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.























Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Napanee Ontario

We are tied up to the Napanee town dock for the next few nights. We are sorting out land issues like get insurance on our vehicle and plates and brakes and tires. Yuck! It was nice just thinking about tides, current, wind and anchorages.
We visited our friend Joyce today, it is so nice to be back amongst friends.  We are expecting more friends to come visit as well as family.
We are very pleased with the outcome of our journey.  We kept under budget, we had no real issues with the boat or our health. We learned a great deal about ourselves and have had enriching experiences. There is so many more adventures to try but it will be difficult to surpass this one.  We will try.
Thanks to everyone who helped us along the way, to all who encouraged us and sorry if we made anyone worry about us. We just have to live our dreams and accomplish everything we have on our bucket list.
Mrnings are so peaceful at anchor
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Location: Greater Napanee, ON, Canada

1 comment:

  1. Douglas PohlMay 22, 2012 at 9:52 PM

    CONGRATS to Simone and Jerry on NORTH STAR for completing the GREAT LOOP!
    We enjoyed meeting you in Mobile Alabama!
    Doug & Michelle
    M/V GREY GOOSE
    NW Passage in 2013

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