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Family Reunions on the Penobscot Bay+

Arriving in Bayside by water this summer was the fulfillment of a childhood dream.  As a young boy, I’d explore...

Read More+ Tuesday, August 21st, 2012

All Aboard – Long Island Sound to the Penobscot Bay+

It’s so good to be back together.  Whether on the Exuma Sound, Mississippi River, Lake Huron, Gulf of Mexico or...

Read More+ Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

Single-handing up the east coast+

Before the real world reels us back in, we have another adventure planned aboard Muddy Waters.  We cooked it up...

Read More+ Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

Pappy crews along the coast+

Guest Blog by Pappy On May 3rd, our eldest son, Michael, embarked on a six-week odyssey, driving his 48′ trawler Muddy...

Read More+ Monday, June 25th, 2012

Returning to Land Life: Spring+

Here’s a shot of our Key West style home, built in 1939 on Venetian Causeway in the heart of Miami...

Read More+ Friday, June 15th, 2012

Reflections on our 2011 Travels+

Daria, Jennifer, Keenan and Michael (photographed by sister Jaleh) on the docks in front of Muddy Waters on the day...

Read More+ Saturday, December 31st, 2011

Homeward Bound to Miami Beach+

Here’s one of our favorite shots of Muddy Waters. Keenan took this photo last year and we enhanced it with...

Read More+ Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

North to Key Biscayne+

Keenan and Daria are in charge of our dinghy, Mudcat. They raise, lower, clean, maintain, drive and dock Mudcat. Here...

Read More+ Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Crossing our wake in Marathon+

Here we are approaching the Moser Channel under the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys. We started on the...

Read More+ Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Full circle to our favorite Florida Keys cafe+

Posing for a photo with Ellen and Sue, the great folks at Food For Thought Organic Cafe in Marathon in...

Read More+ Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Anchoring in the Everglades+

Here we are anchored out in a wide section of Little Shark River in Everglades National Park. With the tide...

Read More+ Friday, December 16th, 2011

Naples Reunions+

Here’s a shot of the kids with my mom and dad in Naples aboard Dennis and Julie Fox’s Krogen Seafox....

Read More+ Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Sarasota and Cayo Costa+

View looking northwest from Cayo Costa. We enjoyed a long afternoon of beach-combing here after anchoring out a few miles...

Read More+ Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Scenic St. Petersburg+

Here we are with the Dohertys and Miskas in front of Muddy Waters and the historic Vinoy Hotel in downtown...

Read More+ Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Florida’s Big Bend, the Gulf of Mexico+

Here’s a shot around 5:30 pm on the evening of our Gulf crossing. Seas were calm and the breeze fairly...

Read More+ Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Florida’s Panhandle+

Here’s a shot of a relatively small fishing vessel in Apalachicola. Because of the rich sediment flowing in from the...

Read More+ Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Tenn-Tom, Tombigbee and Mobile River+

Standing in front of Muddy Waters, Jennifer bundled up on a cool and windy afternoon, ready to hit the trails...

Read More+ Monday, November 21st, 2011

Down the Tennessee River+

We didn’t quite do double-time back down the Tennessee River from Chattanooga, but we cut the travel days from five...

Read More+ Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Side Trip to Chattanooga+

We had lots of Jennifer’s family visit Muddy Waters in Chattanooga, and the kids were happy to have more cousins...

Read More+ Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Up the Tennessee River+

Here’s another one of Keenan’s photos. He took this picture as we departed Clifton, Tennessee and returned to the Tennessee...

Read More+ Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Adventure on the Mississippi+

Here’s our view from the pilothouse at night on the Ohio River. To port is a chart plotter, then a...

Read More+ Friday, October 14th, 2011

The St. Louis Area+

The paddle wheel of a Mississippi riverboat of the variety that dominated this river in bygone times. Keenan snapped this...

Read More+ Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

The Illinois River+

The industrial landscape along the Illinois River reminds you that these rivers and canals (some natural, some man-made) were America’s...

Read More+ Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Sweet Home Chicago+

We celebrated Keenan’s 13th birthday in Chicago and enjoyed visiting with more than a dozen family and friends. Here we...

Read More+ Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Crossing Lake Michigan+

One of America’s great cities, Chicago has a stunning skyline and was a welcome site for the entire Muddy Waters...

Read More+ Friday, September 16th, 2011

Lake Michigan, Part 3+

The SS Keewatin, a former Great Lakes passenger vessel built in Scotland in 1907. Today the Keewatin finds its home...

Read More+ Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Lake Michigan, Part 2+

Here’s a shot of some of the sand dunes from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, recently voted (with more than...

Read More+ Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Chocolate “101”+

Here we are having a great time and learning all about our favorite food “Chocolate.” Chocolate. I never tire of...

Read More+ Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

The Lake and an Inlet+

Calm before the storm. A pre-sunrise departure on Lake Michigan before the prevailing westerly winds kick-up on the lake. With...

Read More+ Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Lake Michigan, Part 1+

Nothing like ice cream with your cousins on a warm summer day by the lake. Here’s a shot of Keenan,...

Read More+ Sunday, August 21st, 2011

The North Channel, Part 2+

Here’s a shot of Keenan and Daria on the White Pine Trail leading to Bridal Falls. We tied-up at the...

Read More+ Thursday, August 11th, 2011

The North Channel, Part 1+

The subtle shades of dusk on the North Channel. Lots of beautiful cruising and anchoring in these somewhat remote cruising...

Read More+ Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

The Georgian Bay, Part 2+

Here’s a shot of Muddy Waters and the Admiral when we pulled up for lunch at Henry’s Famous Fish Restaurant...

Read More+ Sunday, August 7th, 2011

The Georgian Bay, Part 1+

Here’s Keenan catching some air by jumping from the top of the wheelhouse. We anchored out for a few days...

Read More+ Thursday, August 4th, 2011

Trent-Severn Waterway+

Here’s Muddy Waters just about to exit the Peterborough Lift Lock. We spent a full week in Peterborough, enjoying music,...

Read More+ Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Kingston, Ontario+

Here we are next to the Parliament building in Canada’s capital city of Ottawa, located in the province of Ontario....

Read More+ Monday, July 11th, 2011

Sackets Harbor, NY+

Sackets Harbor, a wonderful place to learn about the War of 1812, is also nestled in dairy-farming country in upstate...

Read More+ Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

Erie and Oswego Canals+

Here’s ol’ Muddy Waters tied-up near a few canal tugs just in front of the first lock on the Erie...

Read More+ Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Hudson River Valley+

Keenan and Daria with two officers, standing in front of the West Point Museum after our tour of the U.S....

Read More+ Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

New York City+

Here’s the view from Muddy Waters’ back porch while parked at the Lincoln Harbor Marina in New Jersey, just across...

Read More+ Monday, June 13th, 2011

Delaware and New Jersey+

Here we are in the pea soup fog following the trawler Trident as we depart the C&D Canal and head...

Read More+ Friday, June 10th, 2011

More Stories from Annapolis and Baltimore+

A midshipman’s cap we found floating in the harbor after a night of festivities during graduation week at the Naval...

Read More+ Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Howdy from Bawlmer Hon!+

It’s a “Hon”derful Life for Daria and cousin Emma as they brush up on their Bawlmerese in the place where...

Read More+ Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

Ahoy from Annapolis+

The extended Samway family relaxing and taking in the sun and surf in Round Bay, just off Severna Park, Maryland...

Read More+ Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Virginia by water+

Jennifer and the kids in front of a cannon on the battlefield at Yorktown, Virginia Next up, Norfolk, Virginia at...

Read More+ Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

North Carolina cruising+

Here’s Muddy Waters sitting in style at the River Dunes Marina in Oriental, North Carolina. Jennifer and I used to...

Read More+ Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

South carolina coastline+

Keenan and Daria aboard the USS Yorktown, a WWII-era aircraft carrier now a floating museum in Charleston, South Carolina. Pictured...

Read More+ Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Georgia’s winding coastline+

Here’s a shot of Old Glory off our stern early one morning as we anchored in Redbird Creek in Georgia...

Read More+ Sunday, April 24th, 2011

Seeing Florida’s east coast+

Here’s a shot of ol’ Muddy happily tied up at the municipal marina in Fernandina Beach, Florida. We saw a...

Read More+ Sunday, April 17th, 2011

Starting the Great Loop+

Muddy Waters as we head out of Four Fish Marina into the ICW, proudly flying our America’s Great Loop Cruiser...

Read More+ Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Bahamas Wrap-up+

The Muddy Waters Crew, hanging out at the Bimini Bay Resort & Marina on our the last day in the...

Read More+ Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

Jen’s visit to the Sivananda Ashram+

Welcome sign for the Sivananda Ashram located in Nassau, Bahamas. I spent 3 days in this beachside Garden of Eden,...

Read More+ Thursday, March 24th, 2011

Eleuthera, our catch-up report+

Here’s a shot at dawn of Spanish Wells, the Bahamas most productive fishing town. We explored this bustling settlement and...

Read More+ Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Thank you+

Here’s a shot Keenan took of the Foxes after we had them aboard Muddy Waters for a farewell lunch the...

Read More+ Saturday, March 12th, 2011

Up the Exumas and then to Eleuthera+

This is the view from a hill near our anchorage in the Exuma Land & Sea Park, run by the...

Read More+ Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

A Little Time At Anchor In The Bamahas …+

A view from the monument on Stocking Island overlooking Elizabeth Harbour – our neighborhood for the last little stretch… We’ve...

Read More+ Monday, February 28th, 2011

Home Schooling+

While in the Bahamas, we’ve been covering two main subjects a day – usually Grammar and Literature on one day...

Read More+ Saturday, February 19th, 2011

Sunsets, Picnics and Beach Walks+

Sunset over the sand dunes from the oceanside of Stocking Island. We are enjoying ourselves for a couple of weeks...

Read More+ Friday, February 11th, 2011

Hello From Elizabeth Harbour, Georgetown+

Swimming pigs are just part of the fun out here in the Bahamas.  Thanks to friendly boaters, these little piggies...

Read More+ Sunday, February 6th, 2011

Boo Boo Hill, Exuma Cay Land & Sea Park+

Boo Boo Hill in the Exuma Cay Land & Sea Park, with a view of both the Atlantic Ocean and...

Read More+ Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Traveling East to the Bahamas+

Here’s a shot off our strern while at anchor off Highborne Cay in the Northern Exumas.  The water in this...

Read More+ Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

To the Keys and Beyond+

Here’s a shot of Jennifer, Keenan, and Daria on the beach at Bahia Honda State Park just after the Seven-Mile...

Read More+ Saturday, January 29th, 2011

A Marathon Manatee Visit+

Check out our new friend at the fuel dock!  First time for any of us to see a Florida Manatee...

Read More+ Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Our Favorite Keys Cafe+

We found some great vegetarian food in Marathon.  We want to send a shout out for “Food for Thought”.  Anyone...

Read More+ Monday, January 17th, 2011

Key West+

Keenan and Daria, off Key West Bight, in front of a GM pick-up truck currently out of service.  Looks like...

Read More+ Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Fueling Day+

Filling up the boat at the Marathon Marina. Wow we hold a lot in the tanks!  Fill ’er up! Dropped...

Read More+ Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Lots to Learn+

On a passage from Key Biscayne to  the Middle Keys, we had three personal escorts leading us on our journey. ...

Read More+ Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Departure Day+

Leaving Sunset Harbour marina wearing our stylish Muddy Waters T-shirts, our Christmas present from Jaleh, Jeff, Chris and Wendi.  Michael’s...

Read More+ Saturday, January 1st, 2011