Today is Wednesday, August 8th and we've been on Mackinac Island since Monday afternoon. We left DeTour early on Monday morning and unfortunately we had the worst water crossing we've had since we began cruising. We had considered turning a…
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Botany Bay Road
Botany Day Road down by Edisto Beach has a stretch of Live Oaks (maybe a couple hundred yards) that are to die for. The results of an internet image search will attest to their popularity. Many images. Too many images just plain bad. Lovely territory but not easy to capture. We took off in the […]
Dog licenses? We don’ need no steenkin’ dog licenses!
Yesterday, for lack of anything else to do while Pamela was away, I decided to walk downtown to city hall to license our three dogs. Olivia has never been licensed and Ruby and Chevy’s Connecticut licenses have lapsed. It was a two mi…
Vacationing in Frankfort, MI
(Friday, Aug 3 – Dist: 42.3 mi; Avg Speed: 10.6 mph;
Seas: 1-2 feet; TTT: 4:00 hrs)
We had 5 days of fun in Frankfort. The town seemed to have everything and we took advantage; and then to top it …
Tonga Revisited
Came across an interesting article this morning on the web about a sunken pirate ship reputed to be full of treasure. The wreck was discovered in Tonga in the Ha’apai group near Ha’ano. You can read the story in more … Continue readin…
Mackinac Island Harbor, Mackinac Island, MI – 8/8/12
Our day making like a tourist started after my 9 a.m. haircut and we walked the short distance to the Island Tour kiosk to purchase tickets for the 2 hour plus ride around the island. The town was full of people and at 11 a.m. our tickets were fo…
Pic Of The Day… with a story.
This one will kill ya…They say a dog is a man’s best friend, but to John Unger, a Wisconsin resident, his dog, Schoep, means everything.Unger adopted Schoep, named after the famous Wisconsin ice cream, when he was just a puppy, and the two have been …
Aug. 8 – Montreal, QC
Old PortYacht Club MontrealWe went through two commercial locks today on the St. Lawrence Seaway. They are much bigger than the ones on the Rideau Canal; these locks are used primarily for commercial traffic. The locking procedure is a little different…
Moor $tuff 2012-08-08 20:10:00
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
82°47.716’ W
42°36.304’ N
Bell Maer Harbor
Mt. Clemens, Michigan
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| Leaving Gregory Boat Co. |
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| Homes along the way |
Today was a short day on the water. After cruising 27 miles we entered a huge harbor filled with 940 boats. Every slip had parking in front of the boat slip with ample grass and trees to make for a park like setting.
We called Heather and Larry and were able to schedule a visit to their home. Heather came to the boat and drove us to their home for a very special dinner. Their home was beautiful and the food was great! They drove us back so Larry could see the boat and gave me a few pointers on how to cross the shallow lake and safely pick up the north canal that takes you into the St. Clair River.
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| Canadian Coast Guard |
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| Arriving in Mt. Clemens |
Tomorrow we will experience currents as high as 6 mph on the nose —- that will slow our progress down!
Moor $tuff 2012-08-08 20:10:00
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
82°47.716’ W
42°36.304’ N
Bell Maer Harbor
Mt. Clemens, Michigan
 |
| Leaving Gregory Boat Co. |
 |
| Homes along the way |
Today was a short day on the water. After cruising 27 miles we entered a huge harbor filled with 940 boats. Every slip had parking in front of the boat slip with ample grass and trees to make for a park like setting.
We called Heather and Larry and were able to schedule a visit to their home. Heather came to the boat and drove us to their home for a very special dinner. Their home was beautiful and the food was great! They drove us back so Larry could see the boat and gave me a few pointers on how to cross the shallow lake and safely pick up the north canal that takes you into the St. Clair River.
 |
| Canadian Coast Guard |
 |
| Arriving in Mt. Clemens |
Tomorrow we will experience currents as high as 6 mph on the nose —- that will slow our progress down!
