Aug 5, 2019 Monday Yacht Haven on Drummond Island, MI    0 nautical miles.

46°01’30.4″N 83°44’53.2″W                                                                 
46.025108, -83.748121
Elevation: 574 ft

Along the Way

Dock huggers. We are waiting for our mail. It didn’t come today so we will have to dock hug until tomorrow. We have enough provisions to tide us over to the next marina so we decided to skip a run to the local grocery store. Instead we spent the morning lazily drinking coffee and tidying up loose end for the next leg of our journey ‘The Ribbon – Leg 2’.

We binge watched Netflix ‘Stranger Things’ last night until 2:00am. We could have cleaned the boat today but sluggo life is good too. There’s supposed to be a big storm tonight. Good enough. It’ll wash the outside of the boat. Dock hugging is good.
We’ll have to find something else to binge watch tonight.

Floccinaucinihilipilification

Although Michigan is often called the “Wolverine State” there are no longer any wolverines in Michigan. In 2004, a wolverine was discovered in Huron County. It was the first wolverine spotted in over 200 years, but it’s no longer living. It has now been stuffed and mounted.

Nauti Words

Tide over
Meaning : Make a small bit of something, usually money, last until a future date when supplies can be replenished.
Origin : In the days when ships could only move under sail power, in the absence of wind they would float along with the tide. This was called a tide over.  The other option was to anchor.

At loose ends / Tying up loose ends
Meaning : “At loose ends” means to be at a loss, not having any plans or not knowing what to do, unsettled details. “Tying loose ends” means finishing something off, such as a job.
Origin : “Loose ends” are unattached or slack rigging/lines which are not doing their job. When rigging/lines were “at loose ends” it free from anything that binds or restrains, not serving its purpose. “Tying up loose ends” a sailor would make fast the ends of the rigging and lines to ensure the boat is shipshape.

Drolleries and Yuks

What is an astronaut’s favorite part on a computer?
     The space bar.