Author: olivemywhiskey

Beautiful morning! Didn’t even finish my first cup of coffee and I was outside helping Nick move the boat so that the boat wax guys could reach the bow. So we were bow in for a little while this morning. We don’t do bow in because the water hook up and the electrical hook ups… Continue reading Day 126 @ Bay Harbor Lake Marina, Petoskey, Michigan Great Loop Boat Trip

The day started off right! The boat detailers showed before I got movin. Three guys working hard all day! So we decided to get out of their hair and we grabbed some free bikes at the Harbormasters office and headed to downtown Petoskey. Luckily this area has an amazing bike path! Here is a good… Continue reading Day 125 @ Bay Harbor Lake Marina, Petoskey, Michigan – Great Loop Boat Trip

Define early. Well, we got another early start! It was 8:30 am when we left Mackinaw City and I had not finished my first cup of coffee. The wind was cold so I mostly stayed inside. I had a sweatshirt on but I was still pretty cold. First order of business we headed for the… Continue reading Day 124 @ Bay Harbor Lake Marina, Petoskey, Michigan Great Loop – Boat Trip

It was another early morning where the coffee wasn’t even finished when we started into the Bay! Here is a moment I had when the sun was rising. But we must move on and leave Alpena for Mackinaw City. The seas were calm and easy for the first 2 hours of our 4 hour journey.… Continue reading Day 123 @ Mackinaw City Marina, Mackinaw City, Michigan – Great Loop Boat Trip

Waking up before the birds is not my preference. Today we rolled out of bed at 5:40 just to review the weather and NOAA apps. Here is an early morning photo. Everything seemed to get worse over night so we opted to stay put in Alpena. It was a terrible rainy day, if it wasn’t… Continue reading Day 122 @ Thunder Bay Shores Marina, Alpena, Michigan – Great Loop Boat Trip