Blogs from United States, North America - page 5981

Half way to Georgia! Four miles after starting today we hit the half way mark. When we hit the Old Orchard Shelter we have now walked further than the NoBos. CC still thinks they are in better condition than us because of the Smoky Mtns, but I say miles are miles and we are just about as in shape as we will get. We can stand to loose a few more pounds, but as far as walking ability we are real tough now. We started walking at 9AM and made the 10.2 miles in a total time of five hours. That includes all breaks which are fewer than they used to be. We woke up around 6:45AM and took our time packing up. Breakfast was at the diner, we sat down at 8AM. CC ate French ... read more

Lost on the Moores. Rain started at 4AM drumming on the tent fly ever so lightly at the start, then growing in volume as time passed. Wind rustled the pines surrounding our nylon home, then slowly gained strength until it almost shrieked. Violent vibrations shook the aluminum skeleton and thin skinned house we tried to sleep in. No water came through the nylon, but with each gust it seemed like we would be drowned in rain. We laid in bed drifting in and out of our sleepy dream world until 7AM. The wind and rain had abated little since it first woke me at 4. CC and I were slow to rouse and not motivated to crawl from our warm, dry bags. Breakfast was cooked in the vestibule without incident. The rain slacked off long ... read more

The Great Puppy Road Trip 2007Thus begins the adventure of Zeddicus, Zorah, and Little Z. A Coachman Catalina trailer sits in a driveway patiently awaiting a truck to hook up to. Recently returned to it's new owners from the RV center where they carefully replaced and resealed the seams along the roof and corners, Catalina is slowly being packed with supplies for the upcoming trip. Zeddicus is working on preparing the truck, new extended mirrors, new weight distributing trailer hitch, and new sway bar for the safety of everyone on the drive. Zorah is a cleaning machine, taking the inside of Catalina by storm and carefully organizing the limited space to hold all the new gear for the trip. Little Z is, well, running everywhere. Her excitement for what will be her first family vacation. Together ... read more

Hello everyone, Firstly it my birthday in 6 days time so I thougth I should remeind you all so that you can send me all presents .... Ha. Oh and happy birthday to Albert as well which was two days ago ... I think! Anyway. I woke up nice and early in LA and got dropped off back at LAX airport by Bee. After waving goodbye I turned around and started looking where I was meant to go. This has to be the most confusing airport ive been in so far. My plane wasnt up onthe borad and I ended up being told to cheak into the place where it said flight to sydney was aslo for new york. How confuisng. Then when I tryed to cheak in, it turnes out another Katharine Bowman had cheaked ... read more

Our RouteHarry & JoyHere's a break-down of the sail plan. We're planning a stop-over of some kind between each leg of the cruise. Some of these include "padding" for weather, so based on conditions at sea, we may or may not be able to either leave port or come into port. Leg 1 - 70 NM: Long Beach/Los Angeles Harbor to anchorage at Smuggler's Cove on Santa Cruz island. Leg 2 - 60 NM: Smuggler's Cove to Cojo anchorage, just south of Cape Concepcion. Leg 3 - 215 NM: Overnight sail from Cojo to Pillar Point, just south of the entrance to San Francisco Bay. Leg 4 - 300 NM: 3 days and two nights sailing from Pillar Point to Crescent City. Leg 5 - 185 NM: Crescent City to Newport, Oregon Leg 6 - 240 ... read more