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ONBOARD ODDYSEA 2011-09-07 08:05:00

Sorry gang, but I am having computer and Internet problems. I’ll update the blog once they are fixed. Truth be told, not much has been happening.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2011

For dinner last night we ordered pizza delivery to the boat. Thinking ahead, we ordered an extra large. That way, once underway this morning, we could enjoy our hands down all-time favorite breakfast of cold pizza!!! Mmmmm. (although cold take out Chin…

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2011

We pulled out of Egg Harbor with hopes of making it to Sturgeon Bay. Although the wind and wave forecast made us think we would probably be turning around and heading back into Egg Harbor.All in all it wasn’t a bad trip and we made it to Sturgeon Bay…

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2011

Another short day of travel brought us to the charming town of Egg Harbor. Mostly just did boat chores and relaxed. We walked up town to get some lunch and settled on trying the Shipwrecked Brew Pub/Inn. Promoted as Door County’s only microbrewery we…

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31ST, 2011

It was a short 16 miles from Washington Island to Sister Bay as we hop down the western shore of the Door county peninsula. The weather continues to be beautiful.We walked around the town. It has a very strong Scandinavian flavor to it. We decided to h…

TUESDAY AUGUST 30TH, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MOM!!!!!Today we traveled from Fish Creek further up the Door county peninsula to Washington Island. Washington Island has one of the oldest Icelandic and Scandinavian settlements in Wisconsin. Before then, it was inhabited by the …

MONDAY AUGUST 29TH, 2011

Our friends left for Minnesota early in the day. It has been so much fun spending the past few days together!Ross and I are no longer under such a tight time frame since crossing to the Wisconsin side of Lake Michigan, so we decided to stay in Fish Cre…

SUNDAY AUGUST 28TH, 2011

The guys had a tee time at 8 am so Tami dropped them off and we gals walked up to the White Gull Inn. We had heard they are very famous for their cherry stuffed French toast so we figured we’d check it out. When we arrived we found out it was a 45 mi…

SATURDAY JULY 27TH, 2011

When we check into marinas, they oftentimes give us a packet with local information, maps and coupons. The marina here in Sturgeon Bay gave us just that and included was a coupon for 10% at a local bakery. So we were off first thing to bring back fresh…

FRIDAY JULY 26TH

The weather report is for small seas and light winds till mid morning, so we headed out into the pitch dark of Lake Michigan around 4:30 a.m. Only a sliver of a moon so you couldn’t see a thing…unless you looked up! The night sky was incredible. Wi…