We did it! Journey is complete!

We crossed our wake (came into the South Haven harbor) August 12, 2012 at 1:17 PM Eastern Time!  The chart plotter showed 5,705 miles travelled!  It was so good to see the lighthouse, beckoning us home! 

I could say that all those people on the pier were there to welcome us home.  I could say that ----but it wouldn't be true.  It's the height of tourist season and there are people all over the place. 


We pulled into the South Haven Marina and got our picture taken, before we pull the boat out of the water.  Yes, we are very happy!  We will write a summary of sorts in our final blog.

 

Our AGLCA burgee flag has been "through the mill" waving us on as we travelled...

Back to the beginning of this past week...we left Manistee, MI by boat on on Wednesday AM and yes, it was good to get going again after having the boat repaired.  The outdrive is running really smooth, but then we hear a "miss" in the engine - Oh, no!  The lake is a little rough, but we kept    

 going and arrive at Muskegon about 3 & 1/2 hours later.  We get a slip at the Great Lakes Marina

 and settle in.  It's a nice, friendly marina, which is good because we end up staying here 3 days!  First it was rain and then a day of 6 - 8 ft. waves on the lake kept us in the harbor. 

 So we did some biking....

tThe "miss" in the engine went away.  "Bad fuel"??  "Wet spark plug wire"??  Who knows!!  I'll worry about it next winter.

We had a nice surprise on Saturday - there was a big Christian Music Festival in progress not far from the marina, so we spent a lot of the afternoon and evening there.

                                                           Even Michael W. Smith!

This is a unique Railroad Station in Muskegon - very interesting architecture!


Old boats....The Milwaukee Clipper

And new boats..... The Lake Express crosses the lake in 2 & 1/2 hours

We were greeted by cool temps and fog as we left Muskegon, but it was fine out on the lake and the ride to South Haven was on calm water.  It was a nice ride as we eagerly anticipated arriving back home.

And so the journey comes to an end.  We're so thankful for our safety, good health, fair weather and the pleasure of meeting many new people and exploring many new places! 

 God's been so good to us! 

Look for a brief summary and some observations of the entire trip next week....

Contrary to some predictions, Theresa and I are still talking to each other and sleeping in the same bed after living 10 1/2 months, in close quarters on our boat.