Start of America’s Great Loop

Monday, July 16, 2018

The Keystorm Wreck

It’s my turn to work the weekend shift at my regular job, so I have Thursday and Friday off. Melissa wants to spend the time on the boat. Who am I to argue with a woman that wants to hang out on a boat? Off we go! First to Alex Bay for our church’s annual dessert cruise! Yes, we took our boat to go to a boat cruise on Uncle Sam Boat Tours. Ya, just gotta love life on the river! It was a wonderful evening on the water with friends and dessert. When we returned to the dock, Providence took us gracefully over to a little cove near the Boldt Castle Yacht House where we dropped the hook in seven feet of water for the night.



Sunrise over the castle is superb. If you ever have the chance to visit the Thousand Islands in your own boat, this is definitely something you need to do. The holding is good and boat traffic is almost nonexistent after sunset. Thursday morning was spent delivering doughnuts to Beverly at Keewaydin State Park Marina. She was instrumental in keeping our sanity intact a few weeks ago while Providence was experiencing “hot flashes”. Funny how they go away after a few boat bucks and a whole new cooling system, think $$! We didn’t want her to think we had forgotten her generosity. We met friends later in the afternoon for a boat ride and dinner. How is it that food always tastes better on a boat? We enjoyed a great ride, conversation, and breaking bread together. After returning our friends to land we slid into the anchorage in Clayton and dropped the anchor in ten feet of water. The stars were brilliant as we turned off the navigation lights and looked skyward. Magnificent!



Friday was another spectacular day on the water. We headed downriver to Chippewa Bay for an afternoon of fishing, boating, and diving with friends. I’m just going to put this out there, if we had to rely on my skills as a fisherman to live, we’d starve to death. Just sayin. We met up with my dive buddy and discussed our dive plan. 1. Sink to bottom. 2. Take pretty pictures. 3. Return to boat. Oh yea, breathe, don’t forget to breathe. We tied to the marker bouys, suited up, and went overboard. It was an awesome dive!








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