They move quickly here once the parts are in. The props arrived at 1 PM Thursday and by 2:15 I was moving the boat from the service well to the dock. We are back in business once again. They moved so fast that Linda missed it all. We had just taken a couple of loads of laundry next door to the marina and I returned to the boat just in time to help them install the new props. When we were done with the props and the water heater (yeah, we had problems with the water heater as well; the thermostat went kaput) the crew started unhooking everything and bringing the lift over. I was scrambling like crazy. Nothing to do for 17 days then panic. When the laundry was done, Q and I were at the dock already.
Of course, the weather has been great with calm seas while we were sitting on land but there is a storm front coming through here Thursday night. So we are not yet sure if we are leaving Friday or Saturday. We plan on heading for the Les Cheneaux Islands on the south side of the UP, possibly staying in Hessel or anchoring out for a night, then going to De Tour Village which is on the main shipping channel just west of Drummond Island and south of St. Joseph Island and the St. Mary's River. Sault St. Marie and Lake Superior are not that much further north. We have decided not go up there but head east into the North Channel.
Internet access may be patchy for awhile so here are our current plans. Hessel, De Tour Village, Meldrum Bay (to clear Cdn customs), Gore Bay (2-3 days), Benjamin Islands (2 days), Little Current, Baie Fine, Killarney. Of course, these are rough plans and will depend on weather and whether or not we like a place. So for now, we are good and keen to continue our travels.
Tom & Linda
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