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, November 20, 2011

Tarpon Springs

We arrived at 4:30 yesterday and drove around the crowded downtown area looking at the boats at the sponge docks.  We were looking for a concrete wall mentioned in Skipper Bob's guide but at low tide, we both went aground trying to navigate the narrow channel.  We pulled out and went to the Port of Tarpon Springs marina.  They only had room at the fuel dock and the marina is in the middle of nowhere so here we are at the Tarpon Landing Marina this morning getting ready to explore the town by bike. Randy continued on to Clearwater for some boat repairs. We will miss our travelling companion but most likely we will meet again out there somewhere.

This town has a Greek flavour and lots of sponge diving history.  The sponge docks are supposed to be the main attraction with live entertainment on week ends. It looks colourful and touristy so we will go have a look and report back tomorrow.
Sponge Docks

Sailboat in Tarpon Springs
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