Pearls from the Ships Log

Grand Bank to France

Grand Bank to France

It is only 28 nm from Grand Bank to Saint Pierre but what a world of difference!  Saint Pierre & Miquelon are definitely France!  The majority of goods here are...

Grand Bank to France

It is only 28 nm from Grand Bank to Saint Pierre but what a world of difference!  Saint Pierre & Miquelon are definitely France!  The majority of goods here are...

Snagged in the Great Dismal Swamp

Snagged in the Great Dismal Swamp

“Hey Captain” called the lock master in his southern (take-all-day) drawl, “You’ve got a washin’ machine a hanging from yer bow”.   “Thanks very much” I replied, acknowledging the obvious, “I...

Snagged in the Great Dismal Swamp

“Hey Captain” called the lock master in his southern (take-all-day) drawl, “You’ve got a washin’ machine a hanging from yer bow”.   “Thanks very much” I replied, acknowledging the obvious, “I...

How to rename your boat & satisfy the Sea Gods!

How to rename your boat & satisfy the Sea Gods!

“Oh mighty Neptune, great ruler of the seas and oceans, to whom we who venture upon  your vast domain are required to pay homage, we implore you in your graciousness...

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How to rename your boat & satisfy the Sea Gods!

“Oh mighty Neptune, great ruler of the seas and oceans, to whom we who venture upon  your vast domain are required to pay homage, we implore you in your graciousness...

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The trouble with renaming your boat

The trouble with renaming your boat

Changing the name legally is pretty straight-forward. The hard part is registering (and deregistering) in Neptune’s “Book of  Names”! Neptune, Roman God of the Sea and his Greek cousin Poseidon, I’m...

The trouble with renaming your boat

Changing the name legally is pretty straight-forward. The hard part is registering (and deregistering) in Neptune’s “Book of  Names”! Neptune, Roman God of the Sea and his Greek cousin Poseidon, I’m...

Farmed fish & Dory Races

Farmed fish & Dory Races

"Jamie explained that when they relocated the community in Jersyman’s Harbour, they just took the houses with them!  Dragged the houses down to the water, floated them & towed them...

Farmed fish & Dory Races

"Jamie explained that when they relocated the community in Jersyman’s Harbour, they just took the houses with them!  Dragged the houses down to the water, floated them & towed them...

Waterfall - Room with a view & running water

Waterfall - Room with a view & running water

Grey River to Hare Bay We are learning to speak nautical Newfie.  A ‘sunker’ is a rock lurking just below the surface of the water – usually spotted by the...

Waterfall - Room with a view & running water

Grey River to Hare Bay We are learning to speak nautical Newfie.  A ‘sunker’ is a rock lurking just below the surface of the water – usually spotted by the...