Spring 2008 - preparing La Buena Vida

we have been working on the boat - despite the cold weather. What else can we do ....? We are launching May 3!

Fortunately, our epoxies and antifouling paint can handle "Canadian Spring Weather".

Once again, a local newspaper reporter dropped by to see how we were doing. This image was on page 2 of the Whig Standard, and was given 2/3 of the total page. It was big!!!

I may be cold ... but alas, I am famous ...!

See you on the water - eventually!

September 2, 2008
Great lake crossing, with some motoring but also sailing for the last 2 hours. It was really hot weather and after our arrival in the US, at the Oswego Marina, we sure enjoyed a couple of Genny’s...we were on American soil once more. We were to unmast next day at 8h30 so the rest of the afternoon was spent preparing for the task.
September 3, 2008
One of the very first thing we did in the morning is removing all instruments from the mast top...we now of experience that these can be destroyed in just a very brief encounter with the lock walls! Heiner had a very decent view from up there!













That’s how she looked like our Buena Vida...packed to the rim! Full of stuff...But somehow one gets used to the mast, the canisters, the sails and on we go...departing Oswego for a long Canal voyage.


We did not want to rush and bought a 10 days vacation pass at $37.50. We have done this trip quite often and we like the flexibility to stop wherever and whenever we feel like it. The Fulton’s Price Choppers was going to be the only store we would find at walking distance from the water. Yes, we are in America and the malls are far away..if you don’t have bikes or cars..


September 4, 2008
Very hot day, windless day and the day we chose to cross Lake Oneida...which was, to our surprise, discovered by Samuel de Champlain in one of his first voyages in the new world. Several French explorers have been here, including D’Iberville, LaSalle...where are my history books? That night we docked at the pier of Sylvan Beach..to the sound of the Beach Boys music! Every Thursday night, from 5h30 to dusk, amateurs of old cars gather in the Park. I liked the 1950's feel of the place..