After several months of cruising the beautiful, amazing, stunning etc, etc Kimberley we are back in limited service. Head to the Kimberley 2011 page and I am slowly getting the story and photos posted. The 401nm passage from Beagle Bay(43nm south of C…
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The Kimberley
After several months of cruising the beautiful, amazing, stunning etc, etc Kimberley we are back in limited service. Head to the Kimberley 2011 page and I am slowly getting the story and photos posted.
The 401nm passage from Beagle Bay(43nm south of…
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2011
We moved the boat this morning for the last time this season. It was a bittersweet feeling as we traveled the two miles to the boat yard where ODDYSEA will spend the winter tucked away in the back of a large heated shed. Next spring we will make our fi…
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH
We are starting the process of leaving the boat so spent a good deal of the day with chores.We knocked off in the afternoon and headed to the Lakefront Brewery. Which strangely is not located on the lake. Anyway they supposedly have the best brewery to…
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2011
We spent a good portion of the day at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The structure of the museum is art in itself. On top of the building is something called the Burke Brise Soleil. It is a movable sunscreen that has a 217 foot wingspan. 72 steel fins open …
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2011
After serious consideration of whether to travel to Milwaukee today or not, we decided to bite the bullet and give it a try. The forecast is for 1 to 3 foot seas increasing to 2 to 4 later today. After today the forecast is not good until at least Satu…
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-09-08 14:14:00
Day 377 Lower Henry Island Anchorage Henry, IL Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Sunrise at our anchorage Jeremiah and Crossroads at anchor off our bow Shoreline from our anchorageSeamoore …
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-09-08 13:55:00
Days 373 – 376 Spring Brook Marina Seneca, IL Friday, September 2 – Monday, September 5, 2011 Spring Brook Marina office and boat showroom Spring Brook Marina courtesy van, our ride for 4 daysFergy’s i…
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-09-08 12:50:00
Day 372 Harborside MarinaWilmington, IL Thursday, September 1, 2011 Sunrise over the Chicago Lighthouse Jeremiah leaves DuSable Harbor Sunrise shines on the Chicago skylineOur last look at …
A Necklace of Islands Summer 9-8-11
As I look back on our summer cruise through northern Lake Michigan and the North Channel of Lake Huron, our GPS track threads through so many islands and forms a beautiful necklace. Grand Traverse Bay and the ports of Lake Michigan form its clasp, and…