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Date
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Planned Location
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Actual Location
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Comments
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8-06-06
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Penetanguishene, ON |
Penetanguishene, ON |
Bypassed Port Severn and came directly here from the Big Chute to meet Dad and Joy! Can't wait!! |
8-07-06
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Pentanguishene, ON |
Penetanguishene, ON |
Fun exploring Penetang with Dad and Joy! |
8-08-06
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Frying Pan Bay , ON |
Penetanguishene, ON |
Took a ride on Mer Sea to Beausoleil Island, and a dinghy ride for some ice cream in Honey Harbor! Fun day! |
8-09-06 |
Hatch Island, ON |
Penetanguishene, ON |
Getting some houskeeping done while we wait for the generator repair |
8-10-06 |
ShaSha Island, ON |
Penetanguishene, ON |
Hoping to hear today when our genny will be repaired... |
8-11-06 |
ShaSha Island, ON |
Penetanguishene, ON |
Looks like we won't be able to get out of here until Tues. Aug. 15! Getting some long-avoided projects done in the meantime |
8-12-06 |
ShaSha Island, ON |
Penetanguishene, ON |
Took a fun ride in the dink - explored the whole bay here. Weather is absolutely gorgeous, albeit starting to tend towards cool - we're hoping for a long Indian Summer while we're still here!! |
8-13-06 |
Parry Sound, ON |
Penetanguishene, ON |
Starting to run out of "chores" to do on the boat...fortunately, we expect the genny to get fixed tomorrow! |
8-14-06 |
Point Au Baril Station, ON |
Penetanguishene, ON |
Well...they'll need to come back tomorrow to finish the job - we may still get underway tomorrow afternoon, or it may get more complicated! Stay tuned... |
8-15-06 |
Whoops! missed a day! |
Penetanguishene, ON |
Genny is whole again! What a great mechanic father-son team we had working on her, and we can now expect that she is truly REPAIRED! |
8-16-06 |
Britt, ON |
Shasha Island, ON |
Wonderful trip over to George and Minnie's - this is so much FUN! |
8-17-06 |
Tie Island, ON |
Shasha Island, ON |
Joined here by Randy and Audrey on Heart Tug, and having a fabulous time with George and Minnie - it is stunningly gorgeous here! |
8-18-06 |
Killarney, ON |
Hopewell Bay, ON |
Anchored in a lovely, secluded bay, and using the generator... |
8-19-06 |
Killarney, ON |
Britt, ON |
A cute little town and many very friendly and helpful people...will have a nice dinner in town tonight! |
8-20-06 |
Baie Fine, ON |
Killarney, ON This |
After a lot of rain and WIND last night today was gorgeous! Here for two days, and have met up with friends on Freedom, another American Tug we met first in Beaufort, NC!! |
8-21-06 |
Little Current, ON |
Killarney, ON |
This is a cute little town - getting housekeeping, etc. done today, and will take a dinghy ride as well! |
8-22-06 |
Jackson Island, ON |
Baie Fine |
Anchored in this fjord, totally alone with nature (and Roy, of course!) |
8-23-06 |
Thessalon, ON |
Little Current |
Stopped here for provisioning and possible weather layover - stay tuned... |
8-24-06 |
Potagannissing Bay, MI |
Gore Bay, ON |
Took an alternate route to better coincide with the weather's plans...a beautiful, windy fall day here today! |
8-25-06 |
DeTour Village, MI |
Gore Bay, ON |
Waiting for weather today - tomorrow we'll be in Michigan! |
8-26-06 |
Mackinaw City, MI |
Gore Bay, ON |
Life is indeed what happens after you've made other plans - someone didn't get the memo about the weather...we'll try again tomorrow! |
8-27-06 |
Mackinaw City, MI |
Drummond Island, MI |
Back in the USA! It's a bittersweet return - we felt sad leaving Canada, where we've had such a great time. Day started out very bumpy this morning, after morning fog, but ended up smooth as glass! |
8-28-06 |
Mackinaw City, MI |
Mackinaw City, MI |
An absolutely perfect boating day in the Straits of Mackinac today! |
8-29-06 |
Beaver Island, MI |
Mackinaw City, MI |
Will take the ferry to Mackinac Island today for a day of bike riding and fun! |
8-30-06 |
Harbor Springs, MI |
Mackinaw City, MI |
Spending a WINDY day here in port and catching up with friends |
8-31-06 |
Harbor Springs, MI |
Harbor Springs, MI |
Made the trip here in spite of pretty windy conditions - looks like it's not going to get any better anytime soon - hoping to hook up with some family friends while we're here! |
9-01-06 |
Charlevoix, MI |
Harbor Springs, MI |
Having a lovely day in this completely charming little town! Weather is beautiful, we had a great lunch with local friend, and life is good!! |
9-02-06 |
Traverse City, MI |
Charlevoix, MI |
Got out early and had a brief, lovely run to this great little town. Will stay two days and forgo Traverse City - we love it here! |
9-03-06 |
Northport, MI |
Charlevoix, MI |
It's an absolutely stunningly beautiful day here today! We're really enjoying this little town and Lake Michigan! |
9-04-06 |
Leland, MI |
Leland, MI |
Zipped ahead to this little town on what has turned out to be a gorgeous day! Happy Labor Day!! |
9-05-06 |
Frankfort, MI |
Frankfort, MI |
Had a perfect boating day today - the lake was literally as smooth as glass! Watching the weather carefully for some nasty stuff coming our way... |
9-06-06 |
Manistee, MI |
Manistee, MI |
Had a short, fine ride today with a bit of fog thrown in...looking forward to exploring this town! |
9-07-06 |
Pentwater, MI |
Pentwater, MI |
Had planned to go all the way to Grand Haven today because of coming bad weather, but didn't make it - just too rough to be fun on the Lake! Will be here until things calm down... |
9-08-06 |
Grand Haven, MI |
Pentwater, MI |
Still here in Pentwater, but there's plenty to do and enjoy, so it could certainly be worse!! |
9-09-06 |
Grand Haven, MI |
Pentwater, MI |
Having a great time here while waiting for the weather! Meeting fun people, and taking advantage of this small town's offerings. We're thinking that tomorrow may present a weather window... |
9-10-06 |
Saugatuck, MI |
Grand Haven, MI |
Well, we were finally able to move today! We had a somewhat bumpy ride to Grand Haven, but we're here. Will have to see when we can move next... |
9-11-06 |
Chicago, IL |
Grand Haven, MI |
Hanging tight in Grand Haven waiting for this front to GO!! |
9-12-06 |
Chicago, IL |
South Haven, MI |
Hopped on a good weather window and worked our way a little further down the coast. Hoping for a good day to cross to Chicago in the next couple of days! |
9-13-06 |
Chicago, IL |
South Haven, MI |
Still in South Haven...but got to go to a Farmers' Market this morning, and tomorrow looks like a possible weather window for crossing to Chicago - stay tuned! |
9-14-06 |
Chicago, IL |
Chicago, IL |
WOW!! We made it to Chicago! Lake crossing was a little rocky and rolly with 2-4 foot seas on our starboard stern quarter, but not too bad, really, and WE'RE HERE!! |
9-15-06 |
Joliet, IL |
Chicago, IL |
What a great town! Went to Chinatown last night for great food, took a fascinating commerce and culture architectural tour today, and have tickets to "Wicked" for tomorrow!!! |
9-16-06 |
Mile 259, Unnamed Island, IL |
Chicago, IL |
Will see "Wicked" this afternoon, and have dinner at Morton's tonight. Really loving this city! |
9-17-06 |
Hennepin, IL |
Joliet, IL |
Left Chicago in strong winds this morning, and were very glad to be entering the river system where wind won't be such a factor! Had a serendipitous ride here, and are docked at a free wall with a Latin Music festival in the adjacent park! |
9-18-06 |
Peoria, IL |
Ottawa, IL |
Had a charmed day on the river today - hitting all the locks just right, and locking through without nary a wait for barges! Tied up here at a lovely free dock with several other Looper boats |
9-19-06 |
Snicarte Island, IL |
Chillicothe, IL |
More (ahem) generator problems this AM, so are in a marina tonight, and doing some analysis...did make an unusual stop and had a truck deliver some reasonably priced fuel, though... |
9-20-06 |
Fisher Island, IL |
Havana, IL |
Had a picture perfect day on the river today - cloudless, windless, and beautiful rural scenery - working on a new float plan to accommodate the generator problem... |
9-21-06 |
Grafton, IL |
Grafton, IL |
Ran a long day to get here, but are safely tied up to a dock with power and water - will spend tomorrow reworking the float plan, etc... |
9-22-06 |
Grafton, IL |
Grafton, IL |
Still here, and will stay one more day before tackling the Mississippi |
9-23-06 |
Grafton, IL |
Grafton, IL |
Waiting for the stormy weather to pass before sprinting down the Mississippi |