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Terrapin's Travels
Photos of building Sailboat Terrapin
Videos of Terrapin's travels
2013 Photos
Photos of Our Previous Sailboat Travels
Work Photos and videos
- TerrapinBoat Works.blogspot.com
- TerrapinWorks.blogspot.com
- Video M/V Discovery: Re-decking in 2014
- Video M/V Discovery: Rebuilding the stern 2014
- Video Ocean Research Project: Schooner interior build
- Video ORP: Schooner VIP cabin build
- Video ORP: Schooner Lab/workshop build
- Video ORP: Schooner Science cabin build
Gulf of Maine
Grand Manan Island, Bay of Fundy
Terrapin under sail
Westport, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Night sailing
Nova Scotia
Halifax Oct 2010
Mike navigating on computer charts
In the galley
Sunset on the St. Lawrence
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Shippagan, New Brunswick
Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec City
Thousand Islands/St. Lawrence Seaway
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario Aug. 2010
Lake cayuga, NY aug. 2010
Flying from Seattle to NY and Terrapin
Mike's mom's Cafe in Darrington, Wa
Pike Place Market, Seattle
Bird at sea near Bermuda
Gecko
Rooster
Chicken in Tortolla, BVI
BVI
Mike and a friend, Simon deliever a Beneteau 50.
August 2009, Erie Canal
Erie Canal Lock
Foggy Maine
Lobster dinner.
They like each other!!
Cats under the dodger
Robin made this hat for Rheannon. Great job spinning and knitting.
Visiting the Capital
Those green, red and blue containers on the ship are what semi trucks tow.
Peragrin Falcons putting nav aids to good use.
boats in Martha's Vineyard Harbor
Mike makes delicious hushpuppies/corn fritters.
Mussels for dinner
Debbie and Nicolas going to collect mussels from a derelic shrimp boat.
Kids going for a row in Martha's Vineyard.
Cleaning...ugh.
Oliver isn't sure.
Mike caught dinner off the Atlantic coast of Long Island, NY.
At the boat yard Debbie finished rigging the little boat to sail. Mike's trying her out.
Farmers market 2 blocks from the boat. Rheannon and Cara having fun!
Sunset at anchor.
Lunch with John at an Indian restaurant in Seattle.
Nicolas's favorite spot while visiting Gramps and Virginia.
In April '09 we visited family and friends in Seattle
In spring we sailed Terrapin up the Severn river to visit a friend with water front and a dock.
After a winter at the dock the cats are alittle distressed by a sail
Relaxing in garden area of Spa Creek Marina
Another liveaboard, Jeff and his dog
On bridge overlooking Spa Creek Marina.
Our dock in Annapolis, Spa Creek Marina
Snow on boat and dock
We spent the 2008/09 winter in Annapolis at Spa Creek Marina
Rheannon sitting in cockpit.
Rheannon got caught with the crabbing bug. They are so fun to hunt and catch. They're fast!
At anchor in St Michaels, Maryland.
Chesapeake Crabs.
We didn't have the heart to kill them and eat them. So we let them go.
Rheannon in the water, Mike in the dingy.
cooling off on a hot day on the Chesapeake Bay.
Finally, we got the name on the boat, carved in the transom (by now it is painted bright yellow).
Oliver is always looking for places to squeeze into. The boat offers lots of options!
Horseshoe crab skeleton. Found on the beach of ICW.
Rheannon paddling Billy Wind style on the Intra Coastal Waterway, East Cost USA.
Debbie in Rheannon's canoe, Calamae.
Mike, Rheannon and Nicolas.
Mike and Oliver napping on a settee after a long night of sailing.
Rheannon and Nicolas sitting on "Hatchling", the dinghy, enjoying the sail.
Rheannon tossing our message in a bottle overboard. We sent a note and one of our boat cards.
Rheannon with shrimp boats in the background.
Rheannon and 2 friends.
Lounging on the boat while underway, sailing.
"Therapy " for Nicolas. Climbing on the Treaty Live Oak in Jacksonville, Fl.k
Rheannon climbs a bit higher.
Before leaving Florida heading north up teh East Coast in April '08 we hauled out.
Rheannon did ask to be dropped and we did pull her up quickly!
Rheannon having fun and showing Nicolas how it is done.
Nicolas screams bloody murder when we are getting him set up to swing, but then he loves it.
Nicolas getting more comfortable on the swing
Last time at the farmers' market. We made friends with a few of the vendors.
Rheannon busking at the Fort Myers farmers' market.
A heron come to visit in Ft Myers Beach.
Rheannon and Jillian sharing a 'drinking' coconut.
Cousin Jillian & Aunt Mandi came to visit us in Mt Myers Beach..
Odd life form on the beach. What is it?
Big birthday gift from Uncle Dave and Uncle John, a beautiful Mac that can go on line!!!!
We took Brad, Lajean & Kira sailing.
Lajean holding our group art project: Brad, Lajean, Andrea, Kira, Mike, Debbie, Rheannon & Nicolas.
Rheannon and Andrea playing at Andrea's water front home.
Egg/Coconut hunt time.
Rheannon would paddle her canoe to their home and disappear in an art activity for hours.
Easter coconut decorating.
Rheannon, Andrea and Nicolas drawing on cloth with permanent pens.
Henna in Fort Myers Beach.
Surfing and beaching it with friends in Ft Myers Beach.
Pax
Nicolas giving and getting a hand/flipper shake with Pax
Debbie getting a dolphin kiss from Pax.
Mike with Pax
Rheannon swimming with Pax
Another fun toy! Gulf cart driving. Steve was great at trying to get Nicolas to steer.
A friend, Steve in the keys wanted to introduce Nicolas to the joy of motorcycles.
X-Mas in Fort Myers 2007
Oliver our adopted orphan cat.
Nicolas hanging in Debbie & Mike's berth. Undoubtedly music with a good beat is playing for him.
Coasting along under sail
Sailing after many weeks mastless traveling down the rivers.
Traveling on the river
Sunset on a warm evening.
Mike and a catfish
We crashed a family Thanksgiving meal at Hagey's Catfish Hotel.
"torture" swinging from the mast.
Misty fall day 2007 on the rivers between Chicago and Gulf of Mexico.
Nice park ranger gave us a ride home 5min by car 2.5 hrs by foot from Homeplace 1850 living museum.
November 2007 Ilsa visits Kentucky Lake
Oct 2007 Alice, Robin and Elisabeth visit
Going through the 'valley' of down town Chicago.
Rainy day on the Great Lakes
Maiden sail. Thanks for the photo Susan! We sailed from the boatyard on a river to a park on Lake M
Debbie and Nicolas canoeing
Terrapin tied at Southwind Marina's dock. Rheannon and Nicolas in the canoe.
Nicolas helping Mike
Digging for lost something in the cockpit.
Launch day September 2007
One of two camp grounds we went to each night after working in the boat yard.
Rheannon and Nicolas cooling off in the boat yard.
Our first 'anchorage' after Madison.
Neighbor friends seeing us off. Watching the end of a long neighborhood project
Moving Day !
Wet and muddy help.
One up, second on it's way. We were so happy for all the helping hands.
In Madison friends helped us load the masts onto the boat for transport to Milwaukee.
Building the Masts.
Installing Teak deck.
Building our shop, boat alongside. Now in Madison, Wis.
Building the interior
Rolling the hull over, March 1999 Jacksonville, Fl.
Sept 1998, Start building. Jacksonville, Fl.
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