River Street Marina, Port Huron, MI

Welcome to Leg 4


Scott enjoying the evening on Reunion

Scott Johnson and I rode the Amtrak Bluewater Limited last night arriving Port Huron, MI at 12:11 AM picked up a cab at the station and returned to Reunion for a restful nights sleep. The weather today inland was fine sunny 15 knot NNE wind sunny and low 80’s, however Lake Huron had 3 to 5 foot waves all day so we began leg 4 with a Marina Day. We went grocery shopping, filled the boat with 155 gallons of diesel and 100 gallons of potable water, pumped the holding tank, walked to the local boat store for supplies and generally prepared the boat and ourselves for the trip. The boat and all the electronics and gear seem to be in serviceable condition and we hope to leave early tomorrow weather permitting.

Scott and Kim married two years ago, he likes being on the boat and there will be new experiences for Scott this week. Today he learned how to land the boat using both the bow and stern lines to help place the boat where necessary for fuel and pump out.

He grilled a couple of steaks, a bit of salad, sautéed mushrooms and onions for dinner and we enjoyed the day watching other boats motor up and down the river.



The River Street Marina has about 100 slips we are in slip 49 and a sailboat pulled in the slip next to us. They were returning from completing both Mac races, that is Chicago to Mackinaw and Port Huron to Mackinaw. They will be here a couple of days and then return to Detroit.