Chicago Chicago… truly is my favorite city to visit…and has been for a long, long time. I remember loading two small children in a car, driving four hours to Kansas City, to fly to Chicago to spend a week seeing the sites, cheering the Cubs, and v…
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Even though we wanted to stay…the skyline of Chicago and
Even though we wanted to stay…the skyline of Chicago and the weather beckoned us to move on….it was a very pleasant crossing with rainbows in the bow wash…look closely…it’s there…
Must admit that our favorite view, however, was the sunset on
Must admit that our favorite view, however, was the sunset on the beach. Lake Michigan sure puts on a great show when the sun goes down….certainly among the best we’ve seen!!!!
Finally after almost three weeks on Lake Michigan…looking
Finally after almost three weeks on Lake Michigan…looking at miles and miles of sandy beaches…we went to the one in New Buffalo…it was divine!!!! Water was unsalted!!!!! Temp was delightfully refreshing…and beach was not overrun with crazy peo…
The marina is one of the largest on Lake Michigan…and
The marina is one of the largest on Lake Michigan…and our view was among the best. The slip was just across from one of the few gas docks in that harbor…so lots of water craft on Saturday and Sunday maneuvering about …it was a boat parade…plus …
The stop in New Buffalo was made possible by our friends
The stop in New Buffalo was made possible by our friends Susan and Carolyn, who had forwarded us an ad they saw on their MTOA website. Bert and Carlene Shedd were offering up their marina slip in New Buffalo to any LOOPER who wanted to stop there…for…
Have I mentioned that we are in CARVER boat
Have I mentioned that we are in CARVER boat territory?…Floyd calls it CARVER heaven…we see them everywhere…all the time…and many are even our vintage! This guy is almost our twin…anchored by the beach entering New Buffalo…
Next stop…St Joseph/ Benton Harbor…it looked so promising
Next stop…St Joseph/ Benton Harbor…it looked so promising entering the harbor area…art work and grass. Then we arrived at our marina slip only to discover that it was the gas dock…which evidently hasn’t had gas for awhile but gas lines and pump…
photo…Our trip to South Haven was uneventful…thank
photo…Our trip to South Haven was uneventful…thank goodness. We won the battle of biting black flies by using DEEP WOODS OFF, keeping living quarters shut, and, of course, letting Floyd wield the swatter. It is about to wear out!!! The heat wasn’t …
Woo Hoo…love when a plan really works…and I've seen and
Woo Hoo…love when a plan really works…and I’ve seen and heard mechanic plans that didn’t even come close…so this guy ordered a new raw water pump…said it would be here at 7:30 AM…he’d come down first thing and be done in a couple of hours… …
