Day Seven in New Buffalo

This blog will chronicle our (Pat and Patty Anderson's)

cruising adventures on the Great Loop!

DAY 147 - August 25, 2017

We have enjoyed watching the crew of Miss Jamie Lynn, the Donkersloot & Sons big dredging boat, take her out and bring her back several  times. Miss Jamie Lynn is moored on the riverbank directly opposite our slip, and when they bring her in, the pilot does a 180 degree turn in place to put it bow out toward the lake for the next day. - very impressive! The days they have gone out have corresponded pretty closely to the days we consider to be cruising days ourselves!

Donkersloot & Sons Dredging Boat Miss Jamie Lynn

This morning I took Baxter for another long paddle up the Galien River, a bit farther than we went the last time. He loves the kayak, and sits right up on the front skirt or on the tubes. No wakes and he has his doggie PFD on, so I suppose it is okay!

Baxter 's Preferred Spot in the kayak!

On our paddle, we went by the boat ramp on the Galien River, which is where Ed will pull Daydream out on his trailer to take it to his shop to replace the starboard rub rails, which we expect to happen on Monday.

Boat ramp on Galien River

We paddled past an immense marsh, the Louis J. Sima Great Lakes Marsh, which is 243 .53 protected acres. The banks of the Galien are mostly marsh like this, but not protected. We passed one house that I did not photograph that has its foundation piers in the marsh and the front porch overhanging the river!

Louis J. Sima Great Lakes Marsh

In the afternoon, Patty and I rode our bikes to the New Buffalo City Beach on Lake Michigan. This is not nearly as nice or large as the Grand Haven City Beach, and even though it was a nice sunny day, there were not very many people at the beach. The road to the beach goes over a bridge over the Galien River, which afforded a great view of Daydream in the marina.

Daydream by her lonesome in slip at marina from bridge over Galien River

By the end of the day, the marina was substantially full, and we expect it to be hopping over the weekend!