Today would be our last day in Michigan before we cross the lake to Chicago. Hopefully! I have heard of a large 50,000 square foot marine store in town. Apparently they will pick you up at the marina and then return you to the marina after you have finish shopping. This is like a kid in as candy store to a boater and Terri and jumped at the chance. We picked up a shore power Y-Splitter as some marinas offer only 30 AMP service and we need 50 AMP’S to run the air conditioners. As today and the next few days were forecast to be a scorching 90 plus degrees, we thought it a cool investment to have on board. We really did have to break out another thousand. For the non-boaters that is what “BOAT” stands for. This shopping trip consumed most of the morning and we returned to the boat to do boat chores and rest.
 |
| TERRI EVEN FOUND A PAIR OF BOAT SHOES AT A GREAT PRICE |
 |
| EVERYTHING FOR THE BOATER |
 |
| MORE OF THIS HUGE STORE |
Bonnie from Sonata has invited us for dinner tonight and this should be a treat as neither Terri nor I will have to cook. In addition we get to sample some fine southern cooking. Bonnie does not disappoint and the dinner is fantastic and the company pleasant. As Charlie is a Retired Navy man, I loan him my DVD copy of Horatio Horn blower. Let’s hope he enjoys this as well as I do. After dinner we all have coffee and shoot the breeze and discuss our travel plans. I am confident we shall see each other further down the river system.
It is around 1500 now and I am thinking of Sweet Grass as they left before light this morning to cross the lake to Chicago. The weather seems a little rougher than I had expected that it would be today. Lets hope it is better tomorrow when Terri and I cross. My cell phone rings and it is Jenny off of Sweet Grass. She wants to let me know that they have made it safe to Chicago. It had been a long rough trip and I feel for them. We have all been there and we can all sympathize when it happens to another. For their own story check this out. http://sweetgrassadventures.com/2011/09/02/september-2-chicago-at-last/
As both Sonata and Terrmar plan on crossing Lake Michigan tomorrow, Terri and I excuse ourselves to allow all to make preparation for a very early morning departure. The last thing Terri and I do before retiring is to listen to the weather on the VHF radio. The forecast is favorable and it looks like tomorrow will be Chicago or bust.
It is around 1500 now and I am thinking of Sweet Grass as they left before light this morning to cross the lake to Chicago. The weather seems a little rougher than I had expected that it would be today. Lets hope it is better tomorrow when Terri and I cross. My cell phone rings and it is Jenny off of Sweet Grass. She wants to let me know that they have made it safe to Chicago. It had been a long rough trip and I feel for them. We have all been there and we can all sympathize when it happens to another. For their own story check this out. http://sweetgrassadventures.com/2011/09/02/september-2-chicago-at-last/
As both Sonata and Terrmar plan on crossing Lake Michigan tomorrow, Terri and I excuse ourselves to allow all to make preparation for a very early morning departure. The last thing Terri and I do before retiring is to listen to the weather on the VHF radio. The forecast is favorable and it looks like tomorrow will be Chicago or bust.
Mark
No comments:
Post a Comment