tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49282023774829155332024-03-17T23:03:04.915-04:00Ahoy! From inQuestNo one expects the Spanish Inquisition!Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.comBlogger548125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-74390310621901888782024-03-17T09:56:00.001-04:002024-03-17T09:56:35.613-04:00Back in Baltimore (End of Winter)<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPz8aM8kKf4efOeD5WOEBgOBcnPU27pWyoEcmM2FX-Bem28LuJ-OxZ1sHTQqqqO8nsEhX3uqA316HNmWMMVUBbxPoOds55Xj3UFWjQievvrD4IakcdP577BVnKMycULk75IE0Rw6oUQaATLtggdf2BIz4kabOzXlVPXbLN2zOAyJiXm5JFWiSH1IhMHNr/s4032/PXL_20240302_142035147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPz8aM8kKf4efOeD5WOEBgOBcnPU27pWyoEcmM2FX-Bem28LuJ-OxZ1sHTQqqqO8nsEhX3uqA316HNmWMMVUBbxPoOds55Xj3UFWjQievvrD4IakcdP577BVnKMycULk75IE0Rw6oUQaATLtggdf2BIz4kabOzXlVPXbLN2zOAyJiXm5JFWiSH1IhMHNr/s320/PXL_20240302_142035147.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Eola, and downtown Orlando behind it</td></tr></tbody></table>We left Key West on the first of March. From there we went back to Orlando for a week and a half.</p><p>This time we stayed in the area of Lake Eola, which was <i>sooooooo</i> much different than our last location in December, Kissimmee. That area was very car-centric. You had to drive to go anywhere, be it groceries, eating, or shopping. All the roads are near freeway speed and size, and packed with cars all in a hurry to get somewhere. Nothing was in walking distance. Somethings were in biking distance but you had to be near or share the road with aforementioned speedy cars.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSX_UHQTHNv7YoqddaX9qdjG3KE5UoNqf7ptcrZbGRqJRj8zJqTKb748SgW5YVLcFDSY4-Y_ZlH6J4ylpVkuTTBJsq0Cy6YOQ1nhNv8DqAY8ud9GlY33PVjk_wIBILIheb4U2mH1-2OaxJMztzRIhFYyGb2H_Jo_O_vViDjqiNnYBa7eAha9LbMvpMwN7X/s4032/PXL_20240306_143845715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSX_UHQTHNv7YoqddaX9qdjG3KE5UoNqf7ptcrZbGRqJRj8zJqTKb748SgW5YVLcFDSY4-Y_ZlH6J4ylpVkuTTBJsq0Cy6YOQ1nhNv8DqAY8ud9GlY33PVjk_wIBILIheb4U2mH1-2OaxJMztzRIhFYyGb2H_Jo_O_vViDjqiNnYBa7eAha9LbMvpMwN7X/w320-h180/PXL_20240306_143845715.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I dubbed the place Swan Lake. LOTS of swans.</td></tr></tbody></table>Lake Eola was a neighborhood. While full of single family homes (there were some condos around) everything near a small urban center with groceries, boutique stores, and lots of restaurants which made for a more pleasant and relaxing stay. If we ever needed to go back to Orlando, that is the place we'll seek out first, and so should you.</p><p>The biggest reason we wanted to go back to Orland was, of course, Disney World. We'd bought unlimited passes and, while we think we broke even on that deal, thought we'd get a couple more days of use out of 'em. First we did Epcot, because we do like a bit of walking and that's a great place to do it. After Covid, injured shoulders, and nose-Mohs we needed to get back into 10,000 step goals. Epcot always delivers.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUoNvYxyxVVVVrKDNVkJT2df4tkQ-tPw3SOGP3rf6RZKPvZFgmpxDnt3O0-0Vltkg5HdBEo6-aFEFMaMosbSBTgm1ZInasHtaY3Jgr67v92b2s2nHWHkdLMjPspffc_bAZwKr8mG3fCTMeMEuk9-7udebVmHk3dLdmObkz4dLr4btMAK5hLIxP-rmruGH/s4032/PXL_20240304_164603840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUoNvYxyxVVVVrKDNVkJT2df4tkQ-tPw3SOGP3rf6RZKPvZFgmpxDnt3O0-0Vltkg5HdBEo6-aFEFMaMosbSBTgm1ZInasHtaY3Jgr67v92b2s2nHWHkdLMjPspffc_bAZwKr8mG3fCTMeMEuk9-7udebVmHk3dLdmObkz4dLr4btMAK5hLIxP-rmruGH/w400-h225/PXL_20240304_164603840.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see Olaf and Sven, and, with the lights on,<br />the catwalks above. While there was no music or motion,<br />the animatronics did continue to <i>blink</i>.<br />I thought that was weird!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Side story: We thought we'd ride Frozen Ever After (or whatever it's called) which was the <i>Frozen</i> water ride in Norway. We didn't buy the lightning lane since we weren't interested in rides -- recall the walking thing -- but it was early. The wait was already 55 minutes, and it was over an hour before we stepped into the ride and were sent on our way. Took that first turn, spying a singing snowman and reindeer, when the car completely stopped. The interior stage lights came up followed by an announcement, "Please stay seated until a cast member escorts you from your car." Before they can help you out of the car the water needs to stop moving and the power needs to be shut off. This took about 20 - 25 minutes to do, then Alp-garbed folks helped us up and out of the boat. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGJ2OM4dglzDeONIa3VcchWmzjITGXjjjCj_MA87BY_YTPuEpHCXlqKZVYa7j77VttjuLFqplUf7yPb2agnBii2PDtHYtFpU487ELi87qn94_dUkhtRMyt6dduZj8xNo4AvynPF1LFt-1U7PmxKa0FBMbgPGDeMEtIUMDp1bzirsllRlfPjh_cdl5cJbl/s1228/Sven%20and%20Olaf.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="1228" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGJ2OM4dglzDeONIa3VcchWmzjITGXjjjCj_MA87BY_YTPuEpHCXlqKZVYa7j77VttjuLFqplUf7yPb2agnBii2PDtHYtFpU487ELi87qn94_dUkhtRMyt6dduZj8xNo4AvynPF1LFt-1U7PmxKa0FBMbgPGDeMEtIUMDp1bzirsllRlfPjh_cdl5cJbl/s320/Sven%20and%20Olaf.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same scene. This is how it should look.</td></tr></tbody></table>They did give us a "lightning lane" pass to ride it again, should it be fixed later in the day. We took that opportunity to get some walking in, making our way to Morocco where we had a wonderful lunch. Looking at the Disney app, the ride was up and running. So we completed the world tour, going round a 2nd time back to Norway where we indeed got to ride the ride.</p><p>We wanted to go back to Animal Kingdom because there was a ride we never, ever have ridden because it's a big water (read that "wet") ride. Not awesome in the winter. Now that it was warmer we put it on the list. We made the park reservation, and that morning, checked the ride times. However, the ride wasn't showing up. Turned out, it was closed for remodeling. (They couldn't close it during the winter when no one wanted to ride it... I'm just a bit disappointed about that). So. We didn't go.</p><p>From Orlando we made a quick stop back at The Villages to drop the "when we rent" stuff off in our storage unit, then headed north. We didn't need to get to our Baltimore rental until March 15, so we took a long saunter via highway 301, both more beautiful and less stressing than the interstate. We stayed the nights in Augusta, Georgia (not great), Greensboro, North Carolina (really cute), and Fredericksburg, Virginia (also really cute).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcZulwLCovY6uHk264q2w1HR7MPqSsbGlCIQFRDCXTdJCmUcaw0N09eqXepGDKtCZ3yOmS9cGKqs3e8fdVx9aHXJHRcXAJeJFC4ArRiuHThCjkAD03NxCjKINk5Szp0cf9LgK53Jsd4kBusUdfmcSCRjivwin01lIa8cz-ir_h3XHZAgU9RsYfTP2xUX3/s4032/PXL_20240313_203128459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcZulwLCovY6uHk264q2w1HR7MPqSsbGlCIQFRDCXTdJCmUcaw0N09eqXepGDKtCZ3yOmS9cGKqs3e8fdVx9aHXJHRcXAJeJFC4ArRiuHThCjkAD03NxCjKINk5Szp0cf9LgK53Jsd4kBusUdfmcSCRjivwin01lIa8cz-ir_h3XHZAgU9RsYfTP2xUX3/w400-h225/PXL_20240313_203128459.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Downtown Greensboro, taken from an amazing taco place, Crafted.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-B7Fa2pgplp7IYxqJuUDTvvx5a_hrNycN2I7dv567gvtdw7BTBeKqO9ogd-ufGtP66F_iRnX2LNhOp7LfC5DTqhZ14QqzvL12hAZq__t-Jd-4yCshi0l_n7u7l7r3dMUOadHk088hTfVSzcWAPoOPQx4Sls74PPFuAMu9oYeAiBV7j8TF0s12Z0ZY7htz/s4032/PXL_20240314_120531752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-B7Fa2pgplp7IYxqJuUDTvvx5a_hrNycN2I7dv567gvtdw7BTBeKqO9ogd-ufGtP66F_iRnX2LNhOp7LfC5DTqhZ14QqzvL12hAZq__t-Jd-4yCshi0l_n7u7l7r3dMUOadHk088hTfVSzcWAPoOPQx4Sls74PPFuAMu9oYeAiBV7j8TF0s12Z0ZY7htz/w400-h225/PXL_20240314_120531752.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perhaps Greensboro is most famed from the Civil Rights "sit in" <br />that happened at the local Woolworth in 1960. Now a museum,<br />they've kept the storefront just as it was.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LYd5Ij5jocPGlcE4jXLMcXx7iysWlObkYrSmmwljzkI2vMVzov_YQTje8N-u83W07wYAkaM-bsAZVuuOTzyItv2LigD_2yaLR7SZZb7RQsHZRQhngZ_S_jlqy3pH_XQm78IG_lSQdzJKndGcTIygb0WNxF0-UF3r9ERfw6frkkOMOhUJwJCht0iprTg4/s4032/PXL_20240315_172042903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LYd5Ij5jocPGlcE4jXLMcXx7iysWlObkYrSmmwljzkI2vMVzov_YQTje8N-u83W07wYAkaM-bsAZVuuOTzyItv2LigD_2yaLR7SZZb7RQsHZRQhngZ_S_jlqy3pH_XQm78IG_lSQdzJKndGcTIygb0WNxF0-UF3r9ERfw6frkkOMOhUJwJCht0iprTg4/s320/PXL_20240315_172042903.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First thing Russ did was take up the bubbler from <br />under the boat. It was a total mess. We had secured<br />it with 2 lines, but one broke so the unit spun in<br />the water, twisting the power cord out of the <br />socket and catching a bunch of trash. good thing<br />we didn't need it cuz it wasn't working!</td></tr></tbody></table>Why a monthly rental? While we own a slip in Anchorage Marina they have a very weird rule about how many nights we can sleep on the boat (be live-aboards) for the first 2 years of ownership. After that, we can live aboard all year long. Combining that with the fact that Russ wants to do a bunch of work resulting in the boat becoming a garage, AND that it's still a bit chilly here in Baltimore, we decided to rent a townhouse for a month, from Mar 15 to April 15, close to the boat. Then we'll go back to trawler life.</p><p>With any luck we'll be underway mid-May or so.</p>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-74008056643805991052024-02-24T09:47:00.000-05:002024-02-24T09:47:00.994-05:00Life in Key West<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecdEp294I7ECffZzTZaFu1Y-yT7VtockuUkCn4sL43WfAWAGm2qyPR73taTCc4oIbpqEzd-CD8V4h9m68e-Sb0W-xv85etp0oha3Ssai9zznAJ4g42rahYKQmIxH5EbGqSJOvkRs2KSIfswDSzuopw8ZIyN3K9GsBxbrs_iGa09aTg-6iREsbXl8rFSm2/s1186/Feb%201%20Key%20West.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecdEp294I7ECffZzTZaFu1Y-yT7VtockuUkCn4sL43WfAWAGm2qyPR73taTCc4oIbpqEzd-CD8V4h9m68e-Sb0W-xv85etp0oha3Ssai9zznAJ4g42rahYKQmIxH5EbGqSJOvkRs2KSIfswDSzuopw8ZIyN3K9GsBxbrs_iGa09aTg-6iREsbXl8rFSm2/s320/Feb%201%20Key%20West.png" width="255" /></a></div>Been nearly a month since a post, so some catching up is necessary. We can't believe our winter is almost over. Russ has been putting together plans for boat upgrades and repairs before we get underway in May. We need to be back in Baltimore March 15 to return the car rental.<p></p><p>Firstly, my Mohs surgery was done Jan 30, just 2 days before we were going to Key West. It went fine, but the first week here I wasn't allowed to do much. No strenuous activity, no bending over. So Russ had to pack the car all by himself. Also, we cancelled our trip to the Dry Tortugas, which we booked nearly 6 months ago. But no going with a sore nose that needed to be kept out of the sun,</p><p>We headed to Key West from my folks house in The Villages on Feb 1st. With traffic it took over 9 hours.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2P8jzY-gOed7_MFy4BF0vcklyKtYBgVrF0oeykUpafCaquYTbbVJRK_zN2StU3hz-Y4KyGAd8Ez-UI-JIhkKgbynKbGVP7HJLw49z8ouPAjUFhcqowwJoE9SRiB8mpsDeVaD3CItRzVAt5dy9x1LC_WQ1VLJ_we8bRkuJsp1tcqUpuhTQz77IttPOPgR/s3264/PXL_20240130_135455505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2P8jzY-gOed7_MFy4BF0vcklyKtYBgVrF0oeykUpafCaquYTbbVJRK_zN2StU3hz-Y4KyGAd8Ez-UI-JIhkKgbynKbGVP7HJLw49z8ouPAjUFhcqowwJoE9SRiB8mpsDeVaD3CItRzVAt5dy9x1LC_WQ1VLJ_we8bRkuJsp1tcqUpuhTQz77IttPOPgR/s320/PXL_20240130_135455505.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ow.</td></tr></tbody></table>The place here was adorable. 2 beds, 2 baths, with a loft, and our own private balcony over Caroline Street. Most every morning we are outside, enjoying the sounds of wandering tourists, crowing roosters, and balmy breezes.</p><p>We had some rain, some storms, and some high-wind days. But overall the weather has been lovely.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13C3dAG3_H3kkhvyVV_J8489mF66SxylkPEQexIscy3RYFcCB1pz3VTUqsEom1qH5aq-MLhtEPXhZ7J1gwERaQld755S5MRRdMx_0oo9GF-S-s1ziMnjc9sF_YysndOCJxI5XqFyloSj5MvWsak9qLpzKZgnNqZPjRtxfVFcoIL6F_7uqYQPpODp8h9mV/s4032/PXL_20240203_000819282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13C3dAG3_H3kkhvyVV_J8489mF66SxylkPEQexIscy3RYFcCB1pz3VTUqsEom1qH5aq-MLhtEPXhZ7J1gwERaQld755S5MRRdMx_0oo9GF-S-s1ziMnjc9sF_YysndOCJxI5XqFyloSj5MvWsak9qLpzKZgnNqZPjRtxfVFcoIL6F_7uqYQPpODp8h9mV/w400-h225/PXL_20240203_000819282.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home on Caroline Street. This large house was divvied into 6<br />condos, of which we rented 1 for the month of February.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmpBIPdVl10RLVwDZo9f42LV72t1_d1rTGhYutc8A7WVLGomGrF4GbY3IwVDFERKHhSDNSEN2uCPuxfCchemVxCt05koGCOnas7JzNJCyE4Z5UMo4upqENuPW3qOkjFk9YBel5fXqP1EJQqwlfPCVZPIpbIXLnUJLqAHUF_E_MNq4t_xngAoucc8Swbze/s4032/PXL_20240206_212126732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmpBIPdVl10RLVwDZo9f42LV72t1_d1rTGhYutc8A7WVLGomGrF4GbY3IwVDFERKHhSDNSEN2uCPuxfCchemVxCt05koGCOnas7JzNJCyE4Z5UMo4upqENuPW3qOkjFk9YBel5fXqP1EJQqwlfPCVZPIpbIXLnUJLqAHUF_E_MNq4t_xngAoucc8Swbze/w400-h225/PXL_20240206_212126732.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since I couldn't do much the first week we did a wood puzzle,<br />a Xmas gift from a friend,</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73QeRfafrKL3a-hs1n2tZpETRdzCuuvJhJaDRdDZn2nyE3yLuK9tkQrcsYklFxaFEkOpLDJz0h2cURVR90rMoSKGv6OT4sDfgzguI_9nQ9z7flqU8bI1rxfQsPfOLZtxt7nvb775ZktPDtB9UurbD8Y_ex7oWr7uB4TaxEAjuwdJZ3V3pOBG7t4_OdgAu/s3840/PXL_20240216_204350051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73QeRfafrKL3a-hs1n2tZpETRdzCuuvJhJaDRdDZn2nyE3yLuK9tkQrcsYklFxaFEkOpLDJz0h2cURVR90rMoSKGv6OT4sDfgzguI_9nQ9z7flqU8bI1rxfQsPfOLZtxt7nvb775ZktPDtB9UurbD8Y_ex7oWr7uB4TaxEAjuwdJZ3V3pOBG7t4_OdgAu/w400-h225/PXL_20240216_204350051.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My folks came out to visit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilE3CtZcRVwbzDjp9c2jVNggCSELGLOEaEXIETpBAljOat6EQkHALZsKfCMq0DszPfaI6TOxHYFI5W4FlWRY-Djg4xI9DHH3nnUdP87BXU9AZsv5Peo9RFPXUQysbAPyys7cYZfrphi8PcVa0hj-HFN8fXHl31dGwE3ivMLg0zpf7vT8bZwsLr-DcBZO0/s4032/PXL_20240216_233153602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilE3CtZcRVwbzDjp9c2jVNggCSELGLOEaEXIETpBAljOat6EQkHALZsKfCMq0DszPfaI6TOxHYFI5W4FlWRY-Djg4xI9DHH3nnUdP87BXU9AZsv5Peo9RFPXUQysbAPyys7cYZfrphi8PcVa0hj-HFN8fXHl31dGwE3ivMLg0zpf7vT8bZwsLr-DcBZO0/w400-h225/PXL_20240216_233153602.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying the deck</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>We did a lot while here; dinner with Hannah's family, dinner with David's family, dinner with my family, lots of walking, some shopping, an escape room, visited the Farmers Market (it's decent!) and some touristy stuff. Mostly eating, I confess. I found exceptional almond croissants here!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDmSZmMkchkysfAMWq9GQWjBXiO6HYgXM9iUB7uXekLI210PfX3gb7B-p54UCvWYOpyT3Zh0wjkwOFRep1jt_3bj-e2nnS3uPojXWbcXwxyueJoq4ouQQDnNxVRvQ95TQfd8Z2uVg-VNfdj84Wxu4-de1fwzrqs_8srDYCqbmNXQo678pcbJB1zcUC7Is/s3940/PXL_20240223_232400455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="3940" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDmSZmMkchkysfAMWq9GQWjBXiO6HYgXM9iUB7uXekLI210PfX3gb7B-p54UCvWYOpyT3Zh0wjkwOFRep1jt_3bj-e2nnS3uPojXWbcXwxyueJoq4ouQQDnNxVRvQ95TQfd8Z2uVg-VNfdj84Wxu4-de1fwzrqs_8srDYCqbmNXQo678pcbJB1zcUC7Is/s320/PXL_20240223_232400455.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Tennessee Williams and his friends would go to Mallory Park and watch the sunset, drinks in hand of course. Once done they'd stand, applaud, and call for an encore! This tradition goes on to this day.</p></div>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-1695320240923427862024-01-26T16:58:00.000-05:002024-01-26T16:58:22.623-05:00Back to FLA<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFHtOcN_EuIUvAEwlsarWjZH2qHQskSM3AcvJBNy8pCVXiW9EyaiRKNP1ks6tQC83TiW3QeJ5X8-SVes__0rt4NGvPgZtn9ywAtNXsXg1n70arUHxzTdwsgt9QRqcSjadFQI_NRq5LjTRO5YRqHNJ7TDNjsctoDj1UTY16oYsFAkURi1qfX6C12RwvRBO/s1600/Jan%2016.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="1600" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFHtOcN_EuIUvAEwlsarWjZH2qHQskSM3AcvJBNy8pCVXiW9EyaiRKNP1ks6tQC83TiW3QeJ5X8-SVes__0rt4NGvPgZtn9ywAtNXsXg1n70arUHxzTdwsgt9QRqcSjadFQI_NRq5LjTRO5YRqHNJ7TDNjsctoDj1UTY16oYsFAkURi1qfX6C12RwvRBO/s320/Jan%2016.png" width="320" /></a></div>Having checked the weather a huge "polar vortex" was going to happen later in the week, smashing Texas and moving east. That should fit in well with our plans to travel back as we'd be behind it all the way, staying relatively warm. It was in the 70s in San Diego when we left. <p></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ACEp_L5lZB_snafR2m5UMjv6Yd5qnPwVXSkr0MHemVWUyg6LGLs0pN52cUT-OkVqkljGrjOb44VTQyqgfk3sF4C5LCf6t2Kp4dDYb_0XTSKDf5ETgWofckzrCOJPwI4vK8KSKPceTsplXENz8X9f4M0cGNBJEiFnvqD-zI39s5GTJvM9leGXhiCmHFjS/s4032/PXL_20240117_183937370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ACEp_L5lZB_snafR2m5UMjv6Yd5qnPwVXSkr0MHemVWUyg6LGLs0pN52cUT-OkVqkljGrjOb44VTQyqgfk3sF4C5LCf6t2Kp4dDYb_0XTSKDf5ETgWofckzrCOJPwI4vK8KSKPceTsplXENz8X9f4M0cGNBJEiFnvqD-zI39s5GTJvM9leGXhiCmHFjS/w400-h225/PXL_20240117_183937370.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rocco's Pizza. A damn fine pizza, too.</td></tr></tbody></table>We went from San Diego to Tucson. There we spent 2 night, so we could 1) catch up a bit with Jesse, Russ's son, and 2) eat at Rocco's. With Zachary's fresh in our minds it would be an easier comparison. Both pizzas, mind you, are amazing, so both are worth trying. But I like Zachary's just a bit more (I like their crust better).</p><p>From Tuscon we headed east back to Van Horn. And that's where the weather, being the morass of chaos it is, took a turn. Big winds came up, snatching that freezing air east of us that we were trying to travel behind, and sending it into our faces. We went to bed in temps in the upper 60s, we woke to 20s.</p><p>So we headed south-er! Skimming along the bottom of the country we went to Del Rio. While cold the skies were clear and the sun was out the whole way. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWVf8EybEH05bw1Iv4atSc_eBbmQDn89ztjyOHHRjL5kJSmtxCC0G6GeKq23xmtyj4YSXDfD6PkTf2jfvWMkp74_n9PdpiBi_ksvrHihRc54D3nxH3pYAXzeac9h5YW8Mkgdu6O6OxryPH2YMGVSLWr88KM7_tgwjgl8C7ZLyttl3w65YPoZJb8CiRbz5/s1160/Jan%2019.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1160" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWVf8EybEH05bw1Iv4atSc_eBbmQDn89ztjyOHHRjL5kJSmtxCC0G6GeKq23xmtyj4YSXDfD6PkTf2jfvWMkp74_n9PdpiBi_ksvrHihRc54D3nxH3pYAXzeac9h5YW8Mkgdu6O6OxryPH2YMGVSLWr88KM7_tgwjgl8C7ZLyttl3w65YPoZJb8CiRbz5/s320/Jan%2019.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keeping south to stay as warm as we can.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>From Del Rio it was back to Katy, Texas then onto Gulfport, Mississippi.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwvL2ihTFL34w2klpSmJ9UMH3-MjT3LSKyNtJIw0CLYMAP6WRI9P1b5pcvJxePOaCJ1vTYR8tPWiDM4fCDRDIA1VqkauG6vI11i8ZHi-44gCWPDrth2H42_XNhUrca7HRww6penN0kEevYFCMLYKlkCNoSnYGMrc3FBu93468NNprHZGsRT7x6VwJdYFk/s1380/Jan%2020.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1380" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwvL2ihTFL34w2klpSmJ9UMH3-MjT3LSKyNtJIw0CLYMAP6WRI9P1b5pcvJxePOaCJ1vTYR8tPWiDM4fCDRDIA1VqkauG6vI11i8ZHi-44gCWPDrth2H42_XNhUrca7HRww6penN0kEevYFCMLYKlkCNoSnYGMrc3FBu93468NNprHZGsRT7x6VwJdYFk/s320/Jan%2020.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Del Rio to Katy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TfIEkiPvq-zT3y3N6syJfvqOfqUT-c6z1ZlsNwcPRdctT3tGc3POs-gA1x3IS7CtYmnpHN8g43POlBlkOlmNCVCkph4Ltn9gMCbkHIgWEmoi-bAERFKglnAwS4tGxqEjGfzmTMdeuCliBqN_3jzugn0c9YRK9g-knV1JNTsNawERP8ywAg3kL5ILsBif/s1512/Jan%2021.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="1512" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TfIEkiPvq-zT3y3N6syJfvqOfqUT-c6z1ZlsNwcPRdctT3tGc3POs-gA1x3IS7CtYmnpHN8g43POlBlkOlmNCVCkph4Ltn9gMCbkHIgWEmoi-bAERFKglnAwS4tGxqEjGfzmTMdeuCliBqN_3jzugn0c9YRK9g-knV1JNTsNawERP8ywAg3kL5ILsBif/s320/Jan%2021.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katy to Gulfport</td></tr></tbody></table><p>You might notice a stop at Dong Fuongs near New Orleans. This is an awesome Vietnamese place that makes the world's best bahn mi sandwiches. Vegetarian ones, too. It was a favorite of ours when we lived in NOLA. We stopped, got in line, and picked out 3 we wanted to have. We were the next to order, watching the ladies behind the counter making up about 10 sandwiches for some customer ahead, when a man came out from the back and said, "No more sandwiches! We're out of bread." I was so bummed! It wasn't like we were that late (it was after 3 pm by this time) but I was SO looking forward to them!</p><p>The temps remained cool and blustery as we drove from Gulfport to Panama City. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7JuPQ-so2HOd-EsDt3nQAPSVFDwJT9kBzn8fBFYTqQu22fINruayHQGFSeZi6bWpJ08SXZhAZvFVJdhTjUzdnJTSu0HaeE_qDJhTU6OoJ8_cfSVsLsYpfpGYf0SF5fNN77VKeIaFajRrOe4g_VOOk7hkqNJ-ET-ABmbM8h2ys-lrsbZoR4WdbzvUQXEg/s1512/Jan%2022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="1512" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7JuPQ-so2HOd-EsDt3nQAPSVFDwJT9kBzn8fBFYTqQu22fINruayHQGFSeZi6bWpJ08SXZhAZvFVJdhTjUzdnJTSu0HaeE_qDJhTU6OoJ8_cfSVsLsYpfpGYf0SF5fNN77VKeIaFajRrOe4g_VOOk7hkqNJ-ET-ABmbM8h2ys-lrsbZoR4WdbzvUQXEg/s320/Jan%2022.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gulfport to Panama City... there's a tunnel under<br />Mobile Bay.</td></tr></tbody></table>On the way Russ asked if I wanted anything special to eat. Being back in Florida I thought a grouper Rueben would be nice (if you haven't had one, they're great sammiches). He did some research and found one right off the beach in Panama City. We go there (still cold, and windy), park, and walk up to the place where we're greeted with a sign that read, "Closed today and tomorrow for maintenance." We were beginning to feel a bit cursed.<br /><p>From there we headed more south to The Villages, to see my folks before heading to Tampa.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqURTnXn8LH5fGNwVF_iL53u_Dhx1cZemvPQ0YfI-45Vw8N80Kfl8n7yAm_BqmHs2xt2uvWBQZJH1lxW-Pgd6SIf0ESD53_3DdPRtMV69PYZrWFylgy1_zKC-lvM5GxV3-dxTgDfwmhYafRpl34LS4AXDqdezQuI1VCPYMvnC3oduN1BCl2QnpOe6aHw12/s1144/Jan%2023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1144" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqURTnXn8LH5fGNwVF_iL53u_Dhx1cZemvPQ0YfI-45Vw8N80Kfl8n7yAm_BqmHs2xt2uvWBQZJH1lxW-Pgd6SIf0ESD53_3DdPRtMV69PYZrWFylgy1_zKC-lvM5GxV3-dxTgDfwmhYafRpl34LS4AXDqdezQuI1VCPYMvnC3oduN1BCl2QnpOe6aHw12/s320/Jan%2023.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To the villages...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22Xd7RY8deFsZiMAz7pT40iSgUh68-XK5dDZ3Yyqd9AJGGBGCqU4qlEs6qOOD-R2bL6xAz-cn-PCPQBvk8-h3w7AKJUwkd-18UvjAWpVLwiREORxpyd9hW5ONA00eao9TTVqvCZfnu3cYBmUjUMI2WRxbFhiAribu-rEEo6FK4HD3xGloxr8E0jJgDsRk/s1212/Jan%2024.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22Xd7RY8deFsZiMAz7pT40iSgUh68-XK5dDZ3Yyqd9AJGGBGCqU4qlEs6qOOD-R2bL6xAz-cn-PCPQBvk8-h3w7AKJUwkd-18UvjAWpVLwiREORxpyd9hW5ONA00eao9TTVqvCZfnu3cYBmUjUMI2WRxbFhiAribu-rEEo6FK4HD3xGloxr8E0jJgDsRk/s320/Jan%2024.png" width="232" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then onto Tampa</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>We have some time to kill before we need to go to Key West, so we thought we'd stay a few days in Tampa. During our loop in 2019 we stopped here for a couple of nights and remember being pretty impressed. We had a great Indian meal at Rasoi in Ybor. We thought we'd see how it all faired through Covid.<div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OcpOpXrSNAIgIRrCD4UhS_ip0AgIkSHu2fhZsPHcDXsrmohPwiaPRFRpO9-XnT7wzHy8m-NejZkm-BxsByM1cLMnzbdfqGB2g8P74tjQ4eoyPwD3nS_Cwg0vyjFyEp-dQRvxJiiExs2A2UcTSLIKOEJa8VdqMdYXpNzm-7bIwkoJPmw8syXa8QgkHr2P/s4032/PXL_20240126_204629598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OcpOpXrSNAIgIRrCD4UhS_ip0AgIkSHu2fhZsPHcDXsrmohPwiaPRFRpO9-XnT7wzHy8m-NejZkm-BxsByM1cLMnzbdfqGB2g8P74tjQ4eoyPwD3nS_Cwg0vyjFyEp-dQRvxJiiExs2A2UcTSLIKOEJa8VdqMdYXpNzm-7bIwkoJPmw8syXa8QgkHr2P/s320/PXL_20240126_204629598.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While small the kitchen has a<br />fridge, an induction cooktop,<br />and a dishwasher.</td></tr></tbody></table>Gotta tell ya, it's awesome. We're currently in a residence/hotel in a studio with a small kitchen. 5 years ago this place didn't exist. The area around the Amalie Arena (where "the Bolts" play) has boomed and bloomed. Lots of eateries, lots of gyms, lots of students (we think medical), and convenient stores all nearby. And the free street car is 1 block away to take you to Ybor, and the still amazing Indian restaurant, Rasoi.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfC1hgAY7kFU_fOfjqH-LnWC9vtB70CkyM5mC_0wmwht8iHmvKd12V97peLmCSUaPzwd_dvSTwZjC33tHWfdEavt0T2ZbpEj7MjhflQTKCmRR9p2OXCJp2TUh-OIu4fixn0Jn3lTfsCpDnQkQ36LmEfz9vjjA7P2QugB3JmUkbJ-HxSn-h1Ml_yYqtfgn/s3264/PXL_20240126_173954186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfC1hgAY7kFU_fOfjqH-LnWC9vtB70CkyM5mC_0wmwht8iHmvKd12V97peLmCSUaPzwd_dvSTwZjC33tHWfdEavt0T2ZbpEj7MjhflQTKCmRR9p2OXCJp2TUh-OIu4fixn0Jn3lTfsCpDnQkQ36LmEfz9vjjA7P2QugB3JmUkbJ-HxSn-h1Ml_yYqtfgn/s320/PXL_20240126_173954186.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating outside at Rasoi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7z4Vmh6AyzG3bsiK35axE3U56k6oFRD7nC1VXJNpdE_6URebAtQX8j3Bqasa9o7r_AU8njtYpCVe10C2WkH7zYMbCTkqvSrefMIOCnJ8qB2JAYBfg5t23RjPzDZrvjHrng7EZCc6PXx5jC8HMZFSDo3uSc8MuZ2_mwQ5_ecPY9tFNT9AA-5I7SmUG4-t/s4032/PXL_20240126_175217763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7z4Vmh6AyzG3bsiK35axE3U56k6oFRD7nC1VXJNpdE_6URebAtQX8j3Bqasa9o7r_AU8njtYpCVe10C2WkH7zYMbCTkqvSrefMIOCnJ8qB2JAYBfg5t23RjPzDZrvjHrng7EZCc6PXx5jC8HMZFSDo3uSc8MuZ2_mwQ5_ecPY9tFNT9AA-5I7SmUG4-t/s320/PXL_20240126_175217763.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...with the chickens of Ybor.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-80778676536980748802024-01-16T20:53:00.000-05:002024-01-16T20:53:32.649-05:00Cruisin' California<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJm4L0huEg7gPZc7pK14UZDNTV8iep75AkUawqgIplM8BF8Aif5H2ho_t70cYqJLHlIGTBaurSELMiytPFZdSPf7TOUltpatt_fdtA02HVVuWnPDD_UliszU5TVyoKOQwlRrTkvys1nRrgpF7G69btSaj2rdC6CaYNKnAHsB3dA8jNhe9qK5eFcukqf0y2/s4032/PXL_20240105_214904405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJm4L0huEg7gPZc7pK14UZDNTV8iep75AkUawqgIplM8BF8Aif5H2ho_t70cYqJLHlIGTBaurSELMiytPFZdSPf7TOUltpatt_fdtA02HVVuWnPDD_UliszU5TVyoKOQwlRrTkvys1nRrgpF7G69btSaj2rdC6CaYNKnAHsB3dA8jNhe9qK5eFcukqf0y2/s320/PXL_20240105_214904405.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trailer...</td></tr></tbody></table>With the trailer and the cargo carrier delt with, we started heading southward. Ideally we wanted to stop in San Francisco for a few days -- do a lot of walking, eat at some of our favorite places -- but we really didn't have the energy. Russ was mostly recovered, but I was still hacking and sneezing.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPcU5fg-0KuoqbRyuuNZ5jG_6CgPA05tVkuAeWUF8F-MDGPqn-QRd693HSf9y2ejHVulXSU4Bx7GH6v9yPr9A-Ir-ToxKBNQOfzKxZZrluWEpPdUT_dGe-5QT36CHYlqh0lR3zbvZCICQkVZr-7U6og0Hdh7id0JkU-1YqbPUdWiw5W2BqbiLF-wxr9-H/s4032/PXL_20240105_214452047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPcU5fg-0KuoqbRyuuNZ5jG_6CgPA05tVkuAeWUF8F-MDGPqn-QRd693HSf9y2ejHVulXSU4Bx7GH6v9yPr9A-Ir-ToxKBNQOfzKxZZrluWEpPdUT_dGe-5QT36CHYlqh0lR3zbvZCICQkVZr-7U6og0Hdh7id0JkU-1YqbPUdWiw5W2BqbiLF-wxr9-H/s320/PXL_20240105_214452047.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... and the cargo carrier we no longer own.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>Not wanting to rush things on Tuesday we traveled just an hour south to Pleasant Hill, where we stayed at a hotel near Zachary's Pizza. This is one of my favorite pizza places, and it did NOT disappoint. </p><p>The following day we went to San Jose, staying at a hotel in Sunnyvale, also one of the towns we lived in while in the bay area.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9lDel40wad10-aC5fLdb9Mxs6r5lyx9AdYtdkmBYHcFOFV88xNnkPmjcX8YIFH2WzMRujeF7PL5GAw3rHzJeTRvtTH8RBjTxFUwaFEJ3sy0mjgodj8UfDjCj6Vk-toX_0EMTzDXOyBy5lx_HhiCW4zQ4X_JqaMKQRsO79EEpDinheXwSYrkiNEv_EIRV/s1594/Jan%209.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1594" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9lDel40wad10-aC5fLdb9Mxs6r5lyx9AdYtdkmBYHcFOFV88xNnkPmjcX8YIFH2WzMRujeF7PL5GAw3rHzJeTRvtTH8RBjTxFUwaFEJ3sy0mjgodj8UfDjCj6Vk-toX_0EMTzDXOyBy5lx_HhiCW4zQ4X_JqaMKQRsO79EEpDinheXwSYrkiNEv_EIRV/s320/Jan%209.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Antioch to Pleasant Hill, and awesome pizza.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dkT2VkawsDXY4yXMmONyf7rYK-zCrF06Um71eNLby2zprfJ0ZEoi1e-tmt29VSTlLOkBhNLrnab-3MmgkPKeRBnM1Ch_FGEeYA1odOy7XL8y8-BG0gZBqe7bT9CvcvtIYgg3y2uD8WZ91scFKb6iI0pqOUdLuteWMlD8lBTZCTykC-kFCUBjk6kMdftc/s1456/Jan%2010.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="894" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dkT2VkawsDXY4yXMmONyf7rYK-zCrF06Um71eNLby2zprfJ0ZEoi1e-tmt29VSTlLOkBhNLrnab-3MmgkPKeRBnM1Ch_FGEeYA1odOy7XL8y8-BG0gZBqe7bT9CvcvtIYgg3y2uD8WZ91scFKb6iI0pqOUdLuteWMlD8lBTZCTykC-kFCUBjk6kMdftc/s320/Jan%2010.png" width="196" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then south to San Jose.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The next three days we took slow trips following the coast. The clouds had moved along, so the Pacific views were wonderful. Certainly living up to its name. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kAlx8xW-VcULBMQSL7Is3a3lnM9y-kw2AQIikxoeWONwkEjU6f6QaLxpexuWy37cdObS8MvUmotd3dS0MKgplQ2iV-paTyV3DbQugBrg_w11u-w3cCmfNPKc_uB-vx8rB607ZiuOoKigfCxUIFA2QAX0BhYkuub_iksm5NEWsDiLaTDCGt1T9eyUDPpF/s1278/Jan%2012.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1278" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kAlx8xW-VcULBMQSL7Is3a3lnM9y-kw2AQIikxoeWONwkEjU6f6QaLxpexuWy37cdObS8MvUmotd3dS0MKgplQ2iV-paTyV3DbQugBrg_w11u-w3cCmfNPKc_uB-vx8rB607ZiuOoKigfCxUIFA2QAX0BhYkuub_iksm5NEWsDiLaTDCGt1T9eyUDPpF/s320/Jan%2012.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just south of Santa Barbara is Carpinteria, <br />a quaint little town.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgOWoSauv1oww8F8-glvIT2joUseOrYxrQXTP1siZ9UnEF2oj8tbI42oiYnW21mpPo-Aza1nKXiiFiBVjzDnmwxijbp_8i2Dm6bemOSFDBZWH0kQjGLuUTBkClYq4g7i4p04CWLXJ7oRC4MLJ2V5YqhPwF7OTjR4y9wpVp36oOuI1v2FalvqajYDqDts1/s4032/PXL_20240113_004408149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgOWoSauv1oww8F8-glvIT2joUseOrYxrQXTP1siZ9UnEF2oj8tbI42oiYnW21mpPo-Aza1nKXiiFiBVjzDnmwxijbp_8i2Dm6bemOSFDBZWH0kQjGLuUTBkClYq4g7i4p04CWLXJ7oRC4MLJ2V5YqhPwF7OTjR4y9wpVp36oOuI1v2FalvqajYDqDts1/w400-h225/PXL_20240113_004408149.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hotel here was a lovely Spanish place.<br />The pic does no justice, but the hills in the back are stunning.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nquQUefeg22ApIJ8g4cnzhTBXpuILG9vpuEA0GOE5MyjZKJiEwBRnxF8vt_DuJGLRHnWmBCzY6YIhEAxMObHVB_oDJZ0Bn9sgJ29NzLFZjCBlNbgUlXYr-YEyj054waf6NbNlIaP-zKSipGJRsHX2_aoMiKnETq-ll92rC8s5CDaqmkCY4rE0fRq_5QV/s1708/Jan%2013.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1708" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nquQUefeg22ApIJ8g4cnzhTBXpuILG9vpuEA0GOE5MyjZKJiEwBRnxF8vt_DuJGLRHnWmBCzY6YIhEAxMObHVB_oDJZ0Bn9sgJ29NzLFZjCBlNbgUlXYr-YEyj054waf6NbNlIaP-zKSipGJRsHX2_aoMiKnETq-ll92rC8s5CDaqmkCY4rE0fRq_5QV/s320/Jan%2013.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skittering along the coast we headed for San Clemente.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb5ZDHz3QPFapL7Ue1BSIotDgLIdN32_XHnk7CgBmPu3aabDmBOlIMvvuh_J7qpTKbhlzae9S-5rRJyVWz5vY8pehUWdLGNYVTEIoolrNLzgfbZePlHuZvxNbGQ99yYRn8WApqa4-_k3kMfnyCIgv9Vu0TukT5kSPH8XdZZO_AIx9mbjUPuz1QHjKF64I/s4032/PXL_20240114_011559078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb5ZDHz3QPFapL7Ue1BSIotDgLIdN32_XHnk7CgBmPu3aabDmBOlIMvvuh_J7qpTKbhlzae9S-5rRJyVWz5vY8pehUWdLGNYVTEIoolrNLzgfbZePlHuZvxNbGQ99yYRn8WApqa4-_k3kMfnyCIgv9Vu0TukT5kSPH8XdZZO_AIx9mbjUPuz1QHjKF64I/w400-h225/PXL_20240114_011559078.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely sunset from our hotel room at Volare.<br />You can see the ocean.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxR9eEWu_WRMxPJb0cbzkWpyxlRI38pzDZIcD5HvyO-uPcIz47q7LnMSrW8-ZZYW6ReI2nNl-vWGv08XTkfHTiE76F67fOn_n2w_LrFHr3pDWpkpgyRHNTOZ9-pNA6x2nGrUHRPv125DPa9Wv4LMd43bZXUt__SOpqPz5hjNcZ4iMy39NIFwdOVUAV9Awz/s1154/San%20Diego.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="1146" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxR9eEWu_WRMxPJb0cbzkWpyxlRI38pzDZIcD5HvyO-uPcIz47q7LnMSrW8-ZZYW6ReI2nNl-vWGv08XTkfHTiE76F67fOn_n2w_LrFHr3pDWpkpgyRHNTOZ9-pNA6x2nGrUHRPv125DPa9Wv4LMd43bZXUt__SOpqPz5hjNcZ4iMy39NIFwdOVUAV9Awz/s320/San%20Diego.png" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South, taking slow roads through lots of beach towns,<br />we made our way to San Diego.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTgn3SqUprxcC026TEdWAiWPWUU-WcKsrz_hhZITN4_Gjpjr5C0KeEXAJG4G50uNmsiXFY9_OrM-dDILgpLta8uqd0ea2C4nXWYfE4fEcqZxp7-O6vjljOhJmrhb6fJjEx_0NuWlB-sQDsREGLbcQ8Lp7ZwHh_simPuoFutpNZZAU3xzKHCqna45A9Bj4/s4032/PXL_20240114_234746342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTgn3SqUprxcC026TEdWAiWPWUU-WcKsrz_hhZITN4_Gjpjr5C0KeEXAJG4G50uNmsiXFY9_OrM-dDILgpLta8uqd0ea2C4nXWYfE4fEcqZxp7-O6vjljOhJmrhb6fJjEx_0NuWlB-sQDsREGLbcQ8Lp7ZwHh_simPuoFutpNZZAU3xzKHCqna45A9Bj4/s320/PXL_20240114_234746342.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With a heat lamp we sat outside a nearby <br />pub and had fish and chips. The stadium<br />(which you can see in the distance) was hosting<br />a rodeo this weekend.</td></tr></tbody></table>Eventually we got to San Diego, where we stayed a couple of nights. Again, we wanted to walk a bit, or take the transit into old town. Still not up to either. At least we got some pretty views.</p><p>From San Diego we head east, starting our way back to Florida. Once we got to Gila Bend we'd completed the "west coast" loop. We won't take 10 all the way back, but from here on out it's all east.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-0_Ryy8uJCZDGF6GKbzj-7KZ-ioznCPzYQBYca0IKZLkTc3bHh2Jj0eMRBsR3IPP0g-4QhVn0RfQE-qlTgH3IkDwLQWAZCc7f9_X2bVHM04vsJGTgtEJ0NsfWrFDEsoy0A3sunuSGlztSzZbodkKRuBUceCGimV-exnAdUWoCBqg5lVvar5kBdJW62Zi/s4032/PXL_20240114_211127746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-0_Ryy8uJCZDGF6GKbzj-7KZ-ioznCPzYQBYca0IKZLkTc3bHh2Jj0eMRBsR3IPP0g-4QhVn0RfQE-qlTgH3IkDwLQWAZCc7f9_X2bVHM04vsJGTgtEJ0NsfWrFDEsoy0A3sunuSGlztSzZbodkKRuBUceCGimV-exnAdUWoCBqg5lVvar5kBdJW62Zi/s320/PXL_20240114_211127746.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can't see it clearly, but that's the Costco gas station in the distance. The cars in front of me are<br />in line for it. That line started <i>waaaaaay</i> behind me.<br />At $4.19 a gallon, this is the cheapest fuel in all of <br />San Diego.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrC2Mcjm69UEHwwP04FC7Eb6hF1tnZGP01dIQC3Fk3l9nWnkRu9cUTqUA_Yy0PhBGOzboDXx_hipZYZRXiPjNwyCLxDPbpHc8IwSxZHGXj8qqEG8lIGcB1C3Nq84skqsp0oEr70yhtTBPJ7s7yEeyvwhgLx-DQG9OvVkCa22RatGX0yTZfqfAZnBf85Yp/s1600/Jan%2016.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="1600" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrC2Mcjm69UEHwwP04FC7Eb6hF1tnZGP01dIQC3Fk3l9nWnkRu9cUTqUA_Yy0PhBGOzboDXx_hipZYZRXiPjNwyCLxDPbpHc8IwSxZHGXj8qqEG8lIGcB1C3Nq84skqsp0oEr70yhtTBPJ7s7yEeyvwhgLx-DQG9OvVkCa22RatGX0yTZfqfAZnBf85Yp/s320/Jan%2016.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back in Tucson. Now that we're feeling better we're going<br />to see Russ's son, and eat at Rocco's, another awesome pizza place.<br />With Zachary's fresh in our minds, we're decide who is better!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-13919368995653387852024-01-08T17:10:00.000-05:002024-01-08T17:10:36.110-05:00Starting off the new year with a road trip<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZ1mXWL4qXQo8tHGUzmgG7S4xczN9jUHC_Gg4DW_yr-y6aaC8h7RbZ0c533I6L0WBB9UiIQB8-w6-8kM_2bcddDJMe9mJXnmiOTkyLz_6p4VvAEzYwB8AHTnu3VuyPWd9lkS-sbn5GCGPxtFWsVp4pmmdWww2xOSSmNgwANx6kboposvL4Em0YE6R7okH/s1416/Dec%2031.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1416" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZ1mXWL4qXQo8tHGUzmgG7S4xczN9jUHC_Gg4DW_yr-y6aaC8h7RbZ0c533I6L0WBB9UiIQB8-w6-8kM_2bcddDJMe9mJXnmiOTkyLz_6p4VvAEzYwB8AHTnu3VuyPWd9lkS-sbn5GCGPxtFWsVp4pmmdWww2xOSSmNgwANx6kboposvL4Em0YE6R7okH/s320/Dec%2031.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">December 31m 2023. I arrived with a fever.<br />Sad way to end what was an amazing year.</td></tr></tbody></table>Also starting of "not well". As in we're sick. Feeling better now, though.</p><p>Despite our ailment we were committed to taking this long driving trip back to the west coast to tie up a few things. Many years ago we RVed instead of boating. We've been boating for the last 5 years now, and all this time a trailer has been sitting in a storage lot in Antioch, of which we diligently paid monthly. This had to stop, and this seemed a perfect time to do that.</p><p>Barring getting sick, however.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jsVffjktcwcB6dazbW_EGUm3ecBSEKVWiEn1qqAcq04dyk9uBEVdaUbkaikQijr1F4sglxwvOt9-MRFeXUXYw-Gi1pQn16CxRU9KgpzJ_9_KOwLzHfozUtnuK75zgx0dFGYSfD3v5m5l2glRvRyLkbFlNQ_F1KUA57VvgixqaWVwd4sFESl6RtTGnuUZ/s1368/Jan%201.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="1368" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jsVffjktcwcB6dazbW_EGUm3ecBSEKVWiEn1qqAcq04dyk9uBEVdaUbkaikQijr1F4sglxwvOt9-MRFeXUXYw-Gi1pQn16CxRU9KgpzJ_9_KOwLzHfozUtnuK75zgx0dFGYSfD3v5m5l2glRvRyLkbFlNQ_F1KUA57VvgixqaWVwd4sFESl6RtTGnuUZ/s320/Jan%201.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traveling west, after a Teladoc call and some drugs.<br />Feeling better.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Taking care to mask and social distance ourselves from the rest of humanity, we toodled across the country in 7 hours-or-less increments. Even sick this wasn't too bad. We stopped often to stretch our legs, eat a bit, and bunk down early for the night, getting into hotels by 3 pm, when we <i>just</i> could check-in.</p><p>We stayed at a Best Western in Antioch for the last 4 nights. Russ sold the trailer and we gave away a cargo carrier in that time. Now we're free to head back. We're hoping to dawdle a bit in this direction, but neither of us feel awesome yet. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkquqhGV0H8aMLOKp-VWkuNtKSnTfCcSeeeLWrCERAACC7F3C5TiQN4GxsbhtpKguq0pqqgS8wSdcFl2mivuo4XtRpynDYilyFhd29yOUIbKNPe984nVt_x3-tuDsv9-m4THOCfD1FGNQ47oZHDbinVqy3IZruAahJhdlM_EZqsECM9drrLFC-fI69YMKJ/s1404/Jan%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1404" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkquqhGV0H8aMLOKp-VWkuNtKSnTfCcSeeeLWrCERAACC7F3C5TiQN4GxsbhtpKguq0pqqgS8wSdcFl2mivuo4XtRpynDYilyFhd29yOUIbKNPe984nVt_x3-tuDsv9-m4THOCfD1FGNQ47oZHDbinVqy3IZruAahJhdlM_EZqsECM9drrLFC-fI69YMKJ/s320/Jan%202.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We traveled for days in Texas.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2zipGG8KdtTnngHRqz2t1OmCFRuKmcTEdKLHgUoZtyDTzBBQ5SeR9MiVyBq9FBGRocqtUCeSnqQykLM_vg3VtXnLKuH_GtDjq9KPu-ZmZ5CVKWNIsLRR6_tyg1XtGBrBWUTaEyk53-6AjhPIXJvFQ2zEYQNW4G1lcaVa7_-W88IIO8f1vIsPzqq1CpW1/s4032/PXL_20240102_231217623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2zipGG8KdtTnngHRqz2t1OmCFRuKmcTEdKLHgUoZtyDTzBBQ5SeR9MiVyBq9FBGRocqtUCeSnqQykLM_vg3VtXnLKuH_GtDjq9KPu-ZmZ5CVKWNIsLRR6_tyg1XtGBrBWUTaEyk53-6AjhPIXJvFQ2zEYQNW4G1lcaVa7_-W88IIO8f1vIsPzqq1CpW1/w400-h225/PXL_20240102_231217623.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stayed in the El Capitan in Van Horn. It's a historic place,<br />and was once a "destination" to the rich and famous. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XgXRB8lBcF2bHYkAr4-8D6ZKDYCgW-_kXogN5Rq37-pcY1Nhqr4dhfTGDSm1tNU6cGEXNiSS9Ldajc4laj5zxdZQh4zZOHbaaVp2s_6-a0iNE5BAdqtOoHLPve2Sa6Y8IQ73GvIKWHysnam_WCn815uzx1PAqjPx_HlMvVm6qNjjz4CMkTBDatQemBwV/s1436/Jan%203.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1436" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XgXRB8lBcF2bHYkAr4-8D6ZKDYCgW-_kXogN5Rq37-pcY1Nhqr4dhfTGDSm1tNU6cGEXNiSS9Ldajc4laj5zxdZQh4zZOHbaaVp2s_6-a0iNE5BAdqtOoHLPve2Sa6Y8IQ73GvIKWHysnam_WCn815uzx1PAqjPx_HlMvVm6qNjjz4CMkTBDatQemBwV/s320/Jan%203.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next stop, Tucson, of just passed it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJze398bMhzTWoaa3Yup4iG0LOuhHHV5tc8jgp9cdnkSnuKayWc7rpW4Sxc15fpsNBmiWAZPOeyqcJMNeeEk-HwJi1kInB4ruvWDqhpnNEjkdgACMFNPNgcgRKxf3Swd8m8RyPwXZE0cqQUHM8fffI-A_cizSKPQ9k2c2-3U7Ikot7svlERNU6dAenV9C/s1032/Jan%204.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1032" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJze398bMhzTWoaa3Yup4iG0LOuhHHV5tc8jgp9cdnkSnuKayWc7rpW4Sxc15fpsNBmiWAZPOeyqcJMNeeEk-HwJi1kInB4ruvWDqhpnNEjkdgACMFNPNgcgRKxf3Swd8m8RyPwXZE0cqQUHM8fffI-A_cizSKPQ9k2c2-3U7Ikot7svlERNU6dAenV9C/s320/Jan%204.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then onto California. This route had us miss Phoenix and its<br />traffic, and stay north of LA and the Grapevine.<br />We've done both enough to know to skip 'em.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIU4y42Nz8RCbYwo4aEvAJbwnM-szrX-tIfSf5_5E9nqmepHH_sq_MNBL-9lbd12qoH4cRLdvydLRaOUvd8YiBJip_hElNRo4mXRVQBv2iRzfCPfaUl0kr-6gYHsHJcSsDEnnwbN64VoGs6G_Ot5YSkRmbXmQPvWxaTGcx8DVOMIQYaQOCajZjZ4kQePJ8/s1118/jan%205.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1118" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIU4y42Nz8RCbYwo4aEvAJbwnM-szrX-tIfSf5_5E9nqmepHH_sq_MNBL-9lbd12qoH4cRLdvydLRaOUvd8YiBJip_hElNRo4mXRVQBv2iRzfCPfaUl0kr-6gYHsHJcSsDEnnwbN64VoGs6G_Ot5YSkRmbXmQPvWxaTGcx8DVOMIQYaQOCajZjZ4kQePJ8/s320/jan%205.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then NORTH! To the great city of Antioch.<br />We wanted so spend some time in San Francisco, <br />but neither of us are well enough to. Walking was something<br />we loved to do there. Just not up for it this week.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Not a lot of pics since I haven't had the wherewithal to take them. As we head back, I will.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkSGwSx31Np-4CSKjsmMsNuYKcdf_Em5iMukZJ_loeyAfiEtd236zIQQr3K-YmDrGT_LbjBJkhf6V8FeVget_z56Eem3vF-LS7Sf-8VzSy_JtZolcF6fSj3sK2vpQmCNBsiIUPjIXNAnNsdc36kxmBLTGnFJKbh6nNCpHe0CY_n_VaZkfU1Ko4zHpwO5i/s4032/PXL_20240104_154729336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkSGwSx31Np-4CSKjsmMsNuYKcdf_Em5iMukZJ_loeyAfiEtd236zIQQr3K-YmDrGT_LbjBJkhf6V8FeVget_z56Eem3vF-LS7Sf-8VzSy_JtZolcF6fSj3sK2vpQmCNBsiIUPjIXNAnNsdc36kxmBLTGnFJKbh6nNCpHe0CY_n_VaZkfU1Ko4zHpwO5i/w400-h225/PXL_20240104_154729336.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We spent a lot of time exploring the high deserts in this area.<br />This area being "California, Nevada, Arizona"... they all look a little like this.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-128523413859636532023-12-03T17:00:00.001-05:002023-12-03T17:00:18.488-05:00What we've been up do thus far...<p>We arrived at our Orlando rental Nov 15. We have the condo for 6 weeks, departing on New Year's Eve. That will give us time to do a number of fun and unfun tasks.</p><p>Fun tasks include Thanksgiving:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEofEexFJe7wcnTcSuHMOR1d0onlF-h13NvK0VPVGLpuez_JU0MJFQylwCrmaTqXVZx8TkIwADlpAYd6HE6lfo5_VvQGhl4vd4zA-x7aOvhfw_MZlRagCqIMttX49fUSDBI64aITIeabznrxxQDNVzRlleJ3ahi6O9snIIpNoLyDzonhiRMmiAEojrq914/s1200/Thanksgiving%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEofEexFJe7wcnTcSuHMOR1d0onlF-h13NvK0VPVGLpuez_JU0MJFQylwCrmaTqXVZx8TkIwADlpAYd6HE6lfo5_VvQGhl4vd4zA-x7aOvhfw_MZlRagCqIMttX49fUSDBI64aITIeabznrxxQDNVzRlleJ3ahi6O9snIIpNoLyDzonhiRMmiAEojrq914/w400-h300/Thanksgiving%202023.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(L to R) Gary, Tammy, me, Russ, David, Hannah, Dad, Mom, and Tess.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>9 of us gathered around a single table at the Lakehouse buffet at the Lakehouse Resort. My brother (Gary's) youngest, Tess, joined us from Seattle. <p>And Disney World... lots and lots of Disney World. They have 4 parks, and between family and friends over the holiday, we saw and did as much as we could, considering of course this was some of the busiest days for Disney.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjMz5aj1KZ2YM3DmRuSW7-cA3SpJA4DfvkfDDSmN896wleavI6VMDQWcGpgYeHRqGj02atYF7_mTd9St3JBuTWz1wkKdEbcGiYhdjxkap7g_5-_o-CL2WG1Ijyca14-4BsFxdP_D-EnVqMIfpPrdkPnU-3ZqwOstYSToSsV-73V81vAvcMsH2Olj9o4mh/s4032/PXL_20231126_210417528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjMz5aj1KZ2YM3DmRuSW7-cA3SpJA4DfvkfDDSmN896wleavI6VMDQWcGpgYeHRqGj02atYF7_mTd9St3JBuTWz1wkKdEbcGiYhdjxkap7g_5-_o-CL2WG1Ijyca14-4BsFxdP_D-EnVqMIfpPrdkPnU-3ZqwOstYSToSsV-73V81vAvcMsH2Olj9o4mh/w400-h225/PXL_20231126_210417528.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hollywood Studios, Batoo. You know, somewhere on Tatooine...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8tYtVwkv5-6epEHqlWk4bGi98t-giDQOUFzBrqyFk3UXdA12oBmID7jAvWdU9xBGHqxcHA5QqsDoybT374oKltEFwEiOp76A2_PN7zTOIz4_txEbLC4VGexJfdsJPrMs3GPVmY8KSMZwwK5z17fWhgBS2iqo_0s-NeX-Rr6wMzK8vbdVGtZmgpuikq8a/s4032/PXL_20231127_164906671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8tYtVwkv5-6epEHqlWk4bGi98t-giDQOUFzBrqyFk3UXdA12oBmID7jAvWdU9xBGHqxcHA5QqsDoybT374oKltEFwEiOp76A2_PN7zTOIz4_txEbLC4VGexJfdsJPrMs3GPVmY8KSMZwwK5z17fWhgBS2iqo_0s-NeX-Rr6wMzK8vbdVGtZmgpuikq8a/w400-h225/PXL_20231127_164906671.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Animal Kingdom. Somewhere in Africa...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdyAlRoo16zDT2XgskZ9RZdhvbDPOs9B-TdVtIoKi3bRB_wx6yvR2-jpO8sz_XdKHMf8yuxBC5mmwnaYjMFO4sWCIedL0dBTF8NQoojfK7IjlHE4d7VNAkZ8jR0HLvgLnhkrOrBM8_T24MoAyUzViXmS-7Jsz-vmTvIhvGP2oF0HZ9WXy1Q2zc0SkdG5B/s3264/PXL_20231128_150120287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdyAlRoo16zDT2XgskZ9RZdhvbDPOs9B-TdVtIoKi3bRB_wx6yvR2-jpO8sz_XdKHMf8yuxBC5mmwnaYjMFO4sWCIedL0dBTF8NQoojfK7IjlHE4d7VNAkZ8jR0HLvgLnhkrOrBM8_T24MoAyUzViXmS-7Jsz-vmTvIhvGP2oF0HZ9WXy1Q2zc0SkdG5B/w400-h225/PXL_20231128_150120287.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was really cold one of the days. Bundled, we ate some waffles<br />in the Magic Kingdom</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU88C3MYaFyK6rXABbGJY1ihfNnOWnqs8YJs0o6cl7yV7e5KQNljyXwsL8jiVUC8VK_b6fytwyK0KmbBgDZRBRdxZhBrTHdHS1J1ZbtDVVuQjOjRtbkcQm04HzoJEEZgpKJSWhbL3279Nh1dJ6WttQYC5sfvQ5QzYvs70ZbxgUFyVYt36KA5b_RssNdEqP/s4032/PXL_20231127_143739947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU88C3MYaFyK6rXABbGJY1ihfNnOWnqs8YJs0o6cl7yV7e5KQNljyXwsL8jiVUC8VK_b6fytwyK0KmbBgDZRBRdxZhBrTHdHS1J1ZbtDVVuQjOjRtbkcQm04HzoJEEZgpKJSWhbL3279Nh1dJ6WttQYC5sfvQ5QzYvs70ZbxgUFyVYt36KA5b_RssNdEqP/w400-h225/PXL_20231127_143739947.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Animal Kingdom: Pandora. Home of the Na'vi. The detail they put into<br />some of these areas is just jaw-dropping.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6TYpyHiQ8cw9l0nCFWYLtZxW6tWRbh38UAFnadcWYyJwYfv291SCIMnc1JsU0uq47XF8zdOjczoIVseVzGMeP28Kd4pG5me84oDJ6oadJQdjEMUpRyVQ9j2qdpjjNZe2AriI5LXwZ2ZqY3_dsFDaVcUdVreC4IMV_qPaFfQAjJlsfC4enHaMVj3Pc38M/s5568/2023-11-27%20-%20Disneys%20Animal%20Kingdom%20Park%20-%20Discovery%20island_2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6TYpyHiQ8cw9l0nCFWYLtZxW6tWRbh38UAFnadcWYyJwYfv291SCIMnc1JsU0uq47XF8zdOjczoIVseVzGMeP28Kd4pG5me84oDJ6oadJQdjEMUpRyVQ9j2qdpjjNZe2AriI5LXwZ2ZqY3_dsFDaVcUdVreC4IMV_qPaFfQAjJlsfC4enHaMVj3Pc38M/w400-h266/2023-11-27%20-%20Disneys%20Animal%20Kingdom%20Park%20-%20Discovery%20island_2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Disney always had the parks filled with photographers. Back in the day, once taken,<br />you had to seek them out at some booth at some later time. No one liked that, so the<br />photographers were avoided. Nowadays, with Disney magic, you scan in your park<br />pass and all photos just show up. Now there are lines for photographs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGihzxagTH1B3pfoJhGa6bpRJuDtiRkgFKwG9bJpEWI1RhqL2r0wdvD3uuLXLE7vcuAKudGSlsuCcplvBO8TeRpNHb22Sk44S7h8wL9fifPWxJf2Po9Dh84mB2uTKX18MUy7zGD5XaGHtz-tFhNDGthpqUvV6LoVnZB82LUjlGiPKfkE4SkLl71RhM6hU/s3997/2023-11-27%20-%20Epcot%20-%20Frozen%20ever%20after.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3997" data-original-width="2664" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGihzxagTH1B3pfoJhGa6bpRJuDtiRkgFKwG9bJpEWI1RhqL2r0wdvD3uuLXLE7vcuAKudGSlsuCcplvBO8TeRpNHb22Sk44S7h8wL9fifPWxJf2Po9Dh84mB2uTKX18MUy7zGD5XaGHtz-tFhNDGthpqUvV6LoVnZB82LUjlGiPKfkE4SkLl71RhM6hU/w266-h400/2023-11-27%20-%20Epcot%20-%20Frozen%20ever%20after.jpeg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Epcot: Frozen ever after ride. A bit splashy but fun.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBzktVHRJt6Vd_6PBsMr_Xgd06gMZjdo3C7jnKURNDwbd5swkt2ya4bvcSlYc8Gyq39KDp_Ki60SbLRfzpspYSzt73oUmUTTTvRjQd9FnUpkZv52HlyjMJirg0ZaZSJ4v0qkqLC-q5zZMJ1NWcsFg75rS-gaj8a4POH7XyIGKQSjYuBERDHA1oJNF0nEW/s4500/2023-11-28%20-%20Epcot%20-%20Guardians%20of%20the%20galaxy%20cosmic%20rewind.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBzktVHRJt6Vd_6PBsMr_Xgd06gMZjdo3C7jnKURNDwbd5swkt2ya4bvcSlYc8Gyq39KDp_Ki60SbLRfzpspYSzt73oUmUTTTvRjQd9FnUpkZv52HlyjMJirg0ZaZSJ4v0qkqLC-q5zZMJ1NWcsFg75rS-gaj8a4POH7XyIGKQSjYuBERDHA1oJNF0nEW/w400-h266/2023-11-28%20-%20Epcot%20-%20Guardians%20of%20the%20galaxy%20cosmic%20rewind.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Epcot: Guardians of the Galaxy. Nope, not on this ride. Once I heard<br />the launch was backwards I hesitated. I'll screw up my courage<br />one of these days.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaOaoEJuCUptbOMZFLYwBP5zkET5mJy0_ysAoxZEmeC8poQgf-Sk8WKThL0K0wSnAreM_f8aQgjcEfECMkAI8r8TohWHhwiOEIELaRy3d0tOlyskCyBcKEMoE7YCorsMvOIS1osRotwEztl-U9Q3eJXSWejbVeFb7_gz-9N3eheNdYjHYMx6Y-S3M1w2x/s4641/2023-11-28%20-%20Magic%20Kingdom%20Park%20-%20Haunted%20mansion_4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4641" data-original-width="3094" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaOaoEJuCUptbOMZFLYwBP5zkET5mJy0_ysAoxZEmeC8poQgf-Sk8WKThL0K0wSnAreM_f8aQgjcEfECMkAI8r8TohWHhwiOEIELaRy3d0tOlyskCyBcKEMoE7YCorsMvOIS1osRotwEztl-U9Q3eJXSWejbVeFb7_gz-9N3eheNdYjHYMx6Y-S3M1w2x/w266-h400/2023-11-28%20-%20Magic%20Kingdom%20Park%20-%20Haunted%20mansion_4.jpeg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone knows this one...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHhagjkX2QuKHYGy0lsCVBshmA4NB2VPW88RWU5esDQxSzftfwjbxm_5uNi1KVN9CL-ZU8dKnq75MuzWUpXAPaA5EuCKafJUOucNYMwsESAZVIJDiYtt6tv-0qme7V0CiINWg5__DcCWehCxFFgk-kB6L1uNsGpi0K0m5IThShAEPXFQXnALsQse78y-b/s3613/2023-11-28%20-%20Magic%20Kingdom%20Park%20-%20Seven%20dwarfs%20mine%20train_2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2425" data-original-width="3613" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHhagjkX2QuKHYGy0lsCVBshmA4NB2VPW88RWU5esDQxSzftfwjbxm_5uNi1KVN9CL-ZU8dKnq75MuzWUpXAPaA5EuCKafJUOucNYMwsESAZVIJDiYtt6tv-0qme7V0CiINWg5__DcCWehCxFFgk-kB6L1uNsGpi0K0m5IThShAEPXFQXnALsQse78y-b/w400-h269/2023-11-28%20-%20Magic%20Kingdom%20Park%20-%20Seven%20dwarfs%20mine%20train_2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magic Kingdom, the mining ride. One of my favorite<br />roller coaster rides. Russ and us and just ahead of <br />Hannah and David.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Unfun task include medical stuff, like Russ getting his final dental implant finished and me getting some unwanted spots on my skin removed. Also, we're consolidating our 2 storage units into one. Like moving, and just as much fun.</p><p>Oo, wait... more Disney!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2WSmVgPETCVvnw_Plk1ogxP1tShs8UK6-hNMZNNY-dA9XIAx4ENtN7jWh0FI0QQ_-X-M9dxa23-AelhpSZCCWLg9FirsEwgfXfDGTznr45GOv8mwZ_iLJmDr0yBLmyOqIJIiue1bD-C1o-1Q6nz01KZ8pERH1ZRrCFTbSxtiNWUKenJwjiwxlfzTyq4b/s4032/PXL_20231202_180648870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2WSmVgPETCVvnw_Plk1ogxP1tShs8UK6-hNMZNNY-dA9XIAx4ENtN7jWh0FI0QQ_-X-M9dxa23-AelhpSZCCWLg9FirsEwgfXfDGTznr45GOv8mwZ_iLJmDr0yBLmyOqIJIiue1bD-C1o-1Q6nz01KZ8pERH1ZRrCFTbSxtiNWUKenJwjiwxlfzTyq4b/w400-h225/PXL_20231202_180648870.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bengal Tiger</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQS-Jw_p_qzBTfJPNBM2jBPP6ta6FGzP3-L_u9g8KijzAG3n4HeGBWbMzQo4wm4vmY2bB1GNjYL-6BztNFY2Wq8FzW-L2kws8KCztqV9H-3SxcgHxozUGL7FFURJqBXUmdEZfn25yP2VANgjeDjBTSxMVO1eveAekMVIkoFyOvMFFfG2v2hME1fEsM-Hy/s4032/PXL_20231202_175800916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQS-Jw_p_qzBTfJPNBM2jBPP6ta6FGzP3-L_u9g8KijzAG3n4HeGBWbMzQo4wm4vmY2bB1GNjYL-6BztNFY2Wq8FzW-L2kws8KCztqV9H-3SxcgHxozUGL7FFURJqBXUmdEZfn25yP2VANgjeDjBTSxMVO1eveAekMVIkoFyOvMFFfG2v2hME1fEsM-Hy/w400-h225/PXL_20231202_175800916.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bat... a really, really big bat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWOFOIuE-GK7RkA5o0HdPWg463NQAZLxGb2GgUlR4mj79vqvzrrPmFmt-N5PLmAyYKcmeEBmUMZolj8MgMTrbJF05yaJrvvf_AOA-BMtPN0G8OQTRVNlQ5123ZU03rCYjUo3qcjY7poczfY5QoOt2aS2mlwjqD5Xu28QNZuJRCqyA6sgJcPybdVAXDeHg/s4032/PXL_20231202_175351290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWOFOIuE-GK7RkA5o0HdPWg463NQAZLxGb2GgUlR4mj79vqvzrrPmFmt-N5PLmAyYKcmeEBmUMZolj8MgMTrbJF05yaJrvvf_AOA-BMtPN0G8OQTRVNlQ5123ZU03rCYjUo3qcjY7poczfY5QoOt2aS2mlwjqD5Xu28QNZuJRCqyA6sgJcPybdVAXDeHg/w400-h225/PXL_20231202_175351290.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kimono Dragon</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p></div>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-42310034172453397292023-11-09T08:55:00.001-05:002023-11-09T08:55:32.686-05:00Last day on the boat<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Rn0O0E4wpUidjmBGesrutVREsHmAfmRf_AZ2V7t688KmP1T7GVCV3fiTjQD9Krx78PVlT9O-6mK7YmL2lzR7ZyCwzDTDbyKa4MJ0KA7MGHqRpyLBlCptADfN-60PyQdFWDz9aUIXs-tgd_lNU6jE2lSa2gx53B_tfpLIld7Mu92Y1WH8sUztby-z7Gi1/s4032/PXL_20231029_154809420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Rn0O0E4wpUidjmBGesrutVREsHmAfmRf_AZ2V7t688KmP1T7GVCV3fiTjQD9Krx78PVlT9O-6mK7YmL2lzR7ZyCwzDTDbyKa4MJ0KA7MGHqRpyLBlCptADfN-60PyQdFWDz9aUIXs-tgd_lNU6jE2lSa2gx53B_tfpLIld7Mu92Y1WH8sUztby-z7Gi1/s320/PXL_20231029_154809420.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Admittedly, I won't miss this. Any project turns<br />the saloon into a garage. Notice you can't get to <br />the bedrooms unless you jump the hole or <br />climb the chair.</td></tr></tbody></table>Last night was the last we'll spend in our own bed. Tonight we're off to a hotel. Once we get pumped out Russ will freeze-protect the commodes and tanks. So no using the heads after that. We'll finish winterizing the rest over the next couple of day. The plan is to be done by Saturday.<div><br /></div><div>In the past we've owned a number of houses at the same time. We spent a LOT of time traveling between them so we could enjoy them and their locations (Las Vegas, San Francisco, New Orleans, all wonderful towns to be a tourist in). Whenever it was time to leave, I always has a hard time. I don't know why but leaving always brings me to tears.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoHLqY32IxlFlGVZupHaSqsFOmHF7xKHxt-898ndl5jrOn3R2znvL4pU76M_7JJGs5Cdll6FPaRPmeH4l9IIttm9z5DJc3l6w06PFf-LO6ZN4jBdyKl0W20hYATAYJVhSZBVj91_t_sOd618YqehgB56KpdNCwkx5k1YOzGfXi22mGvWKFtwae5sbVDAh/s4032/PXL_20231106_163740566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoHLqY32IxlFlGVZupHaSqsFOmHF7xKHxt-898ndl5jrOn3R2znvL4pU76M_7JJGs5Cdll6FPaRPmeH4l9IIttm9z5DJc3l6w06PFf-LO6ZN4jBdyKl0W20hYATAYJVhSZBVj91_t_sOd618YqehgB56KpdNCwkx5k1YOzGfXi22mGvWKFtwae5sbVDAh/s320/PXL_20231106_163740566.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Put away for the season.</td></tr></tbody></table>So knowing that, imagine me now. We've been in 1 location (albeit a mobile one) for the last 5 years. Our 5 year anniversary of our first boat journey (taking Cat-n-Dogs from its seller's home to a marina) happened November 6. Since that day we've lived on a boat. With the exception of a weekend or holiday, we've slept on a boat. Now we're leaving for 3 or more months.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Sj-vFta2QKyw3fZNoE_S6C6uHSNwqNO3eiCqtURtUK0VbIh0_2XUCoEJXTzVYWVFdfc11rxhiICqdKQ72a3f_vrLko6LtI_JdL5riLAjErpcepGg_CnAk41s_TXCOBfeuGEwGOODLPbzvXxDAqazIm0p7SQ4hVaGIXPKM5rtT-I8BypP-I3xaW5ljsPS/s4032/PXL_20231108_143415500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Sj-vFta2QKyw3fZNoE_S6C6uHSNwqNO3eiCqtURtUK0VbIh0_2XUCoEJXTzVYWVFdfc11rxhiICqdKQ72a3f_vrLko6LtI_JdL5riLAjErpcepGg_CnAk41s_TXCOBfeuGEwGOODLPbzvXxDAqazIm0p7SQ4hVaGIXPKM5rtT-I8BypP-I3xaW5ljsPS/s320/PXL_20231108_143415500.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I cannot recall the last time I saw fall colors.</td></tr></tbody></table>It will be fine once we're in the car and driving, which won't happen until Tuesday. Until then, Imma be a wreck. </div>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-18215971905962644672023-10-27T11:29:00.001-04:002023-10-27T11:29:14.349-04:00At least we're clean<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv57PllWvwgv6WC_dWV_dbJpY50dueSvko0_yowYJqPMG-7c5Yw6rMRcNhhSaZuCBoZwyegcdgNZvZk2hghuQlhitAiXBFgcQW1VltZfTrZa5iDjrSIK-BkQf0x6antZq1GvwyxNgZyVpIO-UoWwBUEt0tnNkiBDKk16oNKdcHf-_ZEpS5t-ydIj5IG3M/s4032/PXL_20231025_115117646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv57PllWvwgv6WC_dWV_dbJpY50dueSvko0_yowYJqPMG-7c5Yw6rMRcNhhSaZuCBoZwyegcdgNZvZk2hghuQlhitAiXBFgcQW1VltZfTrZa5iDjrSIK-BkQf0x6antZq1GvwyxNgZyVpIO-UoWwBUEt0tnNkiBDKk16oNKdcHf-_ZEpS5t-ydIj5IG3M/s320/PXL_20231025_115117646.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before. To be fair, we have deck covers, so<br />this was largely hidden. Just sayin'.</td></tr></tbody></table>One major task we needed to have done was get <i>inQuest </i>detailed. Russ will wash her down on occasion, but trying to get her waxed is a huge chore for one or both of us. It's been years (yes, years) since we got it done. Yesterday it happened.</p><p>The dockmaster here, Wayne, recommended a company. Our past experience with detailers is 2 or 3 people show up, and the task will take 2 - 3 days.</p><p>Eight people came. </p><p>It took one day. </p><p><i>It was awesome!</i></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsscvkgDCnukgrNTGH2tW6YLRt6wrn6Pv_buGC4aFj9JJEaM9EsuZPodIHa5Y4Udx6hgx99xLWca0MRvLPgrQ1eNtPEaY_0CvIQKiqca8JV5qYILiWbDgZqALZillrqleFzZLQO5xR00OkxwERwk6PJHCqnUM85A1dnw7iD1JtoXlCm-dAXvAboP0n3OK/s4032/PXL_20231026_140235926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsscvkgDCnukgrNTGH2tW6YLRt6wrn6Pv_buGC4aFj9JJEaM9EsuZPodIHa5Y4Udx6hgx99xLWca0MRvLPgrQ1eNtPEaY_0CvIQKiqca8JV5qYILiWbDgZqALZillrqleFzZLQO5xR00OkxwERwk6PJHCqnUM85A1dnw7iD1JtoXlCm-dAXvAboP0n3OK/s320/PXL_20231026_140235926.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And after.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-m8dH8vOPtUJHssztbQodue0q5kW7w5pgStx_W6UUU_L1im5Wn0l6_SJVH5bErCL1TePsnvEgUbL2rMXbA7TiHxyfd3BPmm3LQ1kJw5pE3nXlnzYWEFyUXdBATlprsK_rmUgfXVKwspZTPSv_-j1zlu3FtqlU8dr4GC_SkzqfvCSPQOwGesUEGSSoGZO/s4032/PXL_20231025_121753004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-m8dH8vOPtUJHssztbQodue0q5kW7w5pgStx_W6UUU_L1im5Wn0l6_SJVH5bErCL1TePsnvEgUbL2rMXbA7TiHxyfd3BPmm3LQ1kJw5pE3nXlnzYWEFyUXdBATlprsK_rmUgfXVKwspZTPSv_-j1zlu3FtqlU8dr4GC_SkzqfvCSPQOwGesUEGSSoGZO/s320/PXL_20231025_121753004.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People were everwhere!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjac2_jfVPe8bz4-qgqGJkf_wlY4HKuLXqdpvQbbLRcW8Ri2QPLoXeVeqa29cXFDu8gI3jTveohvQ2c7FMZ5G5kKAd5_wfh17ieaiHvkzWbkwz4VdKm3PRJprOHpi1BiyAe802iLGjJxu1_oDB4AI5ENVrzeU947r3eywmg072m0k5yVTXmjGdPY6JfQA9d/s4032/PXL_20231025_121627754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjac2_jfVPe8bz4-qgqGJkf_wlY4HKuLXqdpvQbbLRcW8Ri2QPLoXeVeqa29cXFDu8gI3jTveohvQ2c7FMZ5G5kKAd5_wfh17ieaiHvkzWbkwz4VdKm3PRJprOHpi1BiyAe802iLGjJxu1_oDB4AI5ENVrzeU947r3eywmg072m0k5yVTXmjGdPY6JfQA9d/s320/PXL_20231025_121627754.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front, back, top, bottom, and sides.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-49209874612364689642023-10-22T17:52:00.000-04:002023-10-22T17:52:05.447-04:00Baltimore Update<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLazmENdkFZmeybdM9KPLc4SWVXxSq5lgwthCulHKVsghXiZRHwPbbjvk6ULKDVxGK9xwtgxC9WYGElQQyY0f5AR7pvxzKc7_UN97L3MIrZZlQkcr4U7VRt5PG55I7XclGXVOkBDQLogpmT4JtmcQDzYkHHKB7NjAM80bhWW2odYjDKXfkb4m5NMAxhF7/s4032/PXL_20231022_115206959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLazmENdkFZmeybdM9KPLc4SWVXxSq5lgwthCulHKVsghXiZRHwPbbjvk6ULKDVxGK9xwtgxC9WYGElQQyY0f5AR7pvxzKc7_UN97L3MIrZZlQkcr4U7VRt5PG55I7XclGXVOkBDQLogpmT4JtmcQDzYkHHKB7NjAM80bhWW2odYjDKXfkb4m5NMAxhF7/s320/PXL_20231022_115206959.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dawn in B12. That's our slip number.</td></tr></tbody></table>Needless to say we haven't boated anywhere. That was planned. </p><p>We bought a slip here at Anchorage Marina, which will be "home base" for the winter. We plan on traveling back to Florida and renting a couple of condos, one in Orlando and one in Key West. We also need to head to California to get one last thing done. Other winter chores include moving the Bradenton storage stuff to the one near my folks, and getting rid of a bunch of boat stuff that's currently within it.</p><p>As a result we're winterizing the boat, which we've never done before. Details of this include treating the engines, pickling the water-maker, installing heaters in the hulls, emptying water tanks, emptying the black tank, treating the commodes and the house water system. Even the windshield wiper fluid has got to go! Thankfully we gave ourselves weeks to get it all done. Russ has been busy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib13E6q5nvSzMiwgKwUAdhyNhLPu3kMrD6HZjk8P0L2DHMMNqSg6SKeRstRrQVX72h0oiR7waZy9GAm5GNjM_lxg0o5drFYNWx8BWwFHF8YOCkFEhWEcbI5su0kKeYFvFM_7kk_7LcuQB1R-IAfbHFpduHbtD_eBYS8cJ5M-Fei-OMY4fYrRYp1dJ68HRs/s3390/PXL_20231022_214020947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="3390" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib13E6q5nvSzMiwgKwUAdhyNhLPu3kMrD6HZjk8P0L2DHMMNqSg6SKeRstRrQVX72h0oiR7waZy9GAm5GNjM_lxg0o5drFYNWx8BWwFHF8YOCkFEhWEcbI5su0kKeYFvFM_7kk_7LcuQB1R-IAfbHFpduHbtD_eBYS8cJ5M-Fei-OMY4fYrRYp1dJ68HRs/s320/PXL_20231022_214020947.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After 4 years we needed new boat cards. This is the front...</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZt6PuIh35opptfZPco6wx1Tu81jQDEmqh1lqHZYzA5rqOFx-AklmMT4YQUUptagTtqLwhyphenhyphenk2VvqhpEdtCdRVcr0_O_NJ6njvymcFkwxVISoMMuCR4OcdTY1HlVah-p6Z9mJueKzgMTYDDEv22AOnxxUmG7wvVE3BSFmY-rEPjb8h5uBdUaIdONUzovuO/s3112/PXL_20231022_214029110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="3112" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZt6PuIh35opptfZPco6wx1Tu81jQDEmqh1lqHZYzA5rqOFx-AklmMT4YQUUptagTtqLwhyphenhyphenk2VvqhpEdtCdRVcr0_O_NJ6njvymcFkwxVISoMMuCR4OcdTY1HlVah-p6Z9mJueKzgMTYDDEv22AOnxxUmG7wvVE3BSFmY-rEPjb8h5uBdUaIdONUzovuO/s320/PXL_20231022_214029110.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and this is the back.<br />This is so us.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We sold our slip in Longboat Key a while ago preparing to move to this way of boating. (<b>Warning:</b> Political rant ahead, so skip this paragraph if you don't want to be offended). After the reversal of Roe v. Wade I remain outraged at those states that treat women as second class citizens. Of course, those would be all states south of the Chesapeake Bay. The last couple of times we've boated through them we made a point of anchoring as much as we could to prevent giving money to businesses in these states; my only vote there is with a dollar. We'd have to buy fuel, of course, but we'd take some solace that our money mostly goes to Big Oil. As for Florida, I vote there, so I do have some other "say". All in all, boating is a slow way to get south, and weather can slow that process further, AND we have done that trip a number of times now. So leaving the boat and just getting to FLA seemed like something to try. </p><p>Beside, a slip in Baltimore has another advantage -- it will be vacant during the "high season." So, rentable. The boating season on the Chesapeake is the summer and we'll be out and about somewhere. Compare that to the high season in Florida which is the winter, when we'd be occupying our slip. Occasionally, it got rented in the summer, but now often.</p><p>We leave November 14, arriving in Orlando Nov 15. In the meantime, we're enjoying Baltimore. It is one of our favorite cities.</p><p><br /></p>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-1037817354442215112023-10-05T19:29:00.003-04:002023-10-05T19:29:55.223-04:00Sassafras to Baltimore, marina (THE END)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZH7mxWHNldeXGhvuv1vHgoyyHs4zUmA5-ujHMfDvptHW7__2XjywlbCyFVjz8WhhnAZ8lzp1kekAsVLi4j_opyPSvq3dLz7rj-vrbvGtKdaZsIlKKoFNRUtD8hUQ15ZEdx1SltgZQABfU_J0CaKL9GaaA3igw25gi-WOnXCZc83FAwEXA2BWcGdBbeJf/s1822/Baltimore.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1822" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZH7mxWHNldeXGhvuv1vHgoyyHs4zUmA5-ujHMfDvptHW7__2XjywlbCyFVjz8WhhnAZ8lzp1kekAsVLi4j_opyPSvq3dLz7rj-vrbvGtKdaZsIlKKoFNRUtD8hUQ15ZEdx1SltgZQABfU_J0CaKL9GaaA3igw25gi-WOnXCZc83FAwEXA2BWcGdBbeJf/s320/Baltimore.png" width="320" /></a></div>Given the extremely long (albeit wonderful) day yesterday we all slept in a bit then shared a pancake breakfast. After that we brought up the anchor and started the last 5 hours of the 2023 season.<p></p><p>There was a parade of boats heading south, as the Florida migration was in full swing. Since we were headed just across the bay we took a short cut through a not-used-much channel. By 2 pm Highwind was getting into their winter slip and we took up a fancy slip on the new B docks at Anchorage Marina.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQkH-s3k94lNYHL3eIrU8Ycq0lyCcsq91hB55xicy1PPuXD1W4CMnLOLp48sWMxJjmm44ygoP1Klhz7RnSeQK88plHtk8rqQwMzEegoNvsuWl8aFihukGfX3rbAywc0mYoCzzIHmuJJKj8a8kwrUy9YhQsfCYBiCebAUUr8o1jpSPp_-j9mpVBFnbVs6n/s4032/PXL_20231005_110616379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQkH-s3k94lNYHL3eIrU8Ycq0lyCcsq91hB55xicy1PPuXD1W4CMnLOLp48sWMxJjmm44ygoP1Klhz7RnSeQK88plHtk8rqQwMzEegoNvsuWl8aFihukGfX3rbAywc0mYoCzzIHmuJJKj8a8kwrUy9YhQsfCYBiCebAUUr8o1jpSPp_-j9mpVBFnbVs6n/s320/PXL_20231005_110616379.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dawn on the Sassafras</td></tr></tbody></table>We're here until mid-November, but the boat will be here all winter. This will be the first winter we won't be living aboard in the last 5 years. We're going to try out the snowbird life style without a boat and come back in the Spring for the 2024 season. Baltimore seems like a good launching place to do that. Fingers crossed!</p><p>Lots to do to winterize <i>inQuest</i>, which we've never done before. Good thing we're gonna be here a while.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3HCUrRjUW0d4ptl70MlG9-BTa734hJralFklwn9Bbgmli7JcGi6eWKaSiURoH4MiJo2e-WTalpJaMt3lsAFnJ5zrR6qijcazBaWAh4c9x5FlXh2b-w4GyPB-P5GyBRmMiL54sabUHV6ZovssaH6copx6NqhYcksS59e3pbzyHIbC4xECaAD0WYC0cF60/s4032/inQuest%20on%20the%20Chesapeake%20at%20sunset.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3HCUrRjUW0d4ptl70MlG9-BTa734hJralFklwn9Bbgmli7JcGi6eWKaSiURoH4MiJo2e-WTalpJaMt3lsAFnJ5zrR6qijcazBaWAh4c9x5FlXh2b-w4GyPB-P5GyBRmMiL54sabUHV6ZovssaH6copx6NqhYcksS59e3pbzyHIbC4xECaAD0WYC0cF60/w400-h300/inQuest%20on%20the%20Chesapeake%20at%20sunset.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David took this pic of us last evening as we finished up the long day</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGfj7EvNshyvvITmFM82b5ME5EFPD1K2iG3IT0eacfWwoT5rVAKfyr7jnQo3iQPGmPyn6vSihM-IzlA7jqzuKZB_qtKALb3faQl5e9Fn_MIfASEWN5OopUuIiFlEXDWQX5yJV_L7nap-DuIDRKZOCxmy96pjcNf0ylqZt_Ze04i1S-JxbLlHkc-gvYNDk/s4032/PXL_20231005_181545257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGfj7EvNshyvvITmFM82b5ME5EFPD1K2iG3IT0eacfWwoT5rVAKfyr7jnQo3iQPGmPyn6vSihM-IzlA7jqzuKZB_qtKALb3faQl5e9Fn_MIfASEWN5OopUuIiFlEXDWQX5yJV_L7nap-DuIDRKZOCxmy96pjcNf0ylqZt_Ze04i1S-JxbLlHkc-gvYNDk/w400-h225/PXL_20231005_181545257.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Safely docked in Baltimore</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>PS. Once we left Great Kills David single handed <i>Highwind </i>all the way the Baltimore. Yes, he piloted alone for the last 3 days, and they were very long days. THAT was an amazing feat! <br /><br /></div>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-53098204328281301142023-10-04T20:50:00.003-04:002023-10-04T20:50:26.099-04:00Atlantic City to Sassafras River, anchor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8XZhPEhOOhDHxTMso_ls1LUiboCpxM5taou_7cW9WmnuaqCoEOzO13acYFcSkwn_Ohi6Y27zh6ALQ8HlZ73OEgBNgEcMb8fHvkbQTDFxQ5fuav4hVr_QRtfED17YbwXDjjZy5xuKgzu-J2BElgc5rO8ZxylNhjEmYp0jCaBiOTanyQ8dldy3X9kJmyBK/s2030/Sassafras.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="2030" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8XZhPEhOOhDHxTMso_ls1LUiboCpxM5taou_7cW9WmnuaqCoEOzO13acYFcSkwn_Ohi6Y27zh6ALQ8HlZ73OEgBNgEcMb8fHvkbQTDFxQ5fuav4hVr_QRtfED17YbwXDjjZy5xuKgzu-J2BElgc5rO8ZxylNhjEmYp0jCaBiOTanyQ8dldy3X9kJmyBK/s320/Sassafras.png" width="320" /></a></div>As planned we were all up and out early, early, <i>early</i>. We still had about 3 hours of Atlantic Ocean to cross before we turned up the Delaware Bay, then another 5 hours on it. But the tide was on our side all the way: We got pulled into the Delaware (11 knots around the cape), then followed the tide up to the C&D canal (around 10 knots). When we got to the top things slacked and started heading the other way, which perfectly gave us the outgoing tide on the canal (again, getting us around 11 knots).<div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphcWysaEvZgVHmrmmNwfSXQHMH08yNUAjeB6lP8lQU7ScSunpX3GAW820DMLpPVIK2i-pWIeMekUIhDrfB1dC7OOXTLPBB0E8TGDRkD7c06AX1TQhumHt07R91MyWqztsv8K5KBQTa87-P4aYU_5XOoJP46Go1AU0PyFVOzzpFFKrrr_s6Ix_PcM-E0lT/s4032/PXL_20231004_105625721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphcWysaEvZgVHmrmmNwfSXQHMH08yNUAjeB6lP8lQU7ScSunpX3GAW820DMLpPVIK2i-pWIeMekUIhDrfB1dC7OOXTLPBB0E8TGDRkD7c06AX1TQhumHt07R91MyWqztsv8K5KBQTa87-P4aYU_5XOoJP46Go1AU0PyFVOzzpFFKrrr_s6Ix_PcM-E0lT/s320/PXL_20231004_105625721.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dawn in the Atlantic City inlet</td></tr></tbody></table>In short, awesome ride -- awesome weather, awesome water, and very helpful tides. However, the day was long and we all arrived ready for a quick bite then some bed.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the plus side, that long push means a nice and easy day tomorrow into Baltimore. We're sleeping in, and I'm planning on some pancakes.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLwazUDgrGAk_1WvV3Zj5VZO4BO2zCs9hprRq7s4xylI6x0i9A64P6oHYyxR9X7xk0CNcr37Slwg3b7aI1OtMFG6gpOX50omQpf4vXE2dBCWxwQgAAP9OGNowSsEFws6kcNg5llkS0ODNFxbBpPw5jBaDxSLm8IScj_5gbzehO1sgDOmlrxwKmxV4cF1H/s4032/PXL_20231004_134359490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLwazUDgrGAk_1WvV3Zj5VZO4BO2zCs9hprRq7s4xylI6x0i9A64P6oHYyxR9X7xk0CNcr37Slwg3b7aI1OtMFG6gpOX50omQpf4vXE2dBCWxwQgAAP9OGNowSsEFws6kcNg5llkS0ODNFxbBpPw5jBaDxSLm8IScj_5gbzehO1sgDOmlrxwKmxV4cF1H/s320/PXL_20231004_134359490.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Atlantic...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01aQYxUuD8JLEeLkA1ChxfmBP6Y90_1gC_4sfm3OV248xWdo-MKcQeI5NqrPdx6sgXhG2qPWFeSPHRMIJMe9ygsaJWYPHXJKGxJ38gaZC2AHZoRrm6F-3mtWGArZ_59RfG9gk55y2G8Bzi1fGR5Wi-Q3vU82ZtAcCcMuM5XBPrs1Ws17edt0vh9Nhr_WX/s4032/PXL_20231004_154227849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01aQYxUuD8JLEeLkA1ChxfmBP6Y90_1gC_4sfm3OV248xWdo-MKcQeI5NqrPdx6sgXhG2qPWFeSPHRMIJMe9ygsaJWYPHXJKGxJ38gaZC2AHZoRrm6F-3mtWGArZ_59RfG9gk55y2G8Bzi1fGR5Wi-Q3vU82ZtAcCcMuM5XBPrs1Ws17edt0vh9Nhr_WX/s320/PXL_20231004_154227849.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... to Delaware Bay...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qfuB0r4EONpcEXq4RIu-uTH4B1bgi6RT5iEQt5gikCzHUUYr_BDn6YP8e_x3r3jHW8jc41luaibHLzUQHupSyCzA28Wf8m1Ha-LN3IQ8q3j5nR7_HhbVAB_PKVRJ9RtYbkbFd5ADCfLJtQ7TvR9GB5l8_hecPelnkFxEwV0l73c0pRDwBL1x4rxcuTLy/s4032/PXL_20231004_221249009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qfuB0r4EONpcEXq4RIu-uTH4B1bgi6RT5iEQt5gikCzHUUYr_BDn6YP8e_x3r3jHW8jc41luaibHLzUQHupSyCzA28Wf8m1Ha-LN3IQ8q3j5nR7_HhbVAB_PKVRJ9RtYbkbFd5ADCfLJtQ7TvR9GB5l8_hecPelnkFxEwV0l73c0pRDwBL1x4rxcuTLy/s320/PXL_20231004_221249009.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...to the Chesapeake Bay.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-633343201987340292023-10-03T19:18:00.003-04:002023-10-03T19:18:51.867-04:00Great Kills to Atlantic City, anchor<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOkHGvWnYwEyC37AmXeQHGxDOV8Bs8_d3vTPs8Z7qt1NXTSyfSHSLJwPRJVnzp7fDYV1Apsxj1KtEhzgMGQzk74aSlUNqqSLHbDKM1HTTD1CsnLKNedf1BKaJRHeiBJNsjUkipPodu9BBMsmjKbo0189J6_c-t7av2P74sgQ7zA28iSyv_vLY7Uh-mZwm/s1226/Atlantic%20City.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="894" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOkHGvWnYwEyC37AmXeQHGxDOV8Bs8_d3vTPs8Z7qt1NXTSyfSHSLJwPRJVnzp7fDYV1Apsxj1KtEhzgMGQzk74aSlUNqqSLHbDKM1HTTD1CsnLKNedf1BKaJRHeiBJNsjUkipPodu9BBMsmjKbo0189J6_c-t7av2P74sgQ7zA28iSyv_vLY7Uh-mZwm/s320/Atlantic%20City.png" width="233" /></a></div>This will be brief, as I'm whipped.<p></p><p>Everyone was up and out early since a long day was ahead of us, 10 hours of boating, us in the lead and <i>Highwind </i>behind us. Moreover, not the greatest water. Not bad, mind you, we couldn't call any of it "rough", but we had 3-4 foot swells in 8 second periods. That meant a lot of up and down, and side to side... sometimes all at the same time.</p><p>As the day went on the water got better, 2-3 foot swells and spaced out.</p><p>We weren't alone. Many people, like us, had been waiting for weeks to go, so even if it wasn't optimal this was the go day. The cooperative weather gave us tons of sun, and a cool 68 degrees. </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0olTOqJNP448tPEOiIhmeq4SZDlkfrJ2M0b4qMnCC-kv4sa_zzvBsjzF2e2k_zJCfOsvAF3nmBRk4QMBhJif1vbRRmi1xOwGfBNhzvv7wvxZ5rHGWeRNGIY4RYgEnyOMuUAzwCmQ1NqpWRctrfV_ER0dM4Tbwr9eGQ1ZgKn69Mtj0OBgA0LK5bswASUO/s4032/PXL_20231003_114549551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0olTOqJNP448tPEOiIhmeq4SZDlkfrJ2M0b4qMnCC-kv4sa_zzvBsjzF2e2k_zJCfOsvAF3nmBRk4QMBhJif1vbRRmi1xOwGfBNhzvv7wvxZ5rHGWeRNGIY4RYgEnyOMuUAzwCmQ1NqpWRctrfV_ER0dM4Tbwr9eGQ1ZgKn69Mtj0OBgA0LK5bswASUO/s320/PXL_20231003_114549551.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first part of the trip was east, into the <br />sunrise. It was very ow-y!</td></tr></tbody></table>Russ and I always anchor here, but many folks have told us the casino marina was awesome. We all made requests with Dockwa. We all got denied. Can't say we're surprised. While this isn't looper season, there are hundreds of boats all headed south, and all waiting for this very window.</p><p>We dropped the hook, made some dinner, and now I'm eyeing my pillow.</p><p>Because we're going to to that all over again tomorrow, starting earlier... and going later. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2M2BuOoPAPd_s9dym6fAEClw6A-XWpLsfZ1vQ8a2mrjXYqa7HRaK57wdu4npgBVa6hxZaj738tN6liPTDSHilltS8_MwXRnOY5O6LVMHoSlasM1qj_sEFUh5Yo-N9uuGUVQ_xHKBSM37g6ML65RV_h7O3CudweTt46WNrMz1MaOphaOzDY5C6oKwvBZV/s4032/PXL_20231003_230243635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2M2BuOoPAPd_s9dym6fAEClw6A-XWpLsfZ1vQ8a2mrjXYqa7HRaK57wdu4npgBVa6hxZaj738tN6liPTDSHilltS8_MwXRnOY5O6LVMHoSlasM1qj_sEFUh5Yo-N9uuGUVQ_xHKBSM37g6ML65RV_h7O3CudweTt46WNrMz1MaOphaOzDY5C6oKwvBZV/s320/PXL_20231003_230243635.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lights o Atlantic City at sunset.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-30353049659580302772023-10-02T16:01:00.003-04:002023-10-02T16:01:36.552-04:00Croton-On-Hudson to Great Kills, ball<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uqGjCW5jkwONljLhc4_PUNs5tEiEz4B2MkIQFTaO6gDVubgxYepGR0vEvPjAYGgw1OfusEwMOzKFsUddrf6vV-38yjbLvZ-9euvpFbvpxyHZi4QS2DUwzO22i3XrLmaDZZSNYqeOwItBKpLP-dxXUSioZYMwaxg0YNcar0r6z5D2RPPDgsLYp9c7OCpB/s1392/Great%20Kills.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="858" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uqGjCW5jkwONljLhc4_PUNs5tEiEz4B2MkIQFTaO6gDVubgxYepGR0vEvPjAYGgw1OfusEwMOzKFsUddrf6vV-38yjbLvZ-9euvpFbvpxyHZi4QS2DUwzO22i3XrLmaDZZSNYqeOwItBKpLP-dxXUSioZYMwaxg0YNcar0r6z5D2RPPDgsLYp9c7OCpB/s320/Great%20Kills.png" width="197" /></a></div>Finally, after almost 2 weeks of waiting, there's a window on the horizon. A big one, too, which spans about 3 days. Perfect.<p></p><p><i>Highwind </i>was on anchor near us and the night before we left we planned an early out, 7 am. Due to the number of boats they jammed into the marina (we weren't the only ones waiting) we were a little tight on our pier. As a result we ended up backing out of the marina entirely which was easier than trying to find an open spot to spin around.</p><p>In the start we had a nice current pulling out along but that quickly ended. At times we were going under 6 knots. Add to that the hectic boating adventure that is New York Harbor. Between dodging 25 knot ferries, and weaving around pesky sailboats that tack right at you, and all the churn on the water those vessels cause, it's never a calm and serene experience. Despite that, it's still jaw dropping to do that with towering sky scrapers around you.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXzY6EVQRfCX84bJhzeLRkmGsDrVojU1wFvhhm0fdH57Xuy9uugDSouiFTT3MvzLRNm2EMkSpxJjYhGtfC2bH2eT0WIfRiimGOwT7wrt5jQzUXkF62WrX93Q-yx5O6f9NvRPzSb7BTgR_sKkarikxtrJL-yl28ww2lh1PecIZiQHZF3w5wyBJntVYpJwY/s4032/PXL_20231001_123934970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXzY6EVQRfCX84bJhzeLRkmGsDrVojU1wFvhhm0fdH57Xuy9uugDSouiFTT3MvzLRNm2EMkSpxJjYhGtfC2bH2eT0WIfRiimGOwT7wrt5jQzUXkF62WrX93Q-yx5O6f9NvRPzSb7BTgR_sKkarikxtrJL-yl28ww2lh1PecIZiQHZF3w5wyBJntVYpJwY/s320/PXL_20231001_123934970.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before you get to the city you pass the Palisades.</td></tr></tbody></table>By the time we turned the corner to make the last hour run to Great Kills everything calmed.</p><p>We hung out Monday on Staten Island, watching the weather and texting with boaters we knew who braved the Atlantic. We will go tomorrow. If all goes well we'll be in Atlantic City by dinner. And have no harrowing tales to tell.</p><p>Hah.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlS9yLFG5gZkc8lxZyIC9RHvUnyn5skk7fEIlq_Ba_bZht0wiPjr8-3__SWnsfAXtNi8fohMSzlHpq5ehkYqm-m7xKswTMx0EWaMVbBhSf9YEoi7gW8SD6LqNZcEUcPkgrMaxwTBb1oOVDEolL0Ap5cqzY_BMiTCK7RJgg-8vaGIHpeF4KI-m5fITxSAj/s4032/PXL_20231001_113845287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlS9yLFG5gZkc8lxZyIC9RHvUnyn5skk7fEIlq_Ba_bZht0wiPjr8-3__SWnsfAXtNi8fohMSzlHpq5ehkYqm-m7xKswTMx0EWaMVbBhSf9YEoi7gW8SD6LqNZcEUcPkgrMaxwTBb1oOVDEolL0Ap5cqzY_BMiTCK7RJgg-8vaGIHpeF4KI-m5fITxSAj/w400-h225/PXL_20231001_113845287.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Hudson River is quite lovely.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HBRBtHimJZZWIjqGsPw5X8KdohBslZqE5l-rOQxHnJnFEWCXWd0SW_FELJ0GMVn2fMJ1Q1UT4Xb7-GFLcqyezZfVaeTAcv2IX_j-KqF6_epSH_4ct2qHXoFWT3SnNueeS4wTt_dlqC0j6GTiaksWB_0MybYCJbAwbxfZr6rvYkUBCQEr0Y2gdyb1z5bG/s3771/PXL_20231001_151056573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2121" data-original-width="3771" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HBRBtHimJZZWIjqGsPw5X8KdohBslZqE5l-rOQxHnJnFEWCXWd0SW_FELJ0GMVn2fMJ1Q1UT4Xb7-GFLcqyezZfVaeTAcv2IX_j-KqF6_epSH_4ct2qHXoFWT3SnNueeS4wTt_dlqC0j6GTiaksWB_0MybYCJbAwbxfZr6rvYkUBCQEr0Y2gdyb1z5bG/w400-h225/PXL_20231001_151056573.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You see some bizarre things in NYC</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHNL04VrwNWcCkHsx8W1cwAm50UejjOeYYCRVtDbJQlQGtlKyXgr8ZGg23ZPJXnbzoAK7rwGT9-X1gNuOswroo6WRtxMI65GQRhJ-t0RHo1sQL3HZfoZmp7BPd4oFyj0EDn_ZJUEvWyfiksgrZS4MmT5OwRINZpaXq-eVnEEYcAw6uAv6pjV6YgboRqYq/s4032/PXL_20231001_151728525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHNL04VrwNWcCkHsx8W1cwAm50UejjOeYYCRVtDbJQlQGtlKyXgr8ZGg23ZPJXnbzoAK7rwGT9-X1gNuOswroo6WRtxMI65GQRhJ-t0RHo1sQL3HZfoZmp7BPd4oFyj0EDn_ZJUEvWyfiksgrZS4MmT5OwRINZpaXq-eVnEEYcAw6uAv6pjV6YgboRqYq/w400-h225/PXL_20231001_151728525.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you see the "hush" face? You may have to make this bigger.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4_NQMeSQ3mhaNiIMX9JyFg0xBm0AENDQ_98hCh-BMjGHmO5eUoTu1DmoKNRZjS92B3gReHZFBuGGMb3NJTb7aScHMXtWesygyouex5Ufr9BbR4pcOjC6BvvwQx6-lrEgX1bLmvSKNGRPLN4Fk6dAkxjJlnsy45A58RshswKdR_y4nmJg3N-5ZIS6YZjJ/s4032/PXL_20231001_153800481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4_NQMeSQ3mhaNiIMX9JyFg0xBm0AENDQ_98hCh-BMjGHmO5eUoTu1DmoKNRZjS92B3gReHZFBuGGMb3NJTb7aScHMXtWesygyouex5Ufr9BbR4pcOjC6BvvwQx6-lrEgX1bLmvSKNGRPLN4Fk6dAkxjJlnsy45A58RshswKdR_y4nmJg3N-5ZIS6YZjJ/w400-h225/PXL_20231001_153800481.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Obligatory yet ever awe-inspiring pic of the statue</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlh-vwJYVveBIomYA8vZDvOpqOiJkMwlI4eQAl7LGmBoQqBQLtGxS6BLBXbz3KCfjPCy72rh8s4vqxqDZycgFOGRncPYcSyhP9iljleZmpHQb0_cOwrpbXq9u6Rt8K99OeJMGXwa4TXcmxu9UJXS5FUFfnKozae-2NOveG12ys7JRuJXbZuSThFd9e8hU4/s4032/PXL_20231001_154426822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlh-vwJYVveBIomYA8vZDvOpqOiJkMwlI4eQAl7LGmBoQqBQLtGxS6BLBXbz3KCfjPCy72rh8s4vqxqDZycgFOGRncPYcSyhP9iljleZmpHQb0_cOwrpbXq9u6Rt8K99OeJMGXwa4TXcmxu9UJXS5FUFfnKozae-2NOveG12ys7JRuJXbZuSThFd9e8hU4/w400-h225/PXL_20231001_154426822.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mostly through it, look at the city behind us.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vlOA3sdjyKnuIBZY_pEHdwfIKXFv0hogxIaBGzPpDjN5lhNRasLWYx4WKRP6eZbTaV1hTpo5zJYyI9MN7VA9l7r7JFPlsfaoSCMHxDCz5Rp8DNghqOPDISxMgsy6DtVULEhOpgki3AU8g4bCOLxA7i9RoL3G8wDxR-6vyYxNYZQzVlThlscWpMV6CtC6/s4032/PXL_20231002_110624221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vlOA3sdjyKnuIBZY_pEHdwfIKXFv0hogxIaBGzPpDjN5lhNRasLWYx4WKRP6eZbTaV1hTpo5zJYyI9MN7VA9l7r7JFPlsfaoSCMHxDCz5Rp8DNghqOPDISxMgsy6DtVULEhOpgki3AU8g4bCOLxA7i9RoL3G8wDxR-6vyYxNYZQzVlThlscWpMV6CtC6/w400-h225/PXL_20231002_110624221.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dawn in Great Kills Harbor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUv0T76OVULlYIv0OHqC05hy5HOdV-HsghpxoQVDMMwrFmDiPa5OchGS0cTSKrwWv0AzLd3Jdmr2anvq5GC0G5HClgogSMBTJqRsVA6eboEYfW7eR5PiBYhGLOQvMisiehv5rd59WZcRKHYFh0IYyJUBgxLFMKoEkXRfffTh9lvXIxOgEetyug6vcH_fD/s1372/September.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1004" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUv0T76OVULlYIv0OHqC05hy5HOdV-HsghpxoQVDMMwrFmDiPa5OchGS0cTSKrwWv0AzLd3Jdmr2anvq5GC0G5HClgogSMBTJqRsVA6eboEYfW7eR5PiBYhGLOQvMisiehv5rd59WZcRKHYFh0IYyJUBgxLFMKoEkXRfffTh9lvXIxOgEetyug6vcH_fD/s320/September.png" width="234" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September, from Brewerton to Great Kills</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-35196328416408284692023-09-28T17:13:00.002-04:002023-09-28T17:13:30.084-04:00Waiting on weather on Croton-on-Hudson<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jxt9XpQASw9xgoEuJIHcN6sxJwvEZr8qe7pPwTYdsMmSTc2K7W3gBpBZ0bZKPCzgt2pfCFUML3S0PvlF2It8IPRHfPG6kGKuJJhmEBOynHN5KtcF4VyKrvgix4wRFpU7vwq-WkyvqEc1LhvBM9bnGfFL4_WmXSvnCfW9uylMXBy0Lh7Y7Kzhxd_psmbB/s4032/PXL_20230923_132243127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jxt9XpQASw9xgoEuJIHcN6sxJwvEZr8qe7pPwTYdsMmSTc2K7W3gBpBZ0bZKPCzgt2pfCFUML3S0PvlF2It8IPRHfPG6kGKuJJhmEBOynHN5KtcF4VyKrvgix4wRFpU7vwq-WkyvqEc1LhvBM9bnGfFL4_WmXSvnCfW9uylMXBy0Lh7Y7Kzhxd_psmbB/s320/PXL_20230923_132243127.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very rainy at Half Moon Bay Marina</td></tr></tbody></table>By Monday it was apparent we weren't going to be able to get to traverse the Atlantic along the Jersey shore any time soon, so we extended our stay here for a week. Throughout most of that time it was dreary and rainy. We had a sunny day Wednesday, but overcast skies came back Thursday, and torrential rain is predicted for Friday.</p><p>On the plus side of waiting, our buddy boat -- who was nearly 2 weeks behind us -- got underway with more efficient engines and will be anchoring nearby tomorrow. Then they'll pass us by as they go to Great Kills, where we hope to join them Sunday or Monday.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6B7N-eZ9_m54fRyvW0tlPz6Zc3HIz52ch6SM7-J9jiyeAxARY0Yjvg3TYCkJX_sogrsCGrTiLzEM7YVWT5U8s7jAAX1XLBvQ2OMqXw91V_yOnS84IVdB4EiCac3Go0N6cjIBG6RSIsFo78VwNp7SGyy3TqASQ3CRwyESak9gaKQTerrqFFZCyWX0mToIP/s4032/PXL_20230923_142057666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6B7N-eZ9_m54fRyvW0tlPz6Zc3HIz52ch6SM7-J9jiyeAxARY0Yjvg3TYCkJX_sogrsCGrTiLzEM7YVWT5U8s7jAAX1XLBvQ2OMqXw91V_yOnS84IVdB4EiCac3Go0N6cjIBG6RSIsFo78VwNp7SGyy3TqASQ3CRwyESak9gaKQTerrqFFZCyWX0mToIP/s320/PXL_20230923_142057666.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I occupied some time by baking bread.</td></tr></tbody></table>Hopefully we'll be able to start the long day down to the Delaware mid week, next week.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJYkW_kq_moH0Y77TDfDnAsRLTQHKHUFnwdPukYsqMG_SnctqZaqY5PsvHevOdxOOdKbWz-7OkNpJnwGhzxNtuYTpEZNhglARGdD3gheoOU6mKNhMECm4Z8Zp8uUrfN00FhJJwrU1SMXiAN-eBbKQwflpDgnTVOxeVn_nFcstTJ5hK9-yN7AO02hoy1TG/s4032/PXL_20230927_122206156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJYkW_kq_moH0Y77TDfDnAsRLTQHKHUFnwdPukYsqMG_SnctqZaqY5PsvHevOdxOOdKbWz-7OkNpJnwGhzxNtuYTpEZNhglARGdD3gheoOU6mKNhMECm4Z8Zp8uUrfN00FhJJwrU1SMXiAN-eBbKQwflpDgnTVOxeVn_nFcstTJ5hK9-yN7AO02hoy1TG/w400-h225/PXL_20230927_122206156.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our one day of glorious weather thus far.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOLnGAIdGq8iKowzC1hrSFCAdw7ynPJbH_oalCjrWs03kKqhLFA0L8pOaB7AliGYS5TzWd-VI5mjckqTwyZ9bmUtj2QspYXG3HKRLefDeZh0oXWcvi8TkBsJMTeeCcsJ7uYvNuDUk6CgY1qDCFAZRL0_yQHL9k4LZO5-FijIoN4tsTpKnHVID6T4nx2Z3/s4032/PXL_20230927_224218792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOLnGAIdGq8iKowzC1hrSFCAdw7ynPJbH_oalCjrWs03kKqhLFA0L8pOaB7AliGYS5TzWd-VI5mjckqTwyZ9bmUtj2QspYXG3HKRLefDeZh0oXWcvi8TkBsJMTeeCcsJ7uYvNuDUk6CgY1qDCFAZRL0_yQHL9k4LZO5-FijIoN4tsTpKnHVID6T4nx2Z3/w400-h225/PXL_20230927_224218792.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moonrise over the marina</td></tr></tbody></table>\<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKp7ARCgbxfl042EpquuKpFofzSG4aTWcTodaYM1UUb1l0E4n_p5UVar0Y2VjRbg81GfOd3zIAOxCr5bwiijzwO9NgCJYb49vTI0N6XWKLpXQuseV2EGhzaR1-lWIOSaQocqqOsbKRGKCyX8uldA1rBD2dfXz2RenEIjhG6YAGOHyLi2wPYt7TaeH-YbQ/s4032/PXL_20230924_142857788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKp7ARCgbxfl042EpquuKpFofzSG4aTWcTodaYM1UUb1l0E4n_p5UVar0Y2VjRbg81GfOd3zIAOxCr5bwiijzwO9NgCJYb49vTI0N6XWKLpXQuseV2EGhzaR1-lWIOSaQocqqOsbKRGKCyX8uldA1rBD2dfXz2RenEIjhG6YAGOHyLi2wPYt7TaeH-YbQ/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_142857788.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While on a walk we go by these. I'm calling them Easter Berries<br />sine they are all in pastel colors. So pretty!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-49690115730511012462023-09-22T17:41:00.003-04:002023-09-22T17:41:52.918-04:00Kingston to Croton, marina<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalDqjU-GF2DPPtED7eFr2EiX8GXFIwvmHlYFbU1kNeW9gYKnZgiE4A6F4SAXV9l95TJj2PuLz-EiFvcX747h2edZj4sefZknWWeNjl50FfCLHxqxGP1GUu45eETEtb2BM28bF5BaNCvyUaV6RFEWNtqndLTvdgn690o6uPnm7LfGTxOl22RS1YtA_7lRg/s1396/Croton.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="516" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalDqjU-GF2DPPtED7eFr2EiX8GXFIwvmHlYFbU1kNeW9gYKnZgiE4A6F4SAXV9l95TJj2PuLz-EiFvcX747h2edZj4sefZknWWeNjl50FfCLHxqxGP1GUu45eETEtb2BM28bF5BaNCvyUaV6RFEWNtqndLTvdgn690o6uPnm7LfGTxOl22RS1YtA_7lRg/s320/Croton.png" width="118" /></a></div>Tropical Cyclone 16 (yet to be named) is going to wreak some havoc for us over the weekend. As a result, we asked if we could stay on the dock at the museum during that time. But, no... we could stay tonight, but there's a cruise ship coming Saturday. Rather than leave Saturday -- in wind and rain and whatnot -- we decided to toss our lines and head out today.<p></p><p>The two options below are Poughkeepsie (which I love to say) and Croton-on-the-Hudson (seriously, it sounds like we're in England, but that's the name). Both are on the east side so should be sheltered from the east winds we're expecting. But Croton has a really nice anchorage nearby. When we've gotten through the bluster, and we're still waiting for a decent weather window to make the crossing, staying there will be handy.</p><p>Also, Croton is a bit closer to New York. We plan on taking the train into the city a day or two, so that trip will be shorter.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpJGRSrRa2IB3ARrxkFE8SMygF3Cpm1crCT74-3D73woOC1ZGJ9wIa6L8bvq6o3JSlbuLgByEQr29dX6-Tw_srbQt1NhH-BYe5ntdllS_K_aISkrnUfbiev6WLerJ5v7N_VhwkjdRelE4_iPs6e1rtWLOsjOvBLkC9RsON0Ju-IZ_NKkWxwkaGKKgTPAI/s4032/PXL_20230922_101811001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpJGRSrRa2IB3ARrxkFE8SMygF3Cpm1crCT74-3D73woOC1ZGJ9wIa6L8bvq6o3JSlbuLgByEQr29dX6-Tw_srbQt1NhH-BYe5ntdllS_K_aISkrnUfbiev6WLerJ5v7N_VhwkjdRelE4_iPs6e1rtWLOsjOvBLkC9RsON0Ju-IZ_NKkWxwkaGKKgTPAI/s320/PXL_20230922_101811001.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dawn at the boat museum</td></tr></tbody></table>But the travel day was longer than we'd hoped, largely since we left later thinking we would stay another night. I'm a fan of getting in around 2 or earlier so we can get settled (that's code for "take a nap"). These next travel days aren't going to be those at all; lots of long stretches of open water ahead from here to Baltimore.</p><p>Ophelia. They named the storm Ophelia.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRksBK09yBLfVCOD4XzwA_ZpQ_0y--NSXhe8cpOmnn8J0b6EHrDXLGuLG3hofjiA0-bcgDfb4Jnh9oCm2oatLm3gg9itpPSTSop5ggr0nJIvwQUoca4nxAD66zh0o5rwG7V8GRIa93o7nTh7gBFdC1Vc4yKyLMDUQ889Qd_wwz6BlAvdYe0dMv53yep0pr/s4032/PXL_20230922_155432964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRksBK09yBLfVCOD4XzwA_ZpQ_0y--NSXhe8cpOmnn8J0b6EHrDXLGuLG3hofjiA0-bcgDfb4Jnh9oCm2oatLm3gg9itpPSTSop5ggr0nJIvwQUoca4nxAD66zh0o5rwG7V8GRIa93o7nTh7gBFdC1Vc4yKyLMDUQ889Qd_wwz6BlAvdYe0dMv53yep0pr/w400-h225/PXL_20230922_155432964.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were past by this ship twice, once just near where we joined<br />the Hudson, but then he had a pilot board, and we passed him. <br />Now he's passed us again. They're big, but they are not slow.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLrXz3SICLlAM_abo8L0zGGvHMAUANAA0HfIDh4TQ7HZNCrqGi_MrK5HIzE7Btmpqa3bc6xR7o2HqafqgkC8tr5Cxsk0T8xRDd4qnw5RTJB0ywNKFtas0zapGlL2QJErQZHOdeo3CJJEvZ8Y2Iauthucwh6_iC_JadxWNOr7mIwlE9vchXX_MQ6FKviZk/s4032/PXL_20230922_173232639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLrXz3SICLlAM_abo8L0zGGvHMAUANAA0HfIDh4TQ7HZNCrqGi_MrK5HIzE7Btmpqa3bc6xR7o2HqafqgkC8tr5Cxsk0T8xRDd4qnw5RTJB0ywNKFtas0zapGlL2QJErQZHOdeo3CJJEvZ8Y2Iauthucwh6_iC_JadxWNOr7mIwlE9vchXX_MQ6FKviZk/w400-h225/PXL_20230922_173232639.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This section of the Hudson is gorgeous.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUfIioMxsa4FqlUTVNs21fitUzDtQhY0JWBuAYfJZeSIjhOx6drx_c4kqvBq4daOPqI59yZwLBOBF-Pi3xhOFqyYykUzQQFSfMRSD8x1TeCCepXMf_mA3d8amVVRy6I63zNPz683_3yhpAHlFHWCPy6Lbswgg4_XSSj97D8KeRGWFXzeBOmxGEM-jzl9F/s4032/PXL_20230922_173428695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUfIioMxsa4FqlUTVNs21fitUzDtQhY0JWBuAYfJZeSIjhOx6drx_c4kqvBq4daOPqI59yZwLBOBF-Pi3xhOFqyYykUzQQFSfMRSD8x1TeCCepXMf_mA3d8amVVRy6I63zNPz683_3yhpAHlFHWCPy6Lbswgg4_XSSj97D8KeRGWFXzeBOmxGEM-jzl9F/w400-h225/PXL_20230922_173428695.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Too bad it wasn't sunny, you could see the trees which are starting to turn.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-86995519454071759792023-09-21T18:34:00.001-04:002023-09-21T18:34:18.924-04:00Hudson to Catskill, no Saugerties... no Kingston! marina<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-dTtcchLeP1irKiw5M9WeAJ1bxDPyJdy1hFvowc2trs6GSXgTEZGdgMWR0KMGyTp7ZMC1HEYwOXsT9mm-OTbKGbCZq00CPNq12UM0ImHc55mVq5M3d0OTi6CfVuZMg_zkytHb3JPNB5yq8TWwSg1M5Pz2j0NxrLKO6EPLzYg4bQOapGhBXhtIhlSEjsB/s1374/Kingston.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="832" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-dTtcchLeP1irKiw5M9WeAJ1bxDPyJdy1hFvowc2trs6GSXgTEZGdgMWR0KMGyTp7ZMC1HEYwOXsT9mm-OTbKGbCZq00CPNq12UM0ImHc55mVq5M3d0OTi6CfVuZMg_zkytHb3JPNB5yq8TWwSg1M5Pz2j0NxrLKO6EPLzYg4bQOapGhBXhtIhlSEjsB/s320/Kingston.png" width="194" /></a></div>The trip to Catskill was only 35 minutes or so. Therefore, we killed some time by dropping the dinghy and going back to Hudson for croissants at The Perche. Russ had read they were the best in the entire state of New York, which we had to check out for ourselves. Admittedly they were <i>excellent</i>, and worth going back for. We'd have to compare them side by side with the ones near 115 Brooklyn, though, to know if they are truly the best in the state. Maybe next time.<p></p><p>We got underway just past 11 am. Looking at maps and ratings of anchorages in the Catskill inlet people complained of not getting a good set. So we thought we'd anchor across the Hudson and dinghy over come dinner. Neither of the two anchorages there struck us as "good" -- one was filled with lily pads, and the other was exposed to the channel (not really near it, but we like islands between us and the big ships if possible).</p><p>Saugerties was only an hour away, so we headed there. We have good memories of the anchorage when we came up in June, and a particular restaurant we wanted to go back to. But we explored all three anchorages and weren't overjoyed. Shoaling took a good part of one, the other we recall didn't have good holding, and the last (the one we'd been in before) was really narrow and deep. This is a problem, since the depths means you want to put out a lot of rode, but that means you can swing wide... and a narrow channel makes that unnerving. We needed to put out a stern anchor, but I was feeling cranky about that option. (Back in June we solved this with a handy anchor maneuver we did with <i>Highwind</i>, where we each drop an anchor then back up until we're side by side and raft. So no swinging... it's so awesome!).</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhD3QAksX_LC3U7FN3vm0R45VuBKVhOOWIJYP5RbWn2mXsZrBFCuFuxuPSWT_5Ijnm2mIWFXIT1qDVVTB6cF95jpLNhrT3ijzxk8WBP31_6KJpmTQsq0Px7JBiNXy8GHjqASyx80XUWbzzfofOqqos3Mrm64n4nH2XcoMSi5u9_hJd8G7u4IsuwZVPCZs/s4032/PXL_20230921_152919064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhD3QAksX_LC3U7FN3vm0R45VuBKVhOOWIJYP5RbWn2mXsZrBFCuFuxuPSWT_5Ijnm2mIWFXIT1qDVVTB6cF95jpLNhrT3ijzxk8WBP31_6KJpmTQsq0Px7JBiNXy8GHjqASyx80XUWbzzfofOqqos3Mrm64n4nH2XcoMSi5u9_hJd8G7u4IsuwZVPCZs/s320/PXL_20230921_152919064.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely day and great skyline. The trees are <br />slightly yellow, turning for fall.</td></tr></tbody></table>So, onto Kingston! We (I) decided that given these narrow channels we should just book a marina. There's a boat museum in Kingston that had a dock. Russ booked that. If we're going to pay for dockage we'd rather it be to a working museum.</p><p>We might be here for 2 nights. We're keeping a hard eye on the weather, which is looking nasty come Saturday.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvPkohARGswF0PzCITVoTnS36_v8RV3J8w7LDinoKS9itla7rEEgOMil6CPNM1xHPeXMjf8q6gw9Q97mXwiZIwwmrcD1i1rakoucPJV0qU2kEU7_BreY6ktH4cPFEAGE9kbUrJ8r3wHVG52C2tX8cNqCmZSyVEPfuvMsidBhhtnZFVbVZQFroeWtWxnrh/s4032/PXL_20230921_212740493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvPkohARGswF0PzCITVoTnS36_v8RV3J8w7LDinoKS9itla7rEEgOMil6CPNM1xHPeXMjf8q6gw9Q97mXwiZIwwmrcD1i1rakoucPJV0qU2kEU7_BreY6ktH4cPFEAGE9kbUrJ8r3wHVG52C2tX8cNqCmZSyVEPfuvMsidBhhtnZFVbVZQFroeWtWxnrh/s320/PXL_20230921_212740493.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ate at The Tortilla, a mexican restaurant<br />in the down town of Kingston.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-38540107871505768742023-09-20T17:01:00.002-04:002023-09-20T17:01:18.506-04:00Houghlating to Hudson, anchor<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpu5mUlrYJFb-Fl_bnKYLP7GH5cNch0bptVXuCjl48FenpACxqLAkgdOw-x5BkZXWgFtBwTJwrnil1TPI197goiZsjV3pgugNuXs7JBEprX_ghsFPoMyVStf-m_pKV9inOWHk3sAdO2ZkZSRShNhdJHfd4KdkrJnTsgmDFDM-N9QdWHqkSrj9m2BIx69aS/s1320/Hudson.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="596" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpu5mUlrYJFb-Fl_bnKYLP7GH5cNch0bptVXuCjl48FenpACxqLAkgdOw-x5BkZXWgFtBwTJwrnil1TPI197goiZsjV3pgugNuXs7JBEprX_ghsFPoMyVStf-m_pKV9inOWHk3sAdO2ZkZSRShNhdJHfd4KdkrJnTsgmDFDM-N9QdWHqkSrj9m2BIx69aS/s320/Hudson.png" width="144" /></a></div>Seriously short day today. As soon as the tide turned we weighed anchor and headed to the town of Hudson. We'd been there before, back in June. The anchorage, being on the other side of an island from the channel, was very quiet at night. The town itself is quite quaint.<p></p><p>We dinghied over to Hudson and took a long walk up the hill. I got my nails done (note to self -- not a great job, so try Tommy's next time in town) and did a little grocery shopping.</p><p>I do enjoy short days, especially when there's a town nearby to explore, good weather for dinghy rides, and quiet nights. </p><p>Albeit colder nights. The low will be in the mid-40s. Oh yeah. Time to head south.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGUeEzvXVXuSmcZRRF4Rnx8QSF-gONXJ03foWKsellu7qkticoJMNUzV0r3m3b4I70SCu10NkW1_VFPpZ7PxvhWsO-zfHFA2FFk_270LMGS2kf25Vq4xAIn45s1SWwmLP1eqmOIncAcfWvRHalSnyZ45Q7Jl_PGt46z7nBCJTYVftexidZPuPUMxN1eJJ/s4032/PXL_20230920_103813219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGUeEzvXVXuSmcZRRF4Rnx8QSF-gONXJ03foWKsellu7qkticoJMNUzV0r3m3b4I70SCu10NkW1_VFPpZ7PxvhWsO-zfHFA2FFk_270LMGS2kf25Vq4xAIn45s1SWwmLP1eqmOIncAcfWvRHalSnyZ45Q7Jl_PGt46z7nBCJTYVftexidZPuPUMxN1eJJ/w400-h225/PXL_20230920_103813219.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love dramatic dawns.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-XsOG0YOKTWy7NDEAuYBVPQybKo0siJ3IsAawuEJFeiILaQTC7mYRo_M7M3gfj3Y_JoZ3IKAhiRaRSNh83TYDqhWPyCBZfzOIrvN8YoUB9Ad5Oe8e1ngBdzcdSg5Dck6Hz18r4ZyeUZzn832Liz0U8sZFxujBdkFh8fApZgk4Be-1CQ_WKogUgiF4-Wy/s4032/PXL_20230920_181359973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-XsOG0YOKTWy7NDEAuYBVPQybKo0siJ3IsAawuEJFeiILaQTC7mYRo_M7M3gfj3Y_JoZ3IKAhiRaRSNh83TYDqhWPyCBZfzOIrvN8YoUB9Ad5Oe8e1ngBdzcdSg5Dck6Hz18r4ZyeUZzn832Liz0U8sZFxujBdkFh8fApZgk4Be-1CQ_WKogUgiF4-Wy/w400-h225/PXL_20230920_181359973.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">inQuest on the hook. We're putting together boat pics for a new<br />set of boat cards. After 4 years, it's time to get more.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-8851896694562198802023-09-19T17:11:00.000-04:002023-09-19T17:11:19.376-04:00Waterford to Houghlating Island, anchor<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJO96CREo6qQujMTfRkq6__hPWi0L9yvx_AuFaq9__oXR4YgamQ_SLUeYZ3ZdlmnmB19un2180A74jCvj3NiyeXFSC3v7qubo5GWw9-1TXsi7KQZQaBc8JzNiLzVlJJSJKATg6m88tGsab9tq5aH3ylCDLsenHL4xKH0JbSLUcHgkmfzUGuMc89zcHPlj/s1364/Houghtaling%20Island.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="646" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJO96CREo6qQujMTfRkq6__hPWi0L9yvx_AuFaq9__oXR4YgamQ_SLUeYZ3ZdlmnmB19un2180A74jCvj3NiyeXFSC3v7qubo5GWw9-1TXsi7KQZQaBc8JzNiLzVlJJSJKATg6m88tGsab9tq5aH3ylCDLsenHL4xKH0JbSLUcHgkmfzUGuMc89zcHPlj/s320/Houghtaling%20Island.png" width="152" /></a></div>After we filled our water tanks and cleaned some windows (seriously dirty!) we headed off the Waterford wall around 9 am. Within the hour we were at Troy Lock, which was the <i>very last lock</i> of the season (and might be for a loooooooong while). We lost count of the locks long ago, but the number is close to 100 (<span style="font-size: x-small;">whew!</span>). Once through we rode the out-going tide southward. Back in tidal territory, from here on out.<p></p><p>Weather looking forward is just abysmal for crossing the Atlantic to Delaware. So we're going to drag our heals, taking short days, and staying in little towns along the Hudson until something changes. Or we reach New York. So we're not done yet!</p><p>Just on the other side of Houghlating Island is Donovan's Shady Harbor, which we stayed at coming up. But there are only so many "little beers" we can handle, so we're tucking up here for the night.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOBAj6nT2BiD1PDlIDWfPChdO5YQb2goJa0W_mFXhk5o_IplQRE2wsgDeKjUzBVfQPgdV0ojQM4iE4rxScQzcJbDjo7ICOlcxzqFZXeVeIzCUpPaEsbUmezqdkO_Miz81Qca1pwLHuRpSeSo1-c4d7TzJnH_N4eqEfp3rgO7bub0n5lIMzY9_9lFf-E1u/s4032/PXL_20230918_120328267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOBAj6nT2BiD1PDlIDWfPChdO5YQb2goJa0W_mFXhk5o_IplQRE2wsgDeKjUzBVfQPgdV0ojQM4iE4rxScQzcJbDjo7ICOlcxzqFZXeVeIzCUpPaEsbUmezqdkO_Miz81Qca1pwLHuRpSeSo1-c4d7TzJnH_N4eqEfp3rgO7bub0n5lIMzY9_9lFf-E1u/w400-h225/PXL_20230918_120328267.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainy day on the Waterford wall.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-29961873981206918792023-09-18T11:29:00.003-04:002023-09-18T11:29:28.983-04:00Lock 11 to Waterford, wall<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRIn7B6tw8P1itz2dxRVexXE1iYpPr3zseHnUBabO_aGTPoHC5IOc3mE_VeMjg4h04zMTqV4di9_ZZnXfp-rrXhfogyzvJAh8VfYDclhsosgA6JhZ7P5UFML8bZk6jb7JobnrBr4lk3v-rKoMo3toww6-hczsKPLAwualx6Be-UzW3kVOXjq9fDag46L7/s1756/Waterford.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="1756" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRIn7B6tw8P1itz2dxRVexXE1iYpPr3zseHnUBabO_aGTPoHC5IOc3mE_VeMjg4h04zMTqV4di9_ZZnXfp-rrXhfogyzvJAh8VfYDclhsosgA6JhZ7P5UFML8bZk6jb7JobnrBr4lk3v-rKoMo3toww6-hczsKPLAwualx6Be-UzW3kVOXjq9fDag46L7/s320/Waterford.png" width="320" /></a></div>The plan wasn't to get all the way to Waterford, but we got to Lock 7 (where we planned to stop) and it was still before noon. Even the lockmaster recommended we continue. So, we put 10 locks under our belt and still got into Waterford before 3 pm.<p></p><p>Arriving here officially concludes the Triangle Loop! We left Waterford June 20 headed north along the Champlain Locks. This was an amazing summer. We had a blast in Canada and a blast with our buddy boat. We would happily do this loop again.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWb_d_kIkoflgTXCOJq4dkbpFA1cW406ricDbC9hDfGSvDztrqqxQARE9epLU18FgjphNqW5dvvDEtu2IVsp8unAvtgY06ggG3R20uVdHtK1Te5RbAVjOK4U6HBpzPjSaHW7UMuHApo6FtTu5lGgV_IZW2tev0IwWSyujM6yqNmwOCdUYTOnG9erM2mRJ/s4032/PXL_20230917_170828461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWb_d_kIkoflgTXCOJq4dkbpFA1cW406ricDbC9hDfGSvDztrqqxQARE9epLU18FgjphNqW5dvvDEtu2IVsp8unAvtgY06ggG3R20uVdHtK1Te5RbAVjOK4U6HBpzPjSaHW7UMuHApo6FtTu5lGgV_IZW2tev0IwWSyujM6yqNmwOCdUYTOnG9erM2mRJ/s320/PXL_20230917_170828461.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking beyond the lock wall you see the hills.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Meanwhile, looking ahead, the next big things for us is getting down the Hudson River, down the Jersey shores on the Atlantic, and up the Delaware, all of which need some good weather. Looking ahead, we're not going to see that for a while. So we'll putter our way down the Hudson, keeping and eye for a weather window. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAdsSobTyzouoq9IrTgZeReRIESPoWUVf66oyrgv-9bllkQm6HTNgc3qlPu_GV7i_VHyrMG43Yc__WdAGLmqy3Mw6XBZUftCHeZDBAJlZNCEk7cnZUEpZ-ANCJ2IFTXFjHikfBFJZgtqDXQrapyli85bu3T3b4Z2MiM6uFicyBDwpc2U2dLvPMQir1du1/s1194/The%20Triangle%20Loop.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1194" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAdsSobTyzouoq9IrTgZeReRIESPoWUVf66oyrgv-9bllkQm6HTNgc3qlPu_GV7i_VHyrMG43Yc__WdAGLmqy3Mw6XBZUftCHeZDBAJlZNCEk7cnZUEpZ-ANCJ2IFTXFjHikfBFJZgtqDXQrapyli85bu3T3b4Z2MiM6uFicyBDwpc2U2dLvPMQir1du1/w400-h396/The%20Triangle%20Loop.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Behold, the Triangle Loop! Which probably looks more like<br />a triangle if you don't do Quebec City or the Rideau.<br />This is our trek from June 20 to today, nearly 3 months.<br /><i>Where did the time go....?</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-55357092825174762312023-09-16T18:13:00.001-04:002023-09-16T18:13:05.598-04:00Little Falls to Lock 11, wall<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNzk_GttQuZh3Nat9sNglMrYOcRrtQc9nrKTJVLVbVNw9nOWSI-PV1okCKjI4yyXcTPNDNML0btnqvX-ToIriP9VEZMvEg4SCBjeKqPLIsKxNY8en577EilEyYfEfIHgUegeh8DhDvuvv_6c3SKiARxWrpIOVxrEtcS3-NWLa6F6RgWCRTrRZCVcANwMP/s1924/Lock%2011.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1924" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNzk_GttQuZh3Nat9sNglMrYOcRrtQc9nrKTJVLVbVNw9nOWSI-PV1okCKjI4yyXcTPNDNML0btnqvX-ToIriP9VEZMvEg4SCBjeKqPLIsKxNY8en577EilEyYfEfIHgUegeh8DhDvuvv_6c3SKiARxWrpIOVxrEtcS3-NWLa6F6RgWCRTrRZCVcANwMP/s320/Lock%2011.png" width="320" /></a></div>We got bummer news from our buddy boat that they're going to be held up a bit more. Dragging our heals no longer makes sense so we're proceeding apace -- not quickly, not long days, but doing 4 to 5 hours a day (or 5 locks, as the case was today).<p></p><p>No issues, other than a bit of wind that made locking a little tricky, but not terrible.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjnOk5NHUP84kEiLTwpxcwDOcQd2uvP9hPea1lpDxNflgfbdlp7uv1_6w8CxbxaNQlaSrwvKK7Vidip3bdg78VZ6XPFPBWO3-VpzmFS-AkcayVbUlamnB1bHKAaZbk-4-rG0E15LIRLSpRd5KI-Gdo9bZp_OJXosUJrGWbvchCFbnC2s4nT01vpqpRt5z/s1826/Little%20Fall%202019.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="1826" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjnOk5NHUP84kEiLTwpxcwDOcQd2uvP9hPea1lpDxNflgfbdlp7uv1_6w8CxbxaNQlaSrwvKK7Vidip3bdg78VZ6XPFPBWO3-VpzmFS-AkcayVbUlamnB1bHKAaZbk-4-rG0E15LIRLSpRd5KI-Gdo9bZp_OJXosUJrGWbvchCFbnC2s4nT01vpqpRt5z/w400-h297/Little%20Fall%202019.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Falls, 2019</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOiv0B9hP9U5Fns1GowQm03Eos7KSA8CBK8f3Mq8fg-WCDBfFJEQOhUYekg65-xc6-DfEDar6nlUTh6GL7N6EbJhscz08y5WclWDtsyKIWTbIDWFGaIMPqE0VCbu-xAXd3AXCUF-92yvAw45OkGAl2I9bmLNegRcZCTQwX4UArlkdFXZn-C8Jhe0wNFTO/s2746/PXL_20230915_171641211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1663" data-original-width="2746" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOiv0B9hP9U5Fns1GowQm03Eos7KSA8CBK8f3Mq8fg-WCDBfFJEQOhUYekg65-xc6-DfEDar6nlUTh6GL7N6EbJhscz08y5WclWDtsyKIWTbIDWFGaIMPqE0VCbu-xAXd3AXCUF-92yvAw45OkGAl2I9bmLNegRcZCTQwX4UArlkdFXZn-C8Jhe0wNFTO/w400-h243/PXL_20230915_171641211.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Falls, 2023. Way better! 6 feet difference, or more.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This spot, Lock 11, was planned,. Way back in Brewerton Russ and I took a trip to see some Kevlar canoes at Slipstream Watercraft. We'd seen them at the boat museum in Clayton, and were amazed by their weight (which is just over 9 pounds). After a test drive Russ selected one, but we couldn't take it back with us at that time. So we organized to give them a call when we got in the area. They met us here. I'll post pics once we have her in the water for her maiden voyage. I'm thinking of calling her <i>minQuest</i>.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFiXbemGvJlh0GJVehdfrmQUSw-h6OZAef4QGFV1hBkE-JDWpuFgG1D-YIBl7_EdasAY67PIWj_lsPOSf6N7vArlXhu07JNDxab9VlV-acZPqChxpucoyAxv0Mt1P15ic4xB-QkGkr1q3KggowCtAXzpnZrv_CMRKgy1vLILPNDMNUnzk-TiL-bUlyy22/s4032/PXL_20230916_201907535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFiXbemGvJlh0GJVehdfrmQUSw-h6OZAef4QGFV1hBkE-JDWpuFgG1D-YIBl7_EdasAY67PIWj_lsPOSf6N7vArlXhu07JNDxab9VlV-acZPqChxpucoyAxv0Mt1P15ic4xB-QkGkr1q3KggowCtAXzpnZrv_CMRKgy1vLILPNDMNUnzk-TiL-bUlyy22/s320/PXL_20230916_201907535.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you say "too much food?"</td></tr></tbody></table>After we got our Wee Lassie (that's the name of the craft) we ate at the Italian place just across the street, Russo's. Awesome food, which is good, since we'll eat the rest of it over the next three days.</p>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-41245749277784341862023-09-14T15:53:00.000-04:002023-09-14T15:53:10.806-04:00Herkimer to Little Falls, wall (w/power)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vtE0VzMJ4Fs7yWLhJpZxeE76mcEcRzsdirYn_voBhJQXoq2dM_r90HnIaAn_7P5nXZa2fRSAqwVIi5HcZcmOR3zmQr3TwL3ggdxNWPSGwh2Q4mtKMoA5xfPipoM0vy5Mvqcia5iAO1DHory9z7TjR5ds6_FYOCcdfVvHEzBJD_Fi2hK20PpKrNZEqYQp/s1540/Little%20Falls.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="1540" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vtE0VzMJ4Fs7yWLhJpZxeE76mcEcRzsdirYn_voBhJQXoq2dM_r90HnIaAn_7P5nXZa2fRSAqwVIi5HcZcmOR3zmQr3TwL3ggdxNWPSGwh2Q4mtKMoA5xfPipoM0vy5Mvqcia5iAO1DHory9z7TjR5ds6_FYOCcdfVvHEzBJD_Fi2hK20PpKrNZEqYQp/s320/Little%20Falls.png" width="320" /></a></div>While this was an extremely short day of 7 miles we had a couple of exciting things happen.<div><br /></div><div>Another vessel joined us in Herkimer on the wall. The sailboat, <i>True North</i>, had 2 large dogs. While chatting with them about timing our trip to the next lock, one of the dogs saw the opportunity to "escape", leaping over their rail and taking off. And of course, what one dogs does the other must do. The owners gave chase while Russ and I tried to catch them as they looped the building. Having owned dogs we know how upsetting things like that can be, especially in an unknown neighborhood with cars zipping around. Needless to say the woman was really frazzled.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNg0W5rb08wzmuCX9MFTermCI3R2Y1HgZ3aD69bdb9Y0sFOcG55COTZB49RvoUQdOJrxTyKAUvzdRrlpYAcJs-Ppwe0oWscfMXOypJyN_mTpL2DSsLbZ9m4MrdZ1-51W-Idb0qLyJfDeVYduJT-fTyjnfiq9olgblxavWb4zGcyq8emS118FxBwzpF4Fr/s4032/PXL_20230914_114103738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNg0W5rb08wzmuCX9MFTermCI3R2Y1HgZ3aD69bdb9Y0sFOcG55COTZB49RvoUQdOJrxTyKAUvzdRrlpYAcJs-Ppwe0oWscfMXOypJyN_mTpL2DSsLbZ9m4MrdZ1-51W-Idb0qLyJfDeVYduJT-fTyjnfiq9olgblxavWb4zGcyq8emS118FxBwzpF4Fr/s320/PXL_20230914_114103738.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That little mist eventually became a soup</td></tr></tbody></table>Both vessels eventually got underway. A decent fog blanketed the morning. Most of it was patchy but a few parts were really dense. We haven't had to deal with any fog since St. Augustine, so it had been a while. We donned our fog glasses, turned on the radar, had the fog horn blaring, and proceeded quite slowly. We couldn't see the lock until we were 1000 feet from it (and that's why we use Navionics!). By the time we locked through, the mist lifted, and it was clear boating to Little Falls.</div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBbGefdCWxms0pgotfOsVVVMYa8iZQ8gKdEsukobtCeOqMazVtNR9JGpoevh_UU2lMergeZHUy5cy9OkpAo-tV4U3DKRZz4zTsaN-MktM6WYe22dun2TCOUxXfk0bxrZEWDOuzKs-Q4qMMhVu-9UpcMgaPHDMYCWUzdZ6pSuxLfeUrdBu7RSBqlSjE5Au/s4032/PXL_20230914_184154033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBbGefdCWxms0pgotfOsVVVMYa8iZQ8gKdEsukobtCeOqMazVtNR9JGpoevh_UU2lMergeZHUy5cy9OkpAo-tV4U3DKRZz4zTsaN-MktM6WYe22dun2TCOUxXfk0bxrZEWDOuzKs-Q4qMMhVu-9UpcMgaPHDMYCWUzdZ6pSuxLfeUrdBu7RSBqlSjE5Au/s320/PXL_20230914_184154033.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tormented skies in Little Falls</td></tr></tbody></table>We'll be here for a couple of nights. The starboard engine with it's soldered patch seems to no longer leak, so yay! But the port engine is running just a little warmer than normal... and that guage is still bothersome.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-80454448179826785432023-09-13T16:15:00.000-04:002023-09-13T16:15:27.697-04:00Lock 21 to Herkimer, wall<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHi96ISrPEk8Bu5RfQg3I7CpYr3s4jNdJfBooVlnV4kDzXbefhbnhoGFfZbGlLKM9s_40S6YQnILmO4oroP75RAsJQkP4oMCZ61wf3s6LFHgFuPffGn3GUhct8mQJlVIn2hufMgv_jZbUoXfSxShLytE07S_fUMJ_siNSxE8UkBQeoySBuA11RAOMXPLa/s1758/Herkimer.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="1758" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHi96ISrPEk8Bu5RfQg3I7CpYr3s4jNdJfBooVlnV4kDzXbefhbnhoGFfZbGlLKM9s_40S6YQnILmO4oroP75RAsJQkP4oMCZ61wf3s6LFHgFuPffGn3GUhct8mQJlVIn2hufMgv_jZbUoXfSxShLytE07S_fUMJ_siNSxE8UkBQeoySBuA11RAOMXPLa/s320/Herkimer.png" width="320" /></a></div>Not totally jazzed about our parking spot we decided to start early today. The locks opened at 7 am. We could easily see traffic coming our way should anyone want to lock through in the morning. Also, we knew any traffic headed into Lock 21 had to go through Lock 22, so we didn't need to buzz out first thing. But we didn't dawdle, either.<p></p><p>Mostly the day went fine, despite the cloudy skies and occasional drizzle. The only "not great" thing about the trip today was the section between Lock 20 and Lock 19 (to any boaters headed this way, make a note). This section was particularly narrow, and skinny (we saw 3 feet beneath us in places), and full of logs. Not just wood, <i>logs</i>. On a couple of occasions we put the engines in idle and pushed through whatever was in our way. Once we got passed Lock 19, however, the canal deepened, widened, and was more sparse with debris. Also, things got pretty!</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI076Ah2WBNTaRf89bbsUYNeo95JuG1SXqLM8BlMwjnHFPoyWKKd-WXj8SmoIM8agpGbTke1X3h0-HFutLdzc0Q1w8K3rC-MXCqKTViADUlxvjGgNAw19g-Tsf0BiBhW6sT0C-ZmRLRGSTNaLbR_a3Ippvx0JwOtl9lWZKLdikKlK-xkg0-kuTAR_MDenn/s4032/PXL_20230913_124932428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI076Ah2WBNTaRf89bbsUYNeo95JuG1SXqLM8BlMwjnHFPoyWKKd-WXj8SmoIM8agpGbTke1X3h0-HFutLdzc0Q1w8K3rC-MXCqKTViADUlxvjGgNAw19g-Tsf0BiBhW6sT0C-ZmRLRGSTNaLbR_a3Ippvx0JwOtl9lWZKLdikKlK-xkg0-kuTAR_MDenn/s320/PXL_20230913_124932428.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost mirror-like as the day started.</td></tr></tbody></table>The plan was to get to Utica today. Mmmmmm..... <i>piiiiizza</i>. We stopped here on our way loop in 2019. Since then the small town dock and it's care had been turned over to a nearby restaurant. As a result, the "free town dock" was now $4/foot for the night. For those who don't know, that's nothing short of highway robbery. You might pay something around that in Key Largo, for pete's sake. Looking at the reviews it was $3 last year. I'm guessing the restaurant keeps raising prices, hoping that eventually no one will stop there. We certainly pressed on.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh902Q8qeKv_CxPbZXrZ4R2bOMUCD-UZV4sM8d7_S-tQovqd7ICHx3cYUwSIEmZfQFXH77Pcjqt2j9Uq7_wLkOSWpxzv891V0mAhaWmxqFc46cBgh2SJsdN9IqWYT9nu7VhdTPMcYQPd4HMexG2b5s4HPvEA-4qW3qrXKCnLcd9vLFIgV1_U36aJ891oGrx/s4032/PXL_20230913_192954253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh902Q8qeKv_CxPbZXrZ4R2bOMUCD-UZV4sM8d7_S-tQovqd7ICHx3cYUwSIEmZfQFXH77Pcjqt2j9Uq7_wLkOSWpxzv891V0mAhaWmxqFc46cBgh2SJsdN9IqWYT9nu7VhdTPMcYQPd4HMexG2b5s4HPvEA-4qW3qrXKCnLcd9vLFIgV1_U36aJ891oGrx/s320/PXL_20230913_192954253.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The free dock in Herkimer</td></tr></tbody></table>Plan B was to get to Little Falls, but that was making for a longer day than we wanted or needed to do. We almost turned into Frankfurt that boasted a brewery and marina (Heelpath, which I'm marking that as a possible "next time" destination). After reading reviews we decided on Herkimer. It had a free town wall and was easy walking distance to Walmart and (stop the presses!) an awesome sushi place. </p><p>Tomorrow the winds will come up a bit, so getting into Little Falls quickly will perfect. Besides, the brewery there opens Thursday. And there's good pizza!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11OwUw2XLbumaTrxBV2nro8_3b6Jk9KgyRb3c7eBkQe08n9GUM7a2QmTX01Dg_BFAYx5a-N2LO9ehCugr_-e1H_UJDDz51-636Erflhv7lo5-1b-FCDD29oa8o1jFiO5wKlK5CqGhQwNLOJrF_5ribj0hvR_cuwj7T2tqSYgQBb2CW3yP6qUFEPlFj7TJ/s4032/PXL_20230913_200423736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11OwUw2XLbumaTrxBV2nro8_3b6Jk9KgyRb3c7eBkQe08n9GUM7a2QmTX01Dg_BFAYx5a-N2LO9ehCugr_-e1H_UJDDz51-636Erflhv7lo5-1b-FCDD29oa8o1jFiO5wKlK5CqGhQwNLOJrF_5ribj0hvR_cuwj7T2tqSYgQBb2CW3yP6qUFEPlFj7TJ/w400-h225/PXL_20230913_200423736.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turned into a lovely day.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V3FrMFAZwLo" width="320" youtube-src-id="V3FrMFAZwLo"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that the starboard engine is fixed, we're having</div><div style="text-align: center;">a mystery experience with the port. It's not <i>actually</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">doing that. But the dial's gone wonky.</div>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-45497554333406561712023-09-12T15:32:00.000-04:002023-09-12T15:32:20.886-04:00Brewerton to Lock 21, wall<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5WRKurQ4JGvpWQTMeF7Zz0lL9AgfVdZeCag0dtvmRlgZstceW0FDcfsVDkyt5mpcR6JLnluW4-mDtKoUcd3p2EzPT8Tqkp-gjxNw9jxfuoQvqvPjG1W83YVpkbv4IqsDvdwy9Nxa4FPfDbubgtykODMGRrGGJSgdOaOk07njpUK0IG616OT22FkJUN60/s2190/Lock%2021.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="2190" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5WRKurQ4JGvpWQTMeF7Zz0lL9AgfVdZeCag0dtvmRlgZstceW0FDcfsVDkyt5mpcR6JLnluW4-mDtKoUcd3p2EzPT8Tqkp-gjxNw9jxfuoQvqvPjG1W83YVpkbv4IqsDvdwy9Nxa4FPfDbubgtykODMGRrGGJSgdOaOk07njpUK0IG616OT22FkJUN60/s320/Lock%2021.png" width="320" /></a></div>After nearly two weeks of some work and relaxation it was time to think about moving on. Our buddy boat was still getting their engines in order. With luck they'd be underway in a few days. But it might be more. We decided we'd putter along, not going particularly fast, and hope they catch up to us in a week or so. Fingers crossed.<p></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMbYchOth3LrKFr7M5e6XRziTHCBopFZ25-YSVnYdhv99_An995ffEmi4C7N8pIOuVL2oGIKvGo5AiNWzpA5X47sl_8w6bIqv2LTcJpLVyiexYsQWP4xNUo_cNyHE5x8NCC2TOLtXRihiL_YdfbYL2utnYhO5UWZ9kfgJW-0TDo4XNG_4fYDbO-iT7Qid/s4032/PXL_20230912_124442450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMbYchOth3LrKFr7M5e6XRziTHCBopFZ25-YSVnYdhv99_An995ffEmi4C7N8pIOuVL2oGIKvGo5AiNWzpA5X47sl_8w6bIqv2LTcJpLVyiexYsQWP4xNUo_cNyHE5x8NCC2TOLtXRihiL_YdfbYL2utnYhO5UWZ9kfgJW-0TDo4XNG_4fYDbO-iT7Qid/s320/PXL_20230912_124442450.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quiet trip across Lake Oneida</td></tr></tbody></table>Very calm winds today, and warmer temps, all a false lure as rain and cool comes tonight. We eased out of the slip and had no issues all day. We didn't even get waked.</p><p>To get to the wall above Lock 21 we had to go through it and Lock 22. Another boat joined us for those, and locking went smoothly.</p><p>We asked the lockmaster where he wanted us if we stayed the night. He said on the left would be best. However, that wall was <i>slightly </i>shorter than us, so we're sticking out. For most traffic that traverses the canal this won't be an issue -- getting by us will be easy. A tow, on the other hand...</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQxsbbSYPf9hRIee7HWbCoLo_ySr5sE_qU74UYVSOIWL7CsW_ZQMv48jxXSf8KYJUK5o4h3L5W3cIWDVkpxDzN9FUDBiVY-2okez5Ap2RIEZDT3-YXfAKIFuvKRoNC0gCjS7FO2PI5yBD3odrtByfNZ6u1EHfqizQ9wN_ikB1lnx3qcCMdlVQCF-wxHQD/s4032/PXL_20230912_191258246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQxsbbSYPf9hRIee7HWbCoLo_ySr5sE_qU74UYVSOIWL7CsW_ZQMv48jxXSf8KYJUK5o4h3L5W3cIWDVkpxDzN9FUDBiVY-2okez5Ap2RIEZDT3-YXfAKIFuvKRoNC0gCjS7FO2PI5yBD3odrtByfNZ6u1EHfqizQ9wN_ikB1lnx3qcCMdlVQCF-wxHQD/s320/PXL_20230912_191258246.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The red marks the channel. So, um, yeah,<br />I think we're in it.</td></tr></tbody></table>So we're hoping "no tows" until 5 pm when the lock closes. Then we can take our eye off the AIS and chill.</p>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-9290605903703617942023-09-05T10:20:00.000-04:002023-09-05T10:20:15.258-04:00Labor Day in the Finger Lakes<p>We broke down our three day weekend into three perfect parts. </p><p><b>Day 1 -- Wine Tour</b></p><p>Escorted by Crush Wine Tours we went to 4 wineries. Given we are all from the west coast (and have had Washington and Napa wine tastings under our belts) these wineries didn't rock our worlds. We did get a couple of bottles. But not cases, nor memberships. We all had a wonderful time.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQrOqKnM8SVqwKMnk1JnEaL5097nz_VMK0LQLET4ZSIn450duLGablD4aWsk_MbIu82_1bZoal9JI5v2pYVOfHR_55htUZJp8IZest9Em1rUuM-Angg1ViAVC3d0Ws-DY_G9Q8pGAjIbgPjwD4jvOGLn_6ZYRXfuVbAm6IwW6vKvWa-NV09qO0WrxZMgu/s4032/PXL_20230902_141819048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQrOqKnM8SVqwKMnk1JnEaL5097nz_VMK0LQLET4ZSIn450duLGablD4aWsk_MbIu82_1bZoal9JI5v2pYVOfHR_55htUZJp8IZest9Em1rUuM-Angg1ViAVC3d0Ws-DY_G9Q8pGAjIbgPjwD4jvOGLn_6ZYRXfuVbAm6IwW6vKvWa-NV09qO0WrxZMgu/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_141819048.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of pretty views in the Finger Lakes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjx_LsmWYn7FWBBKbD6l1rUwqFA9l4Q4lXvY6VVYfdkYbD0BiRVjh3PmWsaTd4Ku1_7ZoIZ6D62ulgyJ5GGlkQqyYdPx92NSotf3NQZkFvCKC3BXruvZ989pI2t7j81T02AacSBGr7DroFv2J3tPQqZ5kqg1xYNJ2A4PwLsW_CzvFOf4l4pVTSRpyVVUhe/s4032/PXL_20230902_145040312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjx_LsmWYn7FWBBKbD6l1rUwqFA9l4Q4lXvY6VVYfdkYbD0BiRVjh3PmWsaTd4Ku1_7ZoIZ6D62ulgyJ5GGlkQqyYdPx92NSotf3NQZkFvCKC3BXruvZ989pI2t7j81T02AacSBGr7DroFv2J3tPQqZ5kqg1xYNJ2A4PwLsW_CzvFOf4l4pVTSRpyVVUhe/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_145040312.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About time to harvest those puppies!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5htwBKqeSOyLdk__pAhNVr89RVfibUvxg9KFlC90lwLCuMMBB88UHCy38gfJKdNTxdimGMNBG6tKpB_tJ6LzWx-gVt1UX7YtmuKwvA_AjdZg9bfqau7o89lQEFVbkpw4zjx5Ggwj2YtLt0BIsKs-J4NS74EhRz_5AacTQAFgKcJmkpQdCSAG9Ab2yoo3b/s4032/PXL_20230902_154750891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5htwBKqeSOyLdk__pAhNVr89RVfibUvxg9KFlC90lwLCuMMBB88UHCy38gfJKdNTxdimGMNBG6tKpB_tJ6LzWx-gVt1UX7YtmuKwvA_AjdZg9bfqau7o89lQEFVbkpw4zjx5Ggwj2YtLt0BIsKs-J4NS74EhRz_5AacTQAFgKcJmkpQdCSAG9Ab2yoo3b/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_154750891.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the wineries had pet donkeys</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXylAH--4iHVRXqd1zkbaemudL34cDnIVqAEi_UtLXgq7TI46kw_prhf_QhMX_sXpe_SyrFHCZ1SWZNWrq7QPBy66tfHRlF7uv1dDjVorn8hMbfguCMjIKrPhui2t-c8umqnW6zXPw5ilWkzoxOfAvVM6WYU9yhbaHevTjWtAzvZI08c5xu5P9qI-i88z/s4032/PXL_20230902_155042600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXylAH--4iHVRXqd1zkbaemudL34cDnIVqAEi_UtLXgq7TI46kw_prhf_QhMX_sXpe_SyrFHCZ1SWZNWrq7QPBy66tfHRlF7uv1dDjVorn8hMbfguCMjIKrPhui2t-c8umqnW6zXPw5ilWkzoxOfAvVM6WYU9yhbaHevTjWtAzvZI08c5xu5P9qI-i88z/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_155042600.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winery #1, so we're still fresh!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbw_wA7EZ2RorDr_gof77mDvqoGUPud6iQHn5pJuJLylcXesYQc2EZD57B4Cb3rjd0LTa5HmOz4-p251UOsLZe4TKa78ZcN7qx_YcPmfDIENq5_S6StTrlWm0ahiVZtinVyXunkfu5Px0RQs42_8rVdm1l65M5vE-EE_oI-8nid0XSvcbcj4uM72F2Tw8/s4032/PXL_20230902_193244951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbw_wA7EZ2RorDr_gof77mDvqoGUPud6iQHn5pJuJLylcXesYQc2EZD57B4Cb3rjd0LTa5HmOz4-p251UOsLZe4TKa78ZcN7qx_YcPmfDIENq5_S6StTrlWm0ahiVZtinVyXunkfu5Px0RQs42_8rVdm1l65M5vE-EE_oI-8nid0XSvcbcj4uM72F2Tw8/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_193244951.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our driver took us to a secret location to see this amazing<br />waterfall. The white place in front is a venue to rent.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiti97kNhvB7ihwYJt64YM_wH86Y_GDTfpyYSoQ1cfZe34oLt-ypp7LvNJpDdscY687JYdR2U2-srcJf2DEr7bstk0de2dlzZHjrBLd3m7Ywfm1iHqdoAtBpmTpWKegpRq3kGg6-fRbaowIh4wetL4VvG892vNfnPrHTDcFTTrk3sSwpkhEKp-Oq2JvUGmG/s4032/PXL_20230902_193605011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiti97kNhvB7ihwYJt64YM_wH86Y_GDTfpyYSoQ1cfZe34oLt-ypp7LvNJpDdscY687JYdR2U2-srcJf2DEr7bstk0de2dlzZHjrBLd3m7Ywfm1iHqdoAtBpmTpWKegpRq3kGg6-fRbaowIh4wetL4VvG892vNfnPrHTDcFTTrk3sSwpkhEKp-Oq2JvUGmG/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_193605011.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across Seneca Lake </td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Day 2 -- Brewery Tour</b></p><p>Tons of brewers in the area. This time I volunteered to be the designated driver and put together a 4 brewery tour of some of the best rated venues I could find on Google. As a result it was a slower paced day, playing Hanabi at a number of the breweries while flights were consumed. One of the breweries (Naked Dove) was a show stopper -- much beer and tchotchke was purchased.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNCS23lSqH5CqrXMWEfYfzkXi1aEOWmnnVYTpDxYDEQ3Gc3-c6wtg_kayIAJ8DWcyDbz9zeOv4UCsIP6O5-Fun853WDamxIJ1l-ouDsSUr8RUtJu5w-fneWtv4DwnDqzaAJlynW7aSGTjw9Yvl2B3PsX1jAu3TSy0_cdnRzuqKiXParim4COS3lUFH4Ea/s4032/PXL_20230903_115027985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNCS23lSqH5CqrXMWEfYfzkXi1aEOWmnnVYTpDxYDEQ3Gc3-c6wtg_kayIAJ8DWcyDbz9zeOv4UCsIP6O5-Fun853WDamxIJ1l-ouDsSUr8RUtJu5w-fneWtv4DwnDqzaAJlynW7aSGTjw9Yvl2B3PsX1jAu3TSy0_cdnRzuqKiXParim4COS3lUFH4Ea/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_115027985.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hotel was in Seneca Falls, which is a big Christmas <br />destination. Largely because of this. This bridge is THE bridge<br />from "It's a Wonderful Life."</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqa-PoTpgSrylJ-ErOUg_4s260UYi6x77_Otm-m0yIqhmxk3xPVZljsWGjbMQiUJlGT5NgK95caTUt037FAyGDCZ_tlMDygbiQwZrdX6lSCbZAqt2h8XFg1ZSqE1_j_uavAU7Y1XWkG6SMFlw3s9Ff48bTrwcXfnSGHpw7WTzCxq5VCbAjf6Cxq7vDYas/s4032/PXL_20230903_174829706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqa-PoTpgSrylJ-ErOUg_4s260UYi6x77_Otm-m0yIqhmxk3xPVZljsWGjbMQiUJlGT5NgK95caTUt037FAyGDCZ_tlMDygbiQwZrdX6lSCbZAqt2h8XFg1ZSqE1_j_uavAU7Y1XWkG6SMFlw3s9Ff48bTrwcXfnSGHpw7WTzCxq5VCbAjf6Cxq7vDYas/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_174829706.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On of the odder breweries we went to had a bunch of sours.<br />They looked more like smoothies than beer.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqE1jiMNuNPY-0HO8L0eBvm8X1_vqMMoK9hzeWA_b6WkP-6Rl_vHKUOBavD-DdnQHyifhsYBcrh4h1zNhgh4uMz0X2nxWSLSExq6sOInoh5ZPmRyMkgBRkRqQ8Xq16F7rqT_8VVAW5Ng43ZgN7bPabZgL2CeHrAhIPLfIWVtrDdzaRg3v_GAhkTgXUo1K/s4032/PXL_20230903_133954506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqE1jiMNuNPY-0HO8L0eBvm8X1_vqMMoK9hzeWA_b6WkP-6Rl_vHKUOBavD-DdnQHyifhsYBcrh4h1zNhgh4uMz0X2nxWSLSExq6sOInoh5ZPmRyMkgBRkRqQ8Xq16F7rqT_8VVAW5Ng43ZgN7bPabZgL2CeHrAhIPLfIWVtrDdzaRg3v_GAhkTgXUo1K/w225-h400/PXL_20230903_133954506.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This just made me laugh.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Day 3 - Escape Room Tour</b></p><p>This started out as "Hey, let's do an escape room" and turned into a "Buy 4 and get a discount!" We did 5 escape rooms in total; 1 from 1 place and 4 smaller ones from a second.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCrNTqZjusrqY2X89GMk3F65cAiglJvMSf5m924lP7dYXdTey27rFsk3-kzwc0cY3U-zS4N1gbC-fqVvJSdMc8mzg-HLuN99uxZ8EmwnDv1EKktcagNwzndhI0_n9hjzwIEj65RQyG3OXi2y_2PNtM85-DxZ6Z_tAKyScI9dcvEn5dTVi6uJP8iOnCtWc/s4000/20230904_130540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCrNTqZjusrqY2X89GMk3F65cAiglJvMSf5m924lP7dYXdTey27rFsk3-kzwc0cY3U-zS4N1gbC-fqVvJSdMc8mzg-HLuN99uxZ8EmwnDv1EKktcagNwzndhI0_n9hjzwIEj65RQyG3OXi2y_2PNtM85-DxZ6Z_tAKyScI9dcvEn5dTVi6uJP8iOnCtWc/w225-h400/20230904_130540.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were given the task to "Build this room."<br />We ran around the 9000 sq ft of play space looking<br />for everything (window coverings, pillows, evenwainscoting).</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Both places were unique. The first place had a 9000 sq foot space you had to explore to finish "your escape". It was divided up into various rooms, like "the museum", "the laboratory", and "the library." While we were doing OUR escape (we chose solving a train robbery) several other groups were in the same space working on their escapes. The company offered 10 or more escapes going on at the same time, all of them were different, requiring different things to be found and different goals to attain. Extremely interesting. We weren't thrilled with our own challenge (solving it was fun, but the solution wasn't awesome) but really want to explore others.</p><p>Meanwhile, the second place had 4 30-minute escapes. These were much more "high tech" and included things like video game play and many tasks to be done at the same time (we frequently had 2 groups of 2 people doing things simultaneously). My personal favorite was an Egyptians tomb experience, which had the ceiling slowly lowering while we frantically solved puzzles.</p><p>All escapes were successful, btw.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS45DG8omf_QDCLZjAAtypU-Yz5pL2DA8VNqj5Rm8TPcfEpz9OUvpgNzTd8PZhBBuf6Dx9lPQ4aBc8084R9SFETIcI7TcNAkenjw6EQUT18dto7OVyPR-5inTBIixnLtqm2w55LGabmtUpOIhSczr5bdChdEJ6545Vt6Y2t-_x8XYshBWBSAAYnUnANs0e/s4000/20230904_173326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS45DG8omf_QDCLZjAAtypU-Yz5pL2DA8VNqj5Rm8TPcfEpz9OUvpgNzTd8PZhBBuf6Dx9lPQ4aBc8084R9SFETIcI7TcNAkenjw6EQUT18dto7OVyPR-5inTBIixnLtqm2w55LGabmtUpOIhSczr5bdChdEJ6545Vt6Y2t-_x8XYshBWBSAAYnUnANs0e/s320/20230904_173326.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We dined at PF Changs. Clearly a fave of David's.</td></tr></tbody></table>Also mentioning was that both escape rooms were in the same location which was a mall. This place seriously wowed us. The mall also had a trampoline park, a race car track, rope park, a bowling alley, a virtual ride experience, several breweries, and a number of big restaurants (PF Changs, TGI Fridays, and Margaritaville). Given the number of abandoned malls this seemed like an excellent idea; an "entertainment space" where you drop the kids off while having a dinner. All indoors, which is a big win if the weather isn't great all year around (like in upstate NY, where they get 120 inches of snow on average annually, or Florida when it's 95 degrees and 95% humidity). I hope to see this trend continue.</p><p>(We did get some group photos but I have to get them from the venue. Updates to follow.)</p>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928202377482915533.post-45554776263179047532023-09-01T14:06:00.000-04:002023-09-01T14:06:26.805-04:00Engines and other news<p><i><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52p1pTQ8XSBctki1bsLJWbE0FzWVVKXGFxX9CxRCnB7mhB9R2CZ-Hcn2TNK7Yl5_24acYuJn-ZIogSpAs5fIiOUWTLVax3BkLxMkSrDxr4zTgaaVdn18VubO0lT_ODPpdWefeMEn-XFy3Ur06uhKPIcVG1xmpDkQJ9sAZu70ksOo5mgEKSmbWVUc9Zn8F/s4032/PXL_20230827_161600469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52p1pTQ8XSBctki1bsLJWbE0FzWVVKXGFxX9CxRCnB7mhB9R2CZ-Hcn2TNK7Yl5_24acYuJn-ZIogSpAs5fIiOUWTLVax3BkLxMkSrDxr4zTgaaVdn18VubO0lT_ODPpdWefeMEn-XFy3Ur06uhKPIcVG1xmpDkQJ9sAZu70ksOo5mgEKSmbWVUc9Zn8F/s320/PXL_20230827_161600469.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>inQuest </i>at Ess-Kay</td></tr></tbody></table>Highwind </i>has long needed new injector pumps on her engines, for a over a year now. The pumps themselves are on the boat, stowed for when they could get the work scheduled. Not only was it a bigger task, but these particular engines need a computer to get them running. Pile on the fact that there are only 12 of these engines in existence (and <i>Highwind </i>has 2 of 'em) so competent mechanics have been hard to find. (That might be an exaggeration, but not by much!)</p><p>Russ was sure Ess-Kay (the working marina we're at in Brewerton) had or knew the right people. Weeks ago plans were made. While Hannah and David headed to Seattle for a week of work, Russ has been pseudo-managing the work. </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkT9boFSDLT3obs_ukJsY4yltQ4_5c6EjzjtD1mSeyWrGARCqoRzDGooJO3gQn18LXTSHhSz3LJmooiM2lB1Zy2BzEbBAAy9ePN6rINPBQaH5nFGXiBUv42ljh231lz_-u70QxuAqb5Ah6UcjwKWMG2blQig6ko4FvNB1BuPRDVzzr-TcNw0sgjezH04KF/s4032/PXL_20230828_172254168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkT9boFSDLT3obs_ukJsY4yltQ4_5c6EjzjtD1mSeyWrGARCqoRzDGooJO3gQn18LXTSHhSz3LJmooiM2lB1Zy2BzEbBAAy9ePN6rINPBQaH5nFGXiBUv42ljh231lz_-u70QxuAqb5Ah6UcjwKWMG2blQig6ko4FvNB1BuPRDVzzr-TcNw0sgjezH04KF/s320/PXL_20230828_172254168.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whenever there's work to be done the saloon<br />turns into a garage. Worse when it's engine work.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I mention all this because it was completed Thursday, and the mechanics wanted to have a sea trial to see how it all went. Hannah and David weren't here, however...</p><p>...so we did it! I got to pilot a whole new boat! Conditions couldn't have been better: clear skies, zero wind, zero current. We took <i>Highwind </i>out onto Oneida Lake and got her up to 2000 rpms. The mechanic on board was less than thrilled with the sound of the engines. We all knew this could result in a diagnosis of having the injectors rebuilt. And that's exactly the next step.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LoRtE7p014JMa8oWo7HCDpG2aS3m-Lmw8JT1DS3f0T5R2sXPapcANW7bGTehYq2SuS4ZO5-K10kFaOHyXV8jGyCu28LS4i_IMkmsdshm_VF4q8q6_oPhpy2pvN1jFDyPnoob6RZPZ3o7E6_lDxV3Nj_A4hd4Bay4x3QpuVv7JnXJhPFpA9OhYgmGL3Xf/s4032/PXL_20230828_102034934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LoRtE7p014JMa8oWo7HCDpG2aS3m-Lmw8JT1DS3f0T5R2sXPapcANW7bGTehYq2SuS4ZO5-K10kFaOHyXV8jGyCu28LS4i_IMkmsdshm_VF4q8q6_oPhpy2pvN1jFDyPnoob6RZPZ3o7E6_lDxV3Nj_A4hd4Bay4x3QpuVv7JnXJhPFpA9OhYgmGL3Xf/s320/PXL_20230828_102034934.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Misty morning sunrise at Ess-Kay</td></tr></tbody></table>Meanwhile, Russ has been using this time to chase down our coolant leak once and for all. He narrowed it down to the exhaust manifold. He took it out and brought it to a mechanic that, using pressure, found a itsy, bitsy, teeny, tiny pinhole in the thing. Now it's out getting fixed as well.</p><p>Labor Day is nearly here. All of us plan on spending it away from boats and in the Finger Lakes area doing some wine tasting.</p><p>Come next Tuesday it will be a race. Who will have their engines back up and running first?</p><p><br /></p>Jax Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632652207276503589noreply@blogger.com0