Cruising in Dream Time

[Roger Long]

I'm off Sunday on my 20 day cruise. Although I now carry a WiFi capable laptop and actually checked my email and posted here on my May cruise, you probably won't hear from me or see any pictures until I return. I like the feeling of being places where I'm pretty sure no WiFi waves are going through the air so I can take my tinfoil hat off.

One of the reasons I got the SPOT beacon was so that family could be reassured of my continued flotation without having to break the feeling of truly being away with constant cell phone calls. The link to the tracking page is on my web site page about this cruise so anyone who wants to vicariously experience a bit of Maine cruising can follow me from there.

http://www.rogerlongboats.com/2009August.htm

BTW I just installed a 5 gallon tank with a small electric pump and pushbutton hooked up to the old footpump spigot that I seldom used. This is for drinking water. I've frozen one of those 5 gallon flexible camping jugs for a big chunk of icebox ice. It will replenish the potable water tank when thawed and then be used to carry water from cleaner sources than the usual marina hose. My big main tank is probably safe to drink after the cleaning I gave it this spring but why take a chance? The stuff from the small plastic tank also tastes better.

 

[Maine Sail]

I like the feeling of being places where I'm pretty sure no WiFi waves are going through the air so I can take my tinfoil hat off.

Don't worry there are very few spots on the Maine coast with WiFi. I've never used it. I use a cell phone as a modem and where ever I have cell service, which too is spotty, I can check my emails and get online.

Typing this on my cell now and we're tucked out of the way, but the cell signal reaches. I've even been able to get online at Frenchboro Long Island, Burnt Coat Harbor, Marshall Island, Isle Au Haut & Damariscove Island which are all fairly off the coast. Even have cell service withing a few miles of Matinicus. Surprisingly no cell service in Sebasco Harbor.

It's very handy for checking the weather and checking the rain radar maps, especially this summer..

 

[Roger Long]

Don't worry ... I use a cell phone as a modem.

Ah, cell modem. That way lies madness

I do miss the doppler radar I used to get on my old cell phone though. It was fast and worked in marginal and roaming areas. My new phone can only get doppler via a mobile web based application and it is too slow and flakey to be useful outside of Verizon's main service areas (don't believe the TV ads).

 

[Douglast]

Wish you a great healthy ,safe and adventureous trip ..

 

[Pocahontas]

enjoy, and as we say in German (roughly translated) may you always have a hand width of water under your keel (good luck for sailors)

 

[zeehag]

in rv store--get a filter for under sink--makes the water better for drinking---works well....cheeper than in th emarine stores --lol~~~~~_/)~~~~~