"Peter Hendra" wrote in message
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On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:15:16 -0600, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

Karin,
Beautiful country. I can't believe how densely populated it is.
Pleasantly zooming around on Google Earth clearly shows the glaciated
landscape. Are harbours such as Franfort free anchoring or do you have
to pay? I refer to the outer harbour as there seem to be many piles
in the inner one.

I had dreamed, many years ago of sailing up the Hudson/Eire canal and
down the Chicago Sanitary canal to the Bay of Mexico. I doubt now that
I'll do it but it is still tempting and I might still head north after
leaving Trinidad. Florida is only two weeks away.

The trouble with cruising is that you take much longer than you
planned as there are so many interesting places to side track to and
who wants to rush things.

cheers
Peter


The outer harbor at Frankfort is free anchorage, deeper to the north side of
the channel, shallower to the south. There are also "Special Anchorages"
designated in the inner harbor, but I've not seen them yet. Most anchorages
in these parts are free, though good holding ground very near towns can be
difficult to find. Most of these have been co-opted with moorings. My
favorite close anchorage, safe in all but north winds, is on Chambers Island
on the north end. Very popular in the summer. Others are the cove on the
south side of Horseshoe Island, and Nicolet Bay just south of it. These are
both just west of the Village of Ephraim, just a dinghy ride away.