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.























Thursday, September 1, 2011

Chicago Heat

It was 34 degrees here in the windy city and the it was not so windy. We cycled a little less and sat around talking to the local boaters. We went for lunch at the Wind Mark pub which is used as a club house by the Monroe Yatch Club folks. The place definitely has a nautical theme. We took in some of the parks and fountains and completed the day with a night life sampling at Navy Pier.  They have fireworks every Wednesday and Saturday throughout the summer.
We are leaving today to embark on our river segment of the loop.
Buckingham fountain

The North Star crew

Navy Pier at night
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