Mooring

... boat "Dolly Blue" two months ago, thought it was time for a bit of a tour. Actually a bit of a cheat as had previously brought boat up from Stafford to it's home mooring at Rufford. Don't know how long I'll be going for - two or three months I guess.

... with our surroundings and they are delightful in their simplicity. For instance, one evening  we watched a pelican drifting through the mooring field and every so often he would flap his wings for flight.  However, the pelican also had a very ...

... to get through the canel systems.   There are only 10 of them and he built it himself.  Now I'm impressed. DAY 2 ON A MOORING BALL (3-17-10 - Wednesday) It rained..….all day until around 4PM.  Didn’t know we could sleep so ...

... miles off, take down most sail, and get some sleep.  Anything, at that point, was better than getting slammed on a tenuous mooring.  So away we went, and managed to make headway, albeit very minor, but I got some sleep between mini storms. ...

... WAS FOUNDED IN 1652 POPULATION MAYBE 700 AND ALL ARE DESCENDENT'S OF THE HARTGES THE FAMOUS PIANO AND BOAT BUILDER.WE MADE RESERVATIONS FOR A MOORING AND FOUND OUR #25 AND MOORED UP THEN DINGHY ED IN TO CHECK IN AND GET THE SCOOP ON THE LITTLE TOWN.THERE ...

... I first landed an airplane on my own.  After we got settled, I made myself a Vodka Tonic and life was good!! The Med Mooring process is constant entertainment in this area of the world.  I've watched it so many times now and it's mostly really ...

... then called it a night.  The sunset was particularly beautiful tonight pink sky reflected across the water.  ­DAY 10 ON A MOORING BALL Thursday, March 25, 2010 Dave called Eric and we agreed to meet him on the dock at 1:30PM.  We got ...

Heading to Lusaka now and the road is being replaced (thanks very much to the Chinese Government) thus numerous detours which made a long trip even longer.. we came across a place called Moorings Camp and it is great in the middle of nowhere green grass ...

The Adventure of the Overflowing Lock By now, the Five were experts at lifting bridges, steering under bridges and opening locks.  Anne was at the helm when they approached a challenging staircase lock.  Dick carefully checked to see if ...

The Naughty Canal Boat One day Anne was in the galley of the Five's narrow boat, boiling the kettle for a cup of tea when the boat was rocked by an enormous wake.  The kettle fell off the stove and nearly scalded her.  She glanced out of the ...

... the closest mooring to the dinghy dock was actually on the other side of Lions Bridge, we motored back over and got on the mooring, grabbed our things and dinghied over.  We had a delicious dinner of cheap burgers and drinks, chatting with a friendly ...

... only about 3 miles in fact, from Celtic Warrior's base for so many months in Tollesbury Marina  and out to a swinging mooring belonging to West Mersea sailing club. Not a long distance physically but what feels like an immense passage of time since ...

... nbsp;The weather was cloudy but warm and the sky cleared as we were going along.  We knew there was a EA (environmental agency) mooring just after Titchmarsh Lock and when we got there it was free and just long enough for us to fit.  The mooring ...

... NE side of the road form a range." Believe it or not these were very good directions. Dibs on This and Savage found a couple of mooring balls and tied up. One of the original wooden Bahamian racing boats was moored next to us (see picture of "Abaco Rage" ...

...  and Eclipse anchored in Sun Bay.  We cruised by to shout a hello to Yolo before scoping out the mooring balls that were available.  We snagged one and got situated.  Lance and his friend Gina, who is visiting from Minnesota, ...

... Lovely Lemara from Yachting World remembered us from previous visits. She welcomed us on the VHF and directed us to our mooring. She would usually set up clearance but we had already done that in Aneityum.  Yachting World also offers laundry ...