We have been in a repetitive groove. We wake up at dawn. I go for a run while Kent and Penny do their thing. We push off with the goal of hitting the first lock opening at 9am. We pull up to the blue line at the lock (this is the holding/waiting area), wait […]
Hastings, ON to Orillia, ON Read More »
After a great week of fireworks in the US to celebrate the 4th of July we headed into Canada. Checking in was easy. We docked at a customs location (which is unstaffed), called into Canadian Customs, answered a few questions, receive a clearance number and posted the number in a visible place on our
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We left Brewerton, NY with Jay & Barb (The Blessing). We first met them in Alabama last fall and had last met up with them in the Bahamas back in February. Our destination was Phoenix, a small town of 1,000 or so people. We arrived mid day and the free wall was pretty full
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On our last day in NYC Glenn joined us on Heartbeat. Glenn and Kent have known each other for 30 or so years and Glenn traveled with us last fall for 2 weeks from Columbus, MS to Mobile, AL. Apparently he wasn’t scarred by that trip and was ready for more nights spent on
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Glenn is back for his 2nd stay on Heartbeat! One requirement of my two week adventure up the Hudson and out the Erie is that I submit a Blog post. I've read many of Heather's posts and I do not intend to compete with her on style or content, she wins, but I can however
To oversimplify it, there are two ways to get from Cape May to New York City, which is about 150 miles. The first way is via the ocean following a mile or two off the coast, but we needed at least two days of good weather to travel this route. The second way is
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It was a quick few hours to Baltimore from Annapolis. We did not have high hopes for Baltimore but found the redeveloped Inner Harbor and Fells Point area completely safe and appeared to be thriving with a mix of history, tourism, residential space, retail space and large downtown office buildings. Our first afternoon we
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Leaving downtown Washington DC we were going to pass right by Mt Vernon and had to stop. It was Memorial Day weekend but we arrived early and tied up at one of the two spots on the dock at the waterfront to George Washington’s home. We purchased tickets online as we were walking up
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Heading to Washington DC meant we parted ways with John & Gina (Alysana) and it also meant we would catch up with Jan & Stacy (Ceci Kay). Last time we had spent time with this couple from the Pacific NW was in the Bahamas back in February. In order to get to Washington DC it
Another new state already! Random Facts: Virginia 1. Eight United States Presidents were born in Virginia: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson. 2. Seven Presidents are buried in Virginia: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Tyler, Taft and Kennedy. 3. In Virginia more people work
Elizabeth City, NC to Norfolk, VA to Yorktown, VA Read More »