CaptnWil is back from a summer land cruise. We visited the Canadian Maritimes and had a marvelous time. Taking liberty with an old saying, " You can take CaptnWil off the sea, but you can't take the sea out of CaptnWil." Even though most of the time we experienced it from the shore, we were forever drawn to the sea on this trip. We visited waters where only two pleasure boats were seen in seven days. We daydreamed about visiting those little used waters in the AfterSail where you were truly fully self-contained. We visited every marina we could find and considered how soft all of us in the USA have become when we discovered that none had more than a 10-amp. electric circuit for any slip. The trip ended in the mountains of North Carolina where a seminar on bypass oil filters, etc. was given. The tall ships in Halifax was one of the highlights of the trip. Enough information was collected to complete the Synthetic Oil series began in early June. I'll complete that report in short order for posting. CaptnWil, Ret 40 Pier Pointe New Bern NC 28562 (252) 636-3601 captnwil@earthlink.net