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DuSable Marina, Chicago, IL – 8/29/12

The tour tickets we purchased yesterday were good for 3 days so off we went again today to see some more of the city.

Downtown Chicago

We walked a few blocks from the marina to Millennium Park to catch the tour bus.

Nice Ride

 We had d…

DuSable Marina, Chicago, IL – 8/29/12

The tour tickets we purchased yesterday were good for 3 days so off we went again today to see some more of the city.Downtown ChicagoWe walked a few blocks from the marina to Millennium Park to catch the tour bus.Nice Ride We had decided to spend …

DuSable Marina, Chicago, IL – 8/28/12

Up early for our day of touring the town with Mike and Kathy.  We met at 9 a.m. and took a taxi to the Navy Pier where we caught our double decker tour bus for the 2 hour plus tour of the city.

Our Tour Guide

 Our guide was a mix of inf…

DuSable Marina, Chicago, IL – 8/28/12

Up early for our day of touring the town with Mike and Kathy.  We met at 9 a.m. and took a taxi to the Navy Pier where we caught our double decker tour bus for the 2 hour plus tour of the city.Our Tour Guide Our guide was a mix of information…

DuSable Marina, Chicago, IL – 8/27/12

Mike (Queen Kathleen) and I checked the weather and wind which looked good except the wind would be out of the NW that if it picked up would hit us on the beam as we crossed the 45 miles of open water to Chicago.  We left New Buffalo at 8:30 in…

DuSable Marina, Chicago, IL – 8/27/12

Mike (Queen Kathleen) and I checked the weather and wind which looked good except the wind would be out of the NW that if it picked up would hit us on the beam as we crossed the 45 miles of open water to Chicago.  We left New Buffalo at 8:30 in a …

New Buffalo Marina, New Buffalo, MI – 8/26/12

All systems were a go this morning for the 52 mile run down the lake to New Buffalo, MI where we will stage our crossing of the lake to Chicago.

Lake Michigan

 Most of the trip was in water showing 1 to 3 footers.  When we were at the m…

New Buffalo Marina, New Buffalo, MI – 8/26/12

All systems were a go this morning for the 52 mile run down the lake to New Buffalo, MI where we will stage our crossing of the lake to Chicago.Lake Michigan Most of the trip was in water showing 1 to 3 footers.  When we were at the marina la…

South Haven Municipal Narina, So. Haven, MI – 8/25/12

Our destination today was a 74 mile run to South Haven, MI.  We checked weather and wind and everything said go for it.  We pulled out at 7:30 along with Queen Kathleen and followed them through White Lake then out into a little bumpy Lake Mi…

South Haven Municipal Narina, So. Haven, MI – 8/25/12

Our destination today was a 74 mile run to South Haven, MI.  We checked weather and wind and everything said go for it.  We pulled out at 7:30 along with Queen Kathleen and followed them through White Lake then out into a little bumpy Lake M…