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Marvin and Lee
Nov 212 min read
Another Hurricane Season. Another Book.
We are thankful that we have been lucky dodging hurricanes. So far, we've escaped the ravages of Hurricanes Idalia in 2023 and Debby and...
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Marvin and Lee
Oct 143 min read
Navigating Hurricane Season
Lucky so far…7 weeks to go! Maine is in the rearview mirror. In mid-September, we left AQUAVIT in the capable hands of Journey’s End...
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Marvin and Lee
Sep 113 min read
Final Countdown.
Schooner Heritage WINDING DOWN FOR THE SEASON As our summer season is coming to the end, we’ve been able to get around to visit some...
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Marvin and Lee
Aug 283 min read
Mistake on purpose!
A new favorite – Mistake Island! The Cross Island anchorage again did not disappoint. We arrived under sunny skies but about dark the...
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Marvin and Lee
Aug 256 min read
Maine Destination
Maine Destination - Roque Island and Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge We are finally off for a week or more to explore Downeast,...
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Marvin and Lee
Aug 175 min read
Going Gunkholing!
On the hook... Being alone, together, on the boat connects more with nature and the diurnal cycle of sunrise and sunset. We’ve had some...
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Marvin and Lee
Aug 913 min read
Reunion with the past...
VISITING A MEMORY Peggy’s Cove and Maggies Bay A nice place to split the trip from Sydney to Yarmouth is the popular tourist area of...
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Marvin and Lee
Aug 66 min read
Farewell Newfoundland - Hello Nova Scotia
Farewell Newfoundland - Hello Nova Scotia Gros Morne National Park We took a short detour from our route from Kings Point to Cape St....
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Marvin and Lee
Aug 46 min read
Bonavista and Trinity
Bonavista and Trinity Puffins and Whales! How English is it to anglicize the name of the freelance Italian explorer, Giovanni Caboto, to...
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Marvin and Lee
Aug 14 min read
on the road and ferry to Newfoundland
on the road and ferry to Newfoundland Waiting on the ferry We had most of the day to explore the area around Sydney before we headed to...
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Marvin and Lee
Jul 294 min read
Leaving the Maine-land
Leaving the Maine-land....Road Trip! We’ve been in Maine for a month, waiting a couple weeks for Journey’s End to complete the process of...
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Marvin and Lee
Jul 171 min read
Blog Notification Test...
We have a new host for our blog. We are on a learning curve with this program. Many have signed up for notifications of new posts, but...
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Marvin and Lee
Jul 152 min read
Maine Life
Arriving in Rockland we were delighted to see AQUAVIT in a slip at Journey's End Marina, with all winter storage maintenance tasks...
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Marvin and Lee
Jun 201 min read
Safe for Hurricane Season - a short update.
...Well, maybe not safe, but a little more secure than at our dock. We've taken Bay Breeze to Snead Island Boat Works in Palmetto to be...
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Marvin and Lee
Jun 88 min read
12 Years and still venturing south...
12 Years and still venturing south... (This is a re-post of our last blog using a new host and website, allowing us to manage country IP...
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