-VZYJ0XIVVP2HQXZV0YTK/20191115_180217.jpg Log - Fort Walton Beach to Panama City to Carrabelle, FL …but first a drink at C-Quarters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573941651118-B9W50KQ6RZR6N43H31HN/20191115_185106.jpg Log - Fort Walton Beach to Panama City to Carrabelle, FL Eric and Friends perform at ‘Fathoms’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573954977682-F4AH3FQA9QIZDOWLN4RH/17021.jpeg Log - Fort Walton Beach to Panama City to Carrabelle, FL Larry took this photo of what he feels is a perfect Christmas tree at Harry’s Bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573941807036-6SZJ8WPNAZM14UD33DHD/20191110_200327.jpg Log - Fort Walton Beach to Panama City to Carrabelle, FL A first blush look at the winds during our Gulf Crossing, which will be 240 statute miles and will take approximately a day of solid travel. Our first overnight transit. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/11/10/mobile-bay-al-fairhope-al-to-pensacola-fl monthly 0.5 2019-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393296490-YQCWCO5EVN70ZBGXHAHA/20191106_123407.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL Darryl watches the approach of a pod dolphins as we cross Mobile Bay, AL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393325421-Z56GJFEMR6UNRPRKQD8X/20191107_101608.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL Our dolphin friends rode the bow for over 20 minutes… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393377882-NTMS6PV5Y4YEEV8FJHO3/20191107_101623.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL There are three dolphins in this photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393412144-H47MRT2Z4FPYU4RP8J6B/20191107_101638.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393447704-VHJA0J3BZP5U1PWW4QM9/20191107_101949+%281%29.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393533233-0IHMCX7CYFF89MT2FIZP/20191107_190147.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL It is the off season at The Wharf in Gulf Shores so it was pretty quiet and VERY cold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393567792-YFL1K6FCLVAVIP1O15FH/20191108_135943.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL A Great Blue Heron braves the chilly weather https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393604164-I8OAIZUJJ675O66RX1ML/20191108_200643.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL We brave the chilly weather with Looper friends Connie & Rich to visit the bar ‘Flora-Bama’ (on the Florida/Alabama border). They poor a little booze in this place as the boys are quite impressed with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393639154-WK5ORL6RP7IQDQPKCSS4/20191108_200711.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL The song writers conference is underway and there are many groups playing music this night, On stage while we where there was Dallas Moore, John Newcome and Bo Roberts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393678318-Z3YB8UT95U6ZQ76WET9X/20191108_213328.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL Larry, Connie & Rich in front of the famous bra collection at Flora-Bama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393705166-GSVW01KAV828ETO9DRMO/20191109_100624+%281%29.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL On our way to Pensacola, FL we cross the 5,000 mile mark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393739093-GNMD6W0GELBNBULEHCLY/20191109_100742.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393766567-ILGEMQA3LRKM6JEXO2OP/20191109_111122.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL Back in Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393797499-YDHVHQNW2DEUFDCSWY6H/20191109_142351.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL A nice warm day is welcome as we tie-up at Palafox Marina. Shelley & Darryl looking good on the Independence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573393824196-6UH7NFXD6NBDBRBPA4A9/20191109_161536.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL Darryl, Shelley, Larry, Connie and Rich at the Palafox Marina, Pensacola, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573446719369-W0DH0XFYSBMRRFQSA3EG/20191110_102430.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL The fountain in the historic Seville Square in Pensacola, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573446769314-VMVBQUPIJIY4P6N6PBGU/20191110_102546.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL A little history… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573446804223-DU66F7XQ6ZY42AKX7JBP/20191110_165120.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL ,,,a little sunset,,, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573446942364-K8MD3H7SHZVU5Q2QS4WB/20191110_200327.jpg Log - Mobile Bay, AL, Fairhope, AL to Pensacola, FL …and a little tequila with a little ‘Butter Tart’. Thanks to Connie of ‘The Allure’ I finally got to taste a butter tart! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/11/7/the-last-of-the-rivers-amp-the-last-of-the-locks monthly 0.5 2022-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573180281241-0T92QYQLP9UC5ZSNIF4A/16749.jpeg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Thank you to Susan Sanchirico for this photo of Independence cruising the Tombigbee River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573180340318-XRVPPC6GWZ46BZY2BZYM/20191030_171535.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Thank you to Ed Offshack & Kyle Kieper for their informative 5:00PM Loopers info sessions at Kingfisher’s Marina in Demopolis, AL. The information they provided about water levels on the Tombigbee River, getting through the locks and where to anchor along the way was invaluable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573410389868-4Q0GFBWFYGDBCJVWPQZQ/16846.jpeg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Jamie at dawn, on the bow pointing out obstructions with the hand held spot light. Picture by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573446189820-RR2XT4W2UPYAKIF5K4G5/16856.jpeg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! This amazing photo was taken by Larry as he looked over the stern of the boat on our transit to the Demopolis Lock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573410438057-L779Q7ANXWR5IBIJ1FAL/16850.jpeg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Entering the Demopolis Lock with many other Looper boats. Picture by Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573180407959-80NU3WQ171M6K6E73PA2/20191102_071212.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Pulling into the Demopolis Lock with the Dam at the right. It is 7:00AM and the sun is just coming up. You can see five other boats behind us and there were eight more on their way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181157867-2GURQCPQ5V5EYCLUV5P3/20191102_074238%280%29.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Exiting the Demopolis Lock, Larry prepares to take on the 4 knot current and the swirling debris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181559486-TPRCPVVVCA58P7M3Z2YX/16664.jpeg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Thank you to Ed Offshack & Kyle Kieper for this great photo of Independence exiting the Demopolis Lock. We know how cold you were standing there to take these photos and we so appreciate it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181194956-YLSL881MCNUV0LPAP66H/20191102_142356.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Did I mention it was cold on the river that day? I think the high for the day was 48 degrees Fahrenheit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181217341-ODC3UYV38VQ1MLDRZT00/20191102_150544.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Bobby’s Fish Camp dock with the 80 footer soaking up the dock space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181250540-SZXBGD59QBKQF1A2OIB5/20191102_161512.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Watching trees float by as the rest of the Loopers bide their time, swimming upstream, and waiting to raft up at Bobby’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181297564-AD7MWN8OJAWMX1NUG7M1/20191102_162348.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Larry, Conrad and Lars run over 400 feet of line to secure the boats to the dock and the dock to the trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181330985-06SB7F9PGLBPL9Y6UP5X/20191102_162420.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Rafting at Bobby’s…four in the front row… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181400351-4HPOFY4P3HQ167ATKSV3/20191102_175727+%281%29.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! …four in the second row… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181442862-ECXIF6ZD6KJ5JITBHFWM/20191102_175835.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! ….three on the third row and one at the back of the pack for good measure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181362921-B3EGYIT1RNXVN9MQ0LP1/20191102_175404.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! After three hours of securing boats at Bobby’s Fish Camp Larry finally gets a cocktail…It is amazing how all of the Loopers came together to make sure all the boats were safe and secure…what an awesome crew! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181511619-Z04U8YO2DZJ9BSGM8J7K/20191102_180026%280%29.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! The gang’s all here…we head up to Bobby’s for dinner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573182825361-I19GBN0SSJQKPT3ZCIBR/20191102_175934.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Great grilled catfish and baked potato…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181648650-D4BLN2PP7X0C62AE5MFV/20191102_180356.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Yep…I can understand how this cat feels….it was a bit of a stressful day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181688137-2SZJ1QO59AL321DP87D9/20191103_121505.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! The last lock…Coffeeville Lock and Dam. The river is so high that the normal drop of 34 feet at this lock is now just two feet and takes only 20 minutes… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181714286-2LNKR5ABDA7VZIRGV092/20191103_165216.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Sunflower Cutoff anchorage at mile 78.6 on the Tombigbee River. A pretty sunset as the tug and tow slip by Looper boats the Allure and The Answer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181744134-MB61DMAE27Y1AFGBT7AD/20191104_071257.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! A little more traffic the next morning with fog to boot…always something to up the ante! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181776398-DMH01QY917BFGUBY1JGZ/20191104_081152.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Yet another hazard on the river are the submerged river markers. The water is so high there is only the suggestion that the markers are there from the ripple caused by the current https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181892678-1R45HWYWSKUM42L8SNJA/20191104_133559.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! The skyline at the Mobile waterfront https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181921570-2B7XWOSRJ6IZBRNIPZ5F/20191104_133700.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! A few very fancy looking war ships on the way to Mobile Bay, AL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181953093-3DJDCXVE3KDIS9N8I7AX/20191104_134814.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! A coal plant on the way to Mobile Bay, AL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573181985785-WFKS17SE3B9158HHL9C5/20191104_171033.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Sunset at Dog River Marina, Mobile, AL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573182016116-S5IU845E815HXJHC5RYQ/20191104_182827%280%29.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Celebrating the end of the rivers…the end of the locks with Rich and Connie of Allure and my cousins Darryl and Shelley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573182051965-HK4OH8UHMT8J2Z7QUC2W/20191104_195523.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! Sculpture in Mobile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573182202036-FSRKILUZKJDFFNBBYQ1O/20191102_175727.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! The main square in Mobile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573182083743-R6M1QVU1VC9QFGY9GPMA/20191105_112944.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! And yes…how ironic…when you have company your refrigerator will always breakdown. I am so lucky to have cousins that will charge right in and trouble shoot with Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1573182119928-KGKUBB0MFB9AIN21M5QX/20191106_123407.jpg Log - The Last of the Rivers & the Last of the Locks! True… https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/11/1/youre-cancelled monthly 0.5 2020-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1572643633741-YE7UA1ANRHL6S56Y36BM/20190128_144546.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #3 - “You’re Cancelled” The Captain caught in a pensive moment cruising along the Florida coast this past January https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1572644794264-GNEI5NLW18B7W5K1JP78/20191101_163539.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #3 - “You’re Cancelled” https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/10/22/haul-out-in-demopolis-al monthly 0.5 2019-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1571776363787-PKU9KVBICLAZZH4DQ028/20191007_103212.jpg Log - Haul-out in Demopolis, AL Driving into the sling with guidance from the crew of the Demopolis Yacht Basin boat yard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1571777129981-H5QHVSS3IYTY2QYH1ASK/20191007_103246.jpg Log - Haul-out in Demopolis, AL Fred works the lift & sling while Larry steers her in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1571777679435-2PAY0S1BMF52YEJ95OUY/20191007_114058.jpg Log - Haul-out in Demopolis, AL Cameron pressure washes the hull in preparation for a light sanding and a fresh coat of bottom paint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1571778111611-SM7SNVWG3DVZ5OY45EEB/20191007_114125.jpg Log - Haul-out in Demopolis, AL Pleased to see that both the stabilizer fins are in good shape…just a need a scrub & paint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1571778656483-JQ5EOQOIFU1U1BE90GRD/20191007_114158.jpg Log - Haul-out in Demopolis, AL Both the propellers look good too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1571778887519-C573G71ODKE3W30JZKIS/20191007_133705.jpg Log - Haul-out in Demopolis, AL Pressure washed and ready for a light sanding and a coat of bottom paint https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/9/28/the-tenn-tom-and-its-ten-locks monthly 0.5 2019-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569876760144-VX8N8RIGSU76LPXX9H1X/20190930_154414.jpg Log - The Tenn-Tom and It's Ten Locks The ten locks we will transit downstream to Demopolis, AL in 253 miles down the Tenn-Tom (Map and Information courtesy Skipper Bob Publications, ‘Chicago to Mobile’, 14th edition). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569711698180-0XAZXJJ6B7QJAGNVA2IS/20190928_083916.jpg Log - The Tenn-Tom and It's Ten Locks This part of the Tenn-Tom is called the ‘Divide Cut’ and gets pretty skinny when you pass a tug and tows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569711729340-SMXAG9Z9LMFMCNW4E74V/20190913_183834.jpg Log - The Tenn-Tom and It's Ten Locks It was hard to see the red light at the Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam (which tells you not to enter) as the Osprey nest covered it…we loved seeing the green light! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569711764107-SVKIMXS8XWM6706CRXNB/20190928_120351.jpg Log - The Tenn-Tom and It's Ten Locks Down locking the 84 feet at the Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam. There is still oil on the side of the lock due to the spill that occurred three weeks ago but it is not too bad and the water in the lock is clear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569711791713-T0A16IHCLUG17D59W9Z8/20190928_120917.jpg Log - The Tenn-Tom and It's Ten Locks Almost at the bottom of the Jamie Whitten Lock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569874168981-OVV5DG3HDIYSEDK16NL2/20190929_110655.jpg Log - The Tenn-Tom and It's Ten Locks The forth lock downstream on the Tenn-Tom is the Rankin Lock and as we enter we notice debris floating in the chamber. As it turns out, the barge that had just gone through the lock before us had scrapped the lock door ripping off the top two left fenders and part of the ladder. 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https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/9/22/r7nv066snppqvp2tioxlcle0fwb64g monthly 0.5 2019-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569156979341-0GZB6R350M7B9GNJFSUB/20190921_114046.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN Eggners Ferry Highway Fixed Bridge on Kentucky Lake, TN - The Land Between The Lakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569157001748-FCILE5TC12FDBDL8N0M3/20190921_085649.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN Skipper the African Grey Parrot at Green Turtle Bay Marina, Yes, a real parrot and no, the owners are not pirates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569157047062-ORSLNB1XVVR4WL0HEYMD/20190921_081841.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN They don’t call it Green Turtle Bay for nothin’… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569157026435-TFOXU4MCZO6RRDD6HAF4/20190921_081942.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN The Green Turtles are used to being fed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569157072234-PAQ14RMM39HZ3JTX52SM/20190913_183834.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN Fat Daddy’s Tiki Bar on Kentucky Lake, Dover, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569236235586-A5DKCM0BQBGARE8GXU6V/20190922_100859.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN A nice jog through Paris Landing State Park on this last day of summer & the leaves are already falling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569236280656-U4MUCOO2G1OV6P1YFU8X/20190922_101608.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN A Paris Landing State Park Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569236307730-DA8SR3OS3MVROYIYFXE2/20190922_102949.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN On my jog around the Paris Landing State Park I came across Bradford Cemetery with only a handful of old gravesites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569236336944-Y6UHT4E2E2KJRVI3V7IW/20190922_170510.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN The Breakers Bar and Grill has great live music just up the lake from Paris Landing Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569236366322-O0U7KA8EF59LKGCGGPFU/20190922_175252.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN Leaving The Breakers in the tender on Kentucky Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569323823390-0C90U6YCPAG5F1WDIL8H/20190923_112142.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN A decommissioned railroad bridge on Kentucky Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569326532700-RQMYFI2YBLR25JG0TGMU/20190923_131757+%281%29.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN The shallow and narrow entry to Pebble Isle Marina off Kentucky Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569323846370-T0W496JBGIULI9EAXM4X/20190923_151121.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN My first wild armadillo…a baby just roaming the marina looking for a snack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569323889836-W2NCTKLCBXUPG4GH13DZ/20190923_190932.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN Sunset from Pebble Isle Marina, New Johnsonville, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569409692329-2DH4V20NTQZMFLAFZQOX/20190924_100656.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN Not much traffic on this section of the pretty Tennessee River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569409735112-HVPHWUX42IWTQ2H22ROA/20190924_141925.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN Pretty limestone cliffs along the Tennessee River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569409787295-Z1MNLDBHUMZD3L8J6PLG/20190924_150759.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN The narrow and shallow entrance to Clifton Marina in Clifton, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569409831118-UGX42DUASZ3WBTCXNRU2/20190924_170351.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN The town of Clifton is rich with Civil War history. This site on the Tennessee River is where General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his cavalry crossed the river to raid and sever General Ulysses S. Grant’s supply lines. Clifton is also the birth place of the first Pulitzer Prize winner T.S. Stribling for his novel ‘The Store’ published in 1933. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569409877077-PB9XGW08QI0CQY03M1EY/20190924_170721.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN Main Street, Clifton, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569409923461-USOIEIJLISM8ZQY9IAAQ/20190924_174932.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN Independence tucked snuggly into her slip at Clifton Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569409960957-MB1YMBIOGIKKZ2IHT6S7/20190924_192043.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN Dinner at the Clifton Marina with Loopers from boats; Paddy Wagon, The Answer, Bahama Voyager and Sea Cups https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569664096297-04K36MFOUTL9U5861Q5B/20190925_085005.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN Leaving Clifton heading south on the Tennessee River toward Grand Harbor, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569664151920-RSE9VQG9Z0M4TTY0ED8R/20190925_130721.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN The Pickwick Lock and Dam is quite large with a 57 foot up-lock to Pickwick Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569664189817-LX09Q0ME3DHL0LJ88W5K/20190925_132646.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN The gates are open and some loopers are at their bollards…Owen prepares to snag ours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569664262319-OHYITTRH1XL769D7WVX9/20190926_141440.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN The Shiloh National Cemetery at Shiloh National Military Park. Twenty four thousand people were lost or wounded during this two day battle in 1862. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569665192740-VG90UBEEFH30APZWKX6T/20190926_140936.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN The site of the Shiloh Civil War battle took place right on the Tennessee River - you pass it if you are a Looper and hardly know it’s there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569664320665-5MY1YRS73JK7DSHX7KK1/20190926_142952.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN Iowa’s memorial to their fallen soldiers of Shiloh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569664411331-7NGPLQE2RHPXTWET0Z76/20190926_144108.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN The Confederate Memorial honors the South’s ‘Lost Cause’ on Shiloh battlefield. The United Daughters of the Confederacy erected the memorial in 1917 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569665070807-RGG97GIYCJ67CLTNJPKH/20190926_145208.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN A replica (1999) of the Shiloh Meeting House, the log Methodist church were the battle started and thus gave the name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569664505224-E3UYDI3ULZJ0D3KKRVFM/20190927_180200.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN The Corinth, Mississippi courthouse built in 1880 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569664601125-TMNREYUAOXKBB3L7K3NY/20190927_130422.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN Somethings you only see in the south….Pickle-pops and… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569664704434-OTB1ICLIYFX9KZ6ZHZ2B/20190927_180841.jpg Log - Land Between The Lakes, Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake, TN …an axe throwing gym. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/9/15/a4ibyyusqmlffuo25mipbsjige5y2g monthly 0.5 2019-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988353407-FZQ5419EN0EE2Y4BCIA7/20190913_183834.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Independence at her end-tie under the New Clark Highway Bridge, Alton, IL on the Mississippi River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988386939-YHHLLT85VJUUFC1N2R89/20190913_190228.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Wandering the hills of Alton at sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988412334-K7LJK63SBD4G32JQYNSL/20190913_195757.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Catdaddy’s is a great place for a cold one. We were so fortunate to meet Alton’s town historian Don Huber and get a list of ‘don’t miss’ sites to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988440365-5H49LBM1DCE23TEVVC3B/20190913_202440.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Musician Miles Davis was born here in Alton, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988477805-7V1UV7046QW8ID4UNIMI/20190914_152202.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland The remains of the first state prison in Illinois dating back to 1830. Civil war confederate soldiers were held at this prison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988513289-DLQK5TK2S79PXAAXYMMK/20190914_153724.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Charming brick homes and brick lined streets still remain in Alton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988541119-I8CRL77Q8FSAC2ZTCYCD/20190914_155805.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland We bike around town and visit the Alton Cemetery to see the Elijah P. Lovejoy memorial. Lovejoy was a journalist who wrote passionately about abolishing slavery in 1833. He was consequently murdered by a mob of pro slavery Missourians in 1837 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988577602-GNZD548FY4O8R1AO56BL/20190914_160015.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland The monument to Elijah P. Lovejoy, journalist & editor, social reformer & minister https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988624465-80IR4G3P0EJ4KFFIFO8A/20190914_161249.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland We leave our ‘bikes’ with the other ‘bikes’ (Harley riders love Fast Eddie’s) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988667996-JP9J7ZEOL2VN21ZUZTYL/20190914_161400.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland The world renowned Fast Eddie’s Bon Air. In 1921 Anheuser Busch opened this bar at 4th, Pearl & Broadway. Ten years later they sold to Sam Balaco who gave it to his son and 50 years later it was sold to Eddie Sholar. Eddie has quadrupled the size of the establishment from 80 chairs to over 400. Over 2,000 barrels of beer and thousands of cases of cans & bottles, not to mention liquor, are served yearly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988714843-W0CTV4LBE460X08UQTSA/20190914_161611.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Frosty beers served in big, ice cold, chunky glasses at just one of the many bars in this huge place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988773868-FEG9ICC13HQNQK6C4KM6/20190914_162045.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland The ‘Bon Air’ area of Fast Eddie’s where you can eat, drink and enjoy live music. Great people watching too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568990204288-IQIAPD6TN1GIALUOSV3H/20190916_075130.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Back on the Mississippi River we get up to a four knot push, making this 144 nautical mile day bearable… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988802127-UTLTIRUIDINR404SF95G/20190915_090607.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Had to get a picture in front of the St. Louis Arch (thank you Maggie) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988859046-A3QOC8Z6SPA6UBPZRYDH/20190916_140714.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland We turn off the Mississippi River and on to the Ohio River toward Paducah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988896800-S07FEZN27DCW24GAQC1B/20190916_152744.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Our little stowaway from the Kaskaskia lock & dam was onboard for 24 hours then disappeared as mysteriously as he appeared. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988920144-1MAES60XK0A2FUH2LTQK/20190916_155013.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland The Olmsted Lock and Dam. This lock & dam took 25 years to build (opening in 2018) and cost 3 billion dollars. It replaces locks 52 and 53 along the Ohio river. We were immediately allowed through and the lift is only eight feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988951677-8VKWFFV8L7H2UKLO2I59/20190917_064626.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland The sunrise from our anchorage on the Ohio River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568988991231-XYFGJQFAJ2Y52SEMV00O/20190917_163329.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland The Paducah City Marina on the Ohio River was just completed a few years ago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568989038302-6QWC1DOJVEU72JTRGUQJ/20190917_164511.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Sweet old buildings of Paducah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568989070445-2QR6MNE30Z5PUJTSQGVS/20190917_175802.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland The Queen of the Mississippi is an overnight cruise boat that runs the waters of the Ohio River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568989108486-MFX1KZY1MIOYVPYN2TUX/20190918_093149.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Meriwether Lewis & Williams Clark came by these shores on their westward journey to the Pacific Ocean and were greeted by many of the native american people living on this land. Evidently, Meriwether Lewis bought his Newfoundland dog, Seaman, for $25 dollars in 1803, but in 1827, Williams Clark paid only a $5.00 transfer fee for the land where Paducah and McCracken County now stand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568989147903-BOF7ENELKYZBQMGZ9B67/20190918_093438.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Autumn is on it’s way to Paducah. This cute guy is in front of a great bar called Shandies, where a great bartender name John works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568989177980-SS0OLSTC4IHLKUDRN4GV/20190918_093528.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Charming old buildings on Broadway in Paducah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568989215280-SITC38CGOPJ40CJFFEDW/20190918_094115.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland The old Columbia theatre on Broadway was built in 1926 by W. Earl Gore and went dark in 1987. The Columbia Theatre Restoration Project is trying to save this great landmark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568989258137-EVMR5KX6LNQXYMCPDCLI/20190918_095953+%281%29.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland The ‘Wall to Wall’ murals are painted on the floods walls that protect the town. They take you through Paducah’s history from the time of the Native Americans, fur trading & fishing, the importance of the river to the economy of the town, civil war and locomotive history. Paducah was also a major long distance telephone switching hub (until 1979) and at the dawn of the atomic age entered the uranium enrichment program. The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant remains the nation’s only uranium enrichment facility and a global supplier of enriched uranium for electricity production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568989307735-USNPGTCQGDW5NZO5WR2X/20190918_095953.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland I particularly like this wall scene of a tug captain in his Pilot House pushing his tows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568989346524-V9MIF0NTYGJG55EG9RLV/20190918_101320.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland This panel portrays the events of the 1937 flood that devastated 90 percent of a thriving Paducah. It is one of the many panels painted on the flood walls that protect Paducah from the Ohio River. The wall cost eight million dollars and is twelve miles long and three feet above the 1937 flood levels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568989429312-HLE6WVCC5BACLLIT2YJA/20190918_163556.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland This marker on Broadway shows the 60.8 foot height of the 1937 flood waters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1569031649711-RZ2PF8BP87GQ1WQMZ5GH/20190916_075130.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland This town has seen a lot… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568989383499-NWNM6ECTDS942JNZLSEL/20190918_101444.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland We visit our good friend Buck Bradley and share a little bit of his favorite Maker’s Mark Whiskey with him…like old times. We love and miss you Buck! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568989498584-7UEZN7FSXTD5GR8B2847/20190919_125900.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Leaving Paducah on the Ohio River you transfer over to the Cumberland River and 40 miles later you enter the very impressive Barkley Lock and Dam. We were lucky and the doors to lock opened just as we arrived. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568989463184-7PIO0C1YMU2HUOUDP1NV/20190919_130545.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland The massive Barkley Lock doors close and you are lifted quickly but smoothly up 57 feet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568989524002-SMUXFAKCH2PYX998RCXI/20190919_195248.jpg Log - Running the Rivers - Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio to the Cumberland Where else would we end up but at the ‘Thirsty Turtle’ at Green Turtle Bay Marina in Grand Rivers, KY. I love the names of their craft beers https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/9/14/the-good-the-bad-and-the-uglymarseilles-lock-starved-rock-lock-and-la-grange-lock-il monthly 0.5 2022-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568519499124-XTM39ESMT05ZBM5166XX/15435+%281%29.jpeg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL On the wall at Joliet with the bimini and arch back in place. Louis Joliet was an early French explorer and fur trader who first dreamed of the idea of connecting the Illinois River to Lake Michigan (photo by Larry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568519529560-81UYXGW5J4MF7CD610IV/20190908_092407.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Rainy morning at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568519559895-CF5JLG2JTVA22C7PD8XM/image-asset.jpeg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL A little traffic on the river heading to the next lock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568519585981-7W7XH4N254KLT9Q4Y9WK/20190908_123300.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL We raft sailboat Breathe (stepped down mast for bridge clearance) with us in the Dresden Lock and Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568519625187-RB8WK35M44CTIL53H5EW/20190908_164001.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Owen takes watch on the bollard tie while we wait for our lock opening at the Marseilles Lock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568519657640-SOFFL5DA8KFMOTD8Z89I/20190909_132410.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Ottawa’s Washington Square was the site of the first of seven debates between Lincoln and Douglas for U.S. Senator in 1858. It is estimated that 14,000 people showed up to hear the debate and, the then little know Abraham Lincoln (just a young lawyer) gained political traction as he spoke about abolishing slavery and state’s rights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568519725632-XBRJFBO6KXVEB0UZW2NA/20190910_055508.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Waiting for the Starved Rock Lock at five o’clock in the morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568519750652-S474W14R872J25MG12P3/20190910_065353.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Happy to put Starved Rock in the ‘rear view mirror’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568519688482-JFSW8OVADM1FXWXOWPM2/20190910_170432.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL The Municipal Marina at Peoria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568519825510-IUG3D8R4GWPJSMIA259G/20190910_151842.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Abe came through Peoria, IL on the debate tour. The statue is dedicated to fallen soldiers and sailors built in 1899 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568519916290-RNAQDW4EAQW6P6I34MI8/20190910_152105.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568519944694-73BRFDCPA10R8V6Q2EXS/20190910_155324.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL The Peoria, IL courthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568519992368-LY6WSJHWEOGOQK86YYIR/20190910_165316.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL The ‘8 Bit Arcade Bar’ has a fantastic Venice Carnival mural at the side of the building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568520019924-U5BQACYSJB79KDROAVHZ/20190910_164838.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL At 8 Bit, buy a beer and play all your favorite games from decades past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568520050192-T3XV03DTF3GS7HF6PU3K/20190910_161748.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Larry found his favorite - ‘Galaxian’! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568520080937-L5GK4HS95O335TLDEXD0/20190911_090954.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Peoria Lock and Dam is a breeze https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568520149281-K0D0D3N9IC8M0SNGLOKR/20190911_141620.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Something is wrong with this picture….river markers are often scooped up by barges or moved by high water…keep sharp! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568520222899-EOFDO1JOKXLNPKJQAYZ1/20190911_161444.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL The ‘Barge Dock’ at Beardstown, IL. The water crested this wall this past spring and did not recede until July https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568520249168-EHXCIA22J43SZPSQARFG/20190911_164729.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Main Street Beardstown, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568520277746-38DJXU4P6IGTSH97ZRO5/20190911_165132.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Awesome bar ‘The Nook’ with a fantastic bartender ‘Brittany’ is conveniently located next to the recovery center… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568520305487-NB7XGEZ7T3EPSVCCN94A/20190911_181817.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Lincoln spent time in this town as well at the courthouse on the left https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568520335332-O38AMO1F4F1TTO2H9R49/20190911_183556.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL The steep steps back to the Independence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568520412732-DY4GGJ4Q1DHN49MELYJA/15617.jpeg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Sunset on the Illinois River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568520447099-OFD4S0UVOG0FCM08P2YB/20190912_153048.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Waiting for our opening at the La Grange Lock and Dam…this tug and his fifteen tows took almost two hours to lock up river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568521522080-99FQZO4GKCRZVGTIJBTK/20190912_161446.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL This dredger is amazing but just one more obstacle between us and our destination https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568521553321-SDR7YJ8IX9IAEKDWQFYH/20190913_064608.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL Sunrise on the Illinois River at Hardin, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568521606354-M00CMCO53DANH1HM5KUA/20190913_075344.jpg Log - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Marseilles Lock, Starved Rock Lock and La Grange Lock, IL The barge dock at Hardin, IL. You can dock for free if you have a meal at the Riverdock Restaurant. We intended to have dinner but did not arrive until 10:00PM, so we had breakfast and it was fantastic. You can see the high water mark from this last year’s’ flood on their sign at the word ‘Riverdock’. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/9/9/the-atchison-topeka-amp-santa-fe-rail-road-swing-bridge-il monthly 0.5 2019-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568037021911-KEZA9NR6Z63CGKKKA03T/15435+%281%29.jpeg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL Leaving Chicago for the Calumet River on a bluebird morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568037710472-3WXC4ETYQL6NCWFQPUJG/20190904_161041.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL Our last moments on Lake Michigan and Great Lakes - entering Calumet River Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568037175252-PV7GX13LOBSLI95K79PQ/20190907_084421.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL The busy harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568037247783-6LVBLDF1A5BRUTNWDAD1/20190907_084859.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL The tug and tow ahead of us navigates the narrow river… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568037353573-Q9WZVKE3LS0DO26Y107Q/20190907_090103.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL …and the narrow bridges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568037432547-R51TH0A82UJPVIUANSFM/20190907_090120.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL The 95th Street bridge barely stayed open for us to pass (stern view) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568037541805-C2ZKE8LN34HOWPFJL8MC/20190907_093453.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL Bridge tender Janet made us wait for this opening. Looking back at the busy river front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568037818443-VK0AGAN1SA1OJO4WYNAO/20190907_095332.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL A taste of things to come…the Torrence bridge (fixed) had about 21 feet of clearance but the bridge tender told us 28…NOT! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568037935737-LBWBH0A98GONPIKTLHUL/20190907_112131.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL More bridges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568037966316-0ZQRU3LAIUG67MGTHSVL/20190907_120210.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL A nice park here and there https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568038162970-6B82O67NNNATPZXAFSUN/20190907_125313.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL The confluence of the Calumet River and the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568038282027-B6XH3HTY4YJURHACH3UI/20190907_131159.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL The approach to the Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge that no longer swings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568038386185-HG7FSMVT7Z61JC4SEDWT/20190907_131246.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL Closer…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568038469482-DM32O8IF7H0QM5XARJWQ/20190907_131325.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL Show time…here we go… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568038570953-YKXET1J2HZQY2QOKC75K/20190907_131332.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL This bridge is looking a little past her prime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568038692511-AG0YC9PY71X75PSPRBTM/20190907_131337.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL Not much room between the highest point on the boat (arch down - 18 foot clearance) and the bridge clearance of 19 feet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568038769664-RIQMEMYNIPT7Y7Q6H465/20190907_131349.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL Over and done…all in the past now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568038812133-8VYBQHDAU2LXTEQZW4F0/20190907_134725.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL The Asian Carp Electric Field https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568038928094-Y323IGIREIXAK5GAV13Z/20190907_134823.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL They are serious about keeping these invasive fish out of the Great Lakes…this is the back up generator in case there is a power outage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568039234600-XALFL80GWTVUZEC0YXSB/20190907_142405.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL The Lockport lock tender was kind enough to lower the wall/gate for us - Thank you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568039573400-1LTS4OG3E13UJ1Z4VVJJ/20190907_144351.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL The gate is up and we drop 40 feet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568041958172-LWKYJ4IIRGAXPH4XT886/20190907_144437.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL Our first ‘floating bollard’. They are very nice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568036927100-GVEL6T3B4KHWKTD91BAC/20190907_150124+%281%29.jpg Log - The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road Swing Bridge, IL Out we go toward Joliet, IL https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/9/6/chicago-il monthly 0.5 2019-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567826426360-80VCBZ8Y3SSB04F1VNLP/20190906_101959.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Independence makes even a gray day in Chicago look good https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777339397-OGLRDUYCBHOGMI8CZY8D/15435+%281%29.jpeg Log - Chicago, IL A blustery day coming into Chicago Harbor from Hammond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777383885-4OJRMZ5C506EPXSN4IL9/20190903_110926.jpg Log - Chicago, IL The Chicago skyline and the pretty blue water of Lake Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777431261-TZ5N4FZ8TD0AMO91RGE3/20190903_182014-EFFECTS.jpg Log - Chicago, IL The sun sets over Independence at her slip in the Chicago Yacht Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777483223-3BCIMMY9WKCQKK62OMPJ/20190903_200403.jpg Log - Chicago, IL The evening view isn’t too bad from the bow of the boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777529587-KY9ASIOU01SQA6YN2KYT/20190904_055030.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Sunrise from the stern of the boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777584853-KF9JEAXKVOFI33DECF12/20190904_083645.jpg Log - Chicago, IL A jog over to Navy Pier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777636887-0K2KB9RG7M3080ITFBK8/20190904_083845.jpg Log - Chicago, IL A crisp morning made for good skyline photos from the pier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777684889-A972MPHFQY5W8G17JKB3/20190904_084433.jpg Log - Chicago, IL The Navy Pier was first a military station in WWI then in WWII the pier was used for pilot training orientation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777725808-K1SCFYBCLVKQC6H44PLZ/20190904_153320.jpg Log - Chicago, IL The Art Institute of Chicago has a staggering collection of impressionist art and so much more. Here Monet paintings keep company with Rodin’s Eve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777761988-0FFGQITSIH80X5IFVBPW/20190904_153404.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Monet’s haystacks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777805961-H32BFY1U0VY9G7QZJ5NH/20190904_153928.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777876342-25XSC3Q7H3NK87XEEDNN/20190904_162234.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Wood, American Gothic, 1930 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777924860-SMVTJC5E2NHZNR9YHNGT/20190904_162955.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Hooper, Nighthawks, 1942 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777840752-T8B5JLVT59MQ1615IUGA/20190904_161154.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Lichtenstein, Foot Medication, 1974 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1568034357075-N0TBKFOZO2D05Z6UYEDX/20190904_161041.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Takashi Murakami, Mr. Pointy, 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567777971304-ELUI6Q9IVW8V5R6E2JQ6/20190904_163938.jpg Log - Chicago, IL The Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778089894-PXSHMT0AN6R7JLK8VA5O/20190904_164143.jpg Log - Chicago, IL This sculpture is called ‘Cloud Gate’ but the locals call it ‘The Bean’, in Millennium Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567779095510-GOQDOOECE63IIDTO4ZQ6/20190905_185709.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Millenium Park walkway…picture one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567779035532-S7NFNGSKZZL1CKQK9WB6/20190905_185622.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Picture two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778038638-NG1ZRP5NW5NUN8JLKHAH/20190904_165249.jpg Log - Chicago, IL A walk up Michigan Avenue and I fell in love with this entry to 333 North Michigan built in 1928 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778143342-PXM5E6NPLNZ2Y6AGKEOD/20190904_165335.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Crossing the Chicago River at the Michigan Avenue Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778190114-ZGVH06U1BP53YVQLPXQ4/20190904_171635.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Up 95 floors (1,127 ft.) in the John Hancock building (1969) to check out the views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778252241-672X0EOPGG6ZOUM4P0W4/20190904_172450.jpg Log - Chicago, IL When you are in a bar up 1,127 ft and there is a beer made just for them you have to try it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778318715-43QY9NO3VY1TZIJPUQWJ/20190904_173416.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Spectacular views from the Signature Room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778416421-LD5KWLDZJ35MRYPOX7V5/20190904_174149.jpg Log - Chicago, IL The dining room at The Signature Room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778458424-5DE5WC0OU4LXREUUTZEC/20190904_185932.jpg Log - Chicago, IL From the highs to the lows…we go underground for our next beer at Streeter’s Tavern…Chris is back! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778515128-Q1HIQIAT4R5JYM5QSDG2/20190905_140922.jpg Log - Chicago, IL An absolute must when you are in Chicago is the Architectural tour. We chose the Chicago Architecture Center’s Tour on the boat ‘First Lady’. The Wrigley Building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778580650-8LLH3HQFB0NQ9FTNKZ6T/20190905_141239.jpg Log - Chicago, IL This city is truly has the best blend of old and new architecture. Carbide and Carbon building (with real gold leaf top) and Thirty Five East Wacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778651859-221D5YPZBLQQ2E5H69VU/20190905_141418.jpg Log - Chicago, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778697154-6FTOW0W95I3KSUTCQFOQ/20190905_141530.jpg Log - Chicago, IL During the 90 minute tour you pass under 27 bridges, called Trunnion bascule bridges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778750922-PR4H87DXM2XB3P4AHPKS/20190905_142146.jpg Log - Chicago, IL These townhouses are right along the river & designed by Harry Weese in the late 1980’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778786024-PQJ91S7REHPAEVQ25HQK/20190905_144949.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Sears Tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778845235-NAMFWG879J47KBS625V8/20190905_145011.jpg Log - Chicago, IL The only condo complex with a marina…the architect did not believe in right angles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778903842-JAWT585H540ET6IKKXJH/20190905_150902.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Going back down the Chicago River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778945407-AOFO202TICOA15V2XEU2/20190905_152123.jpg Log - Chicago, IL This skyline view is from the entrance of the Chicago River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567778983935-IA6P27QTIG1IA4JDQGG6/20190905_175026.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Have to play mini golf on Larry’s birthday. So happy Chris Adam’s could rejoin the crew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567826521647-67G5KQ9JA8TLRO5KFDBX/20190906_182844.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Last night in Chicago, we celebrate with dinner at the oldest Italian restaurant in the city. The Italian Village first opened in 1927 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567826611498-M09AUDQDGGG6ZRMBL7DP/20190906_190436.jpg Log - Chicago, IL Our little booth was fantastic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567826652657-C2JLCTJ23NJF124MO5V2/20190906_190932.jpg Log - Chicago, IL So was the food…Chris had the White Fish Piccata, Larry the Veal Saltimbocca and I had the Frutti di Mare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567826733149-4WYQP5B6IE619M9MZOQ1/20190906_195726.jpg Log - Chicago, IL A nightcap at their little bar was a must https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567826782304-RC08Q5R4T6YYCRFFEZE6/20190906_214038.jpg Log - Chicago, IL When we returned to the boat the Navy Pier was having a fireworks display…what a great end to an amazing trip to Chicago…I love this city! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/9/2/captains-post-2-about-the-boat monthly 0.5 2022-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567719835247-GWGBIYGV85B9BWOWOI7E/20180405_141725.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #2 - It's All About the Boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567473278279-WVPDC9ED4DCAJXURFDM6/15464.jpeg Log - The Captain's Post #2 - It's All About the Boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567719795983-0VDQ84EBHRA6YTA6AEY5/20190905_160706+%281%29.jpg Log - The Captain's Post #2 - It's All About the Boat Engine room with twin 715 HP Cummins Diesel https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/8/31/grand-haven-mi monthly 0.5 2019-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567421532333-FHDA9HG5658B9MSS826Y/15435+%281%29.jpeg Log - Grand Haven to St. Joseph, MI to Hammond, IN Grand Haven channel with its charming lighthouse and breakwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567421579109-PORDJI10LJRZHX8P5IQ1/20190830_143155.jpg Log - Grand Haven to St. Joseph, MI to Hammond, IN U.S. Hwy 31 bascule bridge heading to Grand Isle Marina…don’t forget to call for an opening or you will sit there all day! 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This bridge was built in 1904 & is owned & maintained by the CSX (Chessie & Seaboard Expanded) Transportation. The Independence is in the marina across the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567422312256-XLMWWMZ6OSO2UNHOXTJ7/20190901_171251.jpg Log - Grand Haven to St. Joseph, MI to Hammond, IN More great beer names at the Silver Harbor Brewery in St. Joseph https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567422360352-2X8Q9INDXLSZ4U20Z0OU/20190901_173543.jpg Log - Grand Haven to St. Joseph, MI to Hammond, IN Sweet mural down the alley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567470176240-2F43H1IC98J0VU2VWLS8/20190901_163329+%281%29.jpg Log - Grand Haven to St. Joseph, MI to Hammond, IN The old Silver Beach Amusement Park at St. Joseph, built in 1891, had a carousel, roller rink, indoor swimming pool, bowling alley, beer garden, penny arcade, ballroom and a wooden roller coaster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567422478611-X40YETJN8ISJL706OFYA/20190901_174002.jpg Log - Grand Haven to St. Joseph, MI to Hammond, IN A newer carousel now sits at the site of the old amusement park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567422546161-96UPA2QF4XRMF1PJOMYU/20190901_174022.jpg Log - Grand Haven to St. Joseph, MI to Hammond, IN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567422624346-J0G9WJ6U20FECX294SP6/20190901_194549.jpg Log - Grand Haven to St. Joseph, MI to Hammond, IN Later in the evening this little swing bridge gets quite busy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567461851030-YI64HQERF0T3CE6KZSDH/20190902_081101.jpg Log - Grand Haven to St. Joseph, MI to Hammond, IN Departing ‘St. Jo’ on a nice calm morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567461922024-VN4DLE9OT6IOJB01MASQ/20190902_112434.jpg Log - Grand Haven to St. Joseph, MI to Hammond, IN A smooth crossing on Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to Hammond as we weave between sailboats in a regatta to Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567473101502-0NM77T9NGQDSVA7OZS1D/20190902_194630.jpg Log - Grand Haven to St. Joseph, MI to Hammond, IN Goodnight Hammond, IN https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/8/27/frankfort-mi monthly 0.5 2019-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566898223040-NDHOFKFL8BV36L38JMDR/20190826_140739.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! Entering the channel to Frankfort and Betsie Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566898349839-O1863HSC7XU2LUEZNEBV/20190826_162237.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! The First Congregational Church built in 1868. The message board reads ‘Souler Powered By The Son’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566898403982-UGVIN0DBEM5T850XCR4O/20190826_162405.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! There are some very sweet homes in Frankfort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566950496746-UPK9IWW7ZFRYDPFSDOIK/20190827_074402.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! Older brick buildings stand alongside their newer neighbors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566898442594-D39NIA4DPTPK10UKHRSC/20190826_162946.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566898483440-5R9HX4F3N5VF62JLYRK3/20190826_164007.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! Not necessarily a beach day, but still very pretty at the breakwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566900486930-4STV0YXSDA9YWA8LHW9K/20190826_163750.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! Too bad the old Hotel Frontenac burned down…what an amazing building it must have been https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566950727710-0XR2M3A1B1L8YP78XXTE/20190827_075353.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! This home sits right on the beach and every window had a sailboat model. The copper downspout is fabulous https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566898581710-ASZZ84S0FOG332R7N1H0/20190826_164345.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! These copper ship motif gates are perfect too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566950550241-PC3WGMMWIEEKB4NZEB22/20190827_074435.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! The Stormcloud brewery sits right next to the movie theatre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566898616993-6ARP78U4YF3OCZO77E6C/20190826_163222.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566898651537-3XCK4M1I22A7OMM9RMCE/20190826_165642.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! I recommend the ‘Rainmaker’ Ale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566950769889-WSPQDLQ465DOKYUELZHL/20190827_091216.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! Heading into a big weather day, departing Frankfort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566950801958-NBLOGJXIY5P3TFH9W8C3/20190827_091551.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! Five hours of this… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566950831613-SX2YKJ2LZB5H83HTMUZ7/20190827_135341.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! The pretty mixed-up waters are a sight to see as you enter Ludington Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566950876402-DBXPPLJA8F8CYFNCHD7S/20190827_135358.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! The tanin from the river, the kicked-up bottom sand and the blue lake water make quite a mix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566951362206-CTNINP3CNM2VB7Z2VBQQ/20190827_135428.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! The Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse. Great Lakes lighthouses were evidently built during a short period of time in the mid to late 1800’s. Of the 247 lighthouses originally built about 124 remain. They are mostly constructed with brick or stone to withstand the brutal winter storms. The lighthouses are generally similar in construction and tend to be square shaped and functional in design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566950921126-ZYVI6ZMBN4OJCV0PXKHZ/20190827_192727.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! The SS Badger Lake Michigan Car Ferry is the last coal-fired passaenger vessel operating on the Great Lakes. It has been in use since 1953 and runs the 62 miles between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. It is 410 feet long, draws 24 feet and carries 620 passengers & 180 vehicles of all kinds. She may still burn coal, as the Steam Ship (SS) has been given historical status, but the coal ash is now off-loaded on shore (instead of dumped into the lake) and used to make cement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567075023563-OLX6O8DPZPC78D3Q03C8/20190828_164340.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! Charming ‘Maude’s Garage’ in Ludington…I bought a few things in this sweet vintage shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567075081428-I2RFI3Y9YH3I9EGBRY91/20190828_173928.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! The Mason County Courthouse in Ludington was built in 1893 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567075056978-AYL5A7AGEA07CN69TBK4/20190828_173725.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! The Courthouse was designed by Grand Rapids architect Sidney J. Osgood and built in the ‘Richardsonian Romanesque’ style (said the info plaque). The rock is Jacobsville sandstone from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567075233833-IL0OU8EAL33GSD3WAKTK/20190828_194304.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! The Sand Bar is the locals bar owned and run by Dawn. She is awesome and a huge music lover who has brought big name rockers to Ludington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567075106573-ZIBJ3HWFHYVX57N9ZQNR/20190828_181755.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! Happy hour at The Sand Bar…two dollar - twenty ounce draft PBR’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567075140140-D3J7LCEA1LJ1M1FJ38DW/20190828_181811.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! Dawn’s Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame at The Sand Bar…James Hetfield (lead singer of Metallica), Lynch Mob and many other notables have played in this little bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567075162947-JGI85WVL3ZJQMHOFR8LJ/20190828_184331.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! We shake things up a little & order a flight at the Jamesport Brewing Company. The IPA won the taste test https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567075190436-5KYDREECVP66YWF4O4IW/20190828_194206.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! Having had a jeep we understand the statement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567122936570-1OFFDKL7HIFWJIGOXNG6/20190829_094023.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! A jog North on MI 116 brings you out to Lakeview Cemetery. This is the Civil War monument belonging to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). ‘Membership was limited to veterans of the American Civil War who served as soldiers, sailors or marines during the period 1861 to 1865’ (info from ‘Ludington Michigan’ website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567122843523-I1DOOCLQK93AYGZ5TAOR/20190829_093758.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! Below the GAR memorial are the markers from soldiers that fought in the First World War and the Second World War. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567123054701-5FEUX3HKFUD7FOE0MFVY/20190829_094727+%281%29.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! Back on MI 116 heading South… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567123090372-G559SHFS4NQYA8VPVR7E/20190829_100003.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! This Coast Guard Station at the entrance of the Ludington Harbor was built in 2003 when the 1932 Life-Saving Station became obsolete https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567768600748-PGIS44H3MRRQ3PC0XWY5/20190828_162331.jpg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! Always time for 18 holes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1567123657630-XVTI0NZ0ANTZ0550OENK/15435.jpeg Log - Frankfort to Ludington, MI - Weather Hold! SS Badger sails into the sunset (photo courtesy of Maggie Doherty) https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/8/24/northport-mi monthly 0.5 2019-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566645183128-9IIPI1MZF5KSXBJ2KMTC/Screenshot_20190824-070812_Chrome.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI You can see why they call this area ‘The Mitten’. Image courtesy of Google Maps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566726242510-VKXL2YJW1X24C8O41XUM/20190824_171305.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI The gang at the Northport Marina docks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566644276204-UHMZCR0P8DR04N6C6SBI/20190823_180631.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI The old train depot or what is left https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566644111350-FUP2VN7X1L367Y22V3N9/20190820_162905.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI Local trails of Northport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566726873830-RP0BI7E9DIAGSVS60Q0P/20190823_154007.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI The local brew pub ‘The Mitten’ gets a lot of action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566726365594-WO8FM13NOW99DICICFME/20190824_172001%280%29.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI Carol, Larry, Ken & Owen at ‘The Mitten’ brewery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566644233810-64WFN8MXVOUSMGC1P4BZ/20190823_172910.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI Local boats of Northport, MI…what is in a name? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566644385513-66BGVPF1G0KA4TNCTWG6/20190823_202802.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI Music in the park with family…Clockwise - Larry, Ken, Carol, Maggie, Owen, cousins Lynn & Bill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566726393260-VVSXT4TR0VZPK5JET8AL/20190824_185858.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI Tucker’s for bowling and beers…nice shoes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566776952576-ISF8OBKAZH9BGFCS39PJ/20190825_091029.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI Ken’s family has been in Northport since the mid 1800’s. This is the Thomas’ family resting place…there are more family members on the other side of the grounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566777123712-937NGES941BJL6E9UGU2/20190825_092358.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI One of the old cherry orchards in the distance on the bluff above Northpoint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566645153867-C3R1Q3874PQRQ43YWV2L/20190824_063030.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI Gorgeous sunrise from our slip in the Northport Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566777165837-3K6S4WHRNFFX2ZLUMXKK/20190825_103148.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI A great day for a cruise with Ken & Carol to Leland Harbor, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566777537982-1KKZ9LFBZ2ZWUXY3SOFC/20190825_132935.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI Entering Leland Harbor on a lovely, calm day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566777222406-VV2K0VJBQLUBU721PBRO/20190825_143407.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI The Independence sitting pretty at her slip in Leland Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566777245770-VHCXON48LJOSQ0ANDT85/20190825_145555.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI A nice cruise day with this crew…Maggie, Larry , Ken, Carol & Owen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566782327868-A61A6A9C1W1H06BA33X4/20190825_151812.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI Just a little history… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566777277820-WRUWDHSR8UANFFMH7AST/20190825_150658.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI Old Fishtown is quite charming and they still bring in a fresh catch to this little port https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566777331711-T6BWOJJEIYF8RDEX4DH0/20190825_151135.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI Schlitts Charters at Fishtown docks hope to catch Salmon, Steelhead, Brown, Lake Trout & Coho. Does that reflection of the cloud resemble a skeleton or is it just me…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566777361286-CG8ZBY8XL1RVYYNFNHVX/20190825_153455.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI Leland Lake narrows to a channel that runs into Fishtown as it flows out to Lake Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566777389550-N5Y7F3GADFV0XZARGZA7/20190825_155352.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI The famous Chubby Mary of The Cove Restaurant, Leland, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566780552248-FMBWE2ONM826F7JNMFAM/Screenshot_20190825-204441_Instagram.jpg Log - Northport to Leland Harbor, MI The Chubby Mary has Vodka, Bloody Mary Mix, olives, a pickle spear and a whole smoked chub caught in Lake Michigan. Photo courtesy of justjodie13 https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/8/21/traverse-city monthly 0.5 2019-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566386894425-QUKBL66FDO79P7KZOH16/20190820_191723.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI Yes, they have one of these too… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566385925753-FGVL9R3O1BHSQPZBJ2IY/20190820_162905.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI First-things-first, a cold one at The Parlor in Old Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566386187501-QZO97D162JH2F0HPX67I/20190820_170631.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI Food trucks, beer, kids and dogs…all at Little Fleet at the eastern end of Front Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566386211275-43O44ET3CWL8UZBXA9JL/20190820_170944.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI Hugo the Pug’s food truck is where we should have eaten…the Mexican food looked great https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566386239183-XZJTNTZ9GM2SAXGS6MME/20190820_164235.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI The Grand Traverse County Courthouse built in 1854 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566386753584-GT5J645FDSAD0X8WQM59/image-asset.jpeg Log - Traverse City, MI The U & I Lounge on Front Street…Chelsea is a great bartender https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566386781899-XTNRVFDCLF0BV2OOUZ2L/20190820_182716.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566386827737-PYLNYT6JERCLNDLI5Y01/20190820_190918.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI Sweet old Schwinns in front of the smoke shop on Front Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566386867026-HXWMDWPJYD7EK0DHJ3HD/image-asset.jpeg Log - Traverse City, MI My favorite old city clocks on Front Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566386920323-JFNJN4A377VAWLIK4DHS/20190820_191854.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI The Old City Opera House was built in 1892. Known today as ‘The Grand Old Lady’, it is still in use. In the 19th-20th centuries 48 Opera Houses were built in Michigan. Now only 7 of the historic Victorian structures remain open and in use today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566496428562-1DQ1J80O00G0N670MHE8/20190822_092321.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI The grand Victorian homes of Sixth Street on an original brick lined road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566496454910-34HZJYW4XN1JWDTKBO7G/20190822_092420.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566496480016-UKX6WJB4OYDPEIMOT28P/20190822_092442.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI This house is truly amazing…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566496508465-D24T6TCJ188A3IOTR80E/20190822_092517.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI …it is also the Funeral Parlor… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566496538757-X3TQ1DG55QDU5Z4F1VSM/20190822_092614.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566496574319-J19TIC8Q1Z3KWYPCCQ9F/20190822_094051.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI The Traverse City State Hospital built in 1895 is a decommissioned psychiatric hospital built on 135 acres. It is now one of the largest historic preservation and adaptive reuse redevelopments in the country. Currently, it offers housing, shopping and dining in the old underground tunnels in addition to a summer farmers’ market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566498970129-SV7C155SF4YWT3H8DKIT/20190821_184730.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI Mini golf & Owen won again… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566496601962-20ZK5O3APZQKZQJX4HK1/20190821_201017.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI Nice sunset clouds at the Duncan Clinch Marina. The tents are for this weekends Ironman competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566519917115-4PW8QGQSX13S78D6O7UJ/20190822_155512.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI A bike ride around Boardman Lake… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566519948823-HC0SHT7WN1EYCRZH0ARQ/20190822_160326.jpg Log - Traverse City, MI …followed by a craft beer (and dog-hug) at The Filling Station Brewery. By the way, Traverse City has 12 craft breweries…I love this town! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/8/19/lake-charlevoix monthly 0.5 2019-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566296145690-WOLRSINWBL903N0O429N/20190819_204102.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI In the foreground is Lake Michigan. The little lake is Round Lake where we are docked. The large lake is Lake Charlevoix with its South Arm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566209017515-WLQX6HBK864KWKH2SFMH/20190813_101456.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI Welcome to Lake Charlevoix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566209671262-Y62FUVZZU22AXKGUK1U4/20190818_153455+%281%29.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI The evolution of a bascule bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566209066366-WLEASEZP6214QRH55ZV4/20190818_172922.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI Bridge Street Tap Room is a great place to have a local craft beer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566209149863-4MGNBA60GDKWGMGQBF0P/20190818_171225.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI So many choices of local craft beers at the Bridge Street Tap Room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566209721009-0S438BGPG0VJ0UD3WR3B/20190818_173218.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI Don’t miss the great fish tacos at the Cantina and a nice selection of tequila & mexican beer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566209181416-PTQ54PWSEBJJEAZP1N0A/20190818_174308.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI Independence at her slip at the Charlevoix City Marina in Round Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566295934471-Z7ESMLK975GUMRPOW875/20190819_095543.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI The famous ‘Thatch House’ built in 1919 by Earl Young and remodeled in 2013 by Michael Seitz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566295970584-N9DC7HVMTA2IL3YFG0UO/20190818_153455+%281%29.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI The Thatch House is now a vacation rental https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566383877494-NHF5HZI1CLNJ4E5SIYRK/20190819_095431.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI This is the little cottage next to The Thatch House. This is what Earl Young’s original architectural design looked like for both houses. Over 52 years Young designed and built 31 structures in Charlevoix. He worked with limestone, fieldstone and boulders he found throughout Northern Michigan. His houses are often referred to as ‘mushroom ‘ houses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566383911032-11IG69Z2RKZMA19VIIGX/20190820_080230.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI Another Earl Young building is The Weathervane Lodge, a landmark along the channel at the bascule bridge (built in 1958). It was almost lost in 1971 during very high water and winds reaching hurricane force. The original pilings & sections of foundation were washed out from underneath the structure. The Army Corp of Engineers came in and saved the property by placing metal sheet pilings from the bridge all the way to Lake Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566295998728-KGEHZT02R7RO6MCSOFGJ/20190819_104133.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI A pretty victorian era house on the bluff above channel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566296036567-MP7GBPQTZ9UHGX5LR3PN/20190819_132140.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI The floating homes of the South Arm. The wet bar ‘Shaken Knot Stern’ is the made out of the stern portion of an old wooden boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566296054793-1HWRHP4YOHMDNSQJKMKU/20190819_132712.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI A huge home on the South Arm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566296073133-ADOPEAK2PT27VZF55600/20190819_133541.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI It is always nice to have a boat garage for your sailboat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566296098267-VZ79X1YOJEF2QDRZR7IH/20190819_174354.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI Built in 1892 the Charlevoix Train Depot has been renovated and turned into a park called Depot Beach Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566296739252-58OGF5LV2YNQ2Y6TVPVE/20190819_100038.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI Fisherman’s Island State Park along Lake Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566296123729-R6D2SXFVZ4X5T32BHYYZ/20190819_172706.jpg Log - Lake Charlevoix, MI Larry & I ride the bikes to the beach and go for a swim in Lake Michigan https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/8/16/lake-michigan-beaver-island-st-st-james-petoskey monthly 0.5 2022-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566001239711-77MPQJ48SAGTTNA7TH3V/20190813_101456.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI ‘Mighty Mac’ the Mackinac Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566001291424-OI5P3PNN499VTGGSKGM3/20190813_101926.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI Leaving Mackinac Island heading to Beaver Island. The main towers of the Mackinac Bridge rise more than 550 feet above the Straits of Mackinac. The cables, composed of thousands of strands of wire tightly wrapped together, are anchored in giant concrete blocks, which are 8,614 feet apart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566001575103-5RW9YTDUTHVR7W5T4PO4/20190813_180200.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI Larry finds a friend outside the Shamrock. on Beaver Island. Peaches is in love with Larry…his parents (fellow Loopers - Sean & Natalie of M/V Alegria) are not so sure… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566001711421-YXMB0KKT4ADHGPCBCLEX/20190814_133721.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI Our lunch time stop on the bike ride on Beaver Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566001342674-WLKS1C23ZTG6C0MXJFUQ/20190813_162150.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI Look closely and you will see the water snake warming himself on the rock. This snake is at least two feet in length and quite fat and happy at the Beaver Island Municipal Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566001655630-S4TTVSQFA33UWK9B34Z1/20190814_135022.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI The first time I have seen Monarch butterfly caterpillars in their natural habitat feeding on milkweed. There are three caterpillars in this image https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566001818851-IT224982INX78KJ6K6MU/20190815_164516.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI First stop at Petoskey is the Beards brewery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566001766345-FG1SMMOJ8Q5WAM5RTO4I/20190815_162453.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI Beards has a great Cream Ale called Wunderbrau. Nice and light at 4.4% ABV https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566001855270-JNIL48DNZ2UQ2ZL1XMM9/20190815_165630.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI This place is quite unexpected… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566001944000-15JBD4FKTOUTS4B822JH/20190815_171029.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI Mitchell St. Pub has serious character…and peanuts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566001994619-E41ETXX7KGDXXWX39PMB/20190815_172123.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI and they serve food as well https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566002094295-BPP0OS0FVBALVYSOBF4V/20190815_175111.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI The old railroad (non operational) still runs through this beautiful park in Petoskey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566044266839-STKSVSI30H9NWXZRH1LB/20190816_095340.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI This statue of Ernest Miller Hemingway is based on a 1920 photo near this spot that shows him ready to depart Petoskey for a job in Toronto. Prior to this he summered at a small cottage on Walloon Lake named ‘Windemere”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566002342547-W7R6AQZOHR2N2EFFDRNK/20190816_095242.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI The City Park Grill is one of Hemingway’s old haunts. So we must go in for a look and a beer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566002151220-HVPFLTJUFWA37KF4O7KM/20190815_184503.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI The bar at The City Park Grill is classic and our bartender, Kayla, was fantastic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566002294512-QCV4CC1KO7ID5KVPJ3ML/20190816_094729.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI Hemingway stayed at Stafford’s Perry Hotel quite often while visiting Petoskey. Built in 1899 the hotel boasted steam heat, electric service, a barber shop, a buffet restaurant and a newsstand. The Perry also advertised as the only fireproof hotel in town. Its brick construction, a novelty at the time, contributed to its survival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566002038423-3YA54PDW11LYB38KH4MO/20190815_173659.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI The Arts Center is quite lovely https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566002462399-FTK208VWVE66Q0KV41WJ/20190816_095549.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI The original library was built with Carnegie funds in 1905 and now is part of the Arts Center. When living in Petoskey in 1919, this library was a favorite place of Hemingway’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566002508054-X5AWCSM3YXJRK6PR9DKF/20190816_095621.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI The ‘new’ library built in the 1920’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566002671983-M2HC0AUEORWIS2WD8Q16/20190816_100306.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI I love these little ‘mini’ libraries, especially this one… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566002623403-V9DZL9IF18OIQ69FKA8G/20190816_100206.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI The Catholic Church in Petoskey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566002780150-QPJJY1YN4S7ML92R732U/20190816_101600.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI The older wood buildings in Petoskey burned but the brick remains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566002865754-0V7VXS2RCS2XX6E5N0M0/20190816_125340.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI Our end-tie at Harbor Springs Municipal Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566002824047-U0UFF88A9MMKSN1H65O0/20190816_123847.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI The inner harbor is the epitome of the new vs. the old https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566003588873-2QCDT8C3VUTNXYRK4U0Z/20190816_150008.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI Gorgeous homes with beautiful gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566003620672-8D1VUCQJEITURK8FY8HZ/20190816_150131.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI Right along the harbor…properly themed with anchor motifs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566003656377-YMGCREBYP6L266RF2DU7/20190816_150234.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566003721900-TIHWMDHYBFIE0C0CZ7Y5/20190816_153631.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI The Harbor Springs Yacht Club was holding a sailing school today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566063696356-P6GYAMQM7R2EN2VOJNNH/20190817_091833.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI Excuse me for posting more beautiful homes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566063796493-EZTDOOII2BE2Z72TAGHY/20190817_092641.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566063855225-AUSJ0B3OCYGJ136QHQOC/20190817_093418.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI The Independence from the Bluffs. A great view of the town, harbor and Petoskey in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566063993900-9GSDTH6G6YUNPQ84F1KC/20190817_093850.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI Another gorgeous home on the Bluffs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566063930492-LV1AHS3CHERKGJV48WF5/20190817_100123.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI Such a lovely plack, I had to include it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1566064055133-PV7UJHLTSJEPRJ5VLAHZ/20190817_100301.jpg Log - Lake Michigan - Beaver Island (St. James), Petoskey, Harbor Springs, MI Ephraim Shay’s home, steel plates and all https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/8/13/mackinac-island-mi monthly 0.5 2019-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809179745-U99NSVSWCBUQWCO9P4R3/15232.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI A ‘Looper’ must is to go by the ‘home’ of Mark & Jill VanderMeulen outside of Detour, MI. (on your way to Mackinac Island). The John W. Boardman was built in 1923 & sailed the Great Lakes until 1980. She was used to haul cement to construct the Poe Lock at Sault St.e Marie in 1968. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565808570778-FEXTI2JV5CZ3OJGNETB8/20190809_134225.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Entering Mackinac Island Harbor on a windy day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809375058-CEHHSD0VTK4SMSZQ2LEK/20190809_152505.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Love these old murals… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565808626417-MKS66EA4DNKQ5WRCD835/20190809_151953.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Horse drawn carriages for hire or you can rent one and drive yourself around the island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565808719677-XWJ7T6N22NZUJKR0ME3L/20190809_152307.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Gorgeous horses work long days here on the island but are treated very well, There are around 20 different breeds of horses on the island, including Percherons, Belgian Draft Horses, Welsh Cobs, and Haflinger Ponies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565808830868-FCTHK6452ZK4LFZ31INT/20190809_152340.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Getting the lay-of-the-land. Only 8.2 miles around the circumference of the island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565808865267-VRLICQS18JW58ZJJLADU/20190809_152534.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Fort Mackinac is at the top of the hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809265262-KQ1G6AQ0ILQR1FUOEZJF/20190809_152652.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI The Pink Pony is evidently quite famous https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809301487-ZCQBQG3IZY0SA1VNAMAX/20190809_154507.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI The famous mural at the Pink Pony’s inside bar/stage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809333894-6YI33ACG84HJLNO852C2/20190809_154145.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Having one at the Pink Pony’s outside bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809474599-B26X01B4FGZV90LJNMKO/20190809_155353.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Thousands of bikes and bike riders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809510713-OY6N35IGHV5RIAQFVJXC/20190809_160701.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI The public library is beautiful and has a lovely outside readers deck overlooking the lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809540809-2A9GZLQCYFESYN4BB9W4/20190809_161844.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Charming houses along every street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809578781-0QNRL3SQRKN0BN3JVUP9/20190809_163218+%281%29.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI The gardens are spectacular (check out the sign) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809610812-DZ64GPSTEQZ8ZR3PPR7V/20190809_170541.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Another beautiful home in front of the harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809640692-2HEA8P09W0E8DM1MQPMZ/20190809_170646.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI We popped into the Mackinac Island Yacht Club for a beer…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809673580-DRGQQ1DOO1OXXZ20UXSV/20190809_170816.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI …only to find out that there is no bar, just lockers where the members keep their alcohol and then serve themselves cocktails https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809764717-IAA3ZNEKW6EZDYTNZGBW/20190809_163218.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Jim Fisher (of Mackinac Wheels) and Larry enjoy an 13 mile mountain bike ride all over the island (photo by Larry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809816454-CP3Q7NQUA17LG03DZX6D/20190810_135058.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI The south view of the harbor from Fort Mackinac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809848356-KV7CHHAZ473K3GENQOJ4/20190810_135605.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI The north view of the town from Fort Mackinac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809879914-2A5CE4RHBN85NZYO9J43/20190810_135531.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI At the fort with the Independence behind us in the harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809911980-REH11R1EYEJ62JTU08CP/20190810_144304.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI A model of the Mackinac sailboat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809941278-SZBUSAWWZ5CIHBYMGYK3/20190810_144538.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Biking is a way of life on the island and has been for years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565809973592-WFJYNR6KJ0EDA8VV533K/20190810_152725.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Horses do all the work from street cleaning….. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565810007796-1C69X9CBZ4ZHNZSJ7PLN/IMG_20190809_154817451_HDR.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI …to hauling lumber (photo by Larry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565810057493-C5LHHRQ45PIUQ4NR2C0I/IMG_20190810_163343717_HDR.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI The Grand Hotel is just that…very grand. Built in 1887 by the Grand Rapids, Indiana, Michigan Central railroads and the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company. The world’s largest summer hotel was built by Charles Caskey and his crew of three hundred carpenters in less than four months. (photo by Larry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565810114534-3LJRUL37KN27S21V1G04/20190810_154754+%281%29.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI In 1976, the owner of The Grand Hotel, Dan Musser, chose Carleton Varney president of the Dorothy Draper & Co. to redesign the hotel. He and his staff have designed all of the main rooms, plus the 397 guest rooms, where no two are alike. This is the main salon as you enter the hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565810253084-WDAJKSIAT7503ZI2WTN9/20190811_175822.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565810377146-X7H1FQK242DIU18ZIV96/20190811_175832.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565810319706-CEQ9SVZHODND8GPEYMHK/20190811_203314.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565810165305-CMLDL11M691ESWP255BF/20190810_154851.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI The Geranium Bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565810209066-3QFZILF7ME812RCFWR4K/20190810_155501.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI The view from The Gand’s famous wrap-around porch and their horse drawn carriage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565810785458-1KUO7III9W0YKY09OJVT/20190810_160542.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Larry and I enjoy a ‘Big Porch’ beer on the the big porch of The Grand Hotel. The longest porch in the world at 660 feet long bordered by their signature red geraniums . These flowers are deadheaded every two days and grown in a greenhouse on the hotel property. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565810861485-9WM75R8U0FHO7EQNK22T/20190810_163120.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI The lower gardens of the hotel were setting up for a celebration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565810894086-414APJHRU0C9LH3G0YOK/20190811_105612.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI We assisted Dan Musser (the owner of The Grand Hotel) in securing his boat at the East Dock. She is 1953 Chris Craft called Marion Leigh. Tied up in front of the Independence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565810924524-D0G3H2TN76VRNR28H4MD/20190811_111150.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI First stop on the bike ride around the island is at Arch Rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565810966640-39RM573784V1KXS52QW9/20190811_131848.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Fort Holmes is at the top of the island. This is a restoration. The original was built in 1812 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565811008642-GA8EYWM2EUWRIXF25QZL/20190811_134854.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI The Mackinac Island airport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565811059187-BACWV1FCQFBOCUOFFPK2/20190811_124835.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Stunning houses and gardens abound, like this one on the East Bluff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565811095299-EE2RVD2SPPUNXFDZG9J6/20190811_141552.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI We stop to take a picture of ‘Mighty Mac’ the Mackinac Bridge. Built in 1957 it is the longest single-unit suspension bridge in the western hemisphere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565811133120-CAQD779DFWYKBQWMUM88/20190811_142202.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI These grand houses on the West Bluff have water views of the Mackinac Bridge. The yellow home is called the Cairngrom. It is a Victorian Cottage built in 1888 up for sale for $6 Million https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565811188979-5NXBXK4BDUMCY7X8XNJ8/20190811_142139.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565811225105-U8S7A9S9YESLCHD1QNAE/20190811_142245.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Another West Bluff beautiful home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565811255972-40T6G2HZE3WLZV14GT81/20190811_172555.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Date night (photo by Owen) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565811282351-5TJ3TOIRNM7854PH3Q8Z/20190811_174628.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565811314267-CZNR5OI662SGA6IKENG1/20190810_154754.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI The dining room at The Grand Hotel can seat 1,000 for dinner. Men are required to wear a jacket and tie and women are required to wear a dress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565811355850-X2I70E3W1C45MOZQR053/20190811_184447.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI Larry looking sharp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565811385210-PLCQBJR80D048RKIQ7BZ/20190812_163011.jpg Log - Mackinac Island, MI We round-out our island experience with a 18 hole putting course at MIssion Point. Owen won…sorry Larry! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/8/6/north-channel-gore-bay-croker-island-the-benjamins-moffat-bay-hilton-beach-on-to-sault-ste-marie-mi monthly 0.5 2019-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565122929914-KD3IVVETRTOXXKGAZTTQ/20190802_164330.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI The big chair at Gore Bay, Ontario https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565122967520-TPEVJCQ9APXIEK797OI3/20190729_211156.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI Split Rail brewing was started by Andrea and Eleanor in a garage on Manitoulin Island in 2010. Manitoulin is the largest freshwater island in the world. The brewery opened in Gore Bay in 2015. We enjoy a frosty Copper Lager by the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565122998584-03O8ICVQT7854AIENYR1/15232.jpeg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI A nice dinner of salmon, corn and salad while anchored at Croker Island (The Benjamins). The sailboat in the background is almost over our anchor chain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565123028938-37H1YM9S93PA89HJ016H/20190803_203210.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI Sunset over The Benjamins, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565123057788-MHW6O4QCQ6QUN44WNEDT/20190805_202009.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI Note to self - make sure the engine room door is secure at all times… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565123087343-65RWBHJKP8P1997LOQJP/20190805_205836.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI Sunset at Hilton Harbor Marina, Hilton Beach, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565123127790-KD40QXF6DHPKPK9EPAJ3/20190806_101802.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI Sweet lighthouse along The St. Joseph Channel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565123164156-ZEC2698ZX3KJ7HLG4E4Y/20190806_132943.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI Larry replaced our Canadian courtesy flag with our Nordhavn 2,500 nautical mile pennant flag after re-entering the U.S. at Sault Ste. Marie, MI in the George Kemp marina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565424900782-FD24T3QHM6CAAY09HJLZ/20190806_172141.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI The Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa County Courthouse built in 1877 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565424974153-YMAAA5SADQGZD932UOYE/20190806_173759.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI Excavation of the hydropower plant’s canal began in September 1898 and was completed in 1902. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565425017740-D21TAL78QM2LMU23TMFD/20190806_173813.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI Concurrently, construction of the Edison Sault Electric Hydroelectric Plant began in March 1900 and was completed in 1902. Official opening of the facility was held on October 25, 1902. At the time of completion, the plant was second only to Niagara Falls in terms of hydro development https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565425087748-6YI6VDA8T6JNPQZ24TM7/20190806_173820.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI The canal and one of the bridges as it looks now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565425168938-WNHEBUJLY3YSXLRAOQ09/20190806_173847.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI This crystal-clear blue water is moving toward the hydro electric power plant at about 8 knots or more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565425238740-ZQMQUSELGSTJZTIM791V/20190806_174712.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald memorialized in this mural on ‘The Merch’ bars side wall. The manager at the bar relayed his memory of the day it sank back on November 10th, 1975 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565425290419-AY3UQ3RMW2GQBU4UMD4N/20190806_182205.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI Love the old brick buildings of Sault Ste. Marie, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565425327206-K0N7AR67T0R8H97SMDK1/20190807_182050.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI We enjoy a beer (or two) with our friend John at the ‘Downtowner’ bar. Thank you for your great hospitality John. We really enjoyed meeting you and the gang at the DT! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565425380799-VE13Y4QUI6LIWH8TKTI3/20190808_091109.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI Up-locking on the Canadian side of Sault Ste. Marie, ON to Lake Superior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565425467497-UQRKE5HEV5WZGVT8V11V/20190808_092414.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI At the top of the lock…21 feet up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565425520403-3UA8EKBP3IUIAFN8H7RU/20190808_092727.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI Going under the International Bridge to Lake Superior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565425586160-VJWO23GXEMITGLM60CXT/20190808_101721.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI A short tour on the Greatest of Lakes…Lake Superior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565425642003-LW66UHJZNJ27GXNQEYIY/20190808_105542.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI The largest steel plant in Canada sits near Sault Ste. Marie, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565425698004-TKSJTR7725TENKFQDJ3R/20190808_111231.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI Beautiful old stone buildings sit beside the lock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565425759926-APY97S6Y9JFDHF4XLJVD/20190808_111638.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI The gates shut as we ‘down lock’ on return from Lake Superior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1565425849423-DM6KNJCS4L6XWD16P9BQ/20190808_113131.jpg Log - North Channel - Gore Bay, Croker Island (The Benjamins), Moffat Bay, Hilton Beach, ON to Sault Ste. Marie and Lake Superior, MI Exiting the lock as we head back down St. Mary’s River https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/8/1/long-bay-to-maskinonge-island-to-mill-lake-killarney-frazer-bay-and-little-current monthly 0.5 2019-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564709934959-49O4JH9XN6W9TTJREOGG/20190726_170320.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON Independence anchored at Long Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710020714-24YJR2A7VN39Q9EFDZM3/20190721_130133.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON A perfect night to water ski on Long Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710094764-K3TRZQR0NV86C7BALPJH/20190726_202025.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON Sweet summer sunset at 9:00PM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710144077-MQEZ4TVNGJJY992QJEI2/20190728_093646.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON Leaving the shallows at Pointe au Baril for a transit on Lake Huron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564741932305-39VRPPQ09O04V8SOHCGH/DSC01404.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON Pointe au Baril, french for ‘Barrel on the point’ was given this name back in the 1870’s when a lost whiskey barrel was found and subsequently ‘drained’ by thirsty fisherman at this point. To give thanks they later placed a lantern in the barrel to act as a beacon providing safe entry into this narrow inlet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710192091-C3OBMOXWMDAAWMEEGKE7/20190728_191258.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON Just a casual anchor-out dinner at Mill Lake of barbeque lamb chops, green salad and baked potato https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710230151-UZHME5NXTZ4WENTC1QI0/20190729_211156.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON The Mill Lake sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564714434709-POMF03YNQ8AXO9363873/15232.jpeg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON This was quite an afternoon squall while anchored at MIll Lake. We looked up the wind speed and it was reported to be 40 knots. Picture by Larry McCullough (some of us were too busy running around prepping the foul weather gear to think about taking a photo!!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564714406133-K4N3LIG4QVLUIKPD9ZXV/15234.jpeg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON The squall only lasted 20 minutes but it sure felt longer. Picture by Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710279595-F1OVG27136GHAE4Z7M74/20190730_090104.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON Day two of Collins Inlet…a gorgeous day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710464905-I1XNEQJYMRID1OMJ5807/20190730_090143.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON Pink granite walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710540300-I6D90FHMI54TZVRYFM47/20190730_090251.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON Pine trees and birch trees cling to the granite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710607716-P0WHFGMA2KGQTVTU4JYT/20190730_090408.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON A pretty passage on Collins Inlet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710652925-KTCR1T1RAUE30FBU9O3A/20190730_103928.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON Killarney harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710690752-BBTJF4RSY7IVIY0MM628/20190730_130055.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON One of the Sportsman’s Inn Marinas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710725487-JR4D9M9S2D0RYDML8WCE/20190730_142828.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON Independence squeezed into her birth across the channel at St. George Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710776221-QH2VVD2PNF387CON1HRR/20190730_143606.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON One of the Sportsman’s Inn Lodges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710828944-9X8N0EMQF751FOPLIQZJ/20190730_150402.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON The main Sportsman’s Lodge with the seaplane and full resort amenities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710881483-VV609KQ4D011L8V4FIIO/20190730_150427.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON The view from the Sportsman’s Inn Lodge Resort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710930153-MSF8UATTUX2YNYHBVN14/20190730_150827.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON This is the entry to Killarney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564710973118-8Z7PPOD3LWV80JI013C2/20190730_153758.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON The $18 million event center lodge at Sportsman’s - love the ‘prop’ fan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564711013800-5UYWQZF546OBRXJVH4YA/20190730_154044.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON The view from the deck at the event center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564711129896-YMS67EMVWQDVP61YPJ4N/20190730_193033.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON The Oyster Shack owner’s tequila…quite good https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564711172425-Y7I9M1YEOLN74R9IBV0L/20190730_144625.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON The famous Herbert Fisheries fish and chip shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564711213414-WZ5R5YN79JB2DL213QEP/20190730_144707.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON Order up! We shared an Adult Fish and Chip Meal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564711245961-CFLZVEEOJLCW3L7R61KI/20190730_202505.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON Great fish and chips and a nice local pilsner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564711282226-14YQ47DMEVFI6TQ2QJ65/20190731_135131.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON Independence anchored in Frazer Bay…temporarily https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564711336497-O6UQ46QG2V3IXBX9EMJF/20190731_144511.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON The hike up to Topaz Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564711374275-UABX2IIYIEINM6IQDA6S/20190801_120842.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON The swing bridge opens on the hour and is right in front of Little Current https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564711411107-SLYWCH9PJ4O66BZLEHCX/20190801_133102.jpg Log - Long Bay to Maskinonge Island, Mill Lake, Killarney, Frazer Bay and Little Current, ON I am stealing this name for my next boat…(it reads Pub Trawler). We saw her in Killarney and again at LIttle Current. Perhaps we will meet the owner some day…in a pub! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/7/25/r82ev4yb29eyu8ssa5s50daark2uri monthly 0.5 2019-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564089423086-UUEKC1PSVO3CZF2NLK3L/20190721_130133.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Little Cottages like this are on almost every one of the 30,000 islands in Georgian Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564089571717-Q5FBY23NUSTPSB7DZZTS/20190722_115456.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON If you don’t follow the channel markers in these cuts you will run your boat aground onto granite rocks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564089670197-9N69L5IOG4XI1FLVYWP8/20190722_115747.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Exiting one of the cuts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564089846277-55GA5Z9ZXZGD36070UYQ/20190722_115906.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON The granite shallows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564089912300-68LMDXYAEOM9OSZVB8IO/20190722_144133.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Anchored toward the top of 12 Mile Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564089988754-S8QIO2CBQBN4PBUSFJH6/20190722_150119.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Seeing the sites in the tender https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564090048984-DZDFMB7DC4FD5IIANDQ6/20190722_155804.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON This is how you get to the grocery store https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564090717486-EC0KYFE5AE3OY0TQ9BLE/20190723_114308.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Heading back up 12 Mile Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564097514281-1DZRPMQTM1ELXR4UDHSN/20190723_190813.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Anchored at the top of Spider Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564096753410-53CN4EX0R98Q58A5NF9B/20190723_165951.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Just a joke on our little cruise to dinner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564096837371-YUHUU6SEGLMNME3HZ1UU/20190723_171746.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Henry’s fish house…on an island all its own called Frying Pan Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564097052371-8LTU99QGYGOL4GER6XQK/20190723_180716.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Pickerel with basmati rice and Steam Whistle Beer…we visited the brewery in Toronto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564097244080-2Y6W6SNUAQKF3GMWYC9S/20190723_183258.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Some folks take the plane to dinner… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564097893914-JTO9CIGE53L6YMDTRA1Q/20190724_085052.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Nice day to get into some skinny water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564098417500-V1QUO6ZMIKHB4HTMJKQ6/20190724_090936.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Cute little cottages everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564098587165-UJH6YYS5LKJUD6083E8R/20190724_093849.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Entering the skinny cuts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564099020591-ULC32J2VKIWJSX29Q8ZU/20190724_095247.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Looking aft at the channel markers…we came through that small cut in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564099330907-OXOSQA9AQSWVH82R31YX/20190724_095430.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Perhaps you get the idea of how narrow it is now… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564099445770-GZLHGYW7MSAAK4IV8Q30/20190724_095535.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Don’t forget…red, right, returning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564099532000-GNUC710JH5OCCF559XLL/20190724_103243.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON There were quite a few slim channels today followed by blind turns like the one ahead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564099762010-OG81D1VSNS41AH5TCKO5/20190724_110554.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Finally the swing bridge the leads to Parry Sound https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564100023695-C4YOGULU5DGUZPU2WYBL/20190724_170205.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Parry Sound Georgian Bay Airways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564100113663-RL7UC7JA1OU7U5T7FKMA/20190724_171757.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON A Trestle Beer in front of the trestle while you await your seaplane tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564100185786-1AVCMHWPOFDP7OJ37KTQ/20190724_181002.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Parry Sound was all about logging back in the day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564100285307-NQKQ4JN803AA4I0ISZTP/20190724_181550.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Had to check out the new Trestle Brewing Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564100758897-WSCS4KUMZHTKQOWJG7B6/20190724_185312.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Great beer and my sushi salad was really tasty too…Larry’s ‘Dirty Bird’ sando was a bit spicy for him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564100845076-WMW5P9FHRTXDQPFT566I/20190724_192447.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Trestle Brewery has a nice beer garden. This was a three-point toss - no kidding! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564100912351-O0SJE5A7GDVQJ6R9SIBA/20190724_200907.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON The old court house had a second floor courtroom and main floor jail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564101071056-EA3GB5A28SANGYRQQ3RM/20190724_205045.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Check out the old photos in the Wellington Pub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564101161553-POIEN8KJHOMM4B8BRGBL/20190724_203641.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON This is our itinerary! Not sure about that ‘Venice of America’ part … https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564101231342-V68I1MY9L2R8C9XNSQZ2/20190724_211221.jpg Log - Georgian Bay anchorages to Parry Sound, ON Pretty sunset over Georgian Bay https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/7/25/ey58ce3vpuvbd6ow03w6j5elymkh9h monthly 0.5 2019-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564069351164-KJ3ADVDC4L2ECSPUXI47/DSC01261.JPG Log - Port Huron, MI, Goderich, ON Canada, Elgin Harbor, Tobermory, Lion's Head, Beckwith Island to Midland Bay How to deal with rude boaters and high water along the St. Clair River. Photo by Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564069398046-8PK1KN0SCWFM83801E6C/DSC01263.JPG Log - Port Huron, MI, Goderich, ON Canada, Elgin Harbor, Tobermory, Lion's Head, Beckwith Island to Midland Bay Farm land along the St. Clair Fiver. Photo by Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564069446663-OCNGLY3CDZJVFZ1DINQ6/DSC01264.JPG Log - Port Huron, MI, Goderich, ON Canada, Elgin Harbor, Tobermory, Lion's Head, Beckwith Island to Midland Bay U.S. Border Patrol along the St. Clair River. Photo by Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564069500231-WKBR4TZYTR4NS5028YNN/DSC01270.JPG Log - Port Huron, MI, Goderich, ON Canada, Elgin Harbor, Tobermory, Lion's Head, Beckwith Island to Midland Bay Tobermory docks. Photo by Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564069604810-VQ5DBL8FIMCDZXPJMBYM/DSC01274.JPG Log - Port Huron, MI, Goderich, ON Canada, Elgin Harbor, Tobermory, Lion's Head, Beckwith Island to Midland Bay Independence at Tobermory. Photo by Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564069659767-MVWQT8WGMQK6DU6YAN49/DSC01275.JPG Log - Port Huron, MI, Goderich, ON Canada, Elgin Harbor, Tobermory, Lion's Head, Beckwith Island to Midland Bay The Car & Passenger Ferry at Tobermory. Photo by Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564069706834-L4OHYZNDFIPRGPTTMDBR/DSC01276.JPG Log - Port Huron, MI, Goderich, ON Canada, Elgin Harbor, Tobermory, Lion's Head, Beckwith Island to Midland Bay Tobermory. Photo by Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564069808970-FA82EFQGY1I6U2CF8N4C/DSC01281.JPG Log - Port Huron, MI, Goderich, ON Canada, Elgin Harbor, Tobermory, Lion's Head, Beckwith Island to Midland Bay Cabot Head Point leaving Tobermory for Lion’s Head. Photo by Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564069910538-BACTNC3LYI1FBH3CJZA8/DSC01285.JPG Log - Port Huron, MI, Goderich, ON Canada, Elgin Harbor, Tobermory, Lion's Head, Beckwith Island to Midland Bay Independence docked at Lion’s Head. Photo by Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1564069991008-QVO5BRJNT1AN23Y3FC0V/DSC01286.JPG Log - Port Huron, MI, Goderich, ON Canada, Elgin Harbor, Tobermory, Lion's Head, Beckwith Island to Midland Bay Sunset at Lion’s Head. Photo by Larry McCullough https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/7/16/sandusky-oh-grosse-isle-mi-to-grosse-point-mi monthly 0.5 2019-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563331788502-J7UPT0EXB1BIMUV7LQB1/20190706_160815.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI Post Card Mural of Sandusky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563332291812-LVP8R9A94JG7ZZNWIWQL/20190707_184319.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI Somebody really gets out every day and changes the date!!! Larry with Jill and Bill Gilmore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563331928841-DL73P52JCXJI7SMO2QBT/14542.jpeg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI The ‘Boy with the Leaky Boot’ Fountain…no idea what the significance is… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563332019383-24W10WWSQ7O08YREX5P0/20190707_184719.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI The museum was closed….photo courtesy of Bill Gilmore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563332938532-Y2MV9MCZTQTL1RCWUIC5/20190707_185147.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563332074475-237N8VE7K9FMRC7HER9J/20190707_185036.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI Sisters…Jamie and Jill (Williams) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563332446994-QIZIMWWT9OA73VWQ7P12/20190707_185058.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI Horsing-around at the Merry-Go-Round Museum… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563332520552-DC53HDOWW165AYNT5HJ0/20190707_205801.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI Pretty sunset over Lake Erie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563332592697-PKAUDE9TGA4LHPQT6WCC/20190708_092951.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI Leaving Sandusky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563332645576-J0I0BPZGA04TKFNB4U86/20190708_150145.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI Bill Gilmore wading out to guide us into our flooded ‘well’ (that’s what they call slips here) at the Ford Yacht Club in Grosse Ile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563366976781-SHXVBARCAWTFCY937GX5/14991.jpeg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI No we did not use shore power that day. Photo by Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563367024269-RQ5UJ96YHNXQN58S23XD/14992.jpeg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI Larry gets creative in dealing with the high-water levels. Photo by Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563333045840-LQT1BN78HKJR0AASRC4I/20190709_120608.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI International Bridge greats us as we enter the Detroit Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563333167254-KEFX92Y29P3TC5T9Z0GR/20190709_122412.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI Detroit waterfront https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563333293650-75UEFHXLTT9PBOLRKNCE/20190709_155141.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI Grosse Pointe Yacht Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563333451591-GSF2N47ML2XHLKAA7ADE/20190709_154304.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI GPYC sculpture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563333623437-QRIE675355V4TYCMBYC6/20190709_154532.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI GPYC Grand Dining Room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563334052455-NQDBC1MHM6IPURM707T7/20190709_154804.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI GPYC even has a bowling alley (not to mention a pool too!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563333791106-0KG09QK38DTDREPZD21C/20190709_192322.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI The menu at Mikes on the Water in St. Clair Shores https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563334170995-9JOK2GUX1Z534QO793XM/20190709_192632.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI Mike…and friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1563334213426-V7859NT3I0LJZSB5RHIX/20190709_180514%280%29.jpg Log - Sandusky, OH, (via Detroit, MI) Grosse Ile, MI to Grosse Pointe, MI The rooftop bar at Mike’s on the Water https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/7/5/cleveland-oh-via-dunkirk-ny-erie-pa-and-mentor-oh monthly 0.5 2019-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562373623701-PK4410OV8KFO35B2KHNG/20190702_131322.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) The entry to North Coast Harbor Marina…what a nice view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562373749453-ZP5DSGI4DMHUX950T7XX/20190702_200332.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) The Independence crew and captain in front of the Cleveland syk line https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562398966292-HNXEIIFVKNVX89W22M1U/20190702_203120.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) Just a little history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562373843250-6D9828SC0Z9UE8YJMX1H/20190702_203502.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…I have the sign all to myself! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562373936312-X5JMUY6UE3TGUIC518QH/20190703_132201.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) We spent about four hours in the RRHoF…amazing amount of information and memorabilia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562374191210-7BOH0Y6UYW2ME4AWNP7Q/20190703_140559.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) Alas, sweet Prince. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562374296409-PSD8LIO1QD0URZKD9Q2N/20190703_172749.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) Fountain of Eternal Life, also known as the War Memeorial Fountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562374407551-O4DET0SJ1QAF1QWTAE3S/20190703_173115.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) Terminal Tower is a 52-stories and built in 1930. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562374511820-W4WCTOYA6JPOI70FHVXI/20190703_173358.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) The Sailors and Soldiers Monument is absolutely amazing. Each of the four edges depict battle scenes from the Navy, Artillery, Infantry and Cavalry. The column is topped with a statue of the Goddess of Freedom, defended by the Shield of Liberty. Built in 1894 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562374622703-5VC4Q5QMPK99DTDUYHJV/20190703_174840%280%29.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) Surprise…we had a beer at the ‘Nauti Mermaid’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562374702308-87DKEEMH72I600DM07FQ/20190703_190918.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) Enjoying the architecture of the Cleveland Warehouse District https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562374897602-M2DXH64VGX5C9FZ2LBKB/20190703_203713.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) The Warehouse District leads downhill to The Flats with some great architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562381256955-H5QVL3PS8GNV6TLMJMHW/14542.jpeg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) A Fourth of July tender ride to The Flats in between rain squalls. Photo courtesy Owen Doherty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562374808431-OZQS7I31V7UOCQBSEKO2/20190703_192058.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) The Flats on the Cuyahoga River…a great place to go for jog and later to grab a cold one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562375068291-QN44H1YRD2BDEX4AKX81/20190704_160427.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) A tender ride along the Cuyahoga River. In the land of bridges..two Railroad elevator bridges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562375169820-R9O2WDOT5STGBY88KH21/20190704_160502.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) They may have a few years on them but these tugs are still in service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562378944011-EJW67P0CYKT404FW5O90/20190704_160837.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) The old railroad elevator bridge, fire boat and fire house along the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562375391805-GJD00U2V4HHASMM6IRZQ/20190704_213050.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) Back at the North Coast Harbor Marina on the night of the fourth of July with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame dressed in Red and the Terminal Tower in Red White and Blue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562379098215-2NXZE2Q5MUB9GEA4LBKR/20190704_222321+%281%29.jpg Log - Cleveland, OH (via Dunkirk, NY, Erie, PA and Mentor, OH) Wow, a front row seat for the fireworks. Happy 4th of July! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/6/29/the-welland monthly 0.5 2019-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561863687152-ZV0T2K33SVTB5AG1IO0U/20190625_124213.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON Entering the very shallow, little marina at St. Catharine, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561863745327-CZMTCBO3TRKTJ6LQZZMX/20190625_195809.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON Checking out Lock One on the Welland Canal…trying to get a feel for the process. Notice the ship in the distance that just exited the lock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561863786063-OWIHNFGPOJCNQ84XIN2G/20190625_203628.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON The lock one bridge goes up to let the boats pass after up-locking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561863828927-PB36SUHPGDFBU482YSDU/20190625_203908.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON This sailboat is just starting her journey of eight locks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561863863585-RB82BZQHY47MCQER9M8X/20190626_105219.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON The U.S. side of Niagara Falls…American Falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561863897076-D0YDGR9RZYCZNCIXXY9Z/20190626_110533.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON Horseshoe Falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561863933099-ZPHAM5HMJ3R1JQIG52NT/20190626_111155.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON Horseshoe Falls are magnificent but the sound is really what gets you https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561863985751-IDYUV3N6HQWXXCJ2BSG4/20190626_133014.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON The pretty little town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561864025704-PNR1KMT8J261OS5GDC90/20190626_133130.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON The Prince of Whales Hotel built in 1864 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561864054360-VJWLWI5OWH127UEU4Y34/20190626_133259.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON The Niagara Apothecary dates to 1866 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561864082901-E3DBE57VWBW4C2FYUHQH/20190626_133546.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON Yes…that jar says Leeches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561864110858-JHW8KA5CDXCR77OA9K7L/20190626_141551.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON The Lock Three Visitors Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561866904502-DC1691FUMDE4JSLBT3UI/20190627_071943.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON Entering the Welland Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561866952258-0PD2008Z18H5CBEZQFAV/20190627_081340.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON Lock One https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561866987418-YDN8YE4VND0ISDY8KJB4/20190627_093920.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON Maggie and Owen take a break before Lock Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561867019053-F1OV16DKXQVT671P2T2V/20190627_102653.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON Preparing to enter the Stair-Case Locks of 5, 6 and 7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561867104046-KKK3O0UNFGBB26C2JAQM/20190627_103648.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON The massive hydraulic suction cups used to keep the freighters stationary while up or down locking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561867145145-4EVQPWMOVTXND329IGYU/20190627_110653.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON Inside Lock Six preparing to grab the lines the lock masters through down to you https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561867195090-0KC0VM7V9H66T5FXAWB7/20190627_111440.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON The water boils up from massive valves below the hull of the boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561867245446-0RTSN0I301E6MFX7ZMI9/20190627_123017.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON Lock Seven, the calm before the storm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561867291589-01WBQVINTF0Y1FMDGGI8/20190627_123902.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON After the crazy experience of Lock Seven is contained (FYI - that line should not be that tight or that far from the wall) I get a chance to get a photo of the nice interns that helped us during Locks Two through Seven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561867328014-Y4RCDVAC4HNVEIO0DMGM/20190627_142845.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON This is the normal size of traffic on the Welland Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561867416538-2H8Y7XMA9SXC1CNI25BR/20190627_152450.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON The end of the Welland Canal…the last elevator bridge and the marina is in site…and so is my beer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1562372259930-KI346SCWCKGQ5KAFW97D/20190627_152450.jpg Log - The Welland! St. Catharines, ON, Port Colborne, ON The Welland Canal and its locks https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/6/27/toronto-on monthly 0.5 2019-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561717305496-1HFR5PUD9H0S308KU6JM/20190623_143732.jpg Log - Toronto, ON Hello Toronto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561717339020-MHQVOXN7O7L89DG8V80Z/20190623_145858.jpg Log - Toronto, ON How did I manage to get a picture with out a boat or ferry or plane?…impossible! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561717364591-EUG219B0JVKFVJI5KS1Q/14280.jpeg Log - Toronto, ON Water front docking right in front of the Amsterdam Brewery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561717395865-IXHLTMVEFWFO55DHJIU0/14306.jpeg Log - Toronto, ON Thanks to dock master Maurice Landry, who took this great image of the Independence at her posh spot in front of the Toronto city skyline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561717433873-SHAIYRG90GLHVFD5LLA1/20190623_174010.jpg Log - Toronto, ON The CN Tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561717485536-U1RH2MTF5OAY6V43WXQA/20190623_180517.jpg Log - Toronto, ON Views from the tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561717731570-6H5D4LLEOJRUW36I4ISM/20190623_180644.jpg Log - Toronto, ON Buildings forever…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561717797980-VRK4GFCQSAS4P794TJHL/20190623_181522.jpg Log - Toronto, ON The local airport and the channel we will use to exit Toronto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561717856863-A5GAA4HHRV950114G0KY/20190623_182136+%281%29.jpg Log - Toronto, ON The Roundhouse from above and the Independence in front of the second tower to the right https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561717899125-AZKGIA9N52QSXF0KMJST/20190623_182158.jpg Log - Toronto, ON The channel we transited coming in from Lake Ontario to the city front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561717984180-QYMXJQHO7RRSMVVKCE1N/20190623_182330.jpg Log - Toronto, ON Pride and diversity in the CN Tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718042359-LNKQC1GXB1L45J3WKUM4/20190623_184003.jpg Log - Toronto, ON The Roundhouse Railroad Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718080546-PRIDR6SMLRJL7MJOYB4L/20190623_192514.jpg Log - Toronto, ON Larry checks on the Plymouth Cordage Compressed Air Locomotive, built in 1906 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718359868-WSV6JD9AHXAX6L5N5RH5/20190623_192615.jpg Log - Toronto, ON The Roundhouse stations and historic trains and cranes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718411540-1CZJH3VE88XDV4I3U2FU/20190623_184844.jpg Log - Toronto, ON Had to have a beer at the Steam Whistle Biergarten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718461502-O83XPT5K1YKASF4EX4B8/20190623_193735.jpg Log - Toronto, ON A choral concert at the waterfront at twilight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718501589-5OKURXK77LOXD94OSX8M/20190623_211014.jpg Log - Toronto, ON The Italian Chorus was my favorite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718576652-7C3APH5HLZJKGEP2NEEN/20190624_140829.jpg Log - Toronto, ON The Hockey Hall of Fame in the Financial District https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718625308-C2220H0KS439BYAPK5QS/20190624_141514.jpg Log - Toronto, ON The backside of the flat-iron building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718674675-VFSE2YR3BA13JM1CLMFW/20190624_141552.jpg Log - Toronto, ON The older buildings in the Historic Distillery District https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718723609-UR2ZLSDS3GIJJ7FB3FGH/20190624_141930.jpg Log - Toronto, ON The front of the Gooderham Flatiron Building built back in 1892 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718771980-7Q08YZO221DTJ5IA9UZA/20190624_152403.jpg Log - Toronto, ON Toronto City Hall as seen from the Financial District https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718856485-4RZN7YDV9OY8SVG7SI5B/20190624_152559.jpg Log - Toronto, ON The Toronto City Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718891027-NS26CECYLNPNOG3NPD94/20190624_154341.jpg Log - Toronto, ON These sandstone carvings look so similar to the carvings in the Albany NY City Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718923879-YRV505ENUBC5P1BRUM5U/20190624_155709%280%29.jpg Log - Toronto, ON The Raptors won for sure… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561718986538-3J5EH73HUNDLH7HFMSQA/20190624_185914.jpg Log - Toronto, ON Fell in love with this mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561719019450-6AELK7QF1EWD9X8D5R8K/20190625_094123.jpg Log - Toronto, ON Bye, bye Toronto…hope to be back some day. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/6/27/canada-kingston-on-cobourg-on monthly 0.5 2019-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561619068047-A5IORE7UX2FIF7001YOT/20190531_133810.jpg Log - 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Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Boldt Castle in the St. Lawrence River built in the 1900’s. Originally owned by George Boldt. Built for his wife who died before the castles completion in 1904 the property stood unfinished until purchased for $1.00 in 1977 by the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority who renovated it for $15 million. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561619020224-V3DFIPZ2LA0JLIAF1UWE/20190621_105954.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Entering International waters as we pass under the Canadian side of the Thousand Islands Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561619220828-H6RPRPQK9AFELUFQ8CQH/20190621_110636.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Clear waters and fly fishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561619290042-EHZSYD0Y600GEXCK1P5L/20190621_111308.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Skinny channels and strong currents https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561619421994-6RXXOZV7TZ5OVHZQQK4O/20190621_114709.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Hoisting our International Canadian Courtesy flag. Photo Owen Doherty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561619493033-9LJ4DBLPPBIP8YW4EYC8/20190621_151539.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Anchored at Kingston, ON. Maggie and Owen on the tender heading to the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561619567950-SIT5PGS9MPS74CM098E7/20190621_154239.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON The Prince George Hotel in Kingston https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561619631337-SW139MEYCUDB4MD6C0IZ/20190621_154259.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Kingston City Hall built in 1843 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561619683609-6B70MWU2WIDCOK8F03PA/20190621_170131.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON A busy first day of summer on a roof-top restaurant over looking the Kingston City Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561619810213-4AFI7K1YTFEMLDHLBOOY/20190621_180813.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Beautiful stone churches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561619978017-FQ3Y0E5RJQDXC14U69GM/20190621_181730.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Interesting architecture everywhere in Kingston https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561620067497-KRGJJODY7VT2SIB9WQ81/14156.jpeg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Celebrating Summer Solstice with a swim. Photo Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561620105285-2IUUGRNMJW0HVCGW79OB/20190621_194407.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Cheers! Here’s to Summer!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561620154919-14ACWCSFTDK7A4YJQY69/20190621_205054.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON The first summer sunset at anchor in Kingston, ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561620208203-F07RGKQQIG4EZ0278B2Y/20190622_165942.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Cobourg, Ontario city marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561620271351-6Z1RXNI3X4Z5YAB6JNGO/20190622_171222.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Cobourg city personality and flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561620345472-3N8DIHQTYOI9WRUIBKLU/20190622_191128.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON The Cobourg Victoria Hall built in 1860 took 75 years to payoff the debt incurred from its construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561620406611-5NEIS6T1Z75DG92TUCQD/20190622_173156.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Beautiful homes of Cobourg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561620473035-429YEZN01N7AZFYTYLSQ/20190622_173230.jpg Log - Canada! Kingston, ON, Cobourg, ON Canada flags fly everywhere in every city and town…big or small. So nice to see such pride of country. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/6/21/thousand-islands-clayton-ny monthly 0.5 2019-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112233319-1WW1QWHO4G0L4PSRDZ65/20190531_133810.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY Departing Oswego, NY looking across Lake Ontario https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112254982-4AKI8PIK0OZ17L0BER3H/14156.jpeg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY Thank you Rob and Sharron for a great visit to Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY (photo courtesy of Owen Doherty) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112276840-1235WOSHAZAN4YZM605R/14196.jpeg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY The Independence at the Clayton Municipal Marina (photo courtesy of the Clayton Chamber of Commerce via Sharron Grant (Facebook page) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112306328-8C8KHM8QVS3YLSFQ3P7K/20190618_172318.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY The busy St. Lawrence river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112522635-TZZ79R9W93L578ODU3NC/20190618_173917.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY A great bar for a cold beer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112554317-LNVOKTS6NHHJILUVJK0E/20190618_180819.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY Gorgeous Victorian homes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112627633-2LSONTYBCBK3Y3CAM55A/20190618_202525.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY Playground common sense https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112658424-MAGE3I24J6FFR4AZANQW/20190618_202812.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY Pride of ownership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112688633-KACT23NDVYJ1F2B4FI29/20190618_202823.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY A sense of humor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112726283-O93KEYWCT2T4KEDF5GDS/20190618_204034.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY Sunset over the St. Lawrence River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112758042-1DROEMHNTOFXTF39FM7D/20190619_130346.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY A stroll over the Thousand Islands Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112784964-L7ORFDSQMTHP7HL20X7P/20190619_125925.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY A view of the swollen St. Lawrence River from atop the Thousand Islands Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112815491-H4GKBB3F17SIUCB8PCY6/20190619_132214.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY New Your visitors center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112851524-ETEWM4DK5GA8P2B56UN1/20190619_202206.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY Rob and Sharron Grants gorgeous home along French Creek Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112878988-HUIO6EXV2AWW1HU1OGQV/20190619_204158.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY The Grants boat dock is under water but that doesn’t stop Bailey from enjoying an evening swim https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112904814-95GTWV05GY3JL2DDGUB5/20190620_132800.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY Larry takes a chance with John the barber at this step-back-in-time barber shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112941745-AWT3G4W4Z5G3MAL9NEEU/20190620_153909.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY The Antique Boat Museum is definitely worth a visit for beautiful fast boats… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561112972081-B98ST850R8EKJY2WV7OG/20190620_144207.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY ….vintage engines… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561113001221-6YPW70O1W2KO2IPH70GR/20190620_142447.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY …vintage racing trophies and souvenirs… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561113027450-Y1693V7JSIOHW37QDYJ9/20190620_144458.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY An amazing collection of vintage wooden boats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561113053426-I76DUG0QHPS9B23G3VBF/20190620_150004.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1561113074181-S122YHLXWLQSGT2GUAXP/20190620_172019.jpg Log - Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/6/17/mgmtlltjxuonecy319jzv875b62366 monthly 0.5 2019-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560824719979-XHDG27C5VPTH213YJ1WH/20190531_133810.jpg Log - Oswego, NY The Oswego City clock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560824763082-G7BX508AQABXFRFVQ24F/20190617_162702+%281%29.jpg Log - Oswego, NY The Oswego Court House built in 1853 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560824822923-C2JBNLIK3U1B6II4W2OU/20190617_163748.jpg Log - Oswego, NY Looking down on the last lock 8 from the old railroad bridge that was converted to a pedestrian bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560824875162-YBT2DKCCRL2JQPRIIDCJ/20190617_164741.jpg Log - Oswego, NY Oswego City Hall built in 1870 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560824911370-4MZMM7HT6R2TTTX65TH5/20190617_164902.jpg Log - Oswego, NY The grand staircase just inside the City Hall building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560824992913-R1OEQQBA98DR42C4PO8V/20190617_170301.jpg Log - Oswego, NY The site of the Historic Fort Oswego https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560825049840-HPC38Y3P1ZE28LZN6Y4A/20190617_171059.jpg Log - Oswego, NY A little history on Fort George and the strategic importance of Oswego, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560825144075-S7NL0GKKUPY2PVW2WWWM/20190617_170455.jpg Log - Oswego, NY Had to have a cold one at Gibby O’Conner’s Irish Pub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560825246165-NRRAATMPJ09B60LFLCAH/20190617_182233.jpg Log - Oswego, NY Sad that The Gaslight was closed. I think this winters high waters got inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560825343481-87UAGD02YSF8XIKRDKZW/20190617_182651.jpg Log - Oswego, NY The Old City Hall appears to be another victim of the tough winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560825090451-5VVRWIP6L33KU8HAG7G5/20190617_171008.jpg Log - Oswego, NY High water is still evident at the Oswego International Marina. Lake Ontario beyond looks nice and flat…we hope for similar conditions for our crossing tomorrow. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/6/16/brewerton-ny-to-oswego-nyerie-to-oswegowe-did-it monthly 0.5 2019-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560736183723-NDN8LLJTGTNS28RVFLZI/20190531_133810.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! Entering the last lock of the Erie Canal…lock 23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560736301985-0QKK3QC2ASFSO3PSVKSP/20190616_084018.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! Departing lock 23. We were trailed today by this boat named ‘Comet’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560736326838-HKU9SU0W8LNAVEZWUQB9/20190616_094109.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! The first lock (lock 1) on the Oswego Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560736366358-UKTBQE9360DJ9AT854JQ/20190616_095308.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! Directly after exiting lock 1 you must pass under the Bascule Bridge…Larry is color coordinated for his fashion shoot today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560736408211-IEFR0X00OPBP5BYWXNV4/20190616_125325.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! Exiting lock 6 of the Oswego Canal shadowed by the Comet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560736447502-8CLQUTO3OPWN93AI6TV8/20190616_125349.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! The exit of lock 6 with the spill way next door https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560736479922-18Z6BEQQ1TRTL2TMKJMC/20190616_131750.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! Maggie and Owen in front of the final lock…lock 8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560740145231-6RSH5PC1CS3OUQ7G2N7Z/20190616_132148.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! The New York Canal System at its finest…lock 8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560740169282-VXKF6MYLUVEVN95TBEUT/20190616_132629.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560741972247-7E65A6QER3W75YD495TD/20190616_133324.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! Exiting our last lock…lock 8…with our shadow boat Comet behind us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560741527799-ZPYWN8LM7IDIW3UOGVTJ/20190616_133313.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! The waters of the Oswego Canal are high but that does not stop the Sunday fisherman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560741572153-Q1NSEJ11G3QM1ZPDO6HI/20190616_155126.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! At the Oswego Marina we celebrate our accomplishment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560741600835-OX8I2YZP6LJMSSMY789Y/20190616_160648.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560741884962-5TSTFODUBEGW9UEHEUU3/20190616_162711.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! The Independence is restored to her former grace as we replace her bimini and arch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560741912693-7R15NTD8ZITT938AJT28/20190616_204735.jpg Log - Brewerton, NY to Oswego, NY - Erie/Oswego COMPLETED!!! Sunset falls on this great day and I thank our friends Owen and Maggie and Captain Larry for another great adventure https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/6/15/utica-ny-sylvan-beach-ny-to-brewerton-ny monthly 0.5 2019-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560623448032-D0QIWXWFDHJIWRPKWXTB/20190531_133810.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! Lock 17…the 40 footer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560623478957-K47ZC1GLGTVCAGK69DPI/20190612_095001.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! The Guillotine Door closing on lock 17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560623560242-QHJE8Z6209MFCYKU72DD/20190612_095128.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! Owen handles the port, mid-ship line https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560623600004-6ST27JBDN2HFODYA3SAC/20190612_101652.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! Almost to the top of lock 17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560623630289-2ZS9G57ZHG1JJODDJPDI/20190612_111111.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! A mini afternoon stop in Little Falls, NY to check out the town and provision https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560623663618-Z1PJPAY44O105O65GNKF/20190612_112435.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! Nice Victorian Era home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560623697498-3043TWLPD3YPS5OR3FZ9/20190612_113035.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! Little Falls City Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560623727911-FFJFI3RXAOFNS29AHE0P/20190612_142725.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! Entering the beautiful lock 19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560623775322-H2CR6L854VDY44NR1V5K/20190612_152214.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! The Erie Canal was very busy today…barge one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560623814187-EOPVU9M0OVD4U5RY0BYB/20190612_153116.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! …barge two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560623877351-D1ENLL2NLSKRFEKM9GDD/20190612_164342.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! I like these city clocks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560623848897-J24W28JLD1ZSCO4PIUIZ/20190612_162813.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! Utica, NY train station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560623920510-ZW3WJ8UJKXOJLP5OZUKZ/20190613_110936.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! These charming and efficient little tugs push big loads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560623962271-NVGEC5JU1Z5G4N19X7FL/20190613_110950.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! Just an average day on the Erie for the tug Erie, pushing his load upstream (Here’s to Us in the back ground) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560624060148-K7SVCDX814UFMSVQY0HZ/20190613_133342.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! Entering Lock 21, our first ‘down-water’ lock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560627792575-ZA3E68HR20YVO1E7WXIC/20190613_134608.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! Our friend’s Rev and Sam on their Carver ‘Here’s to Us’ sharing lock 21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560624439925-J8N9S9XKYUNGSDC3AAFE/20190613_134839.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! Rev and Sam leaving lock 21…so odd to be on the low side exiting instead of the high-side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560624092369-UYDF96M2P3GY0MT64SJZ/20190613_190036.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! Sylvan Beach, NY a sweet place to stop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560624123560-46EJZGRC9H52AW54HK44/20190613_191556.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! Harpoon Eddie’s in Sylvan Beach is a great place to have a beer and listen to live music https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560624173485-9WHKZBVUYQJNXVXWYXAR/20190614_164258.jpg Log - Utica, NY, (Little Falls, NY), Sylvan Beach, NY to Brewerton, NY - Erie ON HOLD!!! The wind was blowing at least 18 knots - gusting to 30 so we spent an additional day at Sylvan Beach https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/6/11/amsterdam-ny-st-johnsville-ny monthly 0.5 2019-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560331672387-99IZ8WEBUWYRSDRH73HN/20190531_133810.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal The damage to Lock 11 (above Amsterdam) by Hurricane Irene in 2011. Photo courtesy of Google https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560250496335-Z2A07U0SMSC8A0RH7EDL/20190531_133810.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal A gorgeous day on the Erie Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560250538761-TFPXHJR4K120ORREEH47/20190609_104415.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal Looking back at Lock 8 as the doors close https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560250586840-2Z55SSQI3RRXNPY49S6I/20190609_104504.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal There is so much debris along the Erie Canal from the huge run-off and high water upstream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560250642097-OZFBOSYIM0IAGJGO4CCB/20190609_111030.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal A map of our path toward the Oswego Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560250685559-MB7DBBEUH6XQGR7LYV6P/20190609_111840.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal Maggie and Owen await the next lock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560250734102-J6SXAWFLRDZPW3ZZE41A/20190609_112554.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal Lock 9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560250768172-1794QRC4PGMON1TND8I6/20190609_122531.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal Jim takes his union mandated break between locks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560250811041-APB7WS7QV3GDDN2Q4XW3/20190609_124212.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal There are many abandoned mills and factories along the Erie Canal from days long past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560250843109-UEGWQNT8FXUUJPPZPH4Y/20190609_151229.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal Couldn’t resist posting a picture of the creative advertising used by this Optometrist in Amsterdam, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560250886784-2DS1NEOLG886M7VMO1Z2/20190609_223746.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal Actually had to lock up the boat tonight. We used the anchor chain from the tender and a pad lock…good grief! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560250917948-D4BKMLGMAWL7J4AYGPQ9/20190610_103600.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal More large debris along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560250973959-J62018UD0CDLV9TQSUAR/20190610_115507+%281%29.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal Lucky lock thirteen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560251024972-YFB1Q6VCIMDRK97MN4BB/20190610_193133.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal There is a different map of the Erie Canal at each little town you stop at https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560251057902-3QJUCEM5V9XJJOJO76CD/20190610_193204+%281%29.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal Where we began… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560251118055-VE4JD6DVYQRU93SWQFQL/20190610_193210.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal …where we are currently… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560251155944-60BJNGSJE512EWHYPMP8/20190610_193214.jpg Log - Amsterdam, NY to St. Johnsville, NY - Continuing the Erie Canal …where we are going… https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/6/9/waterford-ny-to-schenectady-ny-entering-the-erie-canal monthly 0.5 2022-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560078514985-MHK6RPZD6R0S2WB2M8VE/20190531_133810.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal The Railroad Bridge exiting Albany, NY toward Waterford, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560078575959-HW8OW3S1H340S2PR151J/20190607_091959.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal Now you can see why we had to lower the bimini and radar arch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560080657437-UKGJAGFBIQKOFBH09Q99/20190607_093257+%281%29.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal 2,000 miles covered since we reset the chronometer after the Bahama trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560078688189-RBDUTPEEMA3LEJTI36GK/20190607_102812.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal Jim Lennon ready for duty at the Troy Lock…doors closed means water level is rising https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560078759720-VBW4IU70M1IZC6HFX6Z4/20190607_102829.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal At the back of the pack in the Troy Lock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560078859451-X95M6O6MCBTV82TLQ5RV/20190607_103840.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal Almost to the top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560078821554-H9HT42BWYGXEFN6DGCBH/20190607_104223%280%29.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal Maggie and Owen at the top of the Troy Lock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560078894959-SUW0YD833BFPX4WJ393I/20190607_104242.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal Captain Larry and Julia Lennon hold the helm station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560078947958-KSWM0JK8Y7G37RVARIGQ/20190607_110351.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal Entering the sweet town of Waterford, NY. To the right is the Champlain Canal system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560080803011-CXDG3SN6S7JQUMC5678R/20190607_124905.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal The line of low-profile boats ready to make the trip up the Erie Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560079047107-GN6LWCR09K2OUE0XGJ4K/20190607_140726.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal The Independence tied to the wall in front of Lock 2 at Waterford, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560079081288-CUOQG16XS7G5ZVC1O7SO/20190607_142002.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal Checking out Lock 2 on land prior to entering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560079136113-5XVJFW5CL6VTTTGJC0KF/20190607_160234.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal A little tour of Waterford brought us to this pretty view of Mohawk Falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560079173990-M60L1QANWCNTVLV7VO95/20190607_174332.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal A tribute to the Mules originally used to haul the boats up and down the Erie Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560079237315-X86GONLN3PWQU78CZ80X/20190608_105204.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal Entering Lock 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560079278913-EWAAO2FM0G8KTH7SHXBB/20190608_105756.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal At the bottom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560079312685-YZ4PV6RTQJXDUOT3OMFH/20190608_112219.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal At the top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560079369234-8EL8M8URF9E5V7JTQVLK/20190608_114134.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal At the top waiting for the doors to open https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560079437758-1N73INBGL83AJME0UNPA/20190608_114950.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal Control Gate 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560079473527-GPKBXQ9GVPTIC56I868Z/20190608_114735.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal Gives you an idea of our height in relationship to some of the low profile Gates and Bridges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560080426578-9G23P3AOS5DKE2VQB0ZA/20190608_132213.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal So much water…this was an epic year for the Great Lakes…The water is held and then finally released down stream when deemed safe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560080470802-HKZULR9Q70OBBH1A5UKL/20190608_152835.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal Our overnight spot at the Mohawk Harbor Marina in Schenectady, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560080512286-S8EKONH7BPROWB1ONUUZ/20190608_185702.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal Our fabulous crew on the Independence…Maggie and Owen Doherty and Julia and Jim Lennon with Larry in between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560080569431-RYK49SU5BYMU3N45GI22/20190608_191800.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal Just steps away we enjoy a concert by the Albany Symphony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1560080625665-VUZG9KAHXW7X80CLRZ04/20190608_210458.jpg Log - Waterford, NY to Schenectady, NY - Entering the Erie Canal A perfect ending to a grand day! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/6/7/croton-on-hudson-ny-ravena-ny-albany-ny monthly 0.5 2022-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559903372973-OSY39D6XKS3R60Q0RVJ8/20190603_073322.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY The East River and the tram to Roosevelt Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559903410428-HZ0B6BCLJLHTNSN1RX92/20190603_080618.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY The Manhattan Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559903446322-LWXTLR97GE6MZYK9NHX6/20190603_080907.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY The Brooklyn Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559903475746-2I9MM1AQ9R56V6DXGHFS/20190603_091940.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY Goodbye NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559903504573-M2IFAFWCMW2ODO8WHMAL/20190603_105058.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY The old and new Tapan Zee bridges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559903533783-F7P5CQEYQN6A7GK8XFFK/20190603_184910.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY The Cornell (New Croton) Dam/Aqueduct, 81 nautical miles up the Hudson, provides water for NYC. An engineering marvel built in 1892 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559903567162-50SV5EP1TPD6V54YXP15/20190604_095240.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY West Point Military Academy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904152098-I4UGIDV4U0K29Z3RS11I/20190531_133810.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY The strategic location of West Point on the Hudson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559903824318-BPRFZ0RDN8S7NOA9HQCP/20190604_105604.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY The view of the Hudson River from the grounds at West Point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559903616874-CH5862M9939M79MC6BLM/20190604_111957.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY West Point campus. The Chapel above, barracks and parade grounds below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559903654084-UWS10QZ6F70IGANUIQCA/20190604_110701.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY Links of the ‘Great Chain’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559903770046-HCVFEH0KLZ3V3353GX0I/20190604_110949.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY Swivel links of the Great Chain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904980060-EIWSSB19X82IHDXL7QMI/20190604_111834.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY The memorial to the Civil War. When cadets graduated from the academy they went on to protect the North or the South. Eventually having to fight their fellow class mate. The cannons around the perimeter of this memorial are placed muzzle down to signify a hopeful end to ever having this take place again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904108190-UIS9NAJH4VR3M15B06U3/20190604_102815.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY The Chapel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559903880108-76DYCDGD21XE4A6PBJWK/20190604_102954.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY Inside the Chapel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904188998-P5AG7EGT82VT3LDQK96A/20190605_102443.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY Heading north on the Hudson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904283686-9N6MWPPLN8B82HW2A5X6/20190605_105415.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY West Point Academy from the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904329870-4NQ9XLDXZT5V9SH0G7HN/20190605_130802.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY The CIA. Culinary Institute of America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904370904-QLRJOMT48O55LCSDUBRE/20190605_134840.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY The sweetest little light houses dot the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904401211-U73S73ADH6VUYPCQ6SBH/20190605_161102.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY Hudson on the Hudson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904444274-XCSM7581MZ1K0L2SPA2N/20190606_100230.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY Albany in sight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904480676-7B5Q5N1GIMZJYP7PHXVJ/20190606_154642.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY Albany is the state capital of New York. This is the State Capitol Building built in 1868 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904512413-IOB8VVCTCPAE6RJC0MMO/20190606_152014.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY Inside the State Capital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904541792-AX48AHP9RSMQC1XXFZB9/20190606_152055.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY The sand stone stairways and carving in the State Capital are amazing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904573860-375QHFUGFW01RYRCHJ2D/20190606_152147.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904610205-4RZUPHEF5WB98X5F6VW5/20190606_152212.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904639243-J102GYU24A0XOVF3TBKF/20190606_152919.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904664167-N7RI9NN5UKL4K3GLYXOD/20190606_153830.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY The State Capital campaign flag museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904689830-J0OLRSAVY1VRA0O5O5XZ/20190606_154755.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY Albany City Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904730791-4O32CFSVUHPYXRZDFJE9/20190606_155612.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY Art deco buildings in Albany, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904761022-Y6JDZIT137KKPFIB4CPV/20190606_155351.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY Saint Peters Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904788982-3VNERXFNU9I1ORXX2WP7/20190606_160045.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY This building is now the home of the State University of New York (SUNY). Originally built as the headquarters of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904233389-AKE9GL6XWWNRO7017WS3/13850.jpeg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY Independence has a new look. No bimini and the arch is tipped down to clear upcoming bridges. She now has a clearance of 18 feet, 2 inches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904817205-IGHARLAV9EACB61439QM/20190606_165318.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY Our path leads this way. You can see the sail boat has it’s mast ‘stepped-down’ for low clearance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559904841479-DF2JC9DB2WHFSAI482UP/20190606_212843.jpg Log - Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Ravena, NY, Albany, NY The upcoming locks…I will address this in the next post…when I figure it out!!! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/6/3/new-york-ny monthly 0.5 2019-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559591288337-UXH6R6CBOE21YJ0MADUQ/20190528_084620+%281%29.jpg Log - New York, NY I still have a hard time believing this happened…what a day! Photo credit Maggie Doherty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559594257884-HL8RWQXA3T7DA39FIY6F/20190531_125213.jpg Log - New York, NY The crew approaching the Manhattan skyline and waterfront https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559591447672-6RIUTP2OANYMKQ2XMD1C/20190531_125315.jpg Log - New York, NY I love this view…this city can’t be any prettier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559593715033-VFSPP1V9L2QFGWYYK43L/20190531_130230.jpg Log - New York, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559591577531-BII6GD8UL2976RZ92U3A/20190531_130726.jpg Log - New York, NY A lunch to remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559594614526-G04N3R5KE2K8DIHLLDY4/20190531_140531.jpg Log - New York, NY East River views of Roosevelt Island, the Chrysler building and the Empire State building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559591743788-8TLPXUS1Y167ELBFT14N/20190531_140800.jpg Log - New York, NY The Queensboro Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559591973602-UFKS94Y0CMJA3UDHPXOF/20190531_142126.jpg Log - New York, NY Robert F. Kennedy Bridge and Hell Gate Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559592216322-44QXE420QEJHY0Z9YM5S/20190531_184741.jpg Log - New York, NY Kings Point Chapel, grounds and view of the East River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559592372109-3Z7POE84DZ9200O7A176/20190531_184853.jpg Log - New York, NY Kings Point Wiley Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559592590089-Q6PWB2E1225BDZ1FX59M/20190531_185104.jpg Log - New York, NY The James Harvey Tomb, the bell at Powell Oval and Flag Pole from the 1939 World’s Fair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559592863928-QT536SXL67Y15J21LNWN/20190531_185148.jpg Log - New York, NY The James Harvey Tomb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559592941958-5AU6T889N92BRJ8JVRJ2/20190531_185800.jpg Log - New York, NY Thank you Owen for your service. Proud alumnus of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559592980379-PDJ137EM0MIDY87HF606/20190601_104400.jpg Log - New York, NY The Vessel at Hudson Yards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559593046633-E284OIP40NHWGDT1X138/20190601_115519.jpg Log - New York, NY Feeling very ‘M.C. Escher’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559593096951-K7WWIN43VHA5EGYOJNQ5/20190601_115650.jpg Log - New York, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559593163722-8WS93L4O5E20AEWUTJ6Z/20190601_120453.jpg Log - New York, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559593214953-DJ405UW8AV6W2IZEWQBB/20190601_105425.jpg Log - New York, NY The Vessel as seen from the High Line https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559593262858-K3PB5Q7O3I4HB921YUWA/20190601_110017.jpg Log - New York, NY A little info on the High Line and its origins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559593334040-T3110HIA95Q8N16OYDBU/20190601_123700.jpg Log - New York, NY The strange ‘birds’ of the High Line https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559593379353-8F40I3SNEHFRJOHE8CZA/20190601_124115.jpg Log - New York, NY Art of the High Line https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559593406535-KND30JEEP0GZYWX2TFAF/20190601_124424.jpg Log - New York, NY Restroom etiquette of the High Line https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559593445482-ARB6HUO1VQ8LWQOXMFXZ/20190601_144232.jpg Log - New York, NY A place to remember and never forget… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559593584431-C4HA8KESJLJ6XHBLUDUA/20190601_153845.jpg Log - New York, NY Central Park was so crowded but so beautiful. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/5/30/baltimore-md-chesapeake-city-md-cape-may-nj-atlantic-city-nj monthly 0.5 2019-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559209869264-AQ2UJNKOJ96P22CBYN56/20190523_085844.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. Leaving Annapolis, MD. The William P. Lane Memorial Bridge. Heading to Baltimore, MD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559267228177-4LRD4WFTHIA5HSPHM1HK/20190526_135526.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. The busy Baltimore Yacht Club Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559267288022-NIFQBOWLMZRTJJT9MGOO/20190526_162204.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. The BYC Burgee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559210388862-80XADJCZ5EZ7MH27U5OQ/20190524_092730+%281%29.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. A sweet visit from Meredith, Tyler and Millie Jones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559213606008-FEL5Q56K7Y5NP9OAF2UM/13539.jpeg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. The Jones/Watson families visited the Independence on their way to Avalon, N.J. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559265015917-D4E2BLQZTDQCGK7NHNXJ/20190525_174821+%281%29.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. The wedding of Sean and Alexis Doherty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559213642313-9CY6M2CT4IUQCXC40JQZ/13578+%281%29.jpeg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. The new Mr. and Mrs. Sean and Alexis Doherty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559266346478-W8V8EVYYMVJJD0QXSW45/20190527_153722+%281%29.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. Stretching our legs with walk over the C&D Canal in Chesapeake City, MD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559265108207-76SG0IO7HW8BH1NSM5SC/20190524_092730.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. Looking down at the Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559266808786-S9A88HJ95DQME8KORQEF/20190527_154342.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. Chesapeake City as seen from the bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559267423671-DVCL97AIUFJA3WADVFMN/20190527_155801+%281%29.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. The Old National Bank of Chesapeake City building dates to 1903. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559267482264-FYYGXM17ZBKHZAR6STM2/20190527_160057.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. Chesapeake City Tiki Bar and water front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559267545501-P57SCGCEF9JPRFY76S2Y/20190527_160239.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. Maryland pride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559267634153-1GE40CXIPQR0BR1FX5KM/20190527_163029+%281%29.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. The new Independence Crew (like the shirt Owen). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559268921000-OD8BXDF0J4JTKY4P9FQP/20190527_163945.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. Couldn’t resist this baby Corgie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559292120735-UX7F39QFM19JCRSIGM6R/20190527_164500+%281%29.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. Sweet spot on the water for a beverage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559292161316-5DYZTYYPSVBAX21VOCCW/20190527_171150.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. My models stand in front of the Canal, where if you look across, you can see the last boat at the dock is the Independence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559292206969-1T46WDRYNHUE5IGC0GM3/20190527_172028.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. Love these old town clocks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559292257155-1LX7P8TOIX26YT3L5ZCO/20190527_174109+%281%29.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. The not so busy C&D finally received some shipping traffic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559292296822-F2TSCPFZ3XDO5P3T1YK5/20190528_084214+%281%29.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. The upper canal was a little busier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559292338070-8L4AWFVA27WO63X9CIPF/20190528_084620+%282%29.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. A rainy morning leaving the C&D as we pass briefly into the state of Delaware on our way to New Jersey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559292374942-P51M9VH1QBVBI20APH1L/20190528_095415+%281%29.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. The very busy Delaware River and Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559296708433-LG52C9I194E8NYBVVK1T/20190528_102140.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. The Delaware River may not be scenic but it is interesting…nuclear power plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559295023038-TF5A73VHFH9NAXISVOPV/20190528_105656.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. Shale Gas Tanker transiting the Delaware River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559292543397-RMMTMMX9K6FV65UECYAZ/20190528_084620+%281%29.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. A really nice morning leaving Cape May and heading to Atlantic City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559295054482-RIBLSODV808O0QM224HG/20190529_120012.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. Atlantic City, N.J. skyline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559295088507-KV17WVYLGEVFIRRK5IQ8/20190529_144739.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. The Golden Nugget Casino Marina where the boat is docked for the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559593790565-9DR0QK3XADM1S9EFYE8P/13704.jpeg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. Swimsuit model Owen Doherty enjoying the Golden Nugget Pool. Photo by Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559295612859-44O9332F912JZYVJZTTD/20190530_051030.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. A beautiful sunrise…who would think the fog would come barreling in? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559296732834-38DTYHK6RJU4V63GKIOW/image-asset.jpeg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. Our first ‘down-to-the-deck’ fog day. Conditions persisted for most of the day while we transited from Atlantic City, N.J. to the Manasquan River Inlet to Brielle, N.J. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1559593855216-NW8WPM0TD2GMKV1Y3XU1/20190530_161103.jpg Log - Baltimore, MD, Chesapeake City, MD, Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and Brielle, N.J. Happy to arrive at Brielle, NJ. Entertained by the railroad bridge… https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/5/22/annapolis-md monthly 0.5 2019-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558529295976-DUCRIMTC8YY5EPVVTAI3/20190521_120215.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD This picture does not do the situation justice, as Larry had to do some very fancy maneuvering to get by all the boat traffic in this tiny harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558529326490-G7606W2BRUK3I2R6P1HO/20190521_120831.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD After this huge ferry squeezed by us the Blue Angels flew by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558529355521-II72TSGJCJO0TUKNCJ7Z/20190521_155249.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD All hands on deck today as the Coast Guard Auxiliary uses their Puddle Pirate to patrol the harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558529385619-ZT0KWSO57LRVP5L29RYM/20190521_164324.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD This is the best town for pub hopping. We enjoy a cold locally made lager at the Federal House which was established in 1830…my kind of history! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558529413920-5NINYHQTLBD7MSP8N1A1/20190521_204204.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD Twilight on Main Street, Annapolis, MD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558541794671-3ISAHNK010HTLYHJ75RH/13504.jpeg Log - Annapolis, MD The Looper’s Docktail Party hosted by Penny Battles and Dave Burnes on their boat Southern Cross https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558576510457-ZYBE1U2BXSNAEIIKV5D1/20190522_141116.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD The crowd at the Annapolis Yacht Club watching the Blue Angels show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558576552912-K55EMNUD41XTXNLJFIN9/20190522_142919.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD Love the crazy scale of this picture…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558576638603-A7KWUPJYJ0930ARAWQH0/20190522_170802.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD The Annapolis Yacht club J-boats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558576730412-R2LEROXHCSZ9SCWXS7UB/20190522_190011.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD As mentioned this is a pub friendly town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558576775331-L26FW6X6B7BESA6M437L/20190522_190907.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD The first fire house in Annapolis….I think…continued research is evolving…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558576941080-RZZS8C30CRDIE1NG1UWK/20190522_192119.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD The history in this town does leave me speechless https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558576993325-Q5XPC9W91KR0A3ZFZXXK/20190522_191456.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD The pretty Statehouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558577048904-BNIDMWXK9BUBX317QAR6/20190522_191935.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD The Statehouse front portico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558577104242-RK42A2YOXRRP2U6GHEO2/20190522_192130.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD The wooden dome is said to be built without nails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558578206403-0ZBQV40MIFBOIA4QCARE/20190522_192906.jpg Log - Annapolis, MD The Maryland Inn bought in 1868 but built in 1782. Favorite rendezvous for important national, state and military visitors of the day. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/5/20/port-charles-va-tangier-va-and-solomons-island-md monthly 0.5 2022-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558462736103-XPLZMXYNPK9ZHB8Y7BVA/20190515_174421.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Greetings from Norfolk! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461144064-AL835WZZ5RQXF0ET5P05/20190516_155221+%281%29.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Look who joined us on the Independence…Keith Hennessey! In port at the Norfolk marina right in the heart of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461234708-IXH8WVOH8BT0KKTKQY0I/20190516_164446.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Gorgeous old chuches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461269152-QDD25S2YBEOXC848M31V/20190516_164507.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD An Abbey turned into a bar and restaurant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461382993-HEQ087LI63TQ2F7M1ZE8/20190516_173958.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Freemason Street. The cities oldest surviving cobblestone street dating back to the early 18th century. Like Savannah they used the stones that were originally used as ballast in ships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461198308-J6XZO2OYF25Q154UUT04/13425.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Leaving Norfolk for Cape Charles. War ship 58 being moved by my favorite tugs. Larry had to hail the War ship 58 to get permission from their captain to pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461423673-UO393SPF3QO9TJ9017LR/20190517_131412.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD There were at least four of these large commercial fishing vessels working as we were attempting to enter the channel for Cape Charles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461454562-VPZXZM2OWPWIX0CS1S6G/20190517_153527.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Love this sign spotted in ‘Shanty’s’ restaurant and bar. Great seafood here, by the way… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461477708-8ZKC4N4AB7CWFO6GUM94/20190517_154247.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Sweet Laura (a local) giving us a lift to the local golf cart rental. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461577904-W3390FK08HHHOKQH2MPF/20190517_155502.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Beautiful white sand beaches of Cape Charles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461547224-OSTPZGWX9OLHPHODFGAY/20190517_155446.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Keith and Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461615492-XH9WQCN13VPYTOB1ZUOU/20190517_161622.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Cape Charles Brewing Co. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461656358-GYMDCM50IYEB8PPR3PAU/20190517_165102.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD The brewery beer garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461720194-05BXCRJFFB5SSRA60FKN/20190517_165111.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD The path to the brewery that you take if you are in a golf cart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461754429-023GZPNHZP6RJ3HMCUS4/20190517_173718%280%29.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD The boys at ‘Kelly’s’ pub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461799815-3LPY8G8UAHP7QHF2HYNG/20190518_161256.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD The welcome sign at Tangiers Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461832437-KV770CXNGBVVP8P7DRNN/20190518_163802.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Old charming homes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461866471-4KQH3P86EKDHD66ERH2J/20190518_164458.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD The main industry in Tangier is crabbing. Nice collection of crab trap markers…you would not believe how hard it is to see these floats when they are in the water. We have gone by thousands in the Chesapeake Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461893323-1916KBN3TJNTRTUVPXW6/20190518_164725+%281%29.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD The island has a VERY high water table so people build platforms to protect their golf carts. Golf carts are the main means of transportation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461937622-OC1MS2DXWXR4FUUWTASJ/20190518_164725.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Love the house and especially the tighty-whities hanging on the laundry line in the neighbors yard to the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558461977657-E3UMET1EBVAYE84F5XUZ/20190518_170706.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Tangier Island is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558462009703-NFB7ZARQC4UKTB6GJ9T4/20190518_185836.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD The island is a ‘dry island’ no alcohol is served anywhere. So, we had cocktails and dinner on the boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558462047214-HRQYS2IHL2P10TNMD367/20190518_190329.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Boys on the boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558523946891-RG5PO1U5H358CFP2YE2V/20190519_153729.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Taking the tender to the legendary ‘Tiki Bar’ of Solomons Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558462363294-6C8OQV2ZUPLLGIAPGMP6/20190519_161441.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD A little beer, a little live music and a little bean-bag toss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558462392074-IWFNF9CXAEYU66IHER41/20190519_163939.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Larry makes friends where ever he goes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558522438449-SJFIXV9NK74FRHPZWTZQ/20190520_154339.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Sitting pretty in the anchorage outside St. Michaels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558522464317-FZ0OWG6SPBNM9YETNRDS/image-asset.jpeg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Pretty old boats in the harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558522489735-8S4SSM21NXN2P1XJDYCA/20190520_155513.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD They still make ship masts here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558522594900-L5SEJDA2HJGM47NZ0267/20190520_160711.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD The walk to town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558522626422-QAKM40OKOJDTLT82OCLH/20190520_160849.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Spring flowers and old homes… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558522665926-GOADLHJITRG95S970NAP/20190520_160917.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558522919603-MQB9MU5MQ8NM6B8VU4VT/20190520_164511.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD …and old stone churches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558522966292-W6P64EMMNPTPO8IEFHKO/20190520_165901.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD In front of one of the channels off the little harbor of St. MIchaels. Photo by Keith Hennessey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558522996954-HEDHBLO2ULPCQB52JSZ8/20190520_171043.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Famous for their blue crab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558523025576-D9KG3FCWSGJYN0UG0OHO/20190520_171531.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Love these informational place mats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558523068759-WR06O222YTAZJ8PZ0UIB/20190520_173502.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Spring dogwood flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558523107200-DFJ30F9ESJEAUYGAUMFW/20190520_173952.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Old carriage house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558523210973-KTNUI4R18VOUBYUH85KB/20190520_192502.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD The ‘Selena’. You can hire her crew to take you on a sunset cruise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558523156309-LMYTQKA8T8TIHPJSXIRE/20190520_190543.jpg Log - Norfolk, VA, Cape Charles, VA, Tangier Island, VA, Solomons Island, MD and St. Michaels, MD Gorgeous sunset at St. Michaels https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/5/17/norfolk-va monthly 0.5 2020-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558315955033-EDKEK23X31D9TPFBCS8D/20190514_195337.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... Out on the last leg of the ICW at 6:00AM to catch a bridge opening. Really cold but gorgeous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558319976814-VOBTP40ADM9YXWNUWF9S/20190515_090301.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... Waiting for the North Landing bridge with all our ICW friends. Only one opening left and then it is closed for maintenance for 8 hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558316140455-VCJJEHSRCVMGXD44ZM1H/20190515_090735.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... Only opening one side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558316244425-CR11O270WYTIFBHM0WRG/20190515_090854.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... Looking back over the stern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558316361917-LR6EVSDI8ZSSKCDADMHN/20190515_091106.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... You think things might calm down but they do not. This barge was huge and filling most of the narrow channel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558316623560-597RS3YVXNSUYLDYKTKI/20190515_091550.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... Yes, another barge and please notice the hazards on each side. Tree trunks ready to puncture your hull. No room for error. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558177832823-BB43H9RR5O65DUWNR4LK/20190515_101547.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... A sweet railroad bridge. They remain open unless a train is coming along. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558318605145-9SZQQDTW4LU6RLPA4O9G/20190515_110944.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... Waiting in line for the lock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558318697394-S77UUPWZSU0EWHFJQ4WP/20190515_112443.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... We made the lock entrance. This cruise ship had precedence over all the pleasure craft so we were happy to squeak in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558318914843-2RIMCFILKEXZFZYYP6Y3/20190515_112945.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... Looking back over the stern as the gates on the lock close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558185788685-1DUXQJFXBJ4GB19ZPO7H/20190515_114023.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... As we exit the lock there again is not much room for error. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558319090325-NAY92NUD3X7X0K6LL6IC/20190515_114137.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... The first official ICW sign I have seen and we have traveled over 1,000 miles on it as of today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558319298481-OWJLFY2P97PNLAZFJ8PV/20190515_122234.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... I had to include this different ‘elevator bridge’. This was the first we had been under and we are almost to Norfolk, VA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558319434482-EAZZJKS3G7GZG9RE901I/20190515_125210.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... Norfolk is all about ships and ship building and maintenance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558319606606-JRXMI17EUE1SD57SKZAM/13425.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... Tied up and so happy to be at MILE 0 at Norfolk, VA! Photo courtesy of Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558319731067-42PBSDS2QC06N3O94ELA/20190515_164416.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... My model may not look excited…but truly he is… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558319873813-7LYERDKLC80543VQY1PM/20190515_203149.jpg Log - The Captain's Post... THE ICW from Marathon, FL (MILE 1193) & The Bluffs (MILE 1008) to Norfolk, VA (MILE 0). The first chapter is behind us…so many more to come… https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/5/15/belhaven-nc-to-coinjock-nc monthly 0.5 2019-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558004318813-YUDKFXCBP6VT4UOX4CSU/20190513_073443.jpg Log - Belhaven, NC to Coinjock, NC I am falling in love with tugs…they are the undersung heros of our waterways. These are particularly pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558004435727-XN5HBQBSI7RVVXNQYCYZ/20190513_085039.jpg Log - Belhaven, NC to Coinjock, NC Another lovely passage along the way to Belhaven, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558004559272-GICGAZUV02OVRP95UBF1/20190513_122849.jpg Log - Belhaven, NC to Coinjock, NC There is an eagle way up there…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558004694638-D7NKC6UX9F5XFW2E394H/20190513_202756.jpg Log - Belhaven, NC to Coinjock, NC Belhaven anchorage sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558004797479-1EV1JIQF2VEEI9OQKVPQ/20190514_061409.jpg Log - Belhaven, NC to Coinjock, NC Belhaven bugs…there is no way any picture I took could give justice to the amount of critters on our boat that morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558004853102-JCY4S52VWXO7OT5FM3R9/20190514_082108.jpg Log - Belhaven, NC to Coinjock, NC Just love this little trawler… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558005091085-0D76ENZTG5G0NYB3QKNJ/20190514_120559.jpg Log - Belhaven, NC to Coinjock, NC Entering a swing bridge ahead of the pack… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558005396791-U51M4SGQB5DTN7R74RNP/20190514_120933.jpg Log - Belhaven, NC to Coinjock, NC Looking back over the stern toward the rest of the pack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558005667284-7N9BDLAJ19VA3JVI7MYG/20190514_175339.jpg Log - Belhaven, NC to Coinjock, NC Nice post-rain light at Coinjock dock. They pack us in like sardines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558005842758-GHYS3IJW8CQE7C5K38G1/20190514_175432.jpg Log - Belhaven, NC to Coinjock, NC My name is Larry…your prime rib awaits you this way… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558006379667-70LZB7SGATHF7NQZFQPI/20190514_183013.jpg Log - Belhaven, NC to Coinjock, NC She is dirty and covered with bugs but looks so pretty from here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558006442764-PMCXW8ZY6QRB9F9NH8D2/20190514_191222.jpg Log - Belhaven, NC to Coinjock, NC We already ate the soft shell blue crab. I am on to my crab cake and scallops…Larry has his prime rib…can you image eating all this?!? It fed us for another day… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1558006510860-E9AHB58RERKPUI91ULK8/20190514_195337.jpg Log - Belhaven, NC to Coinjock, NC Nice evening reflections at the Coinjock dock https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/5/12/the-other-beaufortbeaufort-nc monthly 0.5 2022-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557887214172-EWJO76UPQS7265UDOSQY/20190510_070223.jpg Log - The Other Beaufort...Beaufort, NC Leaving Wrightsville Beach bright and early to catch the first openings of this swing bridge on our way to Beaufort, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557888465581-6HTXURFHMKG65DWKSQZY/20190510_070309.jpg Log - The Other Beaufort...Beaufort, NC Amazed by the engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557887350660-4ORLJEQ1E9VM5XMZWT8F/20190510_172508.jpg Log - The Other Beaufort...Beaufort, NC The homes in Beaufort, NC date back to the mid 1700’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557887491992-NOS4HMHPPZIL2XUSC5QO/20190510_172338.jpg Log - The Other Beaufort...Beaufort, NC Split lots are common and most have these charming gates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557887662601-C3VL4KRAE5EXSS6SOS6W/20190510_174712.jpg Log - The Other Beaufort...Beaufort, NC Old, charming homes on Front Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557888033835-XMXRTUBHRDZ9H1URPFPO/image-asset.jpeg Log - The Other Beaufort...Beaufort, NC Some are very grand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557886318435-1K1BMTCG34C13Y4G3ZSK/20190512_083946.jpg Log - The Other Beaufort...Beaufort, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557889046078-GIPDTMINO247XQV6EDCC/20190512_084134.jpg Log - The Other Beaufort...Beaufort, NC Some are very humble, but just as lovely https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557889377316-8ORI3CKE2KSUDU4T6TIF/20190512_084250.jpg Log - The Other Beaufort...Beaufort, NC Such a pleasant change to see the wild flower front yard instead of the manicured lawns and landscaping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557886806631-2FODDQ7LHBVQ7I7Z7P4B/20190512_084034.jpg Log - The Other Beaufort...Beaufort, NC Don’t donate your old cooler…make it into a bird’s house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557889783499-YT9CQ93YL1FFA4SG0W3E/20190512_150816.jpg Log - The Other Beaufort...Beaufort, NC The Captain’s Liquor Chest, courtesy of the Nautical Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557885863743-HA1TOV3H7P9MBKYIU9PC/20190512_083656.jpg Log - The Other Beaufort...Beaufort, NC Across the river from Beaufort is Shackleford Island where the Spanish left their horses and the descendants now run free https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557891077124-DJM7BG4YYYY2EG32XDUK/20190512_092133.jpg Log - The Other Beaufort...Beaufort, NC A wild Shackleford horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557885700721-CKFDI186EDDI73S2PEF4/20190512_082912.jpg Log - The Other Beaufort...Beaufort, NC Patty & Eric’s Congrio came to the party at Beaufort Docks Marina https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/5/10/georgetown-sc-mrytle-beach-sc-wrightsville-beach-nc monthly 0.5 2019-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557681333404-R14AU8V2R7KMD2JUZ3LG/20190506_071803.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC We found Eric & Patty on Congrio in the Charleston Bay! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557682325504-3J8Z1IMLGZKMLQH1K5SA/20190506_170724.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC Charming tree lined streets in Georgetown, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557682718875-33AJ7GYUKV0W5ZU1MRIL/20190506_171700.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC The boardwalk in Georgetown is ours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557683021345-UQLXYXT8BX3N2PQ8C4DX/20190506_172044.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC Haven’t seen one yet…but I sure won’t be feeding one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557683367108-6E5U4XSYHDU68QYZOJWM/20190506_071803.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC Wow, this research vessel makes me wish I went to ‘Coastal Carolina University’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557683581276-F1RZ0XFJW4O6U9KKITUD/20190506_180456.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC Paper and steel mills have come back to the area just recently https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557683826945-MPTUEUA1GF2VOR3NPE4P/20190507_094131.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC A beautiful day on the ICW, on our way to Myrtle Beach, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557708320202-QY24A3KM246OWB4HHDKF/20190507_111337.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC Our first swing bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557684364265-PRIHU9JSCUY70Y2XJ44U/20190506_170724.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC Kinda’ cool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557707472983-DXOOL1GIE2QM0N2VW0O9/20190509_074743.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC This is a large fishing trawler was washed ashore last year by hurricane Florence. We have seen so many nice looking boats, vessels, docks and homes that were devastated by this event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557685026694-ZVQMT1RWHCULS2R76EBE/20190506_071803.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC Loved this home on the ICW that used their old boat stern as a boat house and had a water slide to boot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557707967858-G1T5J7UU46N2WE8YRIA2/20190509_102256.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC All sorts of traffic on the ICW. This is a barge hauling pipes pushed by a tug and two other pusher/puller tugs. Quite the hazard to pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557710077136-PNP7I22THIX0UCC6KMNK/20190509_115501.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC More traffic. This time we make room for the ‘Kirby’ in the shipping channel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557709967464-36OIM302ORC67131KT81/20190509_154904.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC Sweet southern horse trolley rides in Wilmington NC…look at those pineapples! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557700237579-QAKZCPYI0K5PK1V7UO9W/20190509_155510.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC The boardwalk in Wilmington , NC along the the Cape Fear River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557700503863-1WCHIG15BOC0WRKTNTZU/20190509_161938.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC We don’t eat much while in transit so this food tasted soooo good. The Pilot House on the Cape Fear River is the place to go for truffle fries and brisket sliders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557709063426-5R9FSPMBNO3JH1J94S7A/20190509_164211.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC We stayed in a marina in Wrightsville Beach and took a ride-share to Wilmington….so glad we did. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557709205720-EP9MRPH9YROCICY7E5GC/20190509_164537.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC Amazing trees and other plants that grow in the salt/brackish waters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557709441748-K3T7AWHO3C0Q473WVC9X/20190509_170435.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC Religious art, evidently, is in the eye/hand of the beer-holder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557709554867-30GRKIZ7YNCZCK0LPPPE/20190509_181124.jpg Log - Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Wrightsville Beach, NC They fear no wine or beer because it is so hard to find a liquor store in the south! https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/5/10/charleston-sc monthly 0.5 2022-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557625905209-2GUC4QKR8CTTY8XLQPQ5/20190504_130752.jpg Log - Charleston, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557626258664-UYJ6UR1M1XCTPJKKK66L/20190504_130824.jpg Log - Charleston, SC A perfect city to bike around. Battery park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557629991039-W4A3N952BV29VFYSAML5/image-asset.jpeg Log - Charleston, SC Monuments in Battery Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557630166218-NGVZ2QDCIB783EY5LN9Z/20190504_132301.jpg Log - Charleston, SC So many gorgeous homes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557626419780-LPIQHFJ9QKLRDS1O0HZ7/image-asset.jpeg Log - Charleston, SC Waterfront park. The pineapple is the symbol of hospitality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557626512595-SRVJXYZV7DFYCUC1OUQ7/20190504_143430.jpg Log - Charleston, SC Beautiful churches everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557626654003-A2KPMJXM1X2VOI21WL4P/image-asset.jpeg Log - Charleston, SC The most quintessential of resting places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557630323587-9U4T1NLIB599P56F7HTA/20190504_151908.jpg Log - Charleston, SC The original jail of Charleston was in use from 1802 until 1939. Now it is to be used for office space… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557630455831-87K6B2HW0NGC1S9TL5RF/image-asset.jpeg Log - Charleston, SC The amount of wrought iron displayed around your home was in direct proportion to your wealth and therefore status. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557630600775-MVYGPN5HC5JW5HZVDH7P/20190504_160334.jpg Log - Charleston, SC The oldest bar in Charleston dating back to 1803. The term ‘Blind Tiger’ was code for a ‘speak softly shop’ or a smugglers house during prohibition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557626939202-WGRZA10AM7Y0G6WXV1VD/image-asset.jpeg Log - Charleston, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557630730855-GBB7G6KPYN5E8E78QFCD/image-asset.jpeg Log - Charleston, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557656196862-WRBMFT5K9HR0MTCZKQS6/20190504_163017.jpg Log - Charleston, SC Cutty’s bar had this sign…loved it…I ordered a Tecate… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557655846872-JY9RM6RUDFEK40BE6D4D/20190505_145027.jpg Log - Charleston, SC The Charleston Yacht Club. Dredging is not in their budget but they sure are welcoming at he bar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557680560909-KDDSBGJGNTV082YD817L/image-asset.jpeg Log - Charleston, SC The CYC loves burgees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557655976576-NAI9KHH49V295K2UHHKC/image-asset.jpeg Log - Charleston, SC SFYC burgee made the cut! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557656085698-SNFEV3X9Z9XTHNHPK8TH/20190504_194057.jpg Log - Charleston, SC A fine place to watch the Kentucky Derby…thoroughbred county indeed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557627493455-5TZM75O5WY6NFQHZAI53/20190505_200037.jpg Log - Charleston, SC The sunset view from the Independence at the Charleston City Marina https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/5/7/beaufort-sc monthly 0.5 2022-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557284290032-VO52AKIBK7MQ0SB8IQRR/IMG_20190502_065744390.jpg Log - No Bridge to Beaufort, SC That shadow above the radar arch is a car…yes we had a foot of clearance…Image courtesy of Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557284597253-VWAYS56WTIG3YPNF5RCU/IMG_20190502_065739778.jpg Log - No Bridge to Beaufort, SC Another telling angle…Image courtesy of Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557284738605-BF309NPZ4URWQBRU7P8B/20190502_064259.jpg Log - No Bridge to Beaufort, SC A gorgeous low county sunrise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557285017278-8HE2HQZ5PNLOMFOCDBA7/20190502_064312.jpg Log - No Bridge to Beaufort, SC Yes, mist and sunrise over the marsh is really magical https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557285892003-I1170P265QNCK3C69M47/20190502_064509.jpg Log - No Bridge to Beaufort, SC The Bonaventure Cemetery for those of you who have read ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ by John Berendt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557285704964-ZLVWKWH6I3T895BZ82XZ/IMG_20190502_072231211.jpg Log - No Bridge to Beaufort, SC Dolphins at our bow. Image courtesy of Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557286287538-K6DMBK5U1UWAVRJPQFUP/20190502_153437.jpg Log - No Bridge to Beaufort, SC The Downtown Marina at Beaufort is quite lovely https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557286521041-5UAEED30U8SHUGHYX3JY/20190502_141026.jpg Log - No Bridge to Beaufort, SC ‘The Castle’. ca. 1860. The live oak is over 300 years old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557286636436-Z8VQQ2G3QHEC8AELVFW8/20190502_142850.jpg Log - No Bridge to Beaufort, SC ‘Petit Point’ ca. 1850 . Oozing with charm… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1557286976403-FNVU3JWJMPR23LHPPIIA/20190502_140621.jpg Log - No Bridge to Beaufort, SC Twin homes…plain and fancy… https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/5/2/savannah-ga monthly 0.5 2019-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556932416053-017K950OAEKQ8594WBAN/13147.jpg Log - Savannah, GA The first beer after a long day on the water is the best, especially when it’s with Casey Kelly! Photo, courtesy of Joan Kelly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556924690582-KD5NRZWVUA7E5LV1H9UX/20190430_110608.jpg Log - Savannah, GA Larry, Joan & Casey at the Savannah Yacht Club dock entrance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556850783873-42DP0YPWU8TNS0XMJL58/image-asset.jpeg Log - Savannah, GA The Savannah Yacht Club club house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556850735021-UFR5AHVBY3DA72YR8OE4/20190501_184807.jpg Log - Savannah, GA Views from our spot at the SYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556934247102-P84IKEUWOIAPQDYSIDDV/20190430_121332.jpg Log - Savannah, GA Yes, we play tourist. Thanks Casey & Joan for the fun ‘Hop-Tour’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556923738481-YG07N902CA20G59ARPTS/20190430_123903.jpg Log - Savannah, GA The red door in the south signifies that you have paid off your mortgage and own your home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556923953493-D62B9TH2FSSL9M11CZCA/20190430_152840.jpg Log - Savannah, GA Irish pride in the south https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556931779941-U0AP8PN492S7BASV25E2/20190430_144513.jpg Log - Savannah, GA The Chatham Artillery’s ‘Washington Guns’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556934501291-9LPYU0CGGUR2EOH9I09E/20190430_142111.jpg Log - Savannah, GA A peek-a-boo of a paddle wheeler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556924568800-0LKGHAELKC09S9QWKZA9/20190430_142140.jpg Log - Savannah, GA Just a sweet Savannah walk-way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556925669222-5LLKWELMCS7MQPDI2P8H/20190430_144308.jpg Log - Savannah, GA Bay Street (these buildings are elevated above River Street) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556851645210-YFGWA6MOKNMKUA5CC2UK/20190430_144411.jpg Log - Savannah, GA The Cotton Exchange and the first Freemasons’ Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556932745374-YLGKW714XLOWLV4X7BRY/20190430_144338.jpg Log - Savannah, GA Can’t get enough of the old Cotton Exchange…love this building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556851300905-7XIRTJLUVX9I6MCBI0GG/20190430_162307.jpg Log - Savannah, GA Johnny Mercers’ Oscar awards…yes he wrote the Lyrics for Moon River which is a real river we passed on the ICW the next day heading north toward Beaufort, SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556851251636-RO96S4ETX040UQJIQEIS/20190430_165218.jpg Log - Savannah, GA Evidently, it is also a brewery…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556851201531-5OXI2JLEG240XLPTJ6B0/20190430_174653.jpg Log - Savannah, GA Churchill’s was a very nice place to have a cold one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556851138547-M0PEUA4U4IKC4GI2M85Z/20190430_183348.jpg Log - Savannah, GA Independent Presbyterian Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556851093616-YR74M5RUTTPIP7B7SP6I/20190430_183356.jpg Log - Savannah, GA The restaurant HUSK refurbished this beautiful home after it was burned and left for ruin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556883621968-YJZTELGSQA86PLR6JYJ1/20190430_185702.jpg Log - Savannah, GA Sweet and fresh oysters from local waters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556883169528-KOBOZB9HMWZNLZU8462R/image-asset.jpeg Log - Savannah, GA A night-cap at HUSK https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/5/1/cumberland-island monthly 0.5 2019-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556755370955-3OVJJVNRF83SQ11YFX8O/Cumberland.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556758237243-SHENBWCMZSC0CPLC17Y2/20190428_100906.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA Larry, Casey, Joan on their bikes heading out for a little bike ride… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556758457379-JDIEBLK60KM0PSVGL7MF/20190428_143030.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA The feral horses of Cumberland Island. For more go to www.wheretraveler.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556758561771-J2Q1DDRLGJZ2UOMWGJTO/20190428_113720.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556758705761-MHSRKE0JK5OAB9EHU72E/20190428_151951.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA Palm Orchard Mansion built by the Carnegie family in 1898 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556758946857-W31OCGYGFNNB20VZGQ09/20190428_152129.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556759876137-OPDSJNY7HN5EWRIWK3UN/20190428_152538.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556759418888-OF6WCXYQ9KQRXOF1WPHE/20190428_133935.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556760703211-JZTHXVV9YTHVUPPD9NRY/20190428_133757.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA The First African Baptist Church originally built in 1893 and rebuilt in 1937 at the north end of the island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556760948758-Z86LRATDWP3OX01SH0R0/20190428_133823.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556761108395-D4HY35RQ8B1ATLIACBEY/20190428_133841.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556761195171-SEYOLRSFT3BHE6GYKOQA/20190428_133913.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA JFK junior and Carolyn Bessette where married here in 1996 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556761297115-K6TGT8BA80TCA0NZ7RIG/20190428_163146.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA Thirty miles later we make it to the South end to visit Dungeness, the home of Thomas & Lucy Carnegie originally built in 1884 on land that General Nathaniel Greene had previously owned https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556762155713-Y2BPGFI4WBZBPJXLWF9C/20190428_163412.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556762121200-EHB92K03OUKV61DFQDX4/20190428_163623.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556761409239-89HBEZX7UXSEC3RM6NK5/20190428_163533.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556761483524-3U3NHQF3MUUC7V40BJR4/image-asset.jpeg Log - Cumberland Island, GA Revolutionary War hero General Nathaniel Greene purchased land on Cumberland Island. He never lived to see the original Dungeness home his wife Catherine built in 1792 - 1803. It still stands in the shadows of the rubble of the second Dungeness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556761449891-CCACMHY29JEM05M3X1JR/20190428_164300.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556762025924-VTU167S30W97ZNBWJ2SD/20190428_164420.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556761655549-CTP6T5ZC4IZOD53AU2TJ/20190428_164743.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA The Dungeness ruins. The mansion was abandoned by the Carnegie family in 1925 and destroyed by fire in 1959. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556761619284-ZT2GRDBPXRFKCO6H2E5D/20190428_164550.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556761690054-AJMUT6NRRJLDYG8PP6KE/20190428_164809.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556761741062-YPN9A1A23OOEZI3RDRME/20190429_064225.jpg Log - Cumberland Island, GA Off to Savannah, GA https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/4/26/jupiter-cape-canaveral-new-smyrna-beach-palm-coast-amp-st-augustine-fl monthly 0.5 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556747743726-0FEFEHV29T2H4Z6X4EZX/Congrio.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL Our ‘see ya’ later’ party with dock-mates Rob, Larry, Bailey, Jamie, Sharron, Patty & Eric https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556307797038-3T0YG7ZPDGDI8SORE7U0/20190419_190630.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL Great friends at The Bluffs (R to L) Sharron, Patty, Rob, Eric, Larry and Bailey on board Congrio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556326709152-9KZLAEIQT130EUIPDH3Y/20190421_082616.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL Exiting the Jupiter Inlet to the Atlantic Ocean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556308073021-LGJ9PML3F202LFLIX52Q/20190422_094816.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL Our first lock at Cape Canaveral heading to the ICW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556308112205-ZQ9AUNBZ8Y1UY0TODZ2O/20190422_100649.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL The Barge Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556308172693-NA7MCN4D6SSEZDEVXHL8/20190422_103415.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL Someones weekend spot along the canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556326453906-V41LBHALRJCA6875Z588/20190422_105911.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL Our first view of the ICW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556326377871-EF0313V8TRD6O9P1L94Z/20190422_174229%280%29.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL Tied-up for the evening at New Smyrna Beach Municipal Pier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556326193505-4BWQFZ6P4DE0LG4LAI9J/20190422_174840.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL Canal Street, New Smyrna Beach, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556308348810-RAQ2HWK1EWKX6NZGA4T5/20190423_114917.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL Building new bridges in Daytona, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556327899281-JX2VRR9Y2BM2J5ZK8M7Q/20190424_110401.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL These people have fun! One of many amazing houses along the ICW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556308435638-LD4D3D0VYAM1OMHMHXXT/20190424_142836.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL The Nao Santa Maria ( Spanish galleon) at St. Augustine Municipal Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556308478669-WBDSEMC3IL32DWI4G8X8/20190424_142933.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL A little history on the ICW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556308509012-65VSTZ5VSIKN29TWT69U/20190424_145723.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL The St. Augustine Light House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556327446768-7Q3T2R6FONEEAG5XZM97/20190424_151124.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL My models before the hike up to the top of the light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556308597541-HOTJUM0FUPLEYTCSAMPT/20190424_151539.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL Looking down the light house stairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556308644764-VAKRLS1C0H68S3K9AHMG/20190424_151707.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL The Light House Keepers house as seen from the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556308679653-UKIBPHDBOK41JKEEIABE/20190424_152133.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL At the top again… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556327617344-HCTRZ033QDQHSLNJLFR3/20190424_153440.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL A great story if you have time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556327743990-Y9TT9VT0JCZ2VBGDUGV7/20190424_215536.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL A night shot of Independence in the St, Augustine Municipal Marina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556308814775-0STTWRUJXJ07RODT2PGS/20190425_141629.jpg Log - 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Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1556308971168-26FMXIXYE2D3B2Q2BYXH/20190425_144022.jpg Log - Cape Canaveral, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast & St. Augustine, FL https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/4/9/and-so-it-begins monthly 0.5 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1554837241496-14TZ29ODX8P8RNY7JLXB/20180910_190235.jpg Log - And So It Begins... The official “Loopers’ burgee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1554838481891-VO0NYSO5FUWYBJBHR8U1/PM%2BGreat%2BLoop%2Bpg%2B1.jpg Log - And So It Begins... Page One of Two courtesy Passage Maker magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1554838278293-KUDM9HA9VJCZFHXAF52Q/PM%2BGreat%2BLoop%2Bpg%2B2.jpg Log - And So It Begins... Page Two of Two courtesy Passage Maker magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1555676358866-MA9U70LSZ818YGKWQ6HS/loop.jpg Log - And So It Begins... We are hoping to start this loop on Sunday the 21st of April, 2019. Our starting location is 50 miles South of Ft. Pierce, #1 on this map. As we move through the Great Lakes we will take the red portion of the loop. Yes, this will take awhile,,,so much to see & do! Map courtesy of ‘The Looper’s Companion Guide’, by Captain John. https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/3/5/jupiter monthly 0.5 2019-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551822233204-XX5DVZ2PBLUI1MOM9I99/20190124_154236.jpg Log - Jupiter Jupiter Lighthouse designed by George Meade and first used in 1860 www.jupiterlighthouse.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551825265042-FWFOEJM1LS84KRR2FP9V/20190124_160344.jpg Log - Jupiter The view from the base of the lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551825661437-G69WMWNFLOZNQ41ZM3J5/20190124_155803.jpg Log - Jupiter A little history courtesy of the visitor center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551826100454-1BYZ85844F9WD2GTAYI5/20190124_161209.jpg Log - Jupiter The First Order Rotating Fresnel lens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551826420395-C09IJTTZLJU2G6WZ3AMP/20190124_161345.jpg Log - Jupiter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551826734412-WD31L6I0W5IQZL01C20D/20190124_160806.jpg Log - Jupiter Brant and Mary Hoffmann with Larry at the top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551827076612-4AES0OYH5ACUXASD4LWI/20190124_160735.jpg Log - Jupiter The fabulous view at the top of Jupiter Inlet and surrounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551847366427-AC198PLVOVUECIZRX7SE/Loggerhead.jpg Log - Jupiter - www.marinelife.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551847473675-KKY4KPWWIE9BZRUNK6TO/20190217_105641.jpg Log - Jupiter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551847535388-WUK8CA81MIKRTD3TFD10/20190217_105851.jpg Log - Jupiter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551847626762-G6K3RL9ZA7XD2O4AT8OQ/20190217_110601.jpg Log - Jupiter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551847678135-2UPF4JNMS1H79KPE5J9C/20190217_110830.jpg Log - Jupiter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551847799412-GBH4SG2651XGEVPNK7Z3/20190217_110844.jpg Log - Jupiter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551847920498-BL4AZVV1CQHBBHW4VXEP/20190217_111738.jpg Log - Jupiter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551848452345-YOZHQLXZLNIP1LO6M6ZF/20190217_111744.jpg Log - Jupiter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551848443152-0TE807TJ3YVX46QOQ5Y0/20190217_113223.jpg Log - Jupiter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551880264015-CTT6X3NKHYGT1OC3FY0Q/image-asset.jpeg Log - Jupiter Calaveras Cantina has an amazing selection of fairly priced tequilas, a great happy hour & fabulous decor…plus, you can take your boat/tender to the restaurant! www.calaverascantinas.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551880757530-E1KPW0AISUMSIT5XUI5S/20190124_165007.jpg Log - Jupiter Tequesta Brew Co. offers a great selection of handcrafted ales, my favorite is Der Chancellor www.tequestabrewing.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551881587394-KIVBMGWZE29N6TLPKWRW/20190124_165119.jpg Log - Jupiter From the outside you would never guess there is this cool bar inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551882097805-7CMTGSRBSZIOTHWO3XDO/20190209_153603.jpg Log - Jupiter Close to the Jupiter Lighthouse is Guanabanas with tons of outdoor seating and music too. Larry, Kappy and Mark Reed and myself. www.guanabanas.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551882464373-L8831Z3Y4Y3UA502UWCQ/20190209_162636.jpg Log - Jupiter Guanabanas boat parking with our tender in the foreground https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/3/5/sfyc-turns-150 monthly 0.5 2019-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551796783757-YVTPDQV7D5KUAJULJMDA/1200px-Burgee_of_san_francisco_yc.svg%5B1%5D.png Log - SFYC Turns 150 San Francisco Yacht Club Burgee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551799203184-NGAACT0C9UUOAJLOM32H/20190207_092700.jpg Log - SFYC Turns 150 Burgee Design Workshop underway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551797747759-B19YMIH0AFMMVK6YLO2L/20190211_143523.jpg Log - SFYC Turns 150 Research and Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551797489281-2O7OMBTGL055R2R2RDLG/20190215_141619.jpg Log - SFYC Turns 150 Wow, Kappy is amazing…considering this is made from items found ship-board including Kappy’s JetBlue sleep mask! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551798134371-X85BRV6727VB7091TO92/20190208_072439.jpg Log - SFYC Turns 150 The ‘Burgee Brigade’ on the deck of The Independence in front of the Miami skyline, Biscayne Bay, FL. Larry holds the SFYC burgee, Kappy - the 150 Anniversary Book, Mark - our 150 year anniversary burgee & Jamie - the 120 year anniversary burgee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551800337029-Q8GM7IYTY0971HZMT8NX/20190302_180833.jpg Log - SFYC Turns 150 The 150 year anniversary celebration at the club was fabulous, especially the seafood buffet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551800513542-KPBMIT8OGE6K430NXETI/20190302_180915.jpg Log - SFYC Turns 150 We like seafood buffets…can you tell?!? https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/2/26/keys-part-two monthly 0.5 2019-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551233484153-29HW503YWTZGPH3Q46DB/image-asset.jpeg Log - Keys!!! Part Two Sunset view from our slip at Marathon Marina, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551292514018-Y7ITS78W82GPQZ8PVLZ3/20190205_133209.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two Only wishing we had more time to enjoy this pretty pool at Marathon Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551293693370-D26XYGEBCSJJPT7Z3OIO/20190202_180216.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two Ted and Jenny of Southern Star https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551293367272-AZFHE560DF5PQODYO5BE/20190203_182515.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two Nordhavn 47 Southern Star https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551292815213-KFEOZ0H0V3LGIT93VP0P/20190207_105316.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two Awesome crew - Kappy and Mark Reed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551294397078-BDOVV2PT5I4PQN548S3J/20190207_105404.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two Independence anchored out in Biscayne Bay as we take the tender to No Name Harbor, Biscayne Key https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551375401190-TPBI0NT6OITQD3P9BWME/20190207_140606.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two No Name Harbor, Key Biscayne, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551294876274-BMZK9OF45KSZ3JINNW46/20190207_114735.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two Cape Florida Lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551375094960-DXTMYX3MH85FU9XI88RR/20190207_115257.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551375224842-BT52W2MR2NDRJ54LMAS7/20190207_120345.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551375529365-UNIVPJLZVHCXQJW7Z9U0/20190207_135620.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two Seafood Paella, Plantains and grilled Snapper at the No Name Harbor Cafe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551380231752-FWYSK95H7777D9JQFP77/Independence%2BMiami.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two Great photo of the Independence with Miami in the background…Photo by Kappy Reed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551375818718-IEC0CLV7TRXM9NWAJODE/20190208_071227.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two Early morning views of the Miami skyline while anchored in Biscayne Bay after the rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551376013255-FAUOZ19LG3A88SMYIWAC/20190208_080427.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two Making our way through the Miami shipping channel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551376176333-NA0HHKZLI50750QW625J/20190208_081656.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two A little traffic in the channel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551376429011-R9CNN002FY1FV7Q17EV8/20190208_081738.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1551376648771-KOT8NVO35EFQ96B2J1Q9/20180815_200906.jpg Log - Keys!!! Part Two Home sweet home https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/2/14/toys monthly 0.5 2019-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1550253983082-JR609A1BCLQV5YGXVUYE/20181212_140905.jpg Log - Toys - Research at the Brownie Dealership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1550253992021-3VX7ZQNKWSJYYN9AQ05Q/20181212_140855.jpg Log - Toys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1550253973832-44BIRG97J1H8WT9GUMVB/20190118_171221.jpg Log - Toys - Christmas in January https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1550253938863-IR2KET7HH5NTZKDSMST2/20190118_171606.jpg Log - Toys - The 24V Lithium Battery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1550253909750-A11OAQHLP6S45Q6ZAKXT/20190118_171802.jpg Log - Toys - The single head direct drive oil-less compressor and fully enclosed brushed DC Motor in their storage pan (cover off) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1550253962721-YB116S0Q77XBZEJWETQ6/20190118_171535.jpg Log - Toys - Mesh gear bag for stowing the float tube, hoses & regulators, fittings, and SS3 gallon accumulator tank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1550253892040-VUN66WZ92U2O5ODDHXTZ/20190203_113907.jpg Log - Toys - The rig does take up the whole front end of the tender as we head out to Sombrero Reef marine reserve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1550253881489-BSNQO9MZNDGYZFTQWVB5/20190203_121941.jpg Log - Toys - Ready, set, dive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1550253865252-D95IX40HGDE8MKJCO60C/11558.jpg Log - Toys - A break between dives... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1550256971031-L3BMA03IGGVIHFDRQ854/20190128_152412.jpg Log - Toys - Love these headsets by SENA, wouldn't consider docking the boat without them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1550256807683-08BPX11N8R3RLEYO8WVK/20190120_133845.jpg Log - Toys - No trails, no gym - no excuses now that we have 'Pro-Form 405 SPX' from Costco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1550256832826-AIDWRL6CT2SUXCM7C6WT/20190117_191735.jpg Log - Toys - Finally got the BBQ! The Magma Catalina II Infrared gas grill https://www.independence59.com/blog/2019/2/2/keys monthly 0.5 2019-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1549282587457-W17EOE3URM9PXIO78W9U/20190125_140158.jpg Log - Keys!!! Larry at the helm entering the busy channel in Ft. Lauderdale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1549312343199-UN19ESTREJV7FRM52EC1/11438.jpg Log - Keys!!! Crew shirts were given out today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1549312400380-RMBUVGN7OA2J771YC6X1/image-asset.jpeg Log - Keys!!! Brittany, Blake, Brant and Mary…shake down 2.0 crew re-hydrating at a Ft. Lauderdale pub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1549312539111-TC937QJ24E3OPUDIQRSL/20190126_153638.jpg Log - Keys!!! Thank you Suzanne for a great cruise along the Ft. Lauderdale Intracoastal on The Tortuga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1549312610992-UNAS485Q5FS9IG0DKW9S/20190127_143903.jpg Log - Keys!!! Ft. Lauderdale scooter rental https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1549312682699-VP7PLX2DP0MBWW3Q1GRN/20190128_144546.jpg Log - Keys!!! Seven foot swells look good on this guy…at least we had the auto-pilot that day on our way to Miami https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1549312750028-WE21JZGY4GX45XJ6HB3U/20190128_154107.jpg Log - Keys!!! Miami city front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1549312880112-IJZCNQNN1SLCZA1HA6W1/20190128_155821.jpg Log - Keys!!! Dolphins welcomed us into the Miami harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1549313076992-EIR1NOAEKFB997JFPYYA/20190128_161627.jpg Log - Keys!!! Miami sky line in the distance as we enter Biscayne Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1549313116068-CO460T45FEM5CRG7G29W/20190128_161734.jpg Log - Keys!!! Biscayne Bay crew, Blake, Brittany and Larry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1549313170932-U8NSZ49CBLBJE7D9X5KK/20190128_173412.jpg Log - Keys!!! Almost sunset at our anchorage in Biscayne Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1549313370436-33BGR2AKKMRCVCFQ0D75/20190129_180104.jpg Log - Keys!!! The Independence at anchor at Rodriguez Key https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1549313463064-76MK037CFJFYDU1D5Y1J/20190130_180127.jpg Log - Keys!!! Sunset aboard the Independence with Blake and Brittany in Marathon Key https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1549313557967-ZK39URRUU2YNX9CX69HR/20190201_174622.jpg Log - Keys!!! Channel markers for the entrance to Marathon Key https://www.independence59.com/blog/2018/12/16/message-in-a-bottle monthly 0.5 2019-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1544989193799-MLZ4OSXG0ZTLBLT2HORH/MIAB2.jpg Log - Message in a Bottle The beach where the bottle landed at Green Turtle Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1544989434959-BAMUE7D0F50D788BAD5Q/MIAB1.jpg Log - Message in a Bottle Larry with his find https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1544989781899-3DTOIIQKIK2501G07T8X/MIAB5.jpg Log - Message in a Bottle The contents of the bottle; the original faded note, the reconstructed version of the note, the dollar from Trinidad & Tobago and the bracelet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1544990051688-2BY6XMYPW5KGH6CSJ7DG/MIAB3.jpg Log - Message in a Bottle The bottle as Larry found it https://www.independence59.com/blog/2018/11/6/bahamas monthly 0.5 2019-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1541560776795-2I05IR3CNQVH8OHCX58J/1.jpg Log - Bahamas!!! And we’re off!!! Heading out the intracoastal to the Bahamas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1541561092629-ISYEB3D4A0USCOD07XNK/2.jpeg Log - Bahamas!!! The middle of no-where and he lands on Larry! Photo Chris Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1541561570209-EX7QLJZ9CLNSAHY56CE9/5.jpg Log - Bahamas!!! Old Bahama Bay Marina, West End, Bahamas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1541561217574-B81HKQPQYYPD0F6T8RRZ/3.jpeg Log - Bahamas!!! This Manatee welcomed us to Old Bahama Bay, West End. Photo Chris Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1541561991095-BVOTWRIEIJHGEATRODOX/6.jpg Log - Bahamas!!! We made it! Eight hours & all checked in with customs & Immigration & flying the Bahamas flag. Photo Dan Collins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1541563775900-X0LI7CR32K1SJU9C3SVA/7.jpg Log - Bahamas!!! The conch alive & well inside his sunset colored home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1541562231252-VKG4TNNA33TTFTS8DBUC/6a.jpg Log - Bahamas!!! Our slip for the night at Old Bahama Bay Marina with the customs house in the background. Photo Larry McCullough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1541562360217-JVXODAEXJBBMUTHDWJEC/8.jpg Log - Bahamas!!! On our way to Green Turtle Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8854e6f793929940690c5a/1541566670918-9MVFOIO14KTF1WRHFQWB/12.jpg Log - Bahamas!!! Captain Dan & the sunset at our anchorage at Great Sale Cay. 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