M/V ARGO CAPTAIN’S LOG September 20, 2013 Baltimore: Our last newsletter ended with our possible departure on September 1 for the U.S. from Shelburne, Nova Scotia. The passage across the Gulf of Maine is potentially difficult both because of weather concerns, particularly at this time of year, and because it is 270 miles of open …
M/V ARGO CAPTAIN’S LOG June 2013 Today, June 18, we are shrouded in fog. It’s a pea soup variety and I can’t see anything. Thank God for radar! It is 63 degrees; we are in the North Atlantic about 65 miles south of South Hampton, Long Island and about 100 miles southeast of our landfall …
Captain’s Log June 2013 – Passage from Florida to Maine Read More »
M/V ARGO CAPTAIN’S LOG July 20, 2013 Lots of new pictures have been added to www.tischtravels.com Boothbay Harbor to Vinalhavn: We remained in Boothbay one more day owing to poor weather and heavy fog. Fortunately we discovered the Opera House, a simple 19th century white clap board building within walking distance of the dock. That …
M/V ARGO CAPTAIN’S LOG August 23, 2013 Cape Breton Island: We left Halifax after a lovely 12 day visit bound for St. Peters, a tiny village 175 miles north of Halifax. Our trip north was very pleasant with 4 ft. ocean rollers on our starboard quarter, sunny, and lovely. Our trip took twenty hours, but …
Captain’s Log August 23, 2013 – Cape Breton and the Bra D’or Lake Read More »
M/V ARGO CAPTAIN’S LOG September 5, 2013 Newfoundland: We left Sydney Harbor at 0500 bound for LaPoile, a tiny fishing village on the south coast of Newfoundland 120 miles away. It is a 17 hour passage for us. Our route took us across Cabot Strait, one of the most challenging bodies of water on the …
Captain’s Log September, 2013 Newfoundland and Isle Saint Pierre Read More »