(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 …
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Vacationing in Frankfort, MI
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
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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 19:52:00
Monday, August 6, 2012
82°58.778’ W
42°21.273’ N
Gregory Boat Co.
Detroit, Michigan
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| Leaving N-E Port Marina |
Barb and I delayed our start trying to figure out the weather on Lake Erie! Once we decided it was a go we moved our boat to the fuel dock to experience a gas price hike of .54 cents a gallon since entering port three days before! I’m not sure what’s going on but the gas industry isn’t being very kind! So much for complaining —- I paid the bill and off we went.
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| Detroit Light |
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| Detoirt Skyline |
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| Downtown Detroit |
The lake wasn’t as bad as predicted and we had a bumpy but pleasant trip to the entrance of the Detroit River. Along the way and at the entrance we experienced ship traffic one being a 1000 foot ore carrier. When you stack our 35 foot boat against a 1000 foot ore carrier there isn’t any thing to compare. We followed on old Laker into the river and slowly lost sight of it as it proceeded up the river. As we progressed north the current began to increase slowing our boat over 2 mph. I was told as we progress north the current will get stronger until reaching Lake Huron.
We didn’t have a destination planned and randomly selected Gregory Boat Co. that had good prices, a great ship store and very good security in the middle of Detroit. As soon as we had the boat secured I changed the oil in both engines before calling it a long day.
Tomorrow will be a shorter day as we will cruise into Lake St. Clair and visit Heather and Larry, friends we met while in Mexico.
Moor $tuff 2012-08-08 19:52:00
Monday, August 6, 2012
82°58.778’ W
42°21.273’ N
Gregory Boat Co.
Detroit, Michigan
 |
| Leaving N-E Port Marina |
Barb and I delayed our start trying to figure out the weather on Lake Erie! Once we decided it was a go we moved our boat to the fuel dock to experience a gas price hike of .54 cents a gallon since entering port three days before! I’m not sure what’s going on but the gas industry isn’t being very kind! So much for complaining —- I paid the bill and off we went.
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| Detroit Light |
 |
| Detoirt Skyline |
 |
| Downtown Detroit |
The lake wasn’t as bad as predicted and we had a bumpy but pleasant trip to the entrance of the Detroit River. Along the way and at the entrance we experienced ship traffic one being a 1000 foot ore carrier. When you stack our 35 foot boat against a 1000 foot ore carrier there isn’t any thing to compare. We followed on old Laker into the river and slowly lost sight of it as it proceeded up the river. As we progressed north the current began to increase slowing our boat over 2 mph. I was told as we progress north the current will get stronger until reaching Lake Huron.
We didn’t have a destination planned and randomly selected Gregory Boat Co. that had good prices, a great ship store and very good security in the middle of Detroit. As soon as we had the boat secured I changed the oil in both engines before calling it a long day.
Tomorrow will be a shorter day as we will cruise into Lake St. Clair and visit Heather and Larry, friends we met while in Mexico.
Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2012-08-08 18:51:00
Wow, sorry for the delay in posting, but “Can You Hear Me Now?” Verizon doesn’t work very well up here in these parts. We are now in Southwest Harbor, Mt. Desert (pronounced Dessert) and borrowing the signal from Beal’s Lobster shack. Anywa…
