Hauled out after 2 years in the water
Solo sailing in September
Sails
sailing in september
a full dingy
Sailing on Melon Lake
a full dingy
Pointing to wind
Sailing at Melon Lake
Dingy sailing at Melon Lake
coming around Amherst Island toward home
so beautiful under sail
tall ship coming into the gap
big ship in the main shipping channel crossing behind us near the main ducks
turned into a beautiful full sail day on the lake
beautiful winds on or way back to Canada
leaving Oswego
mainsail reefed coming out onto Lake Ontario
Oswego Harbour Power Plant
Oswego behind us
firefighters testing equipement across the river from the Marina
on our way down to Lake Ontario
flags at the last lock for us
a lot of water just behind us
more locks
the water fall just beside the lock
transiting between locks
Oswego Harbour Power stacks, getting close to the lake
the falls were really beautiful after coming through the locks
and now we go under the bridge out of the lock
this lock had a bridge across it, that you go under after locking down
lock opening up with a lift bridge opening up before we can go through
some very cute graffiti
a short burst of rain in Brewerton before leaving
stopped for a swim mid way
a very calm Oneida Lake
Mr. Tutrle on Oneida Lake
me taking pictures from the top of the lock
a long quiet canal
Aria and Theone at the bottom of Lock E-20
where the lock doors close
Aria on lock E-20
Aria being inquisitive
Mr. Turtle and Lie Line
Lei Line at the wall at lock E-20, 50 foot mast on a 30 foot boat
Aria holding on
Mr. Turtle in the lock
Mr. Turtle passing a dredger
low cloud in the morning
Aria handling the lines
inside lock 17
Lie Line waiting in line
neat bridge at the bottom of lock 17
first set of boats locking through 17
lock 17
canal system grounds mid trip
dam system at lock E-12
locking through E-12, we tied on the right side just out of the lock
waiting for lock E-12
lots of debris pilled up from the high waters
more low bridges we can fit under
the new muffler in place with the reducer and hose clamps
the old muffler, the top didn't come completely off until I pulled at it, but it was pretty much done
Lei Line tied up at Lock E-7 with a broken muffler
view from the top of one of the locks
beautiful bridge
a clc teardrop camper (that I want to build) going over the bridge we are going under
on our way under low bridges
Aria looking happy (we are getting close to home)
Aria holding on
inside the lock, going up
lock E-4 ahead
waiting for lock E-1
at the junction between two canals
neat looking ship
Port of Albany
industry in Albany
Mr. Turtle on the way to Troy
underway to the anchorage with Mr Turtle
horizontal mast
mast on it's way down
Lei Line at the mast dock
Kingston, NY Harbour
Kingston Maritime Museum
sailing under a state park (the walkway over the hudson is a state park)
The Walkway over the Hudson from below
Mr Turtle our buddy boat passing us heading to Kingston, NY
Poughkeepsie at night
Canadian Geese flying north, just like us
Theone coming to get us from the boat
Pigeon sitting on the Walkway Over the Hudson
Bridge at Poughkeepsie lit up at night
Lei Line at anchor in Poughkeepsie
some industry on the Hudson
more bridges
an old castle on an island
a highway on the side of the hill
motoring along
A tug passing in front of West Point
West Point from the Hudson
West Point from the Hudson
a fancy looking hotel we think, just before West Point
neat looking bridge that seemingly going right into the forest
lots of trains along the Hudson
motor sailing with zero wind
view down the Hudson after coming past Indian Point
Indian Point Nuclear Plant
sailing under the bridge
big beautiful bridge
beautiful sailing day
train bridge at the very northern tip of Manhattan Island
Another shot of the George Washington Brige from our mooring
George Washington Bridge lit up at night
heading under the George Washington Bridge, makes me wonder how many bridges this boat has gone under this trip, a lot for sure
the George Washington Bridge
a very interesting looking building
more Manhattan views
beautiful views of Manhattan
a very retro looking building
large face statue in Jersey City, we also didn't make it over to see this up close
cold weather sailing
this is a neat park on the Hudson we didn't get to visit by land
sailing up the Hudson
view through our portlights in the rain at night
another nighttime picture from anchor
Statue of Liberty lit up at night
Manhattan at night, the green light in the clouds is the top of the One WTC way up in the clouds
Statue of Liberty on our way into anchor
kind of funny to see the tallship with the modern city scape
beautiful tall ship out in the harbour
view of Manhattan
sailing across the Hudson with the One WTC in the background
navigation buoy on our way to into the city
Jersey City where Husdon Point Marina is (and the colgate clock)
also lots of boat and helicopter traffic
lots of people at the Statue Of Liberty
on our mooring in Sheepshead Bay
foggy night in Sheepshead Bay
foggy night in Sheepshead Bay
a poor C&C sailboat aground in Sheepshead Bay
Coney Island on our way into Sheepshead Bay
on our way into NYC
sunset our second night out
sailing in the twilight
sailing in the twilight
full sail into the night
dark red sunset
vessel on the horizon with the moon rising in the background
we aren't in The Bahamas anymore, 18C and we break out the cold weather gear
Atlantic City in the afternoon
Atlantic City in the background
spinnaker sailing our last day on the ocean
looks like any other ship, but this one is just over 900 feet long. LNG tanker from the Bahamas
loading and unloading containers
loading and unloading containers
container ship port
sailing by the coal terminal in Norfolk
good sized anchor chain
View from foredeck
Battleship Wisconsin at Nauticus in Norfolk, VA
a very odd looking small navy vessel?
lift bridge going up
train crossing
A windy day coming out of Alligator River
Theone at the helm
perspective from the boat
a very red sunset in Little Alligator River
Lei Line at anchor after a 590NM sail
swimming along side the boat
Aria watching dolphins
swimming right up at the bow
jumping at the bow
dolphins on our way to Beaufort
sunset fourth night out (april 19th)
Aria struggling on the helm in bigger seas
reefed main sailing off the wind
sunset third night out (april 18th)
sunset second night out (april 17th)
Aria taking the helm for her watch
whales or dolphins?
sailing into the sunset
sunset first night after leaving Bahamas (april 16th)
Moraine Cay
Fox Town dingy dock
Lei Line at anchor
a messy top down look of our cockpit
our tattered courtesy flag
Aria eclipsing the sun
Aria doing our rigging check
Sunset in Fox Town
Hammock time at the signing tree beach
And as you walk around, more signing trees!
The signing tree
Aria and Mom at Allans Cay
dingy sailing
Aria enjoying the hammock
beach at Allans Cay
dingy sailing at Allans Cay
what we think is probably a large brush fire on Great Abaco and the source of the smoke we were in at Coopers Town
anchored up close to the cliffs
dingy floating behind the boat at Pensocola Cay
Aria being ???
hammock time
the protected bay on the other side of Powell Cay
there were some pretty large fires burning on Great Abaco Island
some cormorants hanging out on a sunken wreck at Powell Cay
swimming with boats at anchor in Powell Cay
Aria on the seaside beach at Powell Cay
there were endless sea turtles on the mangrove paddle at Manjack
early morning paddle
screen time
delicious lobster tail for dinner
trying not to cut my fingers off husking a coconut
Aria and her friend from Bluemoon, swings in the water at high tide
sailboat coming into anchor at sunset at Manjack
really well done statue heads of prominent Bahamians
rain storm rolling in
Aria in shadow
more hiking the beach
we found a washed up weather buoy
hiking the beach
Aria in the hammock I built on the beach
another shot of the dingy
beach school
Aria threatening her parents
Aria hiking on the beach
Theone enjoying the view
dingy with mothership in the background
mangrove paddle at the Great Abaco anchorage
Aria not drinking Coca-Cola
The coconut
Aria husking a coconut
Aria stuck in a coconut tree
attempting to get coconuts
nice flat anchorage at Crab Cay
dingy on the beach at Crab Cay
The beach at Red Bay anchorage
Aria and Dad taking a rest from beach hiking
Mom and Aria on the rather large beach
Aria foraging for shells
Mom and Aria exploring the beach
a beautiful place for volleyball
water is beautiful even on gloomy days
storm on the way
lightning!
dingy waiting for the storm
beautiful little path to the ocean side of Lynyard Cay
Aria on the beach at Lynyard Cay
love the water colour in Eleuthera
no rush so just floating along on mainsail only
Dolphins swam with us for a bit on our way over to Current Cut
Dingy and Lie Line anchored at Rainbow Cay
Aria on the beach at Rainbow Cay
Rainbow Cay
Sunset view from the Wild Orchid Restaurant
neat long tailed birds at the anchorage
more views of the ocean from Shroud
view of the mangroves and flats at Shroud Cay
beautiful view of the ocean from Shroud Cay
Theone and Aria floating around at Shroud
view of the mangrove creek at Shroud Cay
Rocky Dundas
Lie Line at anchor in the deep blue part
more friendly lizards
Aria practicing her batting skills
a conch poking out of it's shell
exploring the beach at Pipe Cay
Aria left some beach art on a little float, Lei Line going north, and Atlas VII going south
nice little yacht coming into pipe creek
Lei Line at anchor
beautiful little beach on the cut
friendly lizard on Thomas Cay
conch shell firepit
Arias lounging in the water
Arias on the swing
Arias on the swing
dingy on the sand bar
space x rocket blowing up
swimming off the boat
view from anchor in the creek
Zuck's Wingman support ship
sailing over to Pipe Creek
beach art ready to hang
Arias working on their beach art
Aria and Mom in a cave at Big Majors
Arias in hammocks
super cute piglets
pigs on the beach
Aria looking cool at the pig beach
a nurse shark swimming around the boat
stormy conditions at anchor in Rock Sound
we make Aria do all the foul weather sailing
Kamal and mom
Banyan trees
hanging out in the trees
excellent for climbing
Banyan trees
some kind of sea slug, probably best not to touch
excellent beach hiking
really beautiful sand flat at low tide
swings on the beach at Savanah Sound
Kamal on the boat, he mostly enjoyed the inside of the boat
a full dingy
the glass window bridge
waves crashing up while floating in the pools
matching shirts, nice
swimming at the Queens Baths
sand sea turtle
building a sea turtle
building a sea turtle
playing in the surf
playing in the surf
Kamal with his beach toy
trees growing down into the caves
checking out the caves in Rock Sound
dingy sailing
Aria hiking back
Lei Line at anchor
Theone with Lie Line in the background
Theone with Lie Line in the background
Ocean side, lots of blues
Mom and Aria enjoying the view
Aria sitting at the top
hiking up the hill
Iguana's liked the dingy
these overhang quite a ways, probably wise not to walk to the edge of cliffs here
beautiful white cliffs on the beach at Bitter Guana Cay
Aria somewhat creeped out
coming to say hello
creepy or beautiful
hungry iguana
this dingy experiences a lot of beautiful sunsets
sunset at anchor in Rudder Cut
Dolphins!
Dolphins on our sail across the Sound
sunset in Calabash Bay
some of the white cliffs
The Monument
a view showing the road on the way in
a rare group photo, thanks to a couple from Connecticut
Aria looking grumpy
view from Columbus Monument
a few anchor lights
Lei Line and KM at anchor
action shot on the swing
a very cool swing built by the Crooked Anchor on the Sand Dollar Beach
Lie Line in a field of boats
our marks on the Art Trail
exploring the beach
i liked this somewhat creepy head
hiking the Art Trail
hiking the Art Trail
Piggy back on the Art Trail
Art Trail lizzard from the Crooked Anchor
Hanging out on Sand Dollar Beach
exiting Georgetown with a rowing dingy is challenging as the exit is about as wide as the oars
Aria on the dingy dock in Georgetown
Aria at the pig swing in Georgetown
kid haven at the chat and chill
Aria at the Exuma Sound side of Stocking Island
lots of boats at Sand Dollar Beach
KM, our buddy boat coming through Rudder Cut on our way to Georgetown
big turtle
turtle!
turtle!
Aria's angel wings
caves
Aria swimming to the piano
underwater statue
enjoying the beach on O'Brians Cay
more underwater aquarium
fish at the aquarium, from the second day we were there
the aquaruium
the aquaruium
the aquaruium
the aquaruium
thumbs up from aria
the aquaruium
the aquaruium
the aquaruium
sitting on the cliffs
white sand beaches
curly tailed lizard
Davis Ruins on Warderick Wells
our boat looks ridiculously small beside big catamarans
the shadow from our boat while under sail
dingy up on the beach at Shroud Cay
view of the anchorage at Shroud Cay, our boat is the first sailboat on the left side
the freshwater well on Shoud Cay
a hermit crab on Shroud Cay
moonrise at anchor
turtle swimming infront of the dingy
oops, dingy high and dry after the tide went out further
Aria taking a picture of a turtle
Aria exploring the dryied out sea bed
hard to see, but a lot of little fish amoung the rocks
a bunch of fish in an opening
Aria underwater
Mom and Aria snorkeling
busy ant hill in the rocky terrain
a big grouper (I think) hiding along the rocks
fish and coral
what I believe to be brain coral
a very neat looking giant coral
coral along the beach
found a hat and a hammock
more strolling
Aria strolling
strolling along the beach
view of the ocean side hiking over the hill
where we beached the dingy when we thought it was low tide
Theone in the mangroves
the water changes to a deep blue as you get out on Exuma Sound and the depths go to 1000+ meters
the water always seems shallow when you can see the bottom, but this is 15 feet or so
even on a cloudy day the water looks turquoise
view of a beautiful little church in Rock Sound
view coming into Rock Sound to anchor
leaving Hatchet Bay through the narrow inlet
beach on the Atlantic side of Hatchet Bay
a blue heron on the rocks as we came into the habour
the narrow entrace to Hatchet Bay Harbour
our Danish buddy boat Katerine Margret
having a great sail towards Hatchet Harbour
sunset on our way back to the boat, on very calm waters
Aria watching the waves roll in
ocean hitting the cliff face
climbing around on the rocks
Aria enjoying the view
Aria enjoying the Baths
ocean swell is a powerful force
watching the waves crash in
view with the ocean raging in
Theone and Aria sitting in one of the pools
view from a cave at the Queens Baths
The Glass Window Bridge, with some surge from the ocean coming through
the water almost doesn't look real
moving along nicely
easy downwind sailing in turquoise waters
Aria petting the little piglet we found on the far beach
more sleepy pigs
the tree of lost souls, it is amazing how many washed up shoes you find on the beaches
this was Big Wilber I believe, who also does tricks
sleepy pigs after feeding time
pigs at feeding time
a nice ... rooster
pigglet rummaging in the sand
our dingy sitting wistfully on the beach
Lie Line at anchor on a fiery sunset
heading back to the boat
Theone can still cartwheel
Aria and Mom on the beach at sunset
boats at anchor at Meeks Patch
not a lot of depth, but enough
a well dug in anchor at Meeks Patch
all our boats at anchor just after sunset (rowing back home)
swinging sunset
Aria and Mom on the beach swings
Aria and friends hanging out at the beach
endless beach on north side of the island at low tide
very cool kites being flown on the beach
New Years fireworks in Spanish Wells
SpaceX rocket streaking over the big dipper
the hermit crab race begins
Elvis the sand man
enjoying some beach time with our Canadian friends from Atlas
dingy floating on the turquoise waters
other boats at anchor
swinging upside down
sunset at anchor
learning some new tricks
Aria in her new swing
Aria and Aria swimming in the blue hole
neat cave and cliff at the Blue Hole
checking the waters at the Blue Hole
The Blue Hole at Hoffmans Cay
Aria jumping into the blue hole!
Aria and Dad after swimming to the beach
this school of blue fish circled Aria and I swimming back to the boat
this school of blue fish circled Aria and I swimming back to the boat
Aria on the beach
a view of our boat on anchor with a mega yacht in the background
more fish
lots of little fish while swimming around the boat
peace
a thumbs up jump
jumping into the water from the boat
Aria hanging from the boat
From the bilges of Moonbow all the way to The Bahamas, Thanks!
first view of land coming into West End, also if you look closely a flying fish!
a bright anchorage at West Plam Beach the night before we left
and rain, happy to have these new very dry ports
ugly conditions on the mooring ball
very nice dingy dock
calm evening at Jensen Beach
weird cloud formation
sailing along the sunet
very well fortified
Aria and Theone along the fort walls
the courtyard of the fort
cannons protecting the fort
view of the inlet and anchorage at St. Augustine
Theone and Aria at the fort
orions belt while sailing downwind at night
some industry across form Cumberland Island, very lit up at night
buoy on our way out the inlet
a sailboat coming in at sunset
sunset on Cumberland Island
leaving St Marys inlet
neat ripply cloud sunset
at anchor
Lei Line at anchor
sunset, time to get back to the boat
logs on the beach
a boat near us with Christmas lights
more boats at anchor with St Marys in the background
boats at anchor on a glass calm night in St. Marys
St. Mary's anchorage
at anchor in St. Mary's after 2 days of sailing
Navy Tower R7, out in the North Atlantic
another one we sailed between heading south
larger cargo ships at anchor
another shot just after the sun peaked below the horizon
Cast Away (the sailboat) sailing into the setting sun
underway into the sunset
Sirens Call heading out the Georgetown Inlet
Lei Line at the dock in Georgetown, everyone else had already left!
lots of these floating plants moving up and down the creek with the tide
beautiful looking trees along the creek
up along the shore at anchor
at anchor in Enterprise Crossing
Calabash Seafood in Myrtle Beach along the ICW
only one swing bridge today
fishing boat coming in Little River Inlet
Aria up the mast for a rigging check
cool shot of our boat from up high!
rudder re-installed and ready for splash
sunset in the boat yard
Gorilla!
presure washed looking better
being hauled out, dirty bottom
blue heron watching us sail by
ferry going by, funny looking shot with the trucks powering into the wind
docks along the ICW, with big lifts that look kind of funny at low tide
Aria and Dad going for a swim in the big waves
Aria in the ocean
ocean spray
Aria and Dad considering going for a swim
Aria facing the waves
big waves and pelicans
playing in the surf
Aria and Mom at Wrightsville Beach
boat at the dock in Harbour Village Marina, looking pretty awkward in crusing mode
a large fishing boat aground along the ICW
downwind on the ICW
Aria in the hammock chair at anchor in Morehead City
under another bridge!
Aria's dolphin face
these two were playing
swiming right up to the boat as we came into Beaufort
dolphins!
large fishing boats in port as we came through
birds hanging out on the buoy markers
erie but beautiful
beautiful tall standing trees in the morning fog
red hot sunset
traveling south with the Canadian Geese
ICW mile marker 115, we are aiming for marker 1064, a ways to go yet
starting our way down the canal
glassy calm motoring
bald eagle keeping watch
view at anchor on Alligator River in the morning
a lonely dead tree
one other boat with us at anchor
sunset at anchor
Alligator Bridge closing behind us
leaving Coinjock
fellow Canadians sailing the ICW
under sail on the ICW
the lifting bridge
Lei Line at the docks
free docks at Great Bridge
barge passing by us in the early morning
Phenoix, a boat we keep bumping into along our travel with a handsom green hull
a broken ship
interesting looking ship loader presumably
neat tower
interesting curvy bridge
Belt Line Railroad Bridge
going under the Belt Line Railroad Bridge
one more large carrier
the now functioning Belt Line Railroad Bridge
cool looking crane
impressive looking battleship
and even more ship repair
and more ships
view of norfolk at night in our busy anchorage
yet more ships in port getting work done
ships under maintenance
more ship work
container ship port in norfolk
large container ships going by
dead ship tow going by while we keep well out of the way
more neat navy vessels
interesting looking planes overhead
lots of ship work
aircraft carrier at dock
large ships in port at norfolk
candy!
Aria's creepy doll costume
Aria and her pumpkin
Virgina Air and Space Science Center at night
Carousel building, we could see it from our dock, but it was a 30 minute walk
Nicely maintained carousel
Aria on the carousel
jet coming in for landing
jet taking off from Langly AFB
busy anchorage in Jackson Creek
our sailing dingy on shore
decorated shell tree
Lei Line at anchor
Lei Line at anchor
Racoon tracks?
Aria's school setup on the beach
Aria dingying ashore
one of the NOAA buoy's at the entrance to Potomac River
view of NAS Pax River from the bay
fighter jet, super loud!
helicopter fly over
Pelican diving for fish
started seeing Pelicans here
Theone trimming the spinnaker
spinnaker sailing down the Chesapeake
big moon rising
perfectly calm sunset at anchor
Aria resting her legs
Java Farm ruins
Java Farm ruins, neat fireplace arrangement
Theone concentrating on rowing
nice little beach at the park by Sheephead Bay
sunset on anchor
couldn't find a punmpkin pie, but we did find a pumpkin cheesecake
Thanksgiving dinner
Lighthouse off Thomas Point
and the other side with maintenance going on
this is a very long bridge
going under the bridge, 186 foot clearance but it still looks close
sunset at anchor
horse farm at the anchorage
Aria built me a nice dock for the dingy
hanging out
Aria in her new house
a story of two sailboats
me sailing the harbour
Aria proving she can jump over this log
blue heron watching us at the beach
still pretty awkward, but getting much better
Aria practicing on her new skates
blue heron watching us at Rouges Harbour
this is a natural gas pipeline, going over the canal
more bridges, always like these suspension bridges
first bridge along the C&D Canal
tug on a very calm Delaware Bay
Atlantic City at night, this picture isn't very good, but it was quite a light show on the water
sunset with a crescent moon
sunset going into the night
contianer ship passing by
container ships in port
some traffic to look out for on AIS
skyline leaving the city
looks like a busy place!
statue of liberty
station island ferry, in a hurry
manhattan
helicopters
ferry terminal
one world trade center
patriotic bridge
one world trade center in the background
bridges and buildings
cool building facade
again, more bridges
more bridges
interesting looking building
impressve looking domino sugar building
larger view of city with a red buoy
larger view of city
not sure how I feel about these buildings
slightly miss aligned buildings
UN Head Quarters
stylish tall buildings
Aria would prefer coke, but still cool
impressively square UN building
coming up on the UN Head Quarters
sailing by endless city
impressively tall building
new york is a bit of everything
more bridges
impressive looking cancer center
more bridges
how does one graffiti these locations anyways?
more bridges
sailing towards NYC
fire fighter training
Aria looking wise
heading towards NYC
NYC prison barge, kind of weird, closed in 2023
plan coming in for landing
skyline in the distance
going under the first of many bridges
training ship for the SUNY Maritime College
sunset back at the boat
skyline with sailboat
distant New York City skyline
hiking back at sunset
hiking back at sunset
ferry leaving Port Jefferson
Aria in balance
hiking on the beach
at anchor in Port Jefferson Harbour
channel on our way out
haron watching us on the narrow channel out of Harry's Marina
nice little cottage on the tip of Fisher Island
lei line on the mooring ball, all the pilings are for docks which are taken out for the season
beautiful little place we biked by with the most amazing chimney
interesting green bodied bee burrowing in the dirt
big fishing boat on buzzards bay
big tug at end of canal
rail lifting bridge, stays up unless a train is passing through
us after coming under the bridge
Sagamore Bridge
Aria checking out the canal
Sandwich Marina
rain on Boston
beautiful day, large waves (although they never show up in photos)
Lighthouse near Kittery
Fort Georges in portland
Maine Yacht Center
this hatch is on the wrong side
another beautiful ship out sailing
Fort Georges in Portland harbour
beautiful tall ship watching the race
fog rolling in behind us as we make our way to the anchorage
seguin island covered in fog shortly after we left
seguin island as we left
view of the bay from shore
the tram to bring goods up and down from the lighthouse
direction markers in front of the light house
lei line on a mooring in the bay at seguin island
aria on the rocks at seguin island
one of the thousand beautiful little places in the islands
weather brewing in the distance
davis island, everyone needs an island
beautiful little places on benner island as we left burnt island
a slightly foggy lighthouse
owls head lighthouse
leaving camden
tall ship coming back into dock
view from mt battie
view of the camden harbour from our mountain hike
tall ship while we were out for a day sail
tall ships in the harbour
lei line at dock in the harbour (center)
view of sailboats outside camden on our way in
tall ship
under sail
on our mooring ball at Isle au Haut in Maine
our view at sea forwards
our view at sea behind
messy lines!
underway in the morning
pre sunrise before crossing the Gulf of Maine
another boat at anchor
fog rolling in
lighthouse on mcnutts island
view of the yacht club from the boat
view of the docks at Shelburne Yacht Club
rain begins
theone enjoying the view
aria posing for the camera
view out the hatch while its raining
view of carters beach
dingy on the beach
holding the sun
sun god
aria making a ritual circle
not sure what I'm doing here
aria on the run
on shore at carters beach
view of Lunenburg while leaving port
boats on balls in front on Lunenburg
Lunenburg at night
the Bluenose II at dock
view of Lunenburg from the boat
Lunenburg with the Bluenose II coming into port
coming into Lunenburg
The Bluenose II sailing past us
The Bluenose II dead ahead
lighthouse on Cross Island near Lunenburg
yacht we crossed paths with, under full sail, going along nicely
aria with baby bell cheese wax fingernails
sunset at the anchorage
view of the boats at the RNSYS
a line of J120's we were docked beside
halifax harbour
view of the yacht club as we make our way into halifax harbour
mom and aria on the beach
rocky point at end of trail
majestic seagull
leeward sand beach
hiking along the beach
windward sand beach
writing in the sand
at anchor in shelter cove, behind the slightly larger (75 foot) boat
school of minnows in the water
foggy morning
dingy in the fog at anchor
evening fog near Tuffin Island
evening fog near Tuffin Island
and more
more anchor shots
lie line at anchor off Tuffin Island
cable ferry in the fog
towing the dingy, which has proved to be very easy to tow
view behind us from the anchorage
super calm waters around mount misery
dinner on the barge
lei line at anchor
dingy on shore
at anchor with the barge
aria captured seconds before attempting to ruin a nice photo
aria and mom
hiking back down
wet animal
aria laying in the stream
calmer part of the stream
theone and aria on the hike up
hiking up the stream
cable ferry with mount misery in the background
seals in louse harbour the morning we left
taking a picture of aria taking a picture
relaxing on the hill
should be enjoying the view, but checking weather with cell service at top of hill
more views
this looks like easy hiking, but anywhere off the animal paths is knee to waste deep bramble
quite the view from the top of the hill
long hair can be a pain
where's aria?
climbing down the brook
looks like this line has been here a while
very dark fresh water lake
stranded at high tide
moonrise
pitcher plants!
resting in the moss
hiking around the anchorage
at anchor
silly jump
aria on a rock
theone the centaur
hiking through the bramble
at anchor among the rocks at low tide
dingy ashore
beautiful anchorage
the seal rock at anchorage
looking ominous
more stormy looking weather, that tankfully missed us
weather brewing
rugged coastline
the town of Canso
I really like these buoys that have large bells in them (for fog)
Theone on the helm
coming into anchor at little basin
swing bridge closing behind us
lots of these fake coyote's along the locks, presumably to deter the birds
lighthouse and graveyard beside the lock
large ship loading area adjacent the lock
approach to the canso lock and swing bridge
dead still wharf in Ballantyne's Cove
fishing boats at night in Ballantyne's Cove
foggy fishing wharf
the large ferry to PEI
current on the water as we were coming into Caribou
scenic beach views on PEI
very cool beach structure
aria at the beach
shark sandal
pei shoreline
aria and mom at the beach in PEI
a crab in the ocean
on our way to charlottetown
sunset while coming into charlottetown
maybe hard to tell, but that is an aloha 32 sailing along
pei looking very beautiful
glassy water of PEI
looking for dolphins
very calm seas
artsy anchor picture
giant sailboat wake
suspected dolphin
confederation bridge
aria!
confederation bridge
confederation bridge pillar
expansion gaps, kind of scary looking but very necessary
confederation bridge, bump in the middle is 60m clearance for big ships
summerside swings
the yacht club in summerside
spinnakers landing
spinnakers landing
lighthouse on PEI as we rounded the point towards Summerside
the lobster markers of which we saw many
gale sail doing it's job
theone looking happy before the squal hit
bit of rain coming into PEI
northern lights while under sail to PEI
northern lights with the big dipper
northern lights while sailing to PEI
northern lights while sailing to PEI
sunset under sail toward PEI
sunset after crossing the Bay Chaleur
neat landscape near piece rock
pierce rock
pierce rock
another sailboat around pierce rock
Piece Rock
tip of the Gaspe
northern gannts
more rocky cliffs of the Gaspe
Aria taking in the view
tip of the Gaspe
rocky cliffs of the Gaspe
rocky cliffs of the Gaspe
tip of the Gaspe
lighthouse after coming out riviere-au-renard
Cold beach
Rivière-au-Renard
Looking pretty scruffy
Sailing from Rimouski to Rivière-au-Renard
Aria cozy in to cockpit
Theone on the helm
Sailing from Rimouski to Rivière-au-Renard
Sailing from Rimouski to Rivière-au-Renard
Sailing from Rimouski to Rivière-au-Renard
Sailing from Rimouski to Rivière-au-Renard
Sailing from Rimouski to Rivière-au-Renard
Rimouski marina
submarine in Rimouski
submarine in Rimouski
on the docks in Rimouski
coming up the coast to Rimouski
spinnaker sailing
beluga going under the boat!
and more belugas
more belugas at Tadoussac
beluga coming towards the boat
belugas at Tadoussac
a lot of seals leaving Tadoussac
View of Tadoussac Harbour
View of Tadoussac Harbour
In our birth in Tadoussac
Pod of seals on our way to Tadoussac
Sailing to Tadoussac
Minke whale!
Cap-Ã -l'Aigle marina from the hillside
Getting more remote
Beach with marina breakwall
Marina at Cap-Ã -l'Aigle
Rain imminent
Thunderstorm closer
Thunderstorm on it's way
Cargo ship at the edge of the fog
More interesting terrain
Lots of impressive looking churches
Sailing down the St Larence
Beautiful morning light
Sunset? no Sunrise!
Neat little boat sailing the bay in Quebec City
Lift bridge at the Quebec City Marina
Locking out of Quebec Marina
Sailing Quebec City
Blue Heron on our boat?
Aria up the mast to install our radar refelector
Passing cargo ships
Trois Rivieres
Under more bridges
Passing cargo ships
Sunset at anchor
Planes!
Container ship going by our anchorage
Nice looking cargo ship
Montreal industrial ports
Heading out of the final locks
Sunset over La Ronde
Sunset over La Ronde
Sunset over La Ronde after transiting the final lock
Last lift bridges before the last lock!
Samuel De Champlain bridge in Montreal
Neat bridge before the last lock
Letting the big ships through before locking
Big ships go through the locks first
Clown graffiti while heading to the next lock
Fleet of optimist dinghys at Pointe-Claire
Theone's uncle Scott and aunt Luigia who hosted us at the Pointe-Claire yacht club
A rare picture of all of us on the boat
Us on a boat!
Lei Line in crusing mode at Pointe-Claire
Leaving the lock
Coming out of the lock after going down
More lift bridge
Under the lift bridge
Lift bridge open
Waiting for the lift bridge
Feeding the ducks
And, splash
Aria jumping from the bow of the boat
Current in the St Lawrence
Snell lock opening
Snell lock
Descending the Snell lock
Sitting at the top of the Snell lock before lowering
View of Eisenhower lock after exiting
Eisenhower lock opening
Aria Fending off
Moon at anchor outside Iroquois Locks
Floating PT11
Sailing the PT11
Who goes first?
Sailing with the big ships
Underway (finally)
Nested PT11
Nice winds in late October
Brother Islands on a rainy day
Crisp Fall Sailing
Moonrise
Sunset while on way to anchorage
Night Sailing
Sunset while underway
Nice form
And, splash.
Ready to jump
Swing jumping at anchor
Lei Line at Singer Castle
Sunset at anchor
Peaceful anchor in an old canal
Sailing under the bridge
Industrial building past Prescott
Downwind, down current spinnaker sailing
Upwind motor past Brockville
Anchor Wine
Singer Castle
Classic looking ship in the 1000 Islands
Lei Line at anchor
First sail of 2023
Something wrong with Daniel
Aria on the boat
Theone on the Helm
Duck Key
Our little boat, Virgina
Dan Posing for the camera
Theone checking out the dolphins
Dolphins!
Sailing!
Sunset sail
Sailing out through the gap
Hans sailing along nicely
Hans sailing along nicely
Sunset on Presquille Bay
Aria and Daniel doing some sketching
Theone paddle boarding
Lei Line at anchor in Calf Pasture Cove
Lei Line at Anchor
Boat tied up at the pier at the end of the Murry Canal
Boat we just passed in the Murray Canal
Murray Canal
Blood sticks
Dan!
Aria carving sticks
Aria on the boat
Trenton Marina
Sailing Aria
Sailing Dan
Theone on the boat
Power plants over a very still lake
Theone on the high side
Sailing back to bath
Sailing back to bath
Lei Line under sail
Hans and Frank sailing past me under spinnaker
Hans and Frank sailing past me under spinnaker
Lei Line under sail
Sailing around a big ship anchored infront of lafarge
Sunset on anchor at Simco Island
Up the mast
Lei Line up close on anchor
Something is funny
We make Aria do all the rowing
Aria looking very proper
Lei Line at Anchor
Lei Line at anchor
Aria and Theone on the rock beach
Lei Line at Anchor
Sunset at anchor
Kingston at night
Kingston at night
Autopilot sailing the boat
Weather over Amherst Island
Mila's first sail
Aria giving the spin jump a go
Felix showing us his spinning top jump
Touchdown
Evening swim
Sunset on anchor at Timber Island
Swim Swim Swim
Swimming in the middle of the lake
Swimming in the middle of the lake
Swimming in the middle of the lake
Aria not looking weird
Felix playing with the plastic cover on the shrowds
Aria looking cute
Aria working on her crosswords
City skyline
Lei Line at dock
CN Tower
View from the cockpit as we sail into Toronto
Toronto Skyline
Lifting Bridge at Hamilton Harbour
Lifting Bridge at Hamilton Harbour
Lifting Bridge at Hamilton Harbour
Sailing out of Hamilton Harbour
Tanker passing through the lifting bridge
Toronto skyline
Helming in weather
Sailing into the sunset
Timber Island
Photosphere at anchor off timber island
Super light wind sailing
Lei Line at anchor
Great sailing weather
Storm in the distance
Double thumbs up?
Monkeys
Night shot of Kingston
Cold weather sailing
Daniel doing his weird finger hook look?
Aria and Daniel
I don't even know
Moon coming up over the Brother Islands
Aria Weirdface
Aria being weird
Aria!
Hanging out on the bow
Sunset on our way home from Kingston
Reading on the bow
Aria on the boat
Foggy anchorage
Solo sunset sailing
Solo sunset sailing
Sunset sailing
Sunset sailing
Spinnaker sailing!
Spinnaker sailing!
Spinnaker sailing!
Spinnaker sailing!
Full sails!
Lei Line at anchor
Lei Line at anchor
Daniel hanging out on the foredeck
The Log
Lei Line at anchor
Swimming off the boat
Swim time on anchor
Lei Line alone
Lei Line at anchor in Amherst Bay
Lei Line at anchor in Amherst Bay
Lei Line Underwater
How not to anchor
Lei Line Underwater
Dingy on the beach
Sunset from the dock
Easy downwind sailing
Morning coffee
Aria in the dingy
Aria and Daniel swimming
It's a plane!
Theone looking pleased
Another sunset shot at anchor
Aria keeping warm
Sailboat sunset
Line of foam
Sunset coming into Bath
Sunset sailing back home
Hans sailing by in light winds
Interesting rainbow fragment
Dingy ride, quiet(er) cockpit
Spinnaker!
Under spinnaker
Lighthouse with Osprey nest
Passing under the Thousand Islands Bridge
Keeping warm
Sailing out front of Kingston
The Rock on the way home
Mast and Stars
Mast and Moon
At anchor in South Bay
Sailing out by the Rock on PEC
Making our way down the Murray Canal
Lei Line at the dock in Belleville
Sailing past Deseronto
Ken the sailor
Theone rowing Aria ashore
Aria asleep in the dingy
Calm Lake Ontario
Extremely calm Lake Ontario
Lei Line at anchor
Daniel and Aria swimming
Aria checking for traffic
Aria and Daniel sailing
Daniel relaxing at the dock in Picton
Aria and Kali checking out the headsail
Our new sailboat, Lei Line
Solo Sail Home
Poco Loco Mainsail
Brother Islands
Aria and Mom Sailing
Aria And Kali on the Poco Loco
Other boats in Kerr Bay
Aria And Kali on the Poco Loco
Sailing home
Hammock chair on the sailboat
Sailing, with Hans right behind us
Sailing kids
Theone sailing with a bit of heel
The Poco Loco at anchor
Theone working on her rowing
Aria on the Poco Loco
Aria on the Poco Loco
Out for a sail in Biscayne National Park
Aria's favorite seat on the boat
Daniel on the sailboat
Aria monkeying around on the boat while at anchor
Aria and Omi having some snacks on the foredeck
Aria and Mom sailing
Tall ship out on the lake
Theone doing some sailing
couples night out
Lei Line under way
our US Thanksgiving family
a picture of us under sail!
6100NM track of our entire trip