The last couple of days we cruised the southernmost part of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, first a somewhat short day from Longboat Key...

A lot has happened since the Bosun sent his last message of thanksgiving. After crossing the Gulf of Mexico which he told you about, we...

I need to share this with you and frankly, some of it's a little bit gory. So, if you have a weak stomach, be forewarned. Cap wants you...

Celebrating the End of a Great Day's Cruise! Bumpy Seas Are Exhausting! What a day! We woke up to 24 degrees, a frozen hose despite best...

We woke up this morning to 24 degrees and clear skies with a high overhead waning gibous moon shining off an inch of new ice that was...

Hunkering down doesn't come easy for Type A folks (guilty as charged) but we find ourselves in the middle of a wait and see scenario. ...

No drama to report so if that's your thing, stop reading here! As the Bosun reported in his most recent log, we had a smooth,...

I know you've all been looking forward to my blog and I apologize for taking so long to getting around to it. Frankly, given all the...

Back on board in Pensacola, it seemed like we'd never left. Except--"Where'd I hide my binoculars? Where are the coffee filters? How...

Why Can't We Just Stay Here? I guess it was too much to hope for. As things settled down following a beautiful white Christmas and a...

Just as I was getting comfortable on Katahdin, I found myself stuffed in a Cat carrier (always capitalize the "C") and jammed under an...

The Admiral, Bosun, and I arrived at Cottage Point from Pensacola just after 12:30 am on Thanksgiving morning. Son, Sam, his wife,...

Well, if that title doesn't grab your attention, I don't know what will. After a sleepless Friday night at Turner Marine on the Dog River...

On Wednesday, we left Kingfisher Marina in the cold (36 degrees) and dark of 5:45 am to travel 99 miles down the Black Warrior-Tombigbee...

Yesterday, Monday, November 18, we completed our journey down the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway when we reached the confluence of the...

Some have you have asked what a typical day on the boat on the inland rivers looks and feels like. In this blog, I'll attempt to share...

As the bosun says, when things go right, we can start to relax a little bit and maybe even have some fun! We've now had six days on the...

As you can see, I'm starting to get the hang of this and relax a little. That may have something to do with the fact that the Admiral...

It's been a week since my last post and we've been busy! First, the great news: we've had four days on the water without a single...

Slowly leaving Clarksville Marina at dead idle last Saturday morning on the identical GPS track that we had been in and out on three...