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.























Friday, November 11, 2011

Apalachicola Florida

I am in the Library in Apalachicola Florida since I have no Internet access at the Municipal dock. We are waiting out the wind before crossing the large Apalachicola Bay.

We were at a free dock in White City for two days doing some boat chores. We rode our bikes 10 miles to Port St. Joe and explored the town. It is a really nice little town and a pleasant ride. We never did see White City, the dock is in the middle of nowhere.

We arrived in Apalachicola early yesterday so we went out for lunch and then went through every little antique and touristy shop. We finished off the day with a pub crawl and sampled oysters and such. They have fishing boats arriving with loads of oysters but they are bundled in large sacks and only available for wholesale.

It is cool and windy but sunny today so we are most likely staying at the free Municipal dock for an other night.
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