On Monday, August 5th while relocating the boat from a side-tie to open dock space in City Float, Ketchikan, Pat rolled her foot over a dock-line in a bad way. From the pilothouse Alex heard some unique profanity coming from the cockpit area. Nex…
#30 – Ketchikan to Port McNeill: The Admiral breaks her foot!
On Monday, August 5th while relocating the boat from a side-tie to open dock space in City Float, Ketchikan, Pat rolled her foot over a dock-line in a bad way. From the pilothouse Alex heard some unique profanity coming from the cockpit area. Nex…
News Flash!!!
Sojourner completes the Great Loop!! We realize we have yet to post about cruising Lake Michigan or our more recent adventures on the Illinois Waterway… and we will!! But the BIG news at the moment is that at approximately 5:00 pm yesterday afternoon (Thursday, August 23rd) , Sojourner pulled into Port Charles Harbor Marina, at […]
Aug. 23 – Vergennes, VT
ChampCity DockOK…today was one of those less blogable days. Very uneventful, so I thought I’d provide everyone with a little Lake Champlain folklore: A number of oral traditions around the world refer to the survival of giant crea…
Another rough crossing – Mackinac Island to Charlevoix
Starting on Monday (8/22), the Lake Michigan open water forecast called for southwest winds of 10 to 15 building as high as 20 to 25 and remaining constant through the weekend. Winds out of the southwest when you are sitting at Mac…
Brewerton-Winter Harbor Marina
Winter Harbor Marina
We had a checklist of items to accomplish before leaving Island Hopper for the winter. Routine maintenance such as oil changes for the two diesels (5 gallons of oil and two oil filters each), generator ( 1 1/2 …
Handling Mail, Bills, Voting, and Driver’s Licenses While Cruising
Everyone has bills. We don’t have many since we live on a boat and don’t own property (yet) or a home (no tax or utility bills), but still we get bills for insurance on the boat, Thunderbird, and truck. We get bank statements. W…
Cross Winds Marina, Whitehall, MI – 8/23/12
We woke up this morning to a day that was beautiful but windy. I had made arrangements to take some canvas to a local canvas shop for repair work, Mike was expecting his steering repair part to arrive and the ladies were planning a shopping trip….
We’re almost outta the cone!
Or so say Tampa Bay’s Storm Team 8. Of course their forecast may be a bit skewed as they hope for a successful Republican National Convention, but most forecasts are saying similar things. Tampa Bay Online has a good hurricane tracking tool. Here’s the…
Moor $tuff 2012-08-23 19:27:00
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
86°08.480’ W
42°47.158’ N
Pat and Dick’s home
Holland, Michigan
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| Leaving the dock |
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| Going out the channel of White Lake |
Barb and I got a late start today departing White Lake. The ride down the lake was a mixed bag of 1 to 2 foot waves followed by three foot rollers with wispy white caps. Today most of the sea was on our beam making for an uncomfortable ride.
After entering the harbor in Holland we cruised another five miles to reach Pat and Dicks’ beautiful home. A generous neighbor with an empty dock let us use it while they were gone so we parked our boat 100 feet from their home —- very convenient!
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| Arriving in Holland |
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| A home along Lake Macatawa |
We spent the afternoon telling looper stories and reliving some of our past adventures. We were their guest for dinner before returning to our boat for a peaceful night of rest. Tomorrow we have been invited for breakfast before departing for South Haven. Our wonderful visit just doesn’t end.
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| Along the lake |
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| Arriving at Pat & Dick’s |
With the cool nights and changing weather patterns I have the feeling that the 2012 Great Lakes boating season won’t last much longer and that is the reason that most Loopers try to move off Lake Michigan and enter the river system by the middle of September. Picking a day to cruise on the lake is doable, but trying to cover long distances without built in weather delays is just plain risky!
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| Their home on the lake |
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| Moor $tuff at the dock |
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| Pat & Dick’s boat – Gypsea |
