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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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