Peter drives the boat.

Saturday, June 16

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June 16th 2007
We woke before five a.m. and I ran the boat aground before we’d even left the marina. The learning curve at this point is so steep I keep falling off it. It was a very low tide and our slip was up against the end, near the shore. As we backed out of the slip and pointed our bow toward adventure, the keel went -sigh- into the soft mud. Aground! Twenty seconds later, I had us off the ground and ... read more

North America » United States

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more