Our Friends to the North

Well we made it. We got to Canada on Saturday around 5:30 pm. Since we last spoke a lot has happened. Well before you keep reading and you are really interested please pull out a map because i will give you a lot of places we stopped. We left Port Huron and made a really good run at it the next day. We left Port Huron around 6:05 am and headed north. We had the breeze at our back and we started making tracks. It was really great. After 15 hours of sailing going about 16 mph we made it to Harrisville, MI. We did 135 miles in one day which was pretty awesome. That was a good time. We made it time to see the Cavs game which was fun until the end when they lost. The people in Harrisville were great. The kids that were working at the marina gave us a ride to a place so that we could get some food and watch the game. After we finished watching the game, we asked some people at the bar and they gave us a ride to the only motel in town. Well we made it to Big John's state park motel (Big John was not there he is an iron worker and is only there on the weekends) the place was awesome. The room was set up so that you could sit on the toilet, brush your teeth and watch TV at the same time so that was nice. When we woke up the next morning the weather was very bad so we held off for a couple of hours. Once we got on the water we started making our way north again.
While we were going the wind really picked up and it started to get a little hairy, after having someone throw a bucket of water on me every 5 minutes we choose to pull into a little harbor and wait it out. It was crazy how windy it was. It was a good thing that we only had to go 40 miles so we finally made it to Presque Isle. The place we stayed was awesome. It was an old cabin/inn which was really cool. They had a bunch of cabins and inns it was awesome. it was called the Fireside Inn, if you are ever in the area which you probably will not be check it out. So we were within striking distance of the finish. On Saturday we made our final push. Just 60 miles but it felt like 200. We made it and everyone was totally gassed so last night was a pretty early night. So now we are spending an extra day in Canada which is not that awesome but that is how things happen. We will watch the Cavs game and then hopefully get on the road as soon as possible tomorrow. On Tuesday I am headed to Buckwheat Zydeco which will be so awesome, I will need to get the smile removed from my face. I think I have typed enough with no paragraphs so that was I will end it hear. As always MORE TO COME.

Peace out.
Kirk

I guess No one wants to tell anyone that they are in Port Huron

Well what a difference a day makes. Today was Awesome. We sailed from Detroit to Port Huron. It was awesome. The weather was great; nice and sunny. We had a nice breeze and the food was good. Most of the trip was great because we were in the St. Clair river with little or no waves. There were no waves but there was a lot of current which held us back. We left about 6:15 and arrived about 4:15. So not a bad day. The boat is staying at the Port Huron Yacht Club but we are staying at the Best Western. Currently I am sitting at the check in desk writing on a sticky keyboard with a slow Internet connection. We went on a search for post cards today but we could not find them so I guess that Port Huron is not that awesome of a place. It has been a blast so far and we are heading out of here tomorrow at 5:30. The forecast says that we will get a good strong breeze behind us so that will be totally kick ass. Also the sun should be out which would be nice. Hopefully we will be within striking difference of St. Joe island by tomorrow so we will arrive by Friday. I will try and write more on the trip and just to let everyone know, I am happy to tell you that I am in Port Huron. MORE TO COME.

Peace out.
Kirk

DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP

Well here we are folks 2 days of sailing to get to a place that takes us 3 hours by car. Is this sailing thing great or what. Well we left on Monday around 7:15 and it started great. The weather was warm and we were all out sailing. Then about 3 hours into it things took a turn for the worse. It started to rain and we had to motor sail the rest of the way to Put-In-Bay, OH. We got there around 7:30 and then went to have some food. The coolest part was right when we were pulling into P-I-B we saw 2 rainbows so that was pretty cool. This was the longest that I had been on a boat for a long time so I was still rocking when we were at dinner, which was not that awesome. When we were choosing beds i got stuck with the "V berth." This is usually an awesome choice only for that there is a new hatch and it leaks when it rains. Well last night it rained so that was not so awesome. We were planning on leaving at 6 am but everyone had drank too much so it was going to be pushed back because everyone would have been sleeping at 6 am except for the fact that it is really hard to be quiet when any way that you position yourself you are getting rained on. It is not that awesome and in most small boats, if one person is up, everyone is up. At that point we get ready to go and we leave the dock and the weather is quite bad but we leave anyway only to sail for 15 minutes and turn around and go back to the harbor. So we whent and had some breakfast at Frosty's and left 2.5 hours later than we wanted to but the weather had gotten a lot better and we could get to the Detroit light in no time. Once we got into the Detroit river the waters were nice and calm and we had a good time. There has been some napping, not much sailing and the weather has been really cold. This is not a great sign for someone who only brought 3 pairs of pants and no jacket to speak of. We all have spent a lot of time in our foul weather gear. When the trip started Dad said that there were a lot of people who wanted to switch places with me but i would think after today, if they had the choice they would have chosen work instead of this. We are at Bayview Yacht Club were we had dinner with the Nuzzo's and it was very very fun. Tomorrow we are hoping to get into Lake Huron which would be awesome. I will try and write more soon (because i had two great posts but oh well) and I had too great posts today but I am typing in the Bayview office and i should get to bed. I hope to hear from you all soon. MORE TO COME.

Peace out.
Kirk

Hey Lady you've got a whale on your bow.

Well, I am sorry that it has taken me so long to get back to the blog. It is my fault and I will try and do better. A lot has happened since the last update but not a ton of Tommy Adventures. So while we were gone we had my grandparent's 60th Wedding anniversary which was really fun. It was great to have all of the family in town and I trust that everyone had a great time. Well there will always be family issues but those never go away. I would say the high-light of the night was when the whole family was playing croquet. Well the reason for the update is because we are headed on more adventures. This time it is as Tommy Boy as it gets, that is because we are sailing from Mentor, Oh USA to St. Joesph's Island, ONT Canada. This trip also does not count as vacation because both Dad and I will be together. If things go well it will only take us 5 days but it could be as long as 7 or 8 depending on the weather. So the day starts about 6:45 Monday Morning and the next destination is going to Put-In-Bay, Ohio. It should be a fun day and hopefully the weather will be nice and we will be able to sail there. I have not been to Put-In-Bay in a few years and i am looking forward to the return visit. I will try and update this as much as possible because I know that there will be more stories than I can write. We are staying at a dock every night so the key is to find a place that has an internet connection. Well I know we will all be in touch and I will be checking my e-mail so feel free to write. I look forward to hear from you and Hopefully we will have good breeze and not a ton of weather the whole trip. MORE TO COME.

Peace out.
Kirk