Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-08-09 19:22:00

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…

Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-08-08 14:24:00

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 …

Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-08-08 14:24:00

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 …

Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-08-07 17:06:00

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…

Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-08-07 17:06:00

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…

Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-08-05 18:51:00

Oops! Cruise-us Interruptus!While in Traverse City, Kathy got a call from Dallas that her mother needed bypass surgery, so she’s going to Dallas today (Sunday). We checked flights from Traverse City to Ohare and they all cost $1,000 or more on one d…

Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-08-05 18:51:00

Oops! Cruise-us Interruptus!While in Traverse City, Kathy got a call from Dallas that her mother needed bypass surgery, so she’s going to Dallas today (Sunday). We checked flights from Traverse City to Ohare and they all cost $1,000 or more on one d…

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 2007-08-03 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…