The North Channel to Georgian Bay
The eastern end of Manitoulin Island, "the largest freshwater island in the world!", defines the boundary waters of the North Channel to...
Gore Bay to the Benjamin Islands Oh My!
Casting off from Gore Bay we are now heading to the prime reason we chose to go back to Canada again this season. The islands of the...
Running the borderline - Oh Canada, eh?!
Crossing from Drummond Island, MI to Cockburn Island, Ontario we’re in Canada again. We ended our cruising season here last year and...
Detour Again
Our last port of call in the US before we cross into Canada is another “return to” experience at Detour Village, MI (pop. 325). Detour...
A Big Mac with Lilacs please
Our return to Mackinac (pronounced “Mackinaw”) Island, like last fall on Labor Day is another other world experience. This time, again...
Charlevoix Shakedown
Finally we get things in good enough order and have all the boat systems checked out AND (this being the Great Lakes) have a weather...
For Motorheads Only (v13) – Spring Commissioning, Repairs and Capital Improvements Palooza!
Hello again fellow Motorheads! The 2018 cruising season began with a full slate of urgent projects. Compared to past winters in the...
One More On the Road
After the spring launch a 16hr drive back to Atlanta, a quick turnaround to reload Pat, remaining stuff and the critters and we were off....
Splish Splash Uh Oh!
Happy Happy snug as a bug in her winter warehouse. So after a long winter's rest, we prepared to get Happy Happy back in the water and...
Marinating on the 4th "Final Farewell Tour"
So the one year of living on a boat and doing the Great Loop has not turned out as planned. At the end of last season we were ready...
