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Cruising the Trent-Severn Waterway--A Dream Come True on the Fourth of July!
Ever since we started planning our Loop, I have looked forward to the Trent-Severn Waterway--as the gateway to Georgian Bay to be sure...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 54 min read
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Canada Day, Before and After!
Since I last updated you, we've had several interesting days. On Monday, We finished the Rideau Canal and arrived in Kingston. The last...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 35 min read
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Special Edition! Happy Canada Day.
In celebration of Canada Day and the completion of our trip from Ottawa to Kingston, this special edition highlights the wonder of the...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 14 min read
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What a Weekend and Canada Day Is Tuesday!
We've celebrated the first two days of the long, Canada Day Weekend by cruising from Colonel By Island to Westport on Saturday and from...
Chuck Hewett
Jun 293 min read
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It Just Gets Better!
After another two days of cruising, we spent most of Friday and last night at Colonel By Island on Big Rideau Lake. Thursday, we traveled...
Chuck Hewett
Jun 284 min read
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Lock after Lock after Lock
Here's to Parks Canada whose locks and lock crew make boating enjoyable and fun! Somewhat against my better judgment, Tuesday morning,...
Chuck Hewett
Jun 257 min read
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Il Fait Chaud Aujord'hui
After two more days traveling up the Ottawa River, we arrived in Ottawa Sunday afternoon just as the heat dome started to move across...
Chuck Hewett
Jun 234 min read
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Headed Northwest!
I cannot tell a lie. From the moment we decided to go north from the Hudson to Lake Champlain and on into Montreal, the navigation into...
Chuck Hewett
Jun 214 min read
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From the Country to the City (and on to 2223)!
Love Our Canadian Ensign Flying on the Starboard Spredder A land of contrasts, Quebec and Canada have once again captured our...
Chuck Hewett
Jun 195 min read
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Au Canada; Two Good Days!
Yesterday, we cast off about 9:30 from Port Rousseau, NY with Katahdin's quarantine flag flying from our starborard spreader for our...
Chuck Hewett
Jun 154 min read
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Friday the 13th; Yep
Friday the 13th started with a scream from the Admiral: "The cord; the cord!" as Katahdin pulled away from the dock. Yep, with more than...
Chuck Hewett
Jun 143 min read
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Back On a Roll!
We've had two great days and are now back in God's country. As I mentioned in my previous blog, looking and feeling like drowned rats,...
Chuck Hewett
Jun 114 min read
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A Beautiful, Wet, Slog; Equipment Malfunctions; and, Another Milestone!
Yesterday, we arose early and got underway in the rain to transit the Champlain Canal from Lock One Marina in Waterford through Lock 12...
Chuck Hewett
Jun 103 min read
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On the Road Again! And Back in Freshwater Too.
With thanks to Willie Nelson: On the road again Goin' places that I've never been Seein' things that I may never see again And I can't...
Chuck Hewett
Jun 86 min read
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Always a Tingle--You Gotta Love New York
On Friday, Joe and I once again braved thick fog but slightly reduced seas (three feet) to travel the 50 offshore miles from Manasquan to...
Chuck Hewett
May 196 min read
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Virtual World--Life on the Inside of a Ping Pong Ball!
Can't See Much! Waking up this morning in Manasquan, New Jersey, I can see maybe 100 yards which is reminiscent of the past couple of...
Chuck Hewett
May 164 min read
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So Much to Share!
Sentiment Captured on a Stain Glass Window in the Naval Academy Chapel On the water for seven days, my buddy, Admiral Joe Dyer, and I...
Chuck Hewett
May 147 min read
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Wow! An Interlude and Off Again
Our New (To Us) Sabre 45 Arrives in Charleston After both coming down with bad cases of RSV, (I cannot tell a lie, I infected the...
Chuck Hewett
May 85 min read
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Part I: The Final Chapter
Yesterday, with a 60 nautical mile cruise south from Georgetown to Charleston, we completed our final run with our beloved Back Cove 41. ...
Chuck Hewett
Apr 164 min read
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Addendum--Love the Waccamaw
Promise this will be brief. We woke up this morning at Wacca Wache (walkah watchee) Marina in a spectacular setting to a gorgeous day: ...
Chuck Hewett
Apr 141 min read
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