It's been almost a month since the last posting. The day after Mary retired last month we headed up to the cottage and spent three nights on the Island during the Lilac Festival. Once we got back to Mackinaw City we worked on a few more boat projects, there are only a couple more to do before we leave. The sign guy has changed the hailing port and added the name to the sides of the fly bridge. We have decided to completely replace the top and isinglass, which while not terrible was difficult to see through. Everything was original so we figured it was better to replace everything and enjoy it on the Loop rather than trying to get another year out of it. The work will start after our up coming two weeks up North and should be done before we return in August to make our final preparations for the Loop. The last big thing that needs to be done will be the 1000 hour service on the engine. This will be done by Caterpillar once we return in August. I will also be changing all the fluids and filters before we begin the Loop.
We have made our reservation for the month long stay in Key Largo at Marina Del Mar. Kelly and family have their plane tickets and will be there staying on the boat with us for our last week there. We are hoping that Christy and family will also visit that week staying at one of the hotels within the marina complex.
On Sunday we are heading up to Mackinaw with both Christy, Kelly, Eric, Don and all the grand kids for a two week stay. We will all be at the cottage for a while before Kelly and family go with us on our first extended cruise to Beaver Island and Fayette for 5 or 6 days. We have our Verizon MiFi hot spot so I will try to post daily on our trip. I have updated and refined some of the dates on our schedule as things are falling into place.
John
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Thanks, grandma and grandpa for a great trip on Passport. We are so excited for you guys and we really enjoyed being about to spend some time on the boat!
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