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| Sunset on Georgian Bay |
We left Severn Friday at 9:00am. We took the southern channel and avoided the shorter Potato Channel on the advice of a local boater I was talking with in the lock. We wound our way through this "better" channel out into the Bay. Cruised all day and night with the goal of reaching Mackinac the next day.
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| In slip 39 at Detour Harbor marina |
Lofty goals are sometimes met with insurmountable obstacles. Like alternators. Our starboard engine alternator in this case. It began acting up but I was able to moderate the high output voltages with cooling air and much slower engine speed. This slowed us way down so that all the time estimates of making Mackinac by this evening were out the window. We decided to stop in DeTour to replace the alternator.
But in any case I guess we made it here and should be in Wisconsin in a few days. With a forecast for strong SW winds Monday we'll be forced to scamper across Lake Michigan Sunday evening and probably anchor in School House Bay on Washington Island Monday before beating our way south down Green Bay towards Peninsula State park.
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| Energy drink, rum or some rooted plant juice? |
Our initial overnight passage
from Cape May, New Jersey to New York City was a busy one so there was little time to doze off. The over-nighter from Trent Ontario to Detour Michigan was less busy but we had another person with us. .
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| Dont worry. Some else is driving this thing. I hope! |
Our planned over night journey for Sunday should be easier still since we're all experienced over-night cruising hands
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Piloting a boat at night is so easy for some they
can do it in their sleep. |
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