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.























Sunday, August 7, 2011

Anderson Bay

We took a day off from travelling yesterday and decided to spend some time cleaning the decks.  It started out as a gray day but son the sun was out and it was hot.  The water temperature is back up to 76 degrees so all is well. We are the only boat in the anchorage but we are back into cottage country so there is no going ashore. 
A bald eagle, geese and gulls came to visit and the lady who owns the beautiful cottage nearby. Jerry tried his luck at fishing but it appears to be little ones only.
Today we woke up to thunder and rain but it should clear up.  We will stay again today and head out to George Lake tomorrow then on to SSMarie.
Captain swabbing the decks

Bald Eagle

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3 comments:

  1. NinichickAugust 7, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Nice to see the Captain working.....lol

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  2. NinichickAugust 9, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    It's Tuesday here and haven't seen a post since Sunday, so assume you have no access. Just wanted to wish Jerry a very Happy Birthday today...do something fun....lol. Have a great day, brother. Love and hugs....R

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  3. NinichickAugust 9, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    A tip for you regarding mosquitoes......put a dryer sheet in your pocket and they will NOT come near you....try it. Hugs!

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