Old MontrealYacht Club MontrealWe spent the day exploring Old Montreal. Old Montreal is a part of downtown Montreal that has been preserved in much of its original state, with the oldest buildings dating back to the 1600’s. This historic neighborhood i…
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Pic Of The Day
Actually, two pics today…My blogging buddies aboard Drift Away and Broulee have posted some beautiful photographs. Couldn’t decide which to use… so I used both.Drift Away posted this one. I’ve actually seen this vista before, they are tied up…
More Of The Same
(Continued…)
Interlude on Land: Northern Mich. & the UP
From Drummond Island, we meandered though the islands at the southwest end of Manitoulin Island toward Lake Michigan, though our entry into that massive, inland ocean was not to be for several days. On our way to Mackinaw City, we passed by the famed Mackinac Island and were passed by several Mackinac Island ferries!! It […]
Hurst Women Visit Just Believe
Julie’s Mom, Betty, and her sister, Gail, visited us for several days here in Annapolis. We toured downtown Annapolis, had Sunday brunch at the Severn Inn and shopped.
Annapolis Harbor
Gorgeous flowers on every lamp post.
Memorial at th…
We finish the Georgian Bay – Byng Inlet to Killarney
Today’s run (Wednesday, 8/8/12) from Byng Inlet to Killarney was absolutely spectacular with the Collins Inlet being the highlight.We departed Britt Ontario at 8:00 AM with a forecast of 10 MPH winds from the north east. This was optimum …
It Takes a Village….
The last few days have been a struggle and I didn’t know quite how to blog about it. Al has been in a serious funk. He has been feeling pretty hopeless. This morning when I arrived he just really wanted to go back to bed and his whole posture was …
St. Anne de Bellevue to Montebello, Quebec
We departed for Montebello at 9:00AM, the first lockage. The procedure is to pull to the blue line as the blue line that alerts the eclusier that you wish to lock through, they do not monitor the radio. Cost in these locks, $45. &nb…
Moor $tuff 2012-08-09 14:44:00
Thursday, August 9, 2012
82°31.457’ W
43°16.167’ N
Lexington State Dock
Lexington, Michigan
Our good luck with the weather has run out! Small craft warnings with possible gale force winds have been forecast. Wave height predictions could see 15 footers. What this means to us is we will weather out the inclement weather lashed to a dock in Lexington, Michigan!
My best guess is we will be here three or four days before the bad weather breaks and lets us move north.
Moor $tuff 2012-08-09 14:44:00
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
82°31.457’ W
43°16.167’ N
Lexington State Dock
Lexington, Michigan
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| View from our slip at Belle Maer Harbor |
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| Leaving Belle Maer Harbor |
Our goal today was to reach the port of Port Huron. The weather was clear and wave height was reasonable. Our problem today was, we were slowed by the 6 mph current until entering Lake Huron. Once in the wide open lake our speed returned and we pushed on for an additional 20 miles.
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| Ferries crossing |
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| Ship’s we waited for |
On the way we saw fuel for $4.06 a gallon and thought it a mistake but it wasn’t so stopped and topped off. We were told that as soon as the fuel truck arrived the price would be raised to what ever he had to pay plus markup.
When we entered the main river we were met by two ships that crossed directly in front of us. Considering how big they were I laid back and watched them pass in review.
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| Industry along St. Clair River |
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| Boat house |
We made another 65 miles today and wonder when the weather will turn on us. The weather predictions are not good for the rest of the week so ——- stay tuned!
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| Homes along St. Clair River |
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| Entrance into Port Huron |
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| Blue Water bridge connecting USA and Canada |
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| Lake Huron |
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| Entering Lexington State Harbor |
Barb and I took time to walk into the town and enjoy a pizza. What we saw was an all American small town that was fun to visit.
