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Chicago Tug: Tangiers
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016. There are a couple of churches competing for souls. An impressive number of war veteran memorials, the islanders have certainly done their share defending the U.S.A. The crabbers have shanty like huts build on stilts where they moor their boats and molt the crabs. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Whitecaps on Crab Alley. I am a family physician practicing in Chicago, IL. View my complete profile. Http:/ www.davidandjudith.com. Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.
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Chicago Tug: October 2016
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Saturday, October 1, 2016. We concluded the summer where we began this fifth year of summer cruising. The mission for 2016 was to explore the Chesapeake, and instead of wandering freely as we have in the past, we choose to have a home base. It was a good call as various complications made having a slip advantageous. Though, I will admit it felt odd to end in the same place we started. On the face of it, that made little sense but it proved to be another good call. When I reviewed the logbook for this yea...
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Chicago Tug: Power Cord & Bilge Pump
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Saturday, September 10, 2016. Power Cord and Bilge Pump. For most, or I should say all of August, we sat in Chicago and monitored Maryland’s weather. It cooled down and we were ready to return, and then Herminie, a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico, turned into a hurricane. It vacillated back and forth between storm and hurricane, and in the process ruined most of the east coast Labor Day beach holiday. This done I plug it into the shore power side. A 30 amp marine connector has three prongs: powe...
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Chicago Tug: Civility
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Charlotte’s mother lives in Sumter, South Carolina, a small town in the middle of the state. It is not a place I would have envisioned spending much time. In fact, when we started our cruise five years ago I had not anticipated spending this much time in the south. The transition to the civilian world has not been without snags, but I think the south understands that I come from the north, and cuts me some slack. Of course, this is no reason to be complacent. In France, ...Even ...
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Chicago Tug: Seriously Rustic
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Saturday, July 16, 2016. Bathrooms tell a lot about a marina. If the marina is billed as a resort, it usually has clean ones. Municipal marinas are a mixed bag. Some are meticulously maintained due to the dictatorial nature of the harbormaster, and others languish with less adroit leadership. Marinas located on rivers and canals tend to be funkier in my estimation, the exception being Canada. When she got back I asked, “Well? 8221; and she compared the restroom and showers to the decidedly backwoods faci...
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Chicago Tug: August 2016
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Sunday, August 7, 2016. No deadlines have become part of our lifestyle. If Carrie Rose sits for a month without us while we wait for better weather and attend to family matters that is okay. With this in mind, it was decided to travel back to Chicago and to see a few sights on the way. I did as instructed and since everything was apart, replaced the original belt (1990) and the air filter, bolted the disconnected alternator back on, attached a multimeter to the battery to check the voltage, ran the gener...
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Chicago Tug: September 2016
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Dog Walking in Annapolis. If you have never been to Annapolis, you owe yourself a visit. Go on a busy weekend when there is a regatta or the Naval Academy’s Homecoming or one of the in the water boat shows — sail preferably. It doesn’t matter that you are not interested in the Navy or sailing or boats in general . . . just go. Of course, it pays to dog walk on a warm summer afternoon, and that is what Adele, Charlotte, and I, and Miss Piggy and Cassie were up to. The latt...
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Chicago Tug: Back Creek
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Monday, September 19, 2016. This time the weather was coming from the NNE, so we opted for the other side of the creek. Here we anchored about 100 feet off a few houses and piers. There were still plenty of trees to block the worst of the wind. Between the gaps in the foliage, I could see the ripe orange-brown of a dried cornfield. Other than the few people that made noise on shore the first night and the early risen crabber the creek was quiet. It is hard to comprehend what is happening. Of course, ...
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Chicago Tug: Falling
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Sunday, August 7, 2016. No deadlines have become part of our lifestyle. If Carrie Rose sits for a month without us while we wait for better weather and attend to family matters that is okay. With this in mind, it was decided to travel back to Chicago and to see a few sights on the way. I did as instructed and since everything was apart, replaced the original belt (1990) and the air filter, bolted the disconnected alternator back on, attached a multimeter to the battery to check the voltage, ran the gener...
