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, November 28, 2011

LaBelle Florida

We spent the week end at Glades Boat Yard checking up on our other boat and catching up with some friends. We were able to get a drive into town to do some major provisioning, thanks to Peter our British friend.  The boat yard has installed a lanai for the boaters so happy hour is much more civilized with proper tables and chairs.
We went for a bike ride to the Glades RV park for breakfast and took Peter out to lunch at our old haunt the Gator Bait.  All bar food but it is the frosty mug of beer and he camaraderie that makes it so special.
We are in La Belle for the next three days tied up to the free town dock.  They provide power and good water. There is a nature trail next door and a really good BBQ restaurant.  This is like being home since we have spent so much time here over the last five years.
The weather is fabulous and the locals are friendly and of course the bike riding is ideal.
Glades Boat Yard dock

La Belle town dock
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