Floyd discovered a leak in the impeller while checking fluids this morning…we waited patiently for the mechanic…He appeared around 1…left to locate parts. We are hoping they are in stock and we’ll be on our way later this afternoon. If not, wind …
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We spent a very warm (I won't say hot in deference to my
We spent a very warm (I won’t say hot in deference to my Wichita friends who are sweltering) afternoon touring the SS Keewatin… a Great Lakes passenger ship built in the same era and by the same builder as the Titanic…now a living maritime museum….
Saugatuck ( pronounced SAW-ga-tuck)…yes, we've been
Saugatuck ( pronounced SAW-ga-tuck)…yes, we’ve been saying it wrong. It is another in the string of safe harbor towns located every 20 miles down the east side of Lake Michigan. We didn’t need the guide book to tell us about the “little houses” or th…
Yesterday was a very warm day…and to add to the discomfort
Yesterday was a very warm day…and to add to the discomfort we were invaded by biting flying friends…by the HUNDREDS. We have experienced the big green headed ones in the Carolina’s…they didn’t bite…but these appear to be black house flies…onl…
I must say that leaving Grand Haven on Tuesday was just a
I must say that leaving Grand Haven on Tuesday was just a little different than entering on Sunday. Can you see the difference? Ware in awe of the amount of tourist traffic and boating we see going on in Michigan. Who knew???? It is tourist trap-ville …
So far this leg we have experienced what I like to
So far this leg we have experienced what I like to call…impeccable timing. We have missed storms, gotten great service or slips, gotten in or out of some pretty tricky situations ..all because of our accidental timing. Well, today was another impecca…
Saugatuck is on the agenda for our next stop…wind needs to go
Saugatuck is on the agenda for our next stop…wind needs to go away…far far away…we think we’ll be crossing to the west side and checking out marina stops by the end of the week. We have made friends with folks in Racine so we’ll make a stop there…
This one is for my mother…the great collector of
This one is for my mother…the great collector of giraffes. We saw him…tried to buy him…and since we couldn’t, we took photos. Maybe someday we’ll find someone to build one for us…isn’t he cute?????
Only took this photo of the schooner…it was definitely
Only took this photo of the schooner…it was definitely the among the most interesting we saw, especially when it came blazing in under sail at 9:30. But before I could reach the camera and take that shot, there it went. Photos of the dancing water fo…
You could sure tell it was Sunday afternoon in
You could sure tell it was Sunday afternoon in Grand Haven…beach was packed! Channel in and out was busy busy busy.. It was like driving on Kellogg..waiting to pull into the moving line of traffic…We pulled into our slip, walked the main drag, and …
