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…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-08-03 15:15:00
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…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-08-01 16:51:00
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…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-08-01 16:51:00
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…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-31 14:19:00
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…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-31 14:19:00
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…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-29 13:15:00
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…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-29 13:15:00
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…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-28 13:18:00
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 …
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-28 13:18:00
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 …