Last year we anchored in the Bustard Islands and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We planned to cruise up the Gun Barrel into the harbor, but decided to travel a bit farther south (east) on the small boat channel and enter between two islands. Worked grea…
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Tourists on Mackinac Island and Visitors
Our friends, Don and Nella Pearson arrived on the Mackinac ferry at 2:30 yesterday bringing our mail, Alan’s orders for extra parts, and smiles on their faces. The Pearsons were our friends from the West Houston neighborhood and we raised our children together in Memorial Glen. Today they live in Grand Rapids, Michigan. So […]
Pointe au Baril, Britt, only a Stop, but Great Cottage Area
Britt is a very small town, composed of two restaurants and two marinas. If you need to do laundry, this is your stop. You won’t be tempted to do anything else, because there isn’t anything else to do! No Internet, so you don’t have to worry about your…
Stairs and Eureka Island Away
A friend from the Great Lakes Rendezvous who lives near Parry Sound divulged his favorite anchorage to us. This anchorage was first on our list. The depths are not on the chart, but he assured us, depth was no issue. Another great resource is the Great…
Hopewell Bay, Safe Hideaway
We cruised into Hopewell Bay with two boats anchored. Narrow, which is never a favorite. Anchoring is an art and science with a ton of luck in between. We carefully anchored in the middle of the narrow space, noting the rocks behind us. Soon one of the…
Regatta Bay, Franklin Island
This blog is not going well. Pictures and captions disappear. It can’t be me can it? I replace the pictures and again they disappear. GRRRRRR!Peaceful, protected, gorgeous. Two days at Regatta Bay was not enough time to enjoy grandeur of the rock…
Kilcoursie Bay, Killbear Provincial Park
Getting back on the water again feels great, but we had not cruised for a few weeks. Between the Grand Banks Rendezvous and the bicycle trip to Vermont and Montreal and the trip home seemed like a very long time.First stop, Kilcoursie Bay a short dista…
Mackinac Island!
We have arrived! Last April I booked a slip for three days (maximum they allow) at the Mackinac Island State Marina. Who would really know if we would make it this far and in the right amount of time? But, we did. We are docked to the bow of the Yorktown small cruise ship, […]
St. Ignace, Michigan
Gale force winds settled enough for us to leave at 5:45 a.m. with Venus and Jupiter still bright in the skies. Skies were clear, but the wind still kicked up to 25 mph as we headed out of Drummond Island through the De Tour channel and into the top of Lake Huron heading west. […]
Drummond Island
Heavy winds during the night brought in powerful thunderstorms about 3 a.m. But by 6:30 a.m. the bay was dead still and skies cleared. We cast off within 45 minutes having our coffee on the bridge and trying to get to Drummond Yacht Haven before the predicted 45 mph winds and 5-6 foot waves […]
