Clayton, NY 7/15- ?/2018

We arrived back in Clayton last Sunday and tied up at the Union Street Dock.  Yes, dock, not docks, as in there is only one.  This is not really a marina and only has a dozen or so slips, the wooden pier is in rough shape with loose boards, no WiFi, and the bathrooms are bare bones.  But it’s home for now and it’s free while we have work done on the boat.  It’s actually a pretty nice spot, location wise.  We have a wonderful view of the St. Lawrence and can sit on the back deck and watch freighters come and go.  We get great sunsets.  And, we’re just a short walk to town. Continue reading Clayton, NY 7/15- ?/2018

Back in the good ol’ USA. 7/15/2018

My last post was while we were in Kingston with Mark and Beth.  Since then we have returned to the US and spent time with great friends, Lisa and Alan Davis and their extended clan, at their  summer camp in White’s Bay.  After a short cruise up to Sackett’s Harbor, we are taking a couple days to regroup, replan, replenish and relax.  We have had to handle unexpected repair issues and adjust our summer cruising goal.  We hope to get the repairs completed next week.  Meanwhile we will be researching our upcoming cruising area, the Trent Severn Waterway. Continue reading Back in the good ol’ USA. 7/15/2018

Bath, Gananoque, Kingston and more 7/7/2018

We have had a whirlwind week and I’ve been chastised for my lack of blogging.  I think I have good reason.  We’ve been pretty busy between having wonderful friends visiting us and having to deal with not wonderful boat issues.  I won’t  go into the dirty details of the problems- if you own a boat, there will always be problems- but give you just a snippet.   Continue reading Bath, Gananoque, Kingston and more 7/7/2018