Trawler Blogs

I’m in Chicago, lovely Chicago!Here’s the Great Loop Route map with our red line going all the way back to Chicago. There’s only a teeny little line between Chicago and Wilmington, IL that I have yet to color in red. I’ll do that Monday. Today, we crui…

I’m in Benton Harbor, MI, just 60 miles across Lake Michigan from Chicago!It was another day of less than one foot waves. Really a perfect cruising day. Halfway through the day, Roger and Cheryl Keast, boaters from our Illinois marina, called. They wer…

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…