We left Mackinac on a gorgeous day & cruised through the DeTour Passage to a pretty anchorage called Harbour Island near Drummond Island, Michigan.This is the De Tour Passage LightIt’s bigger than it looks – almost 80 feet tall.The weather changed …
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Entering Lake Huron
Yikes!While leaving Green Bay en route for Charlevoix, MI we provided free transportation for about a zillion of these little guys.Luckily, we were hit by heavy showers on the way.It’s Saturday, 7 June, and we are docked at Mackinac Island. We ate the …
Green Bay & Door County
It’s June 3rd and we will leave Sturgeon Bay and enter the waters of Green Bay this morning.Our weather has been a bit mixed. Today will be thunderstorms with a high of 57!We are still able to cruise comfortably. Hannah seems less sensitive to the ligh…
Finally Underway!
Moon Star’s launch went as planned on 22 May and the next day we brought her to Monroe Harbor for a few days visit with our daughter and son-in-law.Four days of rough seas (this city IS windy!) allowed us to discover the friendly welcome of the Columb…
Does My Bum Look Big in This?
End of May 2008 Arriving by road in Eyemouth this time was a welcome break – we had been summoned by the yard to make some decisions, so we knew some kind of progress had been made. Heroine was back on the slip, but more importantly, in the shed. Almos…
Cruising The ICW With DIAMOND GIRL 2008-05-08 08:19:00
May 08, 2008It’s been awhile since we posted to this blog.We’re still in Norfolk, VA and have really gotten to like the area. Since we are going to fly home in the early part of June for our oldest granddaughter’s graduation, we decided to stay put…
My New Home in Pieces
The Easter visit was just in time to see the new fuel tanks and the flat panels for the wheel-house and deckhouse standing up and taking shape.The new tanks hold 800 gallons each which, with the improved fuel efficiency of the new engine will give us a…
2008 Cruise Plans
We are preparing Moon Star for a May 22 launch in Chicago.This year’s cruise looks like this:We aren’t sure if we will take the Trent-Severn Canal (as shown) or Lake Erie as we heasd for the St Lawrence. We will probably decide in early June, after lea…
Cruising The ICW With DIAMOND GIRL 2008-02-20 08:21:00
February 20, 2008Being in a marina in the middle of a Navy base has its drawbacks. Not being able to sleep-in in the mornings because you have reveille at 0800 every morning, listening to the intercoms aboard the ships that are docked only about 200 ya…
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