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, December 23, 2011

christmas in Paradise

The weather continues to be very pleasant with the nights staying in the mid 60s. We are socializing with the local live aboard folks. Some are on a mooring balls, at a cost of $275. per month, with only a short ride to the free dinghy dock at Bonita Bill's Waterfront Cafe.  Some are permanently living aboard here at the dock along with their adolescent children. Some are colourful characters living aboard and working close by.  There is a section they call gypsies, they are beyond the mooring field anchored out.  Free living except for the fuel in their dinghy.  Not our kind of boating, we like to keep moving.

We meet these folks and exchange stories at the section of the Tiki Bar they call the liar's corner.  I can embellish with the best of them so we fit right in.

There is a musician who plays from 2 to 4 every day who is quite good.  He seems to live in his van in the parking lot. There is no shortage of colourful characters.

We leave tomorrow to go spend Christmas with our friends in a trailer park where we will be joined by Randy our travelling buddy from Black Tickle. I will not be blogging until we return.

Merry Christmas to all, have a good one.
Flowers in December

North Star with her Christmas lights

Palm Trees at Fort Myers Beach decorated for Christmas
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  1. NinichickDecember 26, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    Sounds lovely but I sense you are ready to move on shortly. Your pics are great. Got your e-cards..thanks much. Christmas was lovely here and was also white.....several inches. Cold today. Hope Emma makes it without problems. Mom enjoyed herself with Bonnie et al. I'm shopping with her tomorrow. Ta for now.

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