We had another great night anchored off Lakeshore Drive in Chicago......wonderful skyline, day and night!
Arose early to north winds and some roll. Weighed anchor and headed to the start of the Illinois River at Chicago lock. Had great fun passing under all the bridges and taking pictures of the skyscrapers. Not much traffic as we were early. Worked our way down the river to Joliet and are lying on the wall with free power...so we're securely tied to the wall and the air conditioning is on! Time to catch up on the ZZZZZZZ's.
Love those digital camera's....
Day 6 tomorrow....
TWINS
The sun goes down over the Tennessee River
Kayaks back home at our stern
GTB Sunrise
You're barn's on fire!
6 weeks of smoking the tobacco leaves to create snuff or chewing tobacco!
Twins Chase Vehicle on the Loop
It's a courtesy car on the move if you can catch us with it!
what a mess....pulled anchor....and raised a bramble patch..Bassholes strike again!!!!!
a bunch of branches wired together to a rock caught in our anchor...wire cutters please!
They started a burn ban yesterday in LBL due to drought and the leaves falling.
luckily we enjoyed a fire earlier in the week
When they dammed Lake Barkley, they did not cut any of the trees first so you find them at anchor
this was the top of a tree we pulled up in the morning after swinging for two nights!
The water is down for the winter pool
so you can see the bridge and road!
Louisville Slugger Bat
Unscheduled stop in Louisville
Ryder Cup and the Slugger
Finally Some real exercise
We rode the bikes from the anchorage to the boat show....sore legs after the up's and downs, particularly the gravel up to the highway!
Finally some time for fishing....
....looks like fish on the grill tonight!
First Meal out in Paducah
a Pizza from a nice wood fired oven at Max's to celebrate the Loop closing of "Our Turn"
Covered in fish flies from the anchorage
The Gulls went crazy!
Sun's up on Peoria Lake
...leaving the Blue Point Creek Anchorage
Stern Anchor Chain
from the muddy waters by Blue Creek Point
Ottawa FREE wall (from the porch of the Ottawa Boat Club)
end of week one!
Lying along the wall in Chicago Harbor!
north of the Chicago Harbor Light
Lying along the wall at St Joe
End of Day One....day two too!
Leaving Spring Lake under the Grand Haven Bridge
THE Journey Begins
The burgee on the big lake Mishegame...north wind at one knot!
August 2008.....
Time to hit the water
North Channel 2007
Benjamins
About us....
- TWINS
- Spring Lake & Punta Gorda, Mishegame or the FL sandbar
- Their blog chronicles the journey of Jim and Vaughn aboard their boat TWINS as they travel the Great Loop (aka Great Circle), their multi-year circumnavigation of lakes, rivers, and waterways around the Eastern United States.
Paella on the rocks....
North Channel Cuisine
cooking paella over an open wood fire
have pan will travel....
resting before consumption!
Twins at Anchor
Heywood Island, North Channel
Anchored at the cut...
Beardrop Harbour