Preparing for the trip

Captain Jerry has been making the final preparations to North Star, our 32 foot Cape Island down east trawler. We are anxious to leave our landlubber lives behind and begin our long awaited journey around the Great Circle. Join us as we travel 10, 000 kilometers: through the historic Trent Severn Waterway; the pristine waters of Georgian Bay; the North Channel of lake Huron; and hop from beach to beach on lake Michigan. We will visit Chicago and begin our trek along the rivers: Illinois; upper Mississippi; Ohio; Cumberland: Tennessee; Tenn-Tom Waterway and the Black Warrior. We will have transited through 68 locks at this juncture. We have chosen the inner route from Mobile Alabama to Tarpon Springs Florida and the shorter Ocheechobee Waterway to reach the East coast of Florida. We will skip over to the Bahamas to wait out the winter before heading North on the Atlantic Inter Coastal Waterway.
The 10 years of researching and planning are finally at an end and we invite you to come along on our adventure.























Monday, June 27, 2011

Relaxing at Healey Falls

We went a total of 4 miles today and transited through 4 locks.  Locks 13 and 15 are port side locks so there was some concern today as North Star does not do well on the port side.  All went well and after the flight locks 16 and 17 we stopped for breakfast and a refreshing swim in the falls.  I had a nice shower.  We were the only boat locking through again today.  This will change when the kids are out of school.

You tie up at the yellow railing and walk down the steps and the trail to swim at Healey Falls.

We are tied to Rick and Anna's mooring ball across from Healey falls and having a relaxing day.  We swan, fished, read and just plain relaxed.  Oh wait, we have been relaxing all along.  Oh well you can never have too much relaxing.  It is a perfect summer day, a slight breeze and sunny and hot.

Tomorrow is a travel day.  We are going to Campbellton on the Otonabee River which is approximately 36 miles.  This will be the longest day yet.
Healey Falls

Dam at Healey Falls
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