Cruising southern France
Fifteen friends from District 28 traveled to France in May. We spent time in Paris, on the Rhône and Saône rivers, and at the French …
Cruising the Douro River in Portugal
In May 2025, 12 friends from districts 22 and 28 traveled to Madrid for a once-in-a-lifetime cruise on Portugal’s Douro River. After a three-day stay …
Exploring the beauty of Norway
My husband, Dave, and I aren’t frequent international travelers, and we never thought about Norway as a destination. But after a recent high school reunion, …
The Nile: Not just a river in Egypt
A picture of a felucca, a traditional Egyptian sailing craft, that appeared on the cover of National Geographic Traveler was the catalyst for our latest …
Exploring Santa Cruz Island
Our cruise to Santa Cruz Island, California, began on a Thursday with the plan to try for the Cueva Valdez anchorage on the northwest side …
Touring the Chain O’Lakes
On July 27, 2024, my friend Alan Travis and I took his boat to pick up Hunter Nikolai at Ben Watts Marina on the Chain …
Summer voyage down the French Broad River
Last summer, a group from Lake Hartwell Boating Club/26 took a kayak adventure down the French Broad River in western North Carolina This was a …
Journey of Florida’s east coast expands boater’s mind
Ever since November 2018, when my wife, Robin, and I passed by Amelia Island, Florida, without stopping, I have been trying to schedule a boat …
Cruising Michigan’s Inland Waterway
I always put my largest Whaler away at the end of August, but I keep my 17- and 15-foot Whalers out for the Boston Whaler …
The Fish House
N.C. history lives on in squadron couple’s coastal property Watermen tie up their boats to unload their catch at a fish house. Here, they hang …
New England escapade
From Chesapeake Bay to Long Island Sound and back again Tom Campbell and Linda Sweeting invited me to crew on their Beneteau, Aurora, for a …
Transiting New York’s Champlain Canal
In early August 2023, we traveled a portion of the Champlain Canal with Tena and Frank DeBaggis, starting from Coeymans, New York, on the Hudson …
