The ZiggyCam will be live for the month long trip. With the exception of when anchored after dark (i.e. saving battery usage rather than broadcast a cam feed of the dark) or during a rare lack of cellphone signal the cam will be live 24/7 along with the chat room even miles offshore. The soft goal this year is to hit Mackinac Island and round Drummand Island at the top of Lake Huron before heading back home to Detroit.

day four: Lounging in East Tawas

Day four has been a lazy day hiding out on the dock watching the weather blow through

Steve rolled in about dinner time ready for a week of pillaging on the lake. He crewed up to this port last year and is fired up to so new places as we wander north

I fired up the tiny little dingy motor for the 1st time this year on the 1st pull!

That turned into a spirited dingy ride around the marina. Jane washed some travel dirt off the boat and I rigged a fresh hammock on the bow. The old hammock finally rotted from the weather over the years on the boat.

We made it up to Mitch's pizza for the best pizza in the tawas area and settled in for a lazy afternoon.

The storms chased Steve and I into the boat for shelter shortly after the girls went to the security of Jane's house. Jane has to work in the morning and is chomping at the bit to get out sailing next week.

Mondays weather is looking iffy. The half plan is to do some shopping and ready the boat for a Tues pillage north, woooohoooo!

  1. Detroit to Pt Huron
  2. Pt Huron to Pt Sanilac
  3. Pt. Sanilac to E. Tawas
  4. Lounging in East Tawas
  5. Lounging in East Tawas
  6. E. Tawas to Harrisville
  7. Harrisville to Presque Isle
  8. Lounging in Presque Isle
  9. Lounging in Presque Isle
  10. Saturday and Sunday-
  11. -partying in Presque Isle
  12. Presque Isle to Hammond Bay
  13. Hammond Bay to DeTour
  14. De Tour to Harbor Island
  15. Harbor island to Presque Isle
  16. Presque Isle to Alpena
  17. Rain day in Alpena
  18. Alpena to East Tawas
  19. Two days lounging
  20. in East Tawas
  21. East Tawas to Harbor Beach
  22. Anchored in Harbor Beach
  23. Harbor Beach to Pt. Sanilac
  24. Pt. Sanilac to Pt. Huron
  25. Pt. Huron to Lake St. Clair and Home
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