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“Mighty Mac”: Today we crossed into Lake Michigan as we went under Mackinaw Bridge. Very different perspective cruising under it versus traveling over it by car. We could see the vehicles thru the grated roadbed. But before we crossed into Lake Michigan, we stopped to take a milestone picture with our looper flag, Martha (Me)Continue reading “Lake Michigan St Ignace to Traverse City”

Port Huron (Black River): We left Jefferson Beach Marina out into Lake Saint Claire again. Cruising was smooth that day. We entered the shipping channel in the St Claire River and wouldn’t you know a freighter was right behind us. We moved way to the right of the channel to allow the freighter to pass.Continue reading “Lake Huron Lake St Claire to St. Ignace”

Buffalo to Dunkirk, NY: We left the calm waters to venture onto Lake Erie. Lake Erie can be very temperamental due to its location, shallowness, and prevailing west winds. Our cruise to Dunkirk was a little bumpy today, but doable. Dunkirk is another sleepy town with not much to see within walking distance. There wereContinue reading “Lake (temperamental) Erie”

Baldwinsville: Traveling the road less traveled. Today we came to the crossroad on the Erie Canal. Go north on the Oswego Canal towards Canada or continue west on the Erie Canal. Most loopers choose the Oswego Canal to Canada because of the wonderful cruising waters (so I’m told) in Canada. Height restrictions (15’6″ max) onContinue reading “New York – Erie Canal – The Western Half”

Waterford–flight of 5 locks: 13+ looper boats are headed west on the Erie Canal. We decided to wait for the second group vs rushing to get to Lock 2 at 8am with the 7 others boats. Flight of 5 locks + 1 lock with 5 other boats that very hot day. We cruised about 20nmContinue reading “New York – Erie Canal – The Eastern half”

Croton-on-the Hudson/Half Moon Bay Marina: The scenery changed as we left the metropolis of NY city. The river has rocky bluffs/mountains on either shore and the river is plenty deep (unlike the lowlands in the Carolinas). As we travel north there is less and less marine traffic. We arrived at our next stop, Half MoonContinue reading “New York – Hudson River”

Great Kills Yacht Club–Our 5 hrs cruise to Staten Island or great Kills Yacht Club was uneventful. The waters were calm most of the way except as we went around Sandy Hook. There the current was against us and the waters were “confused”. We increased our RPM and soon were in better water. Great KillsContinue reading “New York – The City”

Cape May–You would think we would remember not to travel on a Saturday, especially when the weather is warm and sunny. But when the weather is perfect, you need to make haste and go. Well we did go, and we did encounter the “crazies”. But it was all good and we didn’t run over anyone,Continue reading “New Jersey”

Delaware City – The smoke in the air has finally lifted which makes traveling so much more enjoyable. We traversed the C & D canal with 2-3 knots in our favor. (helps with the overall fuel consumption. The C&D canal is 14 miles long and connects the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay. This canal wasContinue reading “Delaware (in a day)”

Grab a beverage and a comfortable seat, this is a long one! Crisfield — One thing that we have encountered in these small towns, many stores and restaurants are closed completely on Monday and/or Tuesday. Don’t know if it’s because of COVID or the town can’t support these businesses. It was like this in Crisfield.Continue reading “Maryland”