This is a 2 flag day for us: we come back to the USA and the red, white and blue through customs on Drummond Island; and we really earn our gold burgee for our Great Circle Loop for the 2008-2010 trip. We will not be going back into Lake Superior this …
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North Channel Town of Thessalon 9-6-10
With the trio of strong clocking winds, cold temps (we don’t have a built-in heater) and rain with t-storms continuing here in the North Channel, we made the reluctant decision to leave the town of Spanish for the town of Thessalon instead of anchori…
Blog Has New Features Finally 9-4-10
You asked for a more user-friendly blog and we’ve finally had the time, high speed internet and, more importantly, got around to reading all those pesky small print instructions on Blogger to figure out how to do it. I thought that I would do this i…
North Channel Town of Spanish 9-3-10
Labor Day weekend is celebrated here in Canada also, but spelled Labour Day. It marks the official end of summer vacation, but the weather is getting quirky. We have had the most amazing summer of really hot weather but that door is slamming shut now w…
North Channel Benjamin Islands 9-2-10
It was a 14 mile easy run from Kagawong over to the Benjamins between Secretary Island and the Sow and Pigs Rocks which you can see now on our added Google Earth link. The repaired lower station shifter on Baby Grand is working just fine, but unfortuna…
North Channel Fun in Kagawong 8-30-10
After our docking adventure and shift repair, we relaxed, breathed deeply and explored Kagawong for a few days until the dinghy repairs dried thoroughly.This 1894 harbor lighthouse is now automated and according to townspeople, was recently serviced by…
North Channel Kagawong Catastrophe Averted 8-29-10
We had a perfectly leisurely 19 mile run from Little Current through the West Bay to the bottom of Mudge Bay to Kagawong, another town located on Manitoulin Island. We were cruising along under beautiful blue skies, with 75 degree temps and minimal win…
North Channel Little Current 8-27-10
Going to Little Current on Manitoulin Island takes some planning as you have to coordinate your arrival with the hourly swing bridge opening. We expected to spend a half hour getting the anchor up at Mary Ann Cove in Baie Fine, but this time, no grass …
August 2010 Washington DC – Lottsburg VA – Baltimore, MD – New York #25
Houseboat across from us in DC
Have you ever seen a corn field on board a boat???
On August 1, we very reluctantly cast off our dock lines and said goodbye to Washington, DC. Across from our slip we enjoyed such…
North Channel Baie Fine 8-25-10
We traveled 15 miles down Lansdowne Channel towards Frazer Bay to enter Baie Fine, located between Frazer and McGregor Points. This is a spectacular fjord area that narrows 9 miles further down and forms the famous Pool anchorage.We took our time marve…
