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During the next several years I hope to take a number of trips and wish to share my adventures with family and friends. Some of these trips will be short in duration and distance and some a little longer. Some will be by land, some by sea, some by air and some by a combination of these. I will be traveling alone or with Amber "The Dog"on some trips, others will be with Karen or other family member and some trips will be with friends. When I travel with Karen this will no longer be MY blog, but OUR blog. Sit back, relax, bare with me and enjoy.

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By Geoose
November 9th 2009

The End of the Trip, Or Is IT? North America » United States » Alabama

Ship in Channel
We will let that ship have the right-of way.

Nov 4 Day 17 Sailed 10 miles We started our day with breakfast at Pinini Pete’s. Christa and Peter will remember Pete’s. Pete offered to let Rick ride his Segway that he rides to work. Another new experience for Rick. We visited a Marina just across from the Yacht Club. We were looking for someone to lift the boat out of the Water. This particular Marina didn’t have a lift, but we got to meet the manager and his wife. They are from Rockford, IL and sail in the Apostle Island every summer. So we had a few sailing stories to [View Full Entry]

By Geoose
November 4th 2009

Out of the River and Into the Bay North America » United States » Alabama » Mobile

Barefoot Shoes
Steve and Rea from Ontario, Canada

Oct 30 Day 13 Layover in Demopolis, AL We slept in and then did laundry this morning. It’s warm and muggy. The forecast for this afternoon is for thunder storms and a lot of rain. A good day to stay put. We were invited for cocktails on Sparkies Dream at 5:00 PM. We were joined by 2 additional Canadian couples who are cruising south. The Pinacoladas were great and a good time was had by all. We eat dinner at the New Orleans Bar and Grill located at the Marina. Critter Count: Hundreds of small ants made there way unto the [View Full Entry]

By Geoose
October 30th 2009

River and More River North America » United States » Alabama

Bald Eagle
He kept his eye on us as we passed

Oct 28 Day 11 380 miles down, 270 miles to go. We have joined up with another sail boat which is traveling about the same speed as we are. Sharpies Dream is a 32 ft Bayfield cutter and is from the North Channel on Lake Ontario. Pat and Dianne left on there trip around Sept 1. They sold their home and are headed for the Bahamas. They will make further plans when they get that far. We covered 65 miles today, all under motor power. That’s the most distance we have traveled in one day. The little 10 HP Westerbeke diesel [View Full Entry]

By Geoose
October 28th 2009

Down the Tennesse -Tom Bigbee Waterwy North America » United States » Mississippi

Foggy Island
This is how we started day 8.

Oct 25 Day 8 237 miles down,413 to go Rick’s detailed description of a typical day on the water onboard Amber Lee II: We woke at 6:00 am. Rick put on the coffee and Wayne put in load of laundry with hopes that it would be done by 8:30 am departure time. We discussed the days plan over coffee. It was very foggy which made a question, will we be able to see by 8:30 am? We had our breakfast which consisted of a bowl of cereal and banana. After breakfast I folded the laundry, got ice from the ship store, [View Full Entry]

By Geoose
October 25th 2009

Up the Tennessee River North America » United States » Mississippi

Interstate 40 Bridge
Saw lots of truck traffic crossing this bridge

Oct 21 Day 4 on the water We woke up to another cool crisp day. We planned on leaving early, but were enticed to stay for complementary fresh warm cinnamon rolls. Glad we did, for they were delicious. We fueled up with 3 gals diesel and pumped out the holding tank and headed out on the river. We managed to sail for about 1 hour, but with light winds from the south we motored most of the day. We crossed under Interstate 40 around noon. We are basically out of Kentucky Lake now. It looks like a wide river at this [View Full Entry]

By Geoose
October 21st 2009

Down the Lake We Go North America » United States » Kentucky » Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area

Sunrise at Turtle Bay

Oct 18 Day 9 There was frost on the sail cover this morning. I think it’s time to get farther South. The weather was cool but pleasant today. Rick played the National Anthem on his harmonica as Wayne raised the Stars and Stripes as we entered Kentucky Lake. We had sunshine and a light north - northwest -northeast breeze all afternoon. Just enough wind to fly Rick’s gennaker and sail much of the 20 miles to Kenlake State Park and Marina. We decided to stay at a marina so we can plug in our little heater to stay warm for another [View Full Entry]

By Geoose
October 18th 2009

More Sailboat Racing North America » United States » Alabama » Mobile

The Start Line
Lots of excitement at the start.

Oct 15 Day 6 Today we were able to get a ride on a spectator boat to watch the racing up close. The racers had a good wind and that made for a rough ride in the power boat we were in. I can hardly wait to get back on a sail boat. There was lots of excitement on the starting line; as you can see from the photos. When you have 30 boats starting it can get a little nuts. After the 3 races were done, our favorite boat, Peter Pan, was in 6th place overall. A nice day of [View Full Entry]

By Geoose
October 15th 2009

To Mobile Bay via Land North America » United States » Alabama » Mobile

Rick and Wayne
We made it to the Gulf of Mexico! By Land

Oct 11 Day 2 We found the Green Turtle Marina after driving around Grand Rivers, Kentucky for a while. We spent most of the day raising the mast and launching Amber Lee. The marina office is on a floating dock. We have a slip 20 feet from the office, lounge area and shower facilities. We have already met a number of cruisers. Everyone is very friendly; want to know where you came from, where you are going and what type of boat you have. We met people from Ontario, Michigan and Ohio. Many of these people are “Loopers”. Great Loop We [View Full Entry]

By Geoose
October 10th 2009

We are On Our Way North America » United States » Kentucky » Paducah

Oct 10, 2009 Day 1 - Just want to let everyone know we are actually on our way. Left Baraboo the first time at 6:30 AM this morning. When Wayne realized he forgot some of his cloths on a hanger we turned around and went back. We should have checked that list one more time before we left. We departed for the second time at 6:50 AM. It’s time we get South. The temperature was 29 degrees F when we left. We had a smooth uneventful trip and arrived in Paducah, Kentucky at 6:00PM. The temperature is 62 but is suppose [View Full Entry]

By Geoose
September 23rd 2009

Planning to Sail South North America » United States » Wisconsin

In hopes to extend the sailing season, Wayne and fellow sailor Rick will be trailering the Amber Lee II to Kentucky Lake and sailing/motoring south via the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Tenntom until we reach salt water in Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico. We hope to launch about October 12 at the Green Turtle Marina Green Turtle . After we launch we plan to leave the boat in Kentucky and drive the truck and trailer the 500+ miles to Fairhope, Alabama on Mobile Bay. Rick's daughte [View Full Entry]

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