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Our Travel Blog
We plan to post a blog daily covering our route and interesting things we see on the way. If you DOUBLE CLICK on each blog you will open up a window with more details and pictures. Be sure to watch out for surprising events that happen daily and tell your friends to follow us.
Low Bridge Everybody Down !
When things draw to a completion, the expectations of what will come next always passes through your mind. What I do know, is that our...
Paul Hallman
Sep 8, 20244 min read
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Our Journey has come to an end
We thought we would have been back to Wye Heritage yesterday, but the train schedule was more important than ours. Yesterday we missed...
Paul Hallman
Sep 8, 20242 min read
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We're sailing down, the Summer Wind !
I'm sailing down the summer wind, I got whiskers on my chin, And I like the mood I'm in, As I while away the time of day, In the lee of...
Paul Hallman
Sep 7, 20245 min read
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The Long and Winding Canal
The last two mornings have been misty and cool but today it was sunny and warm, and the weather man told us to expect sunny skies and 26C...
Paul Hallman
Sep 6, 20245 min read
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Busy day on the Trent Canal fighting for space
The day started in Lakefield with a cool morning and misty lake. As the mist started to lift we watched a canoeist pass through the...
Paul Hallman
Sep 5, 20243 min read
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A Day on the Water: Exploring Otonabee River and Rice Lake
Our day began, as the sun rose above the horizon, with a departure from the town of Hastings at 7 am. Our first lock was going to be in...
Paul Hallman
Sep 4, 20243 min read
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A Wind-O-Meter - who has this?
When we were kids mom used to say its Blowin' Stink! The wind is so strong it is Blow'n dogs off chains It's blowing the fur off a weasel...
Paul Hallman
Sep 3, 20244 min read
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The true Meaning of Anchors A Way !
Can you remember reading the words I wrote, at the end of yesterdays blog ............... "That's all we know till morning, when we wake...
Paul Hallman
Sep 2, 20244 min read
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Anchors Aweigh in the Bay of Quinte
The plan to boat to NYC was a passing comment last Christmas when we were sitting around and talking about a previous journey, and would...
Paul Hallman
Sep 1, 20243 min read
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Now, Eat my Dust !
The sun never came out early in Rome, NY this morning, but we were up at the crack of dawn all prepared to make the last trip on the Erie...
Paul Hallman
Aug 31, 20244 min read
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One more day to the Repair Depot
An early rise, resulted in an early departure, from the Amsterdam lock where we were docked on the concrete wall for the night. Left over...
Paul Hallman
Aug 29, 20243 min read
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Panzerotti or Calzone?
Wednesday, August 28th, and it is our trip back along the Erie Canal, heading to Trenton and further to Midland where the whole adventure...
Paul Hallman
Aug 29, 20244 min read
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Were we "Belt" a Challenging Day
Blue Monday, and I'm not sure what they call a bad Tuesday, but we certainly didn't have any good results from our efforts to overcome...
Paul Hallman
Aug 27, 20243 min read
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Did Monday end on a sour note?
Monday started out as the perfect day, with sunny skies and calm seas. We left the Ossining Marina at 8 am knowing that we had a full 8...
Paul Hallman
Aug 27, 20243 min read
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A Tour Around Manhattan
Refueling with the World Trade Center in the background It was an early morning and our last day in NYC. Our plan was to get up early and...
Paul Hallman
Aug 26, 20243 min read
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A "Swag Day" worth remembering !
Our day started at 5:30 am with an early rise for Kyle and Captain Paul as they were all set to head to the airport and catch a flight to...
Paul Hallman
Aug 25, 20243 min read
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Farewell Friday
Friday, August 23rd and another sunny and comfortable walking day in New York City. We headed off in different directions today. Jan,...
Paul Hallman
Aug 23, 20245 min read
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A Day with Lady Liberty
Thursday August 22nd, and it is my 20th day on Out To See and the crew's 15th day aboard our boat. Captain Kyle has one more full day and...
Paul Hallman
Aug 22, 20245 min read
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19,000 Steps around Manhattan today !
It's Wednesday, August 21st, and another beauty day in New York City. The weather is not scorching hot, but rather a comfy 21C with light...
Paul Hallman
Aug 22, 20244 min read
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We made it to the Big Apple
It's Tuesday August 20th, and we are on the last leg of our journey to NYC. This morning, from the Cortlandt Marina, we set off late, as...
Paul Hallman
Aug 21, 20243 min read
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