Lake Michigan
We entered back in the US on Drummond Island Michigan and then spent two weeks traveling 277 NM (319 Miles) down the west shore of Lake Michigan to Chicago. Each day we traveled approximately 50 miles staying in small towns along the way.
Over 100 Locks and counting…
One of the necessary parts of navigating the Great Loop is the needed passage through locks. The exact number you will pass is dependent on the exact route you take. At a minimum loopers will pass through 100 locks spread across the different canal and river systems.
Winter in Florida
After nearly two months in Texas for Christmas and Thanksgiving with family we returned to the boat at Halifax Harbor in Daytona for the next leg of our journey.
Leg 3B ~ South for the Winter
After spending the month of October in the Chesapeake Bay we started seeing the weather change and knew it was time to head south for warmer weather and a place to leave the boat for the holiday months.