When we arrived the boat yard was already hard at work on projects, the bottom had been Soda blasted down to the original fiberglass and they were fairing out all the little pin holes and imperfections on the surface. Also, when the old paint came off...

Today went exactly (almost) as planned.  Up early, used the self pumpout at the Municipal Marina and then headed out into Lake Michigan just after sunrise. The east winds were a little stronger than expected so we stayed close to the shoreline for 50NM to...

Time is getting short. The crush is on. Janet is sewing non stop on the new flybridge tarps. It's probably going to get a little cool and it will be very nice to have new windows to hide from the elements while on the Great...

Well Labour Day has come and gone. (Or Labor Day for my American friends) So much for leaving on the Tuesday after Labour Day.When we originally planned this adventure and discussed leaving in August it was BooHoo'ed by someone that we would be missing the...

    I have been talking for months about getting all my ducks in a row. Getting all the things necessary to ]eave home for a year and travel America's Great Loop.   Buy an affordable boat suitable for long distance travel, check. Take her on some trial voyages to...

Sunset dinghy ride in Tobermory. We went back to apologize to this guy for cutting him off just to take a picture and ended up towing him in faster so he could beat his buddies to the dock. ...