We made a nice long jump from Leland to Milwaukee and added a new state to our journey🤘🏼 it was an absolutely incredible overnight, it was so calm we could see the reflection of the stars on the water. Once we got into Milwaukee we actually had an amazing time, we had no expectations for the city but it was awesome! From good food to good drinks and of course a baseball game it was amazing. Highly recommend anyone visit by boat because it was good stop along the loop.

We finally got a break in the weather and made the most of it by getting down to Leland. Also this marks our third Great Lake of the journey when we crossed under the Mackinac Bridge from Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. This is an awesome little town, and it’s small legit one main road😂 but it also has a fish town with a river running through the middle of it. Haley got a Bloody Mary with a smoked fish in it!! Wish we could have stayed longer but with this good weather we need to make the most of it before we have to fly back to Idaho for a wedding.

We wanted to stay on the island but with the wind that was forecasted we decided the main land marina would be more comfortable. Took the ferry over to Mackinac Island for the weekend, got a hotel room and explored everywhere we could. From every bar we could see to the famous arch rock we really enjoyed our time on the island. An island with no cars only horses and bikes it is a absolute time capsule of an island. Highly recommend a visit!🤘🏼

We made our way over to Island #8 to visit a looper and friend we have made along the way. What a beautiful area to be during the summer, the UP is absolutely stunning and the water is perfect! I managed to launch myself off the dinghy going full speed and had to be rescued by some locals as I watched the dinghy drive in a tight circle until the painter got caught in the prop. I will be using the kill chord now😂 On to Mackinaw tomorrow 🤘🏼

We are quickly making our way across the North Channel towards the US. The weddings we need to be at are quickly approaching and we have a lot of ground to cover before we fly out. It was a very easy day getting here after waiting out a little weather to start the morning. I think we will be in this anchorage for at least 2 nights maybe 3 before we make a long jump towards the US.

Another early morning cruise from Little Current over to the Benjamins. We tried to anchor in one spot but there were too many boats so went elsewhere only to return later in the day to be near friends. Had an amazing fire where we cooked our chicken and potatoes in the fire. It couldn’t have been better🤘🏼many little beers and drinks were also consumed! Here’s the thing with cruising in Canada it’s amazingly beautiful but you never get a nice secluded anchorage. It’s always full. Now I’m not saying that’s a bad thing but it is a thing.

We made the jump from Bustards to Killarney to spend our 3rd anniversary in style at the mountain lodge. It was a great cruise over, left bright and early to have some good weather. Absolutely beautiful out there and the sunrise was spectacular! Dinner at the Ranch was everything we needed after 2 weeks of anchoring out.

Easy cruise today, we started going one way and realized there was no chance we were going to try this little cut that zig zagged into between two rocks and a nice boulder cliff. Back out to the bay we want but it was a non event compared to yesterday, little swell on the beam but it was comfortable 🤘🏼 The bustard island are quite beautiful can’t wait to go explore by dinghy

Today was a long day of getting tossed around but the bay. It was a little ridiculous how rough it was for how little wind there was😂 theses lakes and inland waterways don’t take much to get kicked up and make for a hell of a day. It had to be 4 footers at a second with the occasional 5 to 6 footer. It was pretty rolly. Lost quite a few things overboard 😂 Boat was an absolute disaster after the cruise but we made it safe and sound. Haley managed to get locked in the head when one of the bigger swells came in. So she had an absolutely crazy ride 😂 Didn’t get any photos or video of it as we were just holding trying not to fly off. On to the bustards tomorrow.

I’ve noticed a trend up here in Canada that moving your big boat is entirely secondary to the exploring you do on the dinghy. We found an absolutely amazing dinghy route that went through some amazing cottages, rock formations and what can only be described as mini canyons. The places you can find when you set off in the dinghy is always amazing! Is there any better feeling than ripping the dinghy wide open through a tight passage?

Little bit of a longer trip today but we are continuing up the coast line of the bay! It’s absolutely beautiful out here but after we hit a rock on Friday I’m alittle gun shy now😂 Had a float plane land right over the boat today and that was badass!

Quick trip over to Echo Bay to be in range of Henry’s for dinner! The dinghy rides are so good out here you just get to rip around in pure bliss! Henry’s fish and chips was an awesome spot for dinner and good but kinda pricey! Once we got back from dinner a boat went to anchor and they had their fuse pop on the windless. Tried to fix but broke it. So they needed a raft up and here we are. News friends made 🤘🏼 Echo Bay is a very nice spot, little busy since it’s the start of the weekend but can’t beat the views!

Today was exhausting, early morning to catch a bridge, then work, then provisioning run to Walmart and back to Novinka so we can get to Echo Bay tomorrow. Bright side we are getting fish and chips tomorrow!!!

Another short cruise to another beautiful anchorage! This area is amazing you only need to move like 8 miles and you end up in a beautiful spot🤘🏼 Can’t wait to hang out in a nice spot for the weekend!

After being in the marina for nearly two weeks for Haley to fly to a wedding and waiting in rigging parts we finally got tired of waiting and left 😂 when we put the masts back up we ended up getting three of the swageless stud gauled in the turnbuckle so that is the part we are waiting on. Was a beautiful cruise from midland to Shotgun bay, full of very narrow channels, countless rocks and stunning landscapes. Time to enjoy a Canadian summer 🤘🏼