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Moor $tuff 2012-08-08 20:10:00

By on August 8, 2012 in Moor $tuff
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!

Moor $tuff 2012-08-08 20:10:00

By on August 8, 2012 in Moor $tuff
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!

Moor $tuff 2012-08-08 19:52:00

By on August 8, 2012 in Moor $tuff
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.



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.

Moor $tuff 2012-08-08 19:52:00

By on August 8, 2012 in Moor $tuff
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.



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

By on August 8, 2012 in Broulee

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…

Picture Perfect-Stonington Harbor

By on August 8, 2012 in Masterplan

The quintessential CT. harbor.  View the pictures on Facebook of what our evening looked like.  It’s so good to be home! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3265829579665.111259.1685041929&type=1&l=437eb1afcd If the link doesn’t work then cut and paste this: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3265829579665.111259.1685041929&type=1&l=437eb1afcd    

Over Night on Smooth Water

By on August 8, 2012 in Mystery Ship

It’s Aug 8th now and we have been motoring for three days and haven’t turned the boat’s stabilizers on once! The water is that smooth. One whole week of fabulous weather   Currently we are on a 60 hour nonstop passage that is taking us from th…

Over Night on Smooth Water

By on August 8, 2012 in Mystery Ship

It’s Aug 8th now and we have been motoring for three days and haven’t turned the boat’s stabilizers on once! The water is that smooth. One whole week of fabulous weather   Currently we are on a 60 hour nonstop passage that is taking us from th…

Traveling South from Whitsunday

By on August 8, 2012 in Mystery Ship

Our first day of travel got us to Scawfell Island around 2:30pm. Pulling up to the lee side of an island with a sandy beach is not a Canadian West Coaster’s idea of “gunk holeing” (terminology used to describe hopping from anchorage to anchorage on…

Traveling South from Whitsunday

By on August 8, 2012 in Mystery Ship

Our first day of travel got us to Scawfell Island around 2:30pm. Pulling up to the lee side of an island with a sandy beach is not a Canadian West Coaster’s idea of “gunk holeing” (terminology used to describe hopping from anchorage to anchorage on…