A New Adventure!

This Thursday, August 11, we will be setting sail for a new journey.  Our jumping off point is Muskegon, MI.  Andy's destination will be Stuart, FL.

Here is the first twelve days of the itinerary:
 Thursday 8/11/2011 Muskegon to Leland, MI
 Friday 8/12/2011 Leland, MI
 Saturday 8/13/2011 Leland to Beaver Island, MI (St. James Harbor)
 Sunday 8/14/2011 Beaver Island to Mackinac Island, MI
 Monday 8/15/2011 Mackinac Island
 Tuesday 8/16/2011 Mackinac Island, MI, to Rogers City, MI
 Wednesday 8/17/2011 Rogers City, MI to Alpena, MI
 Thursday 8/18/2011 Alpena, MI to E. Tawas, MI
 Friday 8/19/2011 E. Tawas, MI to Harbor Beach, MI
 Saturday 8/20/2011 Harbor Beach, MI to Port Sanilac, MI
 Sunday 8/21/2011 Port Sanilac, MI

I'll be getting off at Port Sanilac.  Andy and his friend, Dave, will continue on:

 Monday 8/22/2011 Port Sanilac, MI to Port Huron, St. Clair River, Harsen's Island
 Tuesday 8/23/2011 Lake St.Clair to Detroit River to Lake Erie to Toledo (or before)
 Wednesday 8/24/2011 Toledo to Huron, Ohio
 Thursday 8/25/2011 Huron, Ohio to Chagrin River, Ohio
 Friday 8/26/2011 Chagrin River to Ashtabula
 Saturday 8/27/2011 Ashtabula to Erie
 Sunday 8/28/2011 Erie to Dunkirk
 Monday 8/29/2011 Dunkirk to Buffalo to Welland Canal

From the Welland Canal, they will go into Lake Ontario, to the Erie Canal, through the Erie Canal to the Hudson River, New York, the Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Intercoastal Waterway, Atlantic Ocean to Stuart, FL.

I will keep you updated each step of the way!  Also, Andy is looking for crew.  You can join him at any port, and get off where ever port you want.

Anchors Aweigh!!

Deb

Our Little Captain Gavin

Here is a video of Gavin, our grandson, from 8/16/2008.  He was just 2 years old at the time.  As you will see, he is telling Grandpa Andy that he is in control of the vessel.  We were headed out the channel from Muskegon Lake to Lake Michigan at the time.  He's going to be a Captain, just like his Daddy (Hollis Barker)!

Here is a video of the Maiden Voyage of Island Time in Michigan (Muskegon Lake).  We were moving her from Great Lakes Marina, to Terrace Point Marina (we wish we wouldn't have, and we ended up back at Great Lakes Marina, but that's another story!!).  We are going past where the Ferry comes in and docks, and they are dredging the channel.  Vern and Andy calibrated the chartplotter on the way.  Deb manned the video camera!  A cold but exciting trip.