Day 79 -80 Egg Harbor - Menominee, MI Start 7:15 AM End 11:00 AM Underway 2:00 Hours Distance 14 miles Total Miles on Trip 1550 Av Speed 7 knots Weather Clear Sunny 60 Degrees winds WNW 4 Knots Oh Sh!t I screwed up. We pulled off the dock at 7:15AM, to head for Menominee, MI. As soon as I was clear of the dock, I knew there was a problem. When I put the starboard engine in forward, there was a weird noise and feel. As soon as I felt it, I knew I had ...

Day 69- 71 Mackinaw City MI -Manistique MI Start 5:45AM End 1:20PM Underway 7"40 Hours Distance 67 miles Total Miles on Trip 1452 Av Speed 8.8 knots Weather Foggy 70 The run from Mackinaw City to Manistique was an adventure to say the least. Because it was going to be a long trip we left at 5:45am. Going under the Mackinaw Straits Bridge was incredible. We were under the bridge before daybreak and the bridge all lit up was breathtakin...

Day 64 - 68 St Ignace - Mackinaw City Start 8:50AM End 9:25AM Underway .75 Hours Distance 6.6 miles Total Miles on Trip 1384 Av Speed 15 knots Weather Sunny The trip from St Ignace to Mackinaw City was a quick easy run. We traveled a whole 6.6 miles. Our original plan was to go directly to Mackinaw City, but they did not have a slip available for us until Friday. Normally the slips are not available until 1pm, but we had friends watching our assigned...

Day 60 - 63 Rogers City -St Ignace Start 6:45AM End 11:51AM Underway 5:05 Hours Distance 47 miles Total Miles on Trip 1378 Av Speed 9.3 knots Weather Sunny 75 Winds 10+ North building as the day went on Compared to our recent runs, we slept in and left late this morning. Something is wrong when you are retired and you call starting your day at 6:45am sleeping in. But it is nice getting into port and still having the day to do things. St ...

Day 59 Alpena MI - Rogers City Start 5:39AM End 11:30AM Underway 5:50 Hours Distance 49 miles Total Miles on Trip 1331Av Speed 8.5 knotsWeather Sunny 75 Winds 8-10 We had planned to leave at 6AM, but at 4:50 someone left the marina way to fast and rocked our boat enough to wake us up. As we were getting the boat ready to leave, I noticed a lot of fishing boats ready to leave. Know the fishing tournament was still going on, I asked one of them, what ...