Kuvia matkan varrelta - Pictures From the Trip
Norfolk VA on
USA:n laivaston Atlantilla, Välimerellä ja Intian valtamerellä toimivien
osastojen tukikohta. Näkemieni alusten määrä oli käsittämätön kun niitä
varmasti oli useita ulkona omilla toiminta-alueillaan. Ankkuroin yöksi
Willoughby lahteen ja vietin mahtavan illan seuraten helikoptereiden
harjoituksia.
Norfolk, Va is the US Naval base that supports the fleet forces operating in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean. The number of vessels there is unbelievable because there must have been a lot of them on their operating areas. I anchored overnight in Willoughby Bay and had a magnificent night watching helicopters.
Norfolk, Va is the US Naval base that supports the fleet forces operating in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean. The number of vessels there is unbelievable because there must have been a lot of them on their operating areas. I anchored overnight in Willoughby Bay and had a magnificent night watching helicopters.
Those helicopter pilots are just unbelievable when handling their gadgets.
Tim Brown oli naapurini ensimmaisella kaynnillani Olversonin venesatamassa. Tim auttoi minua monella tavalla ja pidimme myohemmin amatoori radiolla yhteytta.
Tim Brown was my next door neighbor when I first visited Olverson Marina. Later we kept contact using our ham radios. Great guy.
Ankkurissa synnin lahella Atlantic City. Anchored near Sin (Atlantic City) |
Yksi entiselle (melkein) merimiehelle hieno kokemus on kohdata naita merten isoja kulkijoita kapeissa kanavissa ja siltojen ja muiden liikenne-esteiden lahella.
One great experience for a former sailor is to meet those huge ocean going vessels in a narrow canal or under the bridge or in the canal bends.
Nord Traveller, 190m pitka bulk carrier. 14 solmua. |
Onnekas kohtaaminen Caloosahatchee joella - lucky meeting in Caloosahatchee River
Steven, Claudia, Lucy and Jackson. |
Ohitin Ranger
hinaajan heti Caloosahatchee joen Franklin sulun jalkeen. Ranger on minua
nopeampi mutta he hinasivat isohkoa moottorivenetta. Ohitukseni ei ikava kylla
ollut ihan oikea ”slow pass”. Illansuussa sitten yritin turhaan kutsua satamaa (Moore Haven),
missa aioin yopya pari yota. Steve kuuli yritykseni ja kertoi, etta kunnallinen
satama ei vastaa radioon tai kannykkaan. ”Kiinnita vain laivasi ja joku tulee
keraamaan maksun”.
Autoin sitten hetken
paasta Rangeria kiinnitymaan ja jalleen kerran kohtasin venekuunnan, mika teki
matkastani kovin paljon helpomman ja turvallisemman. Steve ja Claudia ovat
kokoneita vene ihmisia ja matkani heidan vanavedessaan halki Floridan oli
pelkaa juhlaa. He olivat matkalla Bahamalle ja mina kohti Erie jarvea
pohjoiseen. Viela erottuamme sain heilta pitkaan neuvoja missa yopya ja mita
varoa. Steven pitaisi todella kirjoittaa sisavayla opaskirja.
Alustavasti
suunnittelimme seilata yhdessa kevaalla 2015 Bahamalle. Olisi mahtavaa jos
suunnitelma toteutuisi.
I passed a stunning Ranger tug immediately after Franklin
lock on Caloosahatchee River. They were much faster than Sixteen Tons but were
towing a big Captain's gig with 150 hp outboard engine. I’m sad to say my passing
wasn't a“slow pass” and I was ashamed.
Later in the afternoon when I in vain tried to contact the
marina (Moore Haven) Steve hailed me and told just to secure my boat and somebody will later
come to collect the fee. They came to the same marina and I assisted them to
secure the boat. Once again I was really lucky to meet boaters who made my
journey safer and more enjoyable. Steve and Claudia are very experienced
boaters and my trip in their wake through Florida was safe and easy. (They
never mentioned my too fast passing.)
Their destination was Bahamas and mine Lake Erie but long
after we departed I asked them where to anchor and Steve gave me information “how
to” and “be aware of”; he really should write an ICW handbook.
We preliminarily planned to go to Bahamas together spring 2015
and it would be more than great if it would work.
Yksio merinakoalalla. Apartment with ocean view. |
Olverson Marina, Yeocomico River at Lodge Creek near Potomac
River:
Olverson Marina, Yeocomico River at Lodge Creek near Potomac
River:
Ford Lemanin alkuperainen raakavesi pumppu alkoi vuotamaan. The original raw water pump leaked. American Diesel once again saved a day. |
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