Aug 15 2009

August 14 Houghton to the Lower Entry of the Keenawau Waterway 11.8 NM

Published by Kip at 6:04 pm under Uncategorized

I now look a lot more human with my hair cut and the beard trimmed. After topping off with fuel we left Houghton  at 1300and went south down to the Lower Entry. We plan to leave from there tomorrow morning and go to Big Bay. When Lew Myers and I did this trip in 2005 we anchored in the old river bed. This time at 1500 we tied up to a wall at the Harbor of Refuge which is used by freighters to get off the lake in big storms.We made that choice so John could do some walking and running. The positive thing about the choice was the Bald Eagle we spotted right after our arrival in the top of a tree next to the dock. The negative was the motion from the wakes of all the power boats going into and returning from Keenawau Bay. Overall it was a good choice. It was another warm sunny day so I made Marcy’s chicken salad for dinner and kept it in the refrigerator for several hours. It was a hit.  We plan to leave at 0800 tomorrow so we turned in early.

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  1. Patricia Kleinon 15 Aug 2009 at 6:40 pm

    Very cool seeing a Bald Eagle from Royal Eagle!

    Sail Safe!