When our trawler’s engine recovered from its adrenaline spurts (it wasn’t quite done), we continued our 2015 adventure, leaving Harbor Springs and continuing our voyage down the east coast of Lake Michigan. Bypassing Charlevoix, we headed for Leland with its quaint restored fishing village right next to a marina. We stayed an extra day for … Read more
The 2015 Great Loop cruise, while big on adventures, had surprisingly few mechanical problems. But when we left Drummond Island on our way to Lake Michigan, our engine began to have weird episodes of revving up on its own, even though the speed didn’t increase. Still, it was troubling and needed to be looked at … Read more
I’m borrowing the title of a current film for this blogpost to talk about one of the best parts of cruising: the people you meet. Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable—I can’t think of a negative word because those we met fit the first description. While circling through wooded waterways, pink rock formations, and scenic islands we spent … Read more
When we finally reached Lake Huron, I confess I looked forward to the Georgian Bay. A place of thirty thousand islands carved from pink rock and covered with trees, it and the North Channel were the northernmost destinations of our trip in 2015. We planned to anchor out a lot. Did that mean we were … Read more