Time to leave Chicago! We never imagined experiencing Chicago as we have. This is a wonderful opportunity, thanks to the generosity of Polly and Bruce. We’ve tried to capture our special moments in our blogs. Stay tuned for blog posts about the architecture, parks, riverwalk and visits with family members Vicki and David, and our…

Chicago, Illinois I appreciate anything related to the U.S. Navy. My father served as a Navy signalman on a war ship in WWII. My brother Gary was a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy, and several family members and friends have served. I’ve wondered if because of the Loop if I’ve spent more time on a…

Chicago, Illinois Our Looper friends, Tracy and George, invite us to join them for a visit to the Shedd Aquarium. This highly ranked aquarium holds about 32,000 fish and animals and is the third largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere, after the Georgia Aquarium and Monterey Bay Aquarium. At one time it was the largest…

Wrigley Field – Go Cubs! Can’t believe I’ve been to two MLB games this year. The first was in Phoenix to see the Diamondbacks play (compliments of son-in-law Jeff) and next in Chicago to see the Cubs. Captain Pat is excited for his first visit to Wrigley Field, after growing up in Boston watching the…

West Basin Marina September 5 – September 10, 2023 What a Marina! West Basin Marina in St. Joseph, Michigan, wins the prize for the cleanest marina with the friendliest and most helpful staff. The grounds, facilities and office lounge at West Basin Marina are pristine and the laundry is free! That’s a plus for sure.…

September 12, 2023 Hello from Captain Pat and Admiral Cindy on ‘Sunshine’. We have one more blog to post, the last of our Lake Michigan town visits – St. Joseph, West Basin Marina. We can’t say enough about this marina – cleanest facilities, friendliest, helpful staff, and free laundry! More about that in our next…

August 30 – September 4, 2023 Entering South Haven, Michigan, via the Black River we see all kinds of boats -even a pirate ship with tourists. This is a popular waterfront destination with marinas to the north and south. We secure a slip at the south marina, the marina closest to the downtown area. As…

August 29, 2023 This one-night stop proves to have many surprises: We depart Ludington early in the morning and follow Margie and Bill on their Grand Banks, Crustacean. Leaving Ludington, we see people out on their boats already fishing. It is a nice ride to Grand Haven. Two lighthouses greet us as we enter the…

August 24 – 28, 2023 The two texts above – from Kathleen, Pat’s sister and Bill, her husband – aptly describe our voyage from Leland, Michigan to Frankfort, Michigan. We finally get a decent weather window, after five days in Leland, to head to Frankfort. We make such good time, we decide to skip Frankfort…

August 24, 2023 Fellow Loopers Bill and Margie invite us to join them to visit the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes. The dunes are south of Leland, Michigan as you head toward Frankfort. Bill and Margie arrange for a driver to pick us up at the marina and take us to the Dunes. Our driver, Rick,…