Steam Train Ride & Riverboat Cruise

Mike Sleights reports we have over thirty folks signed up for the Essex Valley Railroad Steam train ride\riverboat cruise this coming Saturday....we're bringing the grandkids and are certainly looking forward to it!

Switching to Firefox web browser...

I recently "upgraded" from Internet Explorer 6 to their newly released vs 7. My first impression was a positive one (the tabs feature, the "shrink to fit" mode for printing web pages), and its generally clean look. My second impression was that things had definitely slowed down. It appears their anti-phishing scheme is using a lot of overhead, as are their other security upgrades.

That having been experienced, on the advice of a friend, I downloaded and tested the new Mozilla Firefox vs 2.0 browser on my notebook pc. I was so impressed with it we put it on the desktop. There were some "plug in" issues that were easily resolved, and I'm now a dedicated Firefox enthusiast. It's sleek, it's fast and it's secure. What's not to love?

Our 2006 camping season is over......

Last weekend we enjoyed five days at Travelers Woods of NE in Bernardson Ma (this was the Columbus Day weekend) and that marked our official close-out of our 2006 camping year. Very much like hauling the boat, the unpacking and winterizing of the motor home is a sad affair as we've had a GREAT Spring, Summer and Autumn with her. Photo's from this last campout have been linked from our Seaport Sams website, but here is a direct link to the album: http://rpayette.netfirms.com/travelerswoods2006/
If you click the HEADLINE of this post, you'll transport to a Flash (slide-show) of this photo album.

We've just returned from our Oak Embers campout with the Seaport Sams Camping Club....

Click on the above link for an html album from our most recent camping trip, which was held the weekend of Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2006. For a FLASH slide show of this event, click here please.

On the road for the next few weekends.....

Photo: Seaport Samers at Oak Embers Campground a few years ago.

We'll be on the road with our camping group, leaving today and returning Sunday night, then back on the road again Thursday for the Columbus Day weekend. Photos from these events will be posted either from this web log or from the Seaport Sams website.

The Deer Haven Lobster Cookout was wonderful!

Our camping club (Seaport Sams) brought 31 rigs to Deer Haven for the annual lobster cookout. Click the link above for an html photo album or click here for a FLASH slide show. Once the slide show loads, you can use your right mouse button for show controls such as zoom.

Upcoming Lobster Cookout, Sept NLPS ExCom, Highway Mariners...

We're "on the road" again 14 Sept with the Seaport Sams camping club to Deer Haven CG for our annual Lobster Cookout camp out. We have thirty rigs signed up, so it should be a great time for all. Photos will be posted to the Seaport Sams and CT Good Sam sites (links are on the right) after our return.


Last night our NLPS had its Executive Committee meeting and I came out of that very encouraged in the direction we're going as a Squadron...we're on the right course for sure!

We just signed up for the Highway Mariners Camping Club. This is a United States Power Squadron group of campers that take their motor homes to the Annual Meetings and Governing Board sessions. We hope to attend the next Annual Meeting being held 20-25 February 2007 at the Hyatt Regency, Riverfront in Jacksonville, Fla.