JacketsIIOur Travels on Jackets II

  We headed South early in the morning about 6:15. I had been awake since 5 as the sailboat behind us needed help getting off the dock. They were headed to Beaver Island which is northeast and wanted to get into Lake Michigan before the winds picked up. We thought about going also but decided…

  We got an early start and traveled the 40 miles to Fayette.  It started out as a very nice cruise, sunny in the morning with the wind at our back. By the time we got there at 11:30 it was overcast but the temperatures are in the low 70′s This a deserted town that…

  We got a call from Tara reminding us that the bridge only opens on the 1/2 hour so we needed to be out of the marina on time or sit and wait. We got it together and made the bridge with Seabatical. The trip to Nicolet was a nice cruise. The light winds were…

We had a very calm night at Anchor, 19 feet of water and 140 feet of chain; it was nice to be off the docks.  The stars were beautiful over night. The Big Dipper just seems so close. The morning started with a eautiful sunrise. We pulled the Anchor about 7:50 and it was perfectly…

We got back into Looping again today. It took a while to get moving but by 9 am we left the docks. It was a 6 hour cruise to South Manitou Island. The boat performed great except we still have an issue with the starboard Stabilizer Fin, it is hard to pin since we hit…

We spent a couple of days working on electronics on the boat. Dave DeVos came to Traverse City to fix the AIS and add a new depth finder. He also fixed our TV, now we will be able to watch some sports without going to a bar. We took advantage of the rental car and…

We travel home and enjoyed some time with the family and Mom’s Induction into the FTBA Contractors Hall of Fame. Great to be there and see her receive recognition for the work she did in the construction industry.

We left Charlevoix after being woken by the dock master….”AHOY BLUE BOAT YOU HAVE 9 MINUTES TO BE OFF THE DOCK”. Well he wasn’t trying to wake us up, he was trying to wake up some people across from us in a blue sailboat. A cruise ship was coming in and no one was supposed…

We were sad to leave Mackinac but the forecast was for some high winds later in the week so we wanted to get closer to Traverse City while the seas were 1-2 feet. We headed out early from Mackinac Island to get some Diesel fuel and make a long run down to Charlevoix. It was…

We were able to stay to more days and we loved this Island, No cars, just bikes and Horses. It was easy to see why this is the most popular marinas in the Michigan Parks System. 10-15,000 people visit here every day by Ferry. Bikes were everywhere, but Horse is King. First time I had…