Sailboats are filled with places to store things. Because our boat is an older design, it has
more places to put things than more modern boats. There are at least 25 different compartments
or “lockers” to store things. We have
read about people who live aboard that list each locker and what is in it. We are clearly not that organized. As we loaded that boat in Bay City, we each
took care of storing different items. As
a result, Laurie does not always know where I put things and I don’t always
know where she put things. And neither
of us can always remember where we
stored things. Many sentences now begin
with the phrase, “Do you know where the “blank” got put?” This question is usually followed by a quizzical
look and then a lot of searching and rummaging around. We eventually find what we are looking for
and often run across other things we thought we left behind.
Right now we are sitting at anchor at Presque Isle, Michigan. There are no other people around and we feel
pretty isolated. We have always loved PI
and on this trip it represents “getting away.”
We feel like we have made it “to the north.”
We had a big thunderstorm yesterday off Middle Island. Lots of rain, lightening and winds to 35 knots. The boat and crew handled it well and it was
over in about 30 minutes. The plan now
is to spend the day here and cross the lake to the North Channel tomorrow. I don’t know when we will have Internet
service again, so it may be a while before our next post.
D&L
I'm loving your blog. Don't be surprised if you hear from Nathan as he and Chazzie are "points south" people.
ReplyDeleteSafe travels, guys. Please let us know when you make it down the intercoastal and into Charleston, Hilton Head, or Savannah. Would love to show you around these wonderful southern towns. We have been fortunate to spend a lot of time in the Caribbean over the past few years and there is nothing I love more than tying into the slip and watching the sunset in Tortola or jumping in that crystal blue water out at Cinnamon Bay. I have truly cherished all of the time on a boat down in those beautiful islands. I also know the coast of Florida really well, too (especially the keys). We actually hope to be sailing the BVIs sometime next spring for a week. Best wishes for calm water and can't wait to see y'all on the coast of somewhere beautiful!
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"The sight of those sails in the wind make me smile, when I've got nowhere to go and nowhere to be."
Nathan, thanks for responding. I did not know you were into the Islands. We would love to hook up with you guys when we get down that way. Dan
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