Alpina, MI - our port for the nite. So far we made 178.01 naut mls in 30h 21m, non-stop, avg 5.9 kts. Coord N 45 3.542, W 83 25.621.
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Archive for April, 2006
At 11:00 PM, with safety always on their minds, Mike and Marek man the helm as Scott and John sleep. Shift change will be at 1:00 AM.
Blue Water Bridge is a major international crossing over the St. Clair river at the southern end of Lake Huron. Located between Port Huron, Michigan and Point Edward, Ontario, […]
We entered L. Huron @ 19:45. Now, 22:30 Mike & I are navi-ng, while Scott & John are zzzz… Coordinates are N 43 16.092, W 82 28.630.
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Stewarding someone else’s journey through words is not a responsibility I take lightly. Knowing Marek from a work relationship and never having met the other men on this journey means withholding your personal opinions and keeping a writer’s imagination under control (neither of which is an easy thing to do).
Listening to Marek’s voice on […]
The Dawn Treader set sail at 10:30 AM and crossed Lake St. Clair, entering St. Clair River with beautiful, sunny weather with temperatures in the low 60s and no wake.
As always, Marek is hungry and looks forward to a hearty lunch during the approximate 8 hours it will take to sail up the river.
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Navigating ST. Clair river. Our current GEO coordinates are N 42 35.7 , W 82 35.8. Hi Mary! Hi Pierings! Hi Lynnea, Vanessa & Carissa!
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This post was recorded at 11:00 at night. The men have been working all day getting the boat ready and are exhausted.
After a full day’s work, they are still working on some electrical issues and Marek has just finished loading the water on the boat.
The Dawn Treader is now in the water standing majestically at her slip.
The evening […]
We made it to our first stop - Detroit MI. Our current GEO coordinates are N 42 35.777 , W 82 48.674. See Where Are We Now page.
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Today we are leaving for Detroit at around 2 pm. We created a page where you can track the progress of our trip, using Microsoft Live® Local (Thanks Mr. Bill Gates!:) ) - “Where Are We Now.” Warning - it loads slower than other pages because of the special coding needed. Note: we redesigned the […]
We have been so busy getting every final detail worked out before we take off from Milwaukee in a rental van, that we neglected our blog and posting for a couple of days.
“Every preparation we have made both to the boat, our gear, and our route is based on a cautious and respectful view […]
