Portage Lower Entry, MI to Houghton, MI: Daily miles 14.1, Total miles 1164.6
Done. We slept in a bit this morning and woke up the sounds of the fishermen getting ready to go out for the day. Over the night some of the Frat boys from MTU came in and untied all of the fishing boats [...]
Day 73 – Completing the Circle and Coming Home to Houghton, MI
Day 72 – Portage Lower Entry, Keweenaw Waterway, MI
Big Bay, MI to Portage Lower Entry, MI: Daily miles 47.1, Total miles 1150.1
Holy Shit! I did not expect to sitting on the shores of the Keweenaw tonight. This was by far the biggest day yet and the most rewarding. Everything fell into line to make this day perfect. The weather was awesome without a [...]
Day 71 – Big Bay, MI
Marquette, MI to Big Bay, MI: Daily miles 31.1, Total miles 1103.4
We drove down to Negaunee last night and stayed at my brother’s place. This morning we loaded up the boats and he gave us a ride down to where we took out last week. The water was perfect, flat calm, and the sky was [...]
Interlude 2 – Back to School
I didn’t write anything during Hannah’s first week of class so the actual details are a little fuzzy. There was nothing for me to actually accomplish so I just sat around and obsessed over finishing the trip. I cleaned and reorganized our gear, got food together and played around the house. I remember sitting at [...]
Day 70 – Marquette, MI
Shelter bay, MI to Marquette, MI: Daily miles 27.2, Total miles 1072.3
Today was a big paddling day but it went fast and felt easy. We cruised past house after house and rarely saw a bit of shore that wasn’t developed. It is unbelievable the size of some these houses and they look like vacation homes [...]
