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Island fun, now island waiting

Fun on Mackinac Island, and now we’re waiting at Beaver Island until the weather clears.Top line – we had three days of relaxing, sightseeing, restaurant-eating, and general frivolity on the tourist island. Janet and Cheryl flew home on Wednesday. …

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Lake Huron Fury!

I’m lucky to be writing this blog after yesterday’s 34-mile passage to Mackinac Island here! We were out in terrible weather on Lake Huron, taking its fury head on for 9 straight hours. This picture doesn’t really do justice to what we faced, because t…

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Anchoring in paradise

We four siblings have anchored out every night since we started! Up until they joined me, we usually tied up at a marina every few nights to plug in, wash the boat, eat at a restaurant, etc. Well, we haven’t done that once. We like being out in the pea…

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Lake Huron Beauty

The “sibling rivalry” fun continues! Cheryl, Janet, Rick and I have been having a super time cruising the North Channel of Lake Huron. So many beautiful sights, hikes, flora, fauna, sun rises, sunsets, pouring rain, wind, waterfalls, “alpine” l…

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Sibling Rivalry…and, back to the original Great Loop route

Yes, my siblings have arrived! On Sunday, August 1, Cheryl, Janet, Rick and I arrived in Toronto and met up like clockwork with no delays or hassles. We’ve been cruising along swimmingly now for three days since leaving Parry Sound on Tuesday. The Geor…