We woke this morning at 515am to catch the 6am bridge out of Port Stanley. Last night at 2am, Lorraine woke and none of the lights would work- not a good sign. I woke Phil as I was concerned we wouldn’t have enough battery power to start the engine. After some troubleshooting, Phil found that […]
Author Archives: Lorraine
Yesterday was a day for meeting old friends. We really enjoy the PSSS (Port Stanley Sailing Squadron). They have a nice little club and they are so friendly! Phil has been coming here since since 1979, the first year that he bought Changes. Heather and Murray Rand were here that first year and are now […]
We arrived at Port Stanley this morning about 635am and jilled around until the 7am bridge after a motor boat ride in glassy seas and ❤ knots winds across the Lake. There were lots of stars and also lot of bugs, Canadian Soldiers, but overall, it was a good crossing and we're glad to miss […]
Just wanted to send you a quick note to let you know that we have left Grand River Yacht Club at 8pm to arrive at Port Stanley, Ontario Canada tomorrow. Will post more later.
I have 7 working days left and this has been the week that I have had to tell my patients that I am leaving on a trip that will last a year, maybe longer and I will no longer be THEIR nurse. It’s been a sad week for me and I’ve shed a few tears […]
It’s interesting how quickly life can change on the boat, all dependent on the weather. . Tuesday evening I was working on sewing pillowcases from my left over Bahamian fabric. See below. About 11pm, Just after cleaning up and getting into the car to drive down to the dock, a BIG wind came and 1+ft […]
The weather the past several days has been cool and either raining or with some kind of moisture in the air. But this evening, the sun came out with crystal clear blue skies, and we had a beautiful sunset with the reds lighting up clouds building over the lake and south of us. The first […]
Memorial Day Weekend we moved onto Changes and started sleeping on her Sunday. The entire 3-day weekend we packed and move items onto Changes that we thought we would need, and moved as much as we could into storage. Thursday was the big move the heavy furniture day and a BIG Thank You to Andrew […]
Travels with the Dolsens 