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I cruised from Pentwater to Grand Haven, MI today. It’s really not as much fun cruising without Kathy… nobody to share the experience with. And Daisy mostly just sleeps on the sofa until we get into port. When the engines start idling up the channels…

Happy Birthday Kathy! She’s in Dallas and I have 2 birthday cards for her here on the boat. I called to wish her a happy birthday, but I can’t play happy birthday on her keyboard, so I couldn’t get Daisy to join in. Daisy loves to howl along with that …

I’m in Frankfort, MI and Kathy’s in Dallas with her Mom whom is recovering from bypass surgery. My prayers are with her today. Daisy and I cruised from Traverse City to Frankfort, which is 80 miles by water, but would have been only 30 miles by land be…

Oops! Cruise-us Interruptus!While in Traverse City, Kathy got a call from Dallas that her mother needed bypass surgery, so she’s going to Dallas today (Sunday). We checked flights from Traverse City to Ohare and they all cost $1,000 or more on one d…

We’re in Traverse City, MI at the far end of Grand Traverse Bay. Yesterday we went under the Mackinac bridge in rain and 3 to 5 ft. waves. The forecast was for 2 to 4 ft. waves, but that extra foot makes a real difference particularly in the Straits of…

Hey – For you loop Blog fans that read this sequentially, my brother Jim just reminded me that I left out 2 days. So, I just added July 20 & 21 blog days that I had saved in my computer while we had no internet access. In my opinion, July 21st is worth…

We cruised down Whalesback Channel today to anchor at Sanford Island. As those of you who have cruised the North Channel with us know, Whalesback Channel is a beautiful place, full of scenic islands, fine anchorages, and in the summer, lots of cruising…

We’re at Spanish, ON at the municipal marina.We cruised 20 miles of the North Channel this morning through gorgeous stuff. All granite islands fringed with pine trees. It’s hard to get a picture of the expansive views here. Then we stopped at Spani…

Yesterday we stopped at Little Current, ON to stock up on groceries for the North Channel. It’s a much larger town than Killarney so they have real grocery stores. However, all the restaurants in town close between 7:30 and 8:00 PM. We wandered into …

We stayed in Killarney, ON today at the Sportsman’s Inn marina…. at least it used to be a marina. Evidently, it was a hotel – restaurant – shops and marina and today only the boat dock is operating and only costs $35 per night to dock a 53 ft. boat t…