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.























Saturday, October 29, 2011

Halloween at Turner Marine

Well we went to the Halloween party last night. A cold front had moved in at around 4 in the afternoon and we had some light rain with moderate winds.  This must be what put a damper on the Holloween party because very few attended.  It was mostly the transients, the owners and a small number of local residents.  There were some decorations up and too much food but very few people dressed for the occasion. Any time there are more than four boaters present it is still a party.  Lots of intersting folks from Norway and Findland were in attendance as well as our two Canadian boats and some Americans. it is great to exchange sailing stories and cheap marinas and restaurants.

Our hosts

Randy does not ususally have so much hair

Yes that is a W not a B on my shirt

We are now in Palm tree country
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  1. NinichickOctober 29, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    I don't think green is your color, Simone. We will have a really cold Halloween this year. Probably no kids so you know who will eat all the chips and chocolate...and it's not me....lol.

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